function validate_feedback_form()
	{
	//	init
		var error = 'errors:' + '\t\n\n';
		var errors = Array();
		var focus = null;
		var form = document.forms['feedback'];
		var i_errors = 0;

	//	validation
		if (empty(form.elements['comment'].value))
		{
			errors[i_errors++] = 'you must specify a comment.';
			focus = focus == null ? 'comment' : focus;
		}

	//	error handling
		if (i_errors > 0)
		{
			for (i = 0; i < i_errors; i++) error += errors[i] + '\t\n';
			alert(error);
			if (focus != null) form.elements[focus].focus();
			return false;
		}
	//	success
		else
		{
			var width = 367;
			var height = 214;
			var left = (screen.width - width) / 2;
			var top = (screen.height - height) / 2;
			var feedback = window.open('/blank.asp?title=please wait...', 'feedback', 'scrollbars,status,width=' + width + ',height=' + height + ',left=' + left + ',top=' + top);
			feedback.focus();
			return true;
		}
	}

	function toggle_ms(name)
	{
		if (empty(document.getElementById('ms_' + name + '_links').style.display))
		{
			document.getElementById('ms_' + name + '_links').style.display = 'none';
			document.getElementById('ms_' + name + '_line').style.display = 'none';
			document.getElementById('ms_' + name + '_arrow').src = '/media/right_arrow_red_ms.gif';
		}
		else
		{
			document.getElementById('ms_' + name + '_links').style.display = '';
			document.getElementById('ms_' + name + '_line').style.display = '';
			document.getElementById('ms_' + name + '_arrow').src = '/media/down_arrow_red_ms.gif';
		}
	}

   function fn_sign_up()
   {
   	var width = 375;
   	var height = 225;

   	var left = (screen.width - width) / 2;
   	var top = (screen.height - height) / 2;
   	var sign_up = window.open('/sign_up_thanks.asp', 'sign_up_thanks', 'status,width=' + width + ',height=' + height + ',left=' + left + ',top=' + top);
   	sign_up.focus();
   }

   function fn_form_success(intID)
   {
   	var width = 375;
   	var height = 225;
   
   	var left = (screen.width - width) / 2;
   	var top = (screen.height - height) / 2;
   	var form_success = window.open('form_thanks.asp?ei='+intID, 'form_thanks', 'status,width=' + width + ',height=' + height + ',left=' + left + ',top=' + top);
   	form_success.focus();
   }

   function fn_fw(intID)
   {
   	var width = 640;
   	var height = 480;
   
   	var left = (screen.width - width) / 2;
   	var top = (screen.height - height) / 2;
   	var fw = window.open('/form.asp?ei='+intID+'&p=1', 'form_popup', 'scrollbars,status,width=' + width + ',height=' + height + ',left=' + left + ',top=' + top);
   	fw.focus();
   }

	function validate_newsletter_form()
	{
	//	init
		var error = 'errors:' + '\t\n\n';
		var errors = Array();
		var focus = null;
		var form = document.forms['newsletter'];
		var i_errors = 0;

	//	validation
		if (!validate_email(form.elements['email'].value))
		{
			errors[i_errors++] = 'you must specify a valid email.';
			focus = focus == null ? 'email' : focus;
		}

	//	error handling
		if (i_errors > 0)
		{
			for (i = 0; i < i_errors; i++) error += errors[i] + '\t\n';
			alert(error);
			if (focus != null) form.elements[focus].focus();
			return false;
		}
	//	success
		else
		{
			var width = 375;
			var height = 265;
			var left = (screen.width - width) / 2;
			var top = (screen.height - height) / 2;
			var newsletter = window.open('/newsletter_thanks.asp?e=' + form.elements['email'].value, 'newsletter', 'status,width=' + width + ',height=' + height + ',left=' + left + ',top=' + top);
			newsletter.focus();
			return true;
		}
	}


	function validate_sidebar_form(sidebarform, sidebarid)
	{
	// this needs to be fairly heavily modified to make a generic sidebar input system. The validation type will need to be dynamically specified.
	//	init
		var error = 'errors:' + '\t\n\n';
		var errors = Array();
		var focus = null;
		var form = sidebarform;
		var i_errors = 0;

	//	validation
		if (!validate_telephone(form.elements['sidebar_input'].value))
		{
			errors[i_errors++] = 'please enter a valid mobile phone number. numbers and spaces only.';
			focus = focus == null ? 'sidebar_input' : focus;
		}

	//	error handling
		if (i_errors > 0)
		{
			for (i = 0; i < i_errors; i++) error += errors[i] + '\t\n';
			alert(error);
			if (focus != null) form.elements[focus].focus();
			//return false;
		}
	//	success
		else
		{
			var width = 375;
			var height = 265;
			var left = (screen.width - width) / 2;
			var top = (screen.height - height) / 2;
			var newsletter = window.open('/sidebar_input.asp?id='+sidebarid+'&input=' + form.elements['sidebar_input'].value, 'sidebar', 'status,width=' + width + ',height=' + height + ',left=' + left + ',top=' + top);
			newsletter.focus();
			//return true;
		}
	}
	
	
	function validate_sidebar_sms_form(sidebarform, sidebarid)
	{
	// this needs to be fairly heavily modified to make a generic sidebar input system. The validation type will need to be dynamically specified.
	//	init
		var error = 'errors:' + '\t\n\n';
		var errors = Array();
		var focus = null;
		var form = sidebarform;
		var i_errors = 0;

	//	validation
		if (!validate_telephone(form.elements['sidebar_input'].value))
		{
			errors[i_errors++] = 'please enter a valid mobile phone number. numbers and spaces only.';
			focus = focus == null ? 'sidebar_input' : focus;
		}

	//	error handling
		if (i_errors > 0)
		{
			for (i = 0; i < i_errors; i++) error += errors[i] + '\t\n';
			alert(error);
			if (focus != null) form.elements[focus].focus();
			//return false;
		}
	//	success
		else
		{
			var width = 375;
			var height = 265;
			var left = (screen.width - width) / 2;
			var top = (screen.height - height) / 2;
			var newsletter = window.open('/sidebar_sms_input.asp?id='+sidebarid+'&input=' + form.elements['sidebar_input'].value+'&cid=' + form.elements['Campaign_ID'].value, 'sidebar', 'status,width=' + width + ',height=' + height + ',left=' + left + ',top=' + top);
			newsletter.focus();
			//return true;
		}
	}


	function toggle_description(i)
	{
		if (empty(document.getElementById('issue_' + i).style.display))
		{
			document.getElementById('issue_' + i).style.display = 'none';
			document.getElementById('image_' + i).src = '/media/right_arrow_red.gif';
		}
		else
		{
			document.getElementById('issue_' + i).style.display = '';
			document.getElementById('image_' + i).src = '/media/down_arrow_red.gif';
		}
	}

	function show_dictionary(id, title)
	{
		dictionary('/dictionary.asp?ti=' + id + '&an=' + title.replace(/\s/g, '_'));
	}