// JavaScript Document
function check_chars(msg,counter,maxchars) { 
	var str = document.getElementById(msg).value;
	
	if (str.length > maxchars) {
		document.getElementById(msg).value = str.substring(0,maxchars);
	} else {		
		document.getElementById(counter).innerHTML = maxchars - document.getElementById(msg).value.length + " characters remaining.";
		//document.getElementById("counter").value = maxchars - document.getElementById("msg").value.length;
	}
}




function showdeadcenterdiv(Xwidth,Yheight,divid) {
	// First, determine how much the visitor has scrolled
	var scrolledX, scrolledY;
	if( self.pageYoffset ) {
		scrolledX = self.pageXoffset;
		scrolledY = self.pageYoffset;
	} else if( document.documentElement && document.documentElement.scrollTop ) {
		scrolledX = document.documentElement.scrollLeft;
		scrolledY = document.documentElement.scrollTop;
	} else if( document.body ) {
		scrolledX = document.body.scrollLeft;
		scrolledY = document.body.scrollTop;
	}

	// Next, determine the coordinates of the center of browser's window

	var centerX, centerY;
	if( self.innerHeight ) {
		centerX = self.innerWidth;
		centerY = self.innerHeight;
	} else if( document.documentElement && document.documentElement.clientHeight ) {
		centerX = document.documentElement.clientWidth;
		centerY = document.documentElement.clientHeight;
	} else if( document.body ) {
		centerX = document.body.clientWidth;
		centerY = document.body.clientHeight;
	}

	// Xwidth is the width of the div, Yheight is the height of the
	// div passed as arguments to the function:
	var leftoffset = scrolledX + (centerX - Xwidth) / 2;
	var topoffset = scrolledY + (centerY - Yheight) / 2;
	// The initial width and height of the div can be set in the
	// style sheet with display:none; divid is passed as an argument to // the function
	var o=document.getElementById(divid);
	var r=o.style;
	r.position='absolute';
	r.top = topoffset + 'px';
	r.left = leftoffset + 'px';
	r.display = "block";
}