function createMarker(point, number) {
		var myIcon;
		myIcon = new GIcon();
		j = i + 1;
		myIcon.image = "http://www.travelplatz.com/js/iconr/iconr"+ j + ".png";
		myIcon.shadow = "http://www.travelplatz.com/js/shadow50.png";
		myIcon.shadowSize = new GSize(37, 34);
		myIcon.iconAnchor = new GLatLng(34, 10);
		myIcon.infoWindowAnchor = new GPoint(5, 5);
			
	var marker = new GMarker(point,{"icon":myIcon, "clickable":true, "title":venue_name});

	var html = number;
	GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {marker.openInfoWindowHtml(html);});
	return marker;
};

function createBasicMarker(point, number) {
	var marker = new GMarker(point);
	var html = number;
	GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {marker.openInfoWindowHtml(html);});
	return marker;
};

function createPopup(url) {
	width = 500; height = 130;
	window.open(url,'','top=0,left=0,width='+width+',height='+height+',toolbar=1,location=1,status=1,menubar=1,scrollbars=1,resizable=1');
//	window.open(url,'','top=0,left=0,width=300,height=300')
}

function disableButton(thisbutton) {	// 2006.11.1
	thisbutton.disabled = true;
}

function validateForumPostForm(thisform,validation_message,confirm_message) {
	if ( !(document.getElementById('post_message').value) || !(document.getElementById('post_name').value) ) {
		alert(validation_message);
		return false;
	}

	$confirm_result = confirm(confirm_message);
	if ($confirm_result) {
		disableButton(thisform.submit_reply);
//		disableButton(thisform.submit_newtopic);
//		disableButton(document.getElementById('submit_reply'));
//		disableButton(document.getElementById('submit_newtopic'));
//		disableButton(thisform.elements[1]);
//		disableButton(thisform.elements[2]);
	}	
		
	return $confirm_result;
}

function validateForumPostFormForTopicList(thisform,validation_message,confirm_message) {
	if ( !(document.getElementById('post_message').value) 
			|| !(document.getElementById('post_title').value) 
			|| !(document.getElementById('post_name').value) ) {
		alert(validation_message);
		return false;
	}
		
	$confirm_result = confirm(confirm_message);
	if ($confirm_result) {
		disableButton(thisform.submit_topic);
	}	

	return $confirm_result;
}

function validateCommentPostForm(thisform,validation_message,confirm_message) {
	
	if ( !(thisform.poster.value) || !(thisform.comment.value) ) {
		alert(validation_message);
		return false;
	}
		
	$confirm_result = confirm(confirm_message);
	if ($confirm_result) {
		disableButton(thisform.submit_button);
	}	

	return $confirm_result;
}

function setAdSenseKeyword(keyword) {	// not in use
	document.getElementById('sbi').value = keyword;
//	document.getElementById('sbb').click();
	document.getElementById('pls_click').style.visibility = "visible";
}

function loopWait( timeWait ) {		// a sleeping function 2008.11.7
    var timeStart = new Date().getTime();
    var timeNow = new Date().getTime();
    while( timeNow < (timeStart + timeWait ) ) {
        timeNow = new Date().getTime();
    }
    return;
}