helpstat = false;
	stprompt = false;
	basic = true;


function thelp(swtch)
{
	helpstat = false;
	stprompt = false;
	basic = true;

	if (swtch == 1){
		basic = false;
		stprompt = false;
		helpstat = true;
	} else if (swtch == 0) {
		helpstat = false;
		stprompt = false;
		basic = true;
	} else if (swtch == 2) {
		helpstat = false;
		basic = false;
		stprompt = true;
	}
}

function AddText(NewCode) {
document.PostTopic.Message.value+=NewCode
}

function email() {
	if (helpstat) {
		alert("Email Tag Turns an email address into a mailto hyperlink.\n\nUSE #1: [url]someone\@anywhere.com[/url] \nUSE #2: [url=\"someone\@anywhere.com\"]link text[/url]");
		}
	else if (basic) {
		AddTxt="[url][/url]";
		AddText(AddTxt);
		}
	else {
		txt2=prompt("Text to be shown for the link. Leave blank if you want the url to be shown for the link.","");
		if (txt2!=null) {
			txt=prompt("URL for the link.","mailto:");
			if (txt!=null) {
				if (txt2=="") {
					AddTxt="[url]"+txt+"[/url]";
					AddText(AddTxt);
				} else {
					AddTxt="[url=\""+txt+"\"]"+txt2+"[/url]";
					AddText(AddTxt);
				}
			}
		}
	}
}
function showsize(size) {
	if (helpstat) {
		alert("Size Tag Sets the text size. Possible values are 1 to 6.\n1 being the smallest and 6 the largest.\n\nUSE: [size="+size+"]This is size "+size+" text[/size="+size+"]");
	} else if (basic) {
		AddTxt="[size="+size+"][/size="+size+"]";
		AddText(AddTxt);
	} else {
		txt=prompt("Text to be size "+size,"Text");
		if (txt!=null) {
			AddTxt="[size="+size+"]"+txt+"[/size="+size+"]";
			AddText(AddTxt);
		}
	}
}

function bold() {
	if (helpstat) {
		alert("Bold Tag Makes the enlosed text bold.\n\nUSE: [b]This is some bold text[/b]");
	} else if (basic) {
		AddTxt="[b][/b]";
		AddText(AddTxt);
	} else {
		txt=prompt("Text to be made BOLD.","Text");
		if (txt!=null) {
			AddTxt="[b]"+txt+"[/b]";
			AddText(AddTxt);
		}
	}
}

function creturn() {
	if (helpstat) {
		alert("Line break.\n\nUSE: This is [BR] a line break");
	} else if (basic) {
		AddTxt="[br]";
		AddText(AddTxt);
	} else {
		txt=prompt("insert a break line","Text");
		if (txt!=null) {
			AddTxt="[br]";
			AddText(AddTxt);
		}
	}
}



function italicize() {
	if (helpstat) {
		alert("Italicize Tag Makes the enlosed text italicized.\n\nUSE: [i]This is some italicized text[/i]");
	} else if (basic) {
		AddTxt="[i][/i]";
		AddText(AddTxt);
	} else {
		txt=prompt("Text to be italicized","Text");
		if (txt!=null) {
			AddTxt="[i]"+txt+"[/i]";
			AddText(AddTxt);
		}
	}
}

function quote() {
	if (helpstat){
		alert("Quote tag Quotes the enclosed text to reference something specific that someone has posted.\n\nUSE: [quote]This is a quote[/quote]");
	} else if (basic) {
		AddTxt=" [quote] [/quote]";
		AddText(AddTxt);
	} else {
		txt=prompt("Text to be quoted","Text");
		if(txt!=null) {
			AddTxt=" [quote] "+txt+" [/quote]";
			AddText(AddTxt);
		}
	}
}


function center() {
 	if (helpstat) {
		alert("Centered tag Centers the enclosed text.\n\nUSE: [center]This text is centered[/center]");
	} else if (basic) {
		AddTxt="[center][/center]";
		AddText(AddTxt);
	} else {
		txt=prompt("Text to be centered","Text");
		if (txt!=null) {
			AddTxt="[center]"+txt+"[/center]";
			AddText(AddTxt);
		}
	}
}

function hyperlink() {
	if (helpstat) {
		alert("Hyperlink Tag \nTurns an url into a hyperlink.\n\nUSE: [url]http://www.anywhere.com[/url]\n\nUSE: [url=http://www.anywhere.com]link text[/url]");
	} else if (basic) {
		AddTxt="[url][/url]";
		AddText(AddTxt);
	} else {
		txt2=prompt("Text to be shown for the link.\nLeave blank if you want the url to be shown for the link.","");
		if (txt2!=null) {
			txt=prompt("URL for the link.","http://");
			if (txt!=null) {
				if (txt2=="") {
					AddTxt="[url]"+txt+"[/url]";
					AddText(AddTxt);
				} else {
					AddTxt="[url=\""+txt+"\"]"+txt2+"[/url]";
					AddText(AddTxt);
				}
			}
		}
	}
}

function image() {
	if (helpstat){
		alert("Image Tag Inserts an image into the post.\n\nUSE: [img]http://www.anywhere.com/image.gif[/img]");
	} else if (basic) {
		AddTxt="[img][/img]";
		AddText(AddTxt);
	} else {
		txt=prompt("URL for graphic","http://");
		if(txt!=null) {
			AddTxt="[img]"+txt+"[/img]";
			AddText(AddTxt);
		}
	}
}


function list() {
	if (helpstat) {
		alert("List Tag Builds a bulleted, numbered, or alphabetical list.\n\nUSE: [list] [*]item1[/*] [*]item2[/*] [*]item3[/*] [/list]");
	} else if (basic) {
		AddTxt=" [list][*]  [/*][*]  [/*][*]  [/*][/list]";
		AddText(AddTxt);
	} else {
		type=prompt("Type of list Enter \'A\' for alphabetical, \'1\' for numbered, Leave blank for bulleted.","");
		while ((type!="") && (type!="A") && (type!="a") && (type!="1") && (type!=null)) {
			type=prompt("ERROR! The only possible values for type of list are blank 'A' and '1'.","");
		}
		if (type!=null) {
			if (type=="") {
				AddTxt="[list]";
			} else {
				AddTxt="[list="+type+"]";
			}
			txt="1";
			while ((txt!="") && (txt!=null)) {
				txt=prompt("List item Leave blank to end list","");
				if (txt!="") {
					AddTxt+="[*]"+txt+"[/*]";
				}
			}
			if (type=="") {
				AddTxt+="[/list] ";
			} else {
				AddTxt+="[/list="+type+"]";
			}
			AddText(AddTxt);
		}
	}
}

function underline() {
  	if (helpstat) {
		alert("Underline Tag Underlines the enclosed text.\n\nUSE: [u]This text is underlined[/u]");
	} else if (basic) {
		AddTxt="[u][/u]";
		AddText(AddTxt);
	} else {
		txt=prompt("Text to be Underlined.","Text");
		if (txt!=null) {
			AddTxt="[u]"+txt+"[/u]";
			AddText(AddTxt);
		}
	}
}

function showfont(font) {
 	if (helpstat){
		alert("Font Tag Sets the font face for the enclosed text.\n\nUSE: [font="+font+"]The font of this text is "+font+"[/font]");
	} else if (basic) {
		AddTxt="[font="+font+"][/font="+font+"]";
		AddText(AddTxt);
	} else {
		txt=prompt("Text to be in "+font,"Text");
		if (txt!=null) {
			AddTxt="[font="+font+"]"+txt+"[/font="+font+"]";
			AddText(AddTxt);
		}
	}
}

function openWindow(url) {
  popupWin = window.open(url,'new_page','width=400,height=400')
}
function openWindow2(url) {
  popupWin = window.open(url,'new_page','width=400,height=480')
}
function openWindow3(url) {
  popupWin = window.open(url,'new_page','width=400,height=450,scrollbars=yes')
}
function openWindow4(url) {
  popupWin = window.open(url,'new_page','width=400,height=525')
}
function openWindow5(url) {
  popupWin = window.open(url,'new_page','width=450,height=525,scrollbars=yes,toolbars=yes,menubar=yes,resizable=yes')
}
function openWindow6(url) {
  popupWin = window.open(url,'new_page','width=400,height=240')
}