function rm_trim(inputString)
{
        if (typeof inputString != "string") { return inputString; }

        var temp_str = '';
        temp_str = inputString.replace(/[\s]+/g,"");
        if(temp_str == '')
                return "";

        var retValue = inputString;
        var ch = retValue.substring(0, 1);
        while (ch == " ")
        {
                retValue = retValue.substring(1, retValue.length);
                ch = retValue.substring(0, 1);
        }
        ch = retValue.substring(retValue.length-1, retValue.length);
        while (ch == " ")
        {
                retValue = retValue.substring(0, retValue.length-1);
                ch = retValue.substring(retValue.length-1, retValue.length);
        }
        while (retValue.indexOf("  ") != -1)
        {
          retValue = retValue.substring(0, retValue.indexOf("  ")) + retValue.substring(retValue.indexOf("  ")+1, retValue.length);
        }
        return retValue;
}

var horizontal_offset="6px" //horizontal offset of hint box from anchor link

var vertical_offset="-10px" //horizontal offset of hint box from anchor link. No need to change.
var ie=document.all
var ns6=document.getElementById&&!document.all

function getposOffset(what, offsettype){
var totaloffset=(offsettype=="left")? what.offsetLeft : what.offsetTop;
var parentEl=what.offsetParent;
while (parentEl!=null){
totaloffset=(offsettype=="left")? totaloffset+parentEl.offsetLeft : totaloffset+parentEl.offsetTop;
parentEl=parentEl.offsetParent;}
return totaloffset;
}

function iecompattest(){
return (document.compatMode && document.compatMode!="BackCompat")? document.documentElement : document.body
}

function clearbrowseredge(obj, whichedge){
var edgeoffset=(whichedge=="rightedge")? parseInt(horizontal_offset)*-1 : parseInt(vertical_offset)*-1
if (whichedge=="rightedge"){
var windowedge=ie && !window.opera? iecompattest().scrollLeft+iecompattest().clientWidth-30 : window.pageXOffset+window.innerWidth-40
dropmenuobj.contentmeasure=dropmenuobj.offsetWidth
if (windowedge-dropmenuobj.x < dropmenuobj.contentmeasure)
edgeoffset=dropmenuobj.contentmeasure+obj.offsetWidth+parseInt(horizontal_offset)
}
else{
var windowedge=ie && !window.opera? iecompattest().scrollTop+iecompattest().clientHeight-15 : window.pageYOffset+window.innerHeight-18
dropmenuobj.contentmeasure=dropmenuobj.offsetHeight
if (windowedge-dropmenuobj.y > dropmenuobj.contentmeasure)
edgeoffset=dropmenuobj.contentmeasure-obj.offsetHeight
}
return edgeoffset
}

function showhint(menucontents, objId, tipwidth){
	var obj = document.getElementById(objId);
	if ( obj.tagName.toString().toLowerCase().indexOf('input') > -1 || obj.toString().indexOf('HTMLInputElement') > -1 ) {
		if( rm_trim(obj.value).toString().length > 0 ) {
			return;
		}
	} else if ( obj.tagName.toString().toLowerCase().indexOf('select') > -1  || obj.toString().indexOf('HTMLSelectElement') > -1 ) {
		if ( obj.selectedIndex > 0 ) {
			return
		}
	} else if( obj.tagName.toString().toLowerCase().indexOf('textarea') > -1 || obj.toString().indexOf('HTMLTextAreaElement') > -1) {
		if ( rm_trim(obj.value).toString().length > 0 ) {
			return ;
		}
	} else { alert('no match found'); }
	if ((ie||ns6) && document.getElementById("hintbox")){
		dropmenuobj=document.getElementById("hintbox")
		menucontents="<div id=new_>"+ menucontents +"<div style='position:absolute; left:-9px; bottom:5px;'></div></div>";
		dropmenuobj.innerHTML=menucontents
		dropmenuobj.style.left=dropmenuobj.style.top=-500
		if (tipwidth!=""){
			dropmenuobj.widthobj=dropmenuobj.style
			dropmenuobj.widthobj.width=tipwidth
		}
		dropmenuobj.x=getposOffset(obj, "left")
		dropmenuobj.y=getposOffset(obj, "top")
		//dropmenuobj.style.left="200px";
		//dropmenuobj.style.top="10px"
		dropmenuobj.style.left=dropmenuobj.x-clearbrowseredge(obj, "rightedge")+obj.offsetWidth+"px"
		dropmenuobj.style.top=dropmenuobj.y-clearbrowseredge(obj, "bottomedge")+"px"
		dropmenuobj.style.visibility="visible"
		//obj.onblur=hidetip
	}
}

function hidetip(){
dropmenuobj=document.getElementById("hintbox")
dropmenuobj.style.visibility="hidden"
dropmenuobj.style.left="-500px"
}

function createhintbox(){
var divblock=document.createElement("div")
divblock.setAttribute("id", "hintbox")
document.body.appendChild(divblock)
}