// translate phrases by gaining access to PHP translate
    // strings via divs
    function localize(string) {
      return document.getElementById(string).innerHTML;
    }
    
    //highlight the tab titles when any information inside them
    //is changed
    function highlight(field) {
      var cl = ((field == "chris") ? "chr" : field.substr(0,4));
      document.getElementsByClassName("stTitle "+cl)[0].style.color = "red";
    }
    
    function clearHighlight() {
        // clear highlights in tabs
	for (i=4; i<document.mainform.length; i++) {
	    document.mainform[i].style.color = 'black';              
	}  
	// clear tab highlights
	var ts=	document.getElementsByClassName("stTitle");
        for (i=0; i<ts.length; i++) 
          ts[i].style.color = "black";
    }
    
//     whenever a field is changed, change its color to
//     notify user of change
    function modify(field) {
      document.mainform[field].style.color="red";
      document.getElementById("zone").innerHTML = "Active ...";
      if (field == 'NAME') {
		var name = document.getElementsByName('NAME')[0].value;
		// trim extra whitespace at ends to avoid mishap
		name = name.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, ''); 
		var sname = name.split(' ');
		var lname = sname[sname.length-1].replace(/\//g,'');
		document.getElementsByName('NAME')[0].value = name.replace(lname,lname.replace(/ß/g,'SS').toUpperCase());
		updateParents(' ');
      } else if(field.indexOf("DATE") != -1) {
		 // autoupdate dates with dot format if applicable
		 var date = document.getElementsByName(field)[0].value;
		 document.getElementsByName(field)[0].value = date.replace(/(\d\d)(\d\d)(\d\d\d\d)/,"$1.$2.$3");
	  }
    }
    
    // update Source or Place fields when selection is made in drop-down menu
    function updateDropdown(key,text,tab) {
      // get correct field
     //alert('dropdown' + key+ " " + text + " " + tab);
      field = document.getElementsByName(key); // is an array
      // only one field with name key, so just use field[0]
      // change colors!
      if (key.indexOf('NOTE') != -1) {
        if (field[0].value != '') {
          field[0].value=field[0].value + "\n" + text;
           field[0].rows += 1;
        } else {
          field[0].value=text;
        }
      } else {
        field[0].value=text;
      } 
      
      modify(field[0].name);
      if(tab!='') highlight(tab);
    }
      
    function endSearch(div_id) {
      document.getElementById('zone').innerHTML = 'Active ...';
      document.getElementById(div_id).style.visibility = 'visible';
      var cid = getParameter('cid'); 
      if (cid) {
		document.getElementById('parentButtons').style.display= 'inline';
      } 
    }
    
    function nameinit(name) {
      if (name != '') {
		document.getElementsByName("NAME")[0].value = unescape(name); 
      }
    }
  
    function sexinit(sex) {
      field = document.getElementsByName("SEX"); 
      if (sex == "M") field[0].selectedIndex = 1;
      if (sex == "F") field[0].selectedIndex = 2; 
    }
    
    function get_minfo(marriage) {
		var minfo = Object();
		for (var key in marriage) {
			var val = marriage[key];
			if (!val) val = '';
			if (key =="ID")          minfo.mid    = val;
			if (key =="HUSB")        minfo.husb  = val.replace(/^ */g,'');
			if (key =="WIFE")        minfo.wife  = val.replace(/^ */g,'');
			if (key =="MARR_DATE")   minfo.rdate = val.replace(/^ *|NULL/g,'');
			if (key =="MARC_DATE")   minfo.cdate = val.replace(/^ *|NULL/g,'');
			if (key =="spouseid")    minfo.sid   = val;
			if (key =="spousename")  minfo.sname = val.replace(/^ *|NULL/g,'');
			if (key =="spousebirt")  minfo.sbirt = val.replace(/^ *|NULL/g,'');
			if (key =="spousechri")  minfo.schri = val.replace(/^ *|NULL/g,'');
			if (key =="spousedeat")  minfo.sdeat = val.replace(/^ *|NULL/g,'');
		}
		return minfo;
	}
	
    function get_pinfo(person) {
            var pinfo = Object();
            for (var key in person) {
                    var val = person[key];
                    if (!val) val = '';
                    if (key =="ID")        pinfo.id    = val;
                    if (key =="NAME")      pinfo.name  = val.replace(/^ */g,'');
                    if (key == "SEX")      pinfo.sex   = val.replace(/^ */g,'');
                    if (key =="BIRT_DATE") pinfo.birth = val.replace(/^ */g,'');
                    if (key =="BIRT_PLAC") pinfo.birtloc = val.replace(/^ */g,'');
                    if (key =="BIRT_RELI") pinfo.birtrel = val.replace(/^ */g,'');
                    if (key =="CHR_DATE")  pinfo.chris = val.replace(/^ */g,'');
                    if (key =="CHR_PLAC")  pinfo.chrloc = val.replace(/^ */g,'');
                    if (key =="CHR_RELI")  pinfo.chrrel = val.replace(/^ */g,'');
                    if (key =="DEAT_DATE") pinfo.death = val.replace(/^ */g,'');
                    if (key =="DEAT_PLAC") pinfo.deatloc = val.replace(/^ */g,'');
                    if (key =="DEAT_RELI") pinfo.deatrel = val.replace(/^ */g,'');
                    if (key =="BURI_DATE") pinfo.burial = val.replace(/^ */g,'');
                    if (key =="BURI_PLAC") pinfo.buriloc = val.replace(/^ */g,'');
                    if (key =="BURI_RELI") pinfo.burirel = val.replace(/^ */g,'');
            }

            return pinfo;
    }
    
    function PostRequest(Url,param,action){
  
	  var call = function(http_request,act) {
	      //alert(http_request.readyState);
	      if (http_request.readyState == 4) {
		  if (http_request.status == 200) {
		      //document.getElementById("zone1").innerHTML = http_request.responseText;
		      action(http_request);        
		  } else {
		      alert('There was a problem with the request.');
		  }
	      }
	  }

	  var url=Url;
	  var parameters=param;
	  var http_request = new XMLHttpRequest();
	  var act = action;	
	  
	  http_request.onreadystatechange = function () {call(http_request,act);}  
						    
	  this.send = function() {  
		    http_request.open('POST', url, true);
		    http_request.setRequestHeader("Content-type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
		    http_request.send(parameters);
	  }
	  
	  return true;
    }

    // Return the value of the GET parameter of the given name
    function getParameter( name ) {
        name = name.replace(/[\[]/,"\\\[").replace(/[\]]/,"\\\]");
        var regexS = "[\\?&]"+name+"=([^&#]*)";
        var regex = new RegExp( regexS );
        var results = regex.exec( window.location.href );
        if( results == null )
            return "";
        else
            return results[1];
    }