function checkSearch(searchTerms) {

	if ( searchTerms.value == "" ) {
		alert("You must enter something in the field to be able to find it");
		window.document.search.searchTerms.focus();
		return false;
	}
	
}
function setMaximizedCookie() {
	var expiration = new Date();
	expiration.setTime(expiration.getTime() + 60000);

	document.cookie = "maximum=true; expires=" + expiration.toGMTString();
}

function checkForCookie() {

var cname = "maximum=";               
  var dc = document.cookie;             
  if (dc.length > 0) {
    begin = dc.indexOf(cname);       
    if (begin != -1) {
      begin += cname.length;       
      end = dc.indexOf(";", begin);
      if (end == -1) end = dc.length;
     return unescape(dc.substring(begin, end));
    } 
  }
  return null;
}

function msgCounter(phone, field) {

        if ( phone.checked == true && field.value.length > 0 ) {
                window.status=field.value.length;
        } else if ( phone.checked == true && field.value.length == 0 ) {
                window.status="type something!";
        }
}

function emptyField(field) {

        if ( field.value == "Name" || field.value == "Email" || field.value == "Your Message" || field.value == "ph# here for call back." || field.value == "Email: can be left blank" || field.value == "URL: can be left blank." || field.value == "Message" || field.value == "search (Alt+s)") 
                field.value = "";
                field.style.backgroundColor="aliceblue";

}

function setMobile(phone, email) {

        if ( phone.checked == "1" ) {
                alert("You are sending a message to my phone. Please limit your message to 100 chars.");
                email.value="ph# here for call back.";
        } else {
                email.value="Email";
        }

}

function validate(phone, field) {
        if ( phone.checked == true && field.value.length > 100 ) {
                alert("Your message is too long, please shorten it.");
                window.document.comm.msg.focus();
                return false;
        }
}