<!-- // $Id: ver 1.4.0 24/09/2003 04:27:00
	
	function isEmpty(string_value) 
	{
		return (string_value == "" || string_value == null);
	}
	
	/* trim function inorder for validation to succeed */
	function jsTrim(input)
	{
		if (isEmpty(input)) {return input;}
		var lre = /^\s*/;
		var rre = /\s*$/;
		input = input.replace(lre, "");
		input = input.replace(rre, "");
		return input;
	}
	
	function trimAll()
	{
		for (var i=0; i<document.creationForm.elements.length-1; i++)
		{
			if ( document.creationForm.elements[i].id != "" &&
				  	(	document.creationForm.elements[i].type == "text" || 
						document.creationForm.elements[i].type == "textarea" ||
						document.creationForm.elements[i].type == "password") )
				{
					document.creationForm.elements[i].value = jsTrim(document.creationForm.elements[i].value);
				}
		}
	}
	
	/* toggle the view according to a New creator or an existing creator */
	function toggleView()
	{
		var disabledColor="#CCCCCC";

		// if checkbox indicates new creator
		if (document.creationForm.newCreator.checked)
		{
			document.creationForm.password.disabled=true;	
			document.creationForm.password.style.display="none";
			document.creationForm.password.alt="";
			
			document.creationForm.firstName.disabled=false;	
			document.creationForm.firstName.style.display="";
			document.creationForm.firstName.alt="blank"
			
			document.creationForm.lastName.disabled=false;	
			document.creationForm.lastName.style.display="";
			document.creationForm.lastName.alt="blank";
			
			document.creationForm.emailOfContact.alt="email|3";
		}
		else // it indicates an existing creator
		{
			document.creationForm.password.disabled=false;	
			document.creationForm.password.style.display="";
			document.creationForm.password.alt="length|4|16";
			
			document.creationForm.firstName.disabled=true;	
			document.creationForm.firstName.style.display="none";
			document.creationForm.firstName.alt="";
			
			document.creationForm.lastName.disabled=true;	
			document.creationForm.lastName.style.display="none";
			document.creationForm.lastName.alt="";
			
			document.creationForm.emailOfContact.alt="email|3|bok";
		}
	}
//-->