function nominate( issue_id, issue_data ) {
	// initialize some stuff
	defined(window.nominations) ? null : window.nominations = [];
	defined(window.origdivs) ? null : window.origdivs = [];
	var f = document.forms.nominees ;

	// check a few things
	if (isNaN(issue_id))
	{ alert('Error(nominate): issue_id is not a number!'); return; }
	if ( in_array( issue_id, window.nominations ) )
	{ alert('You already have nominated this issue. Please pick a different one!'); return; }
	if ( f.length >= 5 )
	{ alert('You have reached your limit for nominations!\nPlease press submit to continue.'); return; }

	// Okay lets go!
	var nextpick = next_free_nomination() ;
	window.nominations[nextpick] = issue_id ;
	var el = document.createElement('INPUT');
	el.type = 'hidden'; el.name = 'nominee['+issue_id+']'; el.value = issue_data ;
	f.appendChild(el);
	
	var nominee_div = document.getElementById('nominee'+nextpick);
	img = document.getElementById('IMG'+issue_id).cloneNode(true) ;
	title = document.getElementById('TITLE'+issue_id).cloneNode(true);
	img.style.border = '1px solid #cccccc';
	window.origdivs[issue_id] = {
		img_div: nominee_div.replaceChild( img, nominee_div.getElementsByTagName('IMG')[0] ) ,
		title_div: nominee_div.replaceChild( title, nominee_div.getElementsByTagName('DIV')[0] )
	}
}

function drop_nominee() {
	// get issue_id from IMG element
	var nom_div = this.parentNode;
	var img_id = nom_div.getElementsByTagName('IMG')[0].id ;
	var issue_id = parseInt( img_id.match(/(\d+)/) );

	// remove nominee from from and restore original default stuff
	var f = document.forms.nominees, f_elements = f.getElementsByTagName('INPUT') ;
	var nom_id = 'nominee['+issue_id+']' ;

	for ( var i in f_elements )
		if ( f_elements[i].name == nom_id ) {
			f.removeChild( f_elements[i] ); // remove from form
			for ( var j in window.nominations ) // remove from nominations list
				if ( window.nominations[j] == issue_id )
				{ delete window.nominations[j]; break; }
			// remove visually
			nom_div.replaceChild( window.origdivs[issue_id].img_div, nom_div.getElementsByTagName('IMG')[0] );
			nom_div.replaceChild( window.origdivs[issue_id].title_div, nom_div.getElementsByTagName('DIV')[0] );
			break;
		}
}

// find next available nominee slot
function next_free_nomination() {
	if ( !defined(window.nominations) ) return null;
	var ret = -1 ;
	for ( var i=0; i<5 && ret<0; i++ )
		ret = ( !window.nominations[i] ) ? i : -1 ;
	return ret;
}

// submit the nominations
function submit_nominations(limit) {
	var len = document.forms.nominees.length ;
	if ( len == 0 )
	{ alert('Sorry, but you have not nominated any covers yet!'); return false; }
	if ( len < limit )
	{ alert('Sorry, but you have not finished your nominations!'); return false; }
	document.forms.nominees.submit();
}

function iehack_toggle_display(e) {
	if ( typeof e == 'object' && defined(browser) && browser.isIE )
		e.style.display = ( e.style.display == 'none' ) ? 'block' : 'none' ;
}

// for showing coty rules popup
function show_coty_rules() {
	var eID = 'coty_rules', e = document.getElementById( eID );

	var footer = document.getElementById('shoe').getElementsByTagName('div')[2]; // this part of the footer bleeds into rules popup
	if ( e ) {
		//var _y = getPageScroll()[1];
		//var pgScroll = (defined(browser) && browser.isIE && _y > 330 ) ? 330 : _y ; // IE hack
		e.style.top = (100 + getPageScroll()[1]) + 'px' ;
		iehack_toggle_display( footer ) ;
		showMe(eID);
	}
}

// disable the enter key
function kH(e) {
var pK = e ? e.which : window.event.keyCode;
(pK == 13) ? sub_search() : void(0) ;
return (pK == 13 && defined(document.search_covers)) ? false : true ; // ignore enter key on nomination page
}
document.onkeypress = kH;
if (document.layers) document.captureEvents(Event.KEYPRESS);

// PETER's coty stuff
document.onmousemove = mouseMove;

function mouseMove(ev){
	ev = ev || window.event;
	mousePos = mouseCoords(ev);
}

function mouseCoords(ev){
	var _body = ( browser.isIE ) ? document.documentElement : document.body ;
	if(ev.pageX || ev.pageY){
		return {x:ev.pageX, y:ev.pageY};
	}
	return {
		x:ev.clientX + _body.scrollLeft - _body.clientLeft,
		y:ev.clientY + _body.scrollTop  - _body.clientTop
	};
}
function activate(id) {
	//capturemouse();
	if (typeof mousePos != 'undefined' ) {
		document.getElementById(id).style.display = 'block';
		document.getElementById(id).style.left = (mousePos.x+10)+'px';
		document.getElementById(id).style.top = mousePos.y+'px';	
	}
}
function vote(flight_id,issue_id) {
	var el = document.getElementById('flight_votes-'+flight_id);
	if( !el ) {
		el = document.createElement('input');
		el.setAttribute('type','hidden');
		el.setAttribute('id','flight_votes-'+flight_id);
		el.setAttribute('name','flight_votes['+flight_id+']');
		document.getElementById('main_form').appendChild(el);
	}
	el.setAttribute('value',issue_id);

	var asp_ratio = ( flight_id==25 ) ? 1.5 : 1 ;
	var w = ( flight_id==25 ) ? document.getElementById('imgs'+issue_id).width : 100 ;
	var h = ( flight_id==25 ) ? document.getElementById('imgs'+issue_id).height : 150 ;
	document.getElementById('flight-'+flight_id).innerHTML = '<img src="'+document.getElementById('imgs'+issue_id).src+'" width="'+(w*asp_ratio)+'" height="'+(h*asp_ratio)+'">';
	//document.getElementById('flight-'+flight_id).appendChild( document.getElementById('title'+issue_id).cloneNode(true) );
	document.getElementById('flight-title'+flight_id).innerHTML = document.getElementById('title'+issue_id).innerHTML ;

}

	
// ajax helper functions

function sub_search_cb() {
	document.getElementById('search_contents').innerHTML = this.responseText ;
	document.forms.search_covers.sc.select();
}
function sub_search() {
	if (!defined( document.forms.search_covers )) return;
	if ( !document.search_covers.sc.value )
	{ alert('Please enter what you are looking for under search covers\nor use the cover browser under one of the tabs.'); return ; }
	var sval = document.search_covers.sc.value ;
	document.getElementById('search_contents').style.display= 'block' ;
	showLoadingImage('search_contents');
	if ( sval ) makeCBRequest('/i/2008/php/ajax_coty.php?browse_by=S&sc='+escape(sval), sub_search_cb );
}
function show_sr(qstring,el) {
	var str, d = ( el == 'letter_contents' ) ? 'none' : 'block' ;
	document.getElementById('search_contents').style.display= d ;
	if (defined(this.innerHTML) && this != window ) {
		str = escape(this.innerHTML.truncate(40,'...')) + ' Covers' ;
		document.getElementById('search_cover_title').innerHTML
			= "<img src='http://marvel.com/site/genr8.php?txt="+str+"&sz=13&bg=ffffff&c=2755a3&ttf=u85.ttf' />" ;
	}
	showLoadingImage(el);
	makeRequest('/i/2008/php/ajax_coty.php?'+qstring,el);
}