<!--
function show(object) {
  if (document.getElementById) {
    document.getElementById(object).style.visibility = 'visible';
  }
  else if (document.layers && document.layers[object]) {
    document.layers[object].visibility = 'visible';
  }
  else if (document.all) {
    document.all[object].style.visibility = 'visible';
  }
}

function hide(object) {
  if (document.getElementById) {
    document.getElementById(object).style.visibility = 'hidden';
  }
  else if (document.layers && document.layers[object]) {
    document.layers[object].visibility = 'hidden';
  }
  else if (document.all) {
    document.all[object].style.visibility = 'hidden';
  }
}


function textCounter(field,counter,maxlimit,linecounter) {
	// text width//
	var fieldWidth =  parseInt(field.offsetWidth);
	var charcnt = field.value.length;        

	// trim the extra text
	if (charcnt > maxlimit) { 
		field.value = field.value.substring(0, maxlimit);
	}

	else { 
	// progress bar percentage
	var percentage = parseInt(100 - (( maxlimit - charcnt) * 100)/maxlimit) ;
	document.getElementById(counter).style.width =  parseInt((fieldWidth*percentage)/100)+"px";
	document.getElementById(counter).innerHTML="Limit: "+percentage+"%"
	// color correction on style from CCFFF -> CC0000
	setcolor(document.getElementById(counter),percentage,"background-color");
	}
}

function setcolor(obj,percentage,prop){
	obj.style[prop] = "rgb(80%,"+(100-percentage)+"%,"+(100-percentage)+"%)";
}
	
//-->