var confirmMsg  = 'Do you really want to delete this record?';

function confirmLink(theLink, user_name)
{
    if (confirmMsg == '') {
        return true;
    }
    var is_confirmed = confirm(confirmMsg + ' \n' + user_name);
    if (is_confirmed) {
        theLink.href += '&is_js_confirmed=1';
    }
    return is_confirmed;
}

function pus()
{
//    window.status = "St James Language Center - Client area";
//    setTimeout( "pus()", "1" );
}
pus();

function click() 
{
//    if (event.button==2) {alert(' sorry this button has been blocked !');}
//    if (event.button==3) {alert(' sorry the right button has been blocked !');}
}
document.onmousedown=click

function setPointer(theRow, theAction, theDefaultColor, thePointerColor, theMarkColor)
{
    var theCells = null;
    // 1. Pointer and mark feature are disabled or the browser can't get the
    //    row -> exits
    if ((thePointerColor == '' && theMarkColor == '')
        || typeof(theRow.style) == 'undefined') {
        return false;
    }
    // 2. Gets the current row and exits if the browser can't get it
    if (typeof(document.getElementsByTagName) != 'undefined') {
        theCells = theRow.getElementsByTagName('td');
    }
    else if (typeof(theRow.cells) != 'undefined') {
        theCells = theRow.cells;
    }
    else {
        return false;
    }
    // 3. Gets the current color...
    var rowCellsCnt  = theCells.length;
    var domDetect    = null;
    var currentColor = null;
    var newColor     = null;
    // 3.1 ... with DOM compatible browsers except Opera that does not return
    //         valid values with "getAttribute"
    if (typeof(window.opera) == 'undefined'
        && typeof(theCells[0].getAttribute) != 'undefined') {
        currentColor = theCells[0].getAttribute('bgcolor');
        domDetect    = true;
    }
    // 3.2 ... with other browsers
    else {
        currentColor = theCells[0].style.backgroundColor;
        domDetect    = false;
    } // end 3
    // 4. Defines the new color
    // 4.1 Current color is the default one
    if (currentColor == ''
        || currentColor.toLowerCase() == theDefaultColor.toLowerCase()) {
        if (theAction == 'over' && thePointerColor != '') {
            newColor = thePointerColor;
        }
        else if (theAction == 'click' && theMarkColor != '') {
            newColor = theMarkColor;
        }
    }
    // 4.1.2 Current color is the pointer one
    else if (currentColor.toLowerCase() == thePointerColor.toLowerCase()) {
        if (theAction == 'out') {
            newColor = theDefaultColor;
        }
        else if (theAction == 'click' && theMarkColor != '') {
            newColor = theMarkColor;
        }
    }
    // 4.1.3 Current color is the marker one
    else if (currentColor.toLowerCase() == theMarkColor.toLowerCase()) {
        if (theAction == 'click') {
            newColor = (thePointerColor != '')
                     ? thePointerColor
                     : theDefaultColor;
        }
    } // end 4
    // 5. Sets the new color...
    if (newColor) {
        var c = null;
        // 5.1 ... with DOM compatible browsers except Opera
        if (domDetect) {
            for (c = 0; c < rowCellsCnt; c++) {
                theCells[c].setAttribute('bgcolor', newColor, 0);
            } // end for
        }
        // 5.2 ... with other browsers
        else {
            for (c = 0; c < rowCellsCnt; c++) {
                theCells[c].style.backgroundColor = newColor;
            }
        }
    } // end 5
    return true;
} // end of the 'setPointer()' function

function hideLoadingPage() {
  if (document.getElementById) {  // DOM3 = IE5, NS6
    document.getElementById('hidepage').style.visibility = 'hidden';
  }
  else {
    if (document.layers) {  // Netscape 4
      document.hidepage.visibility = 'hidden';
    }
    else {  // IE 4
      document.all.hidepage.style.visibility = 'hidden';
    }
  }
}