function handleError(errType,errURL,errLineNumber){
	var theframe = document.getElementById('voteframe');	 	 
     if (null == theframe) return true; 
	 theframe.src='vote.php?lang='+thelanguage;
    return true;
}
window.onerror=handleError
function isEmpty(obj){
          if(obj.value=='' || obj.value.substr(0)==' ') return true; else return false;
}
function expandVoteFrame(framename, extraexpand) {	 
    var theframe = document.getElementById(framename);	
     if (null == theframe) return;    
       theframe.style.height = extraexpand + 'px';
 } 
function expandFrame(framename, extraexpand) {
     var theframe = document.getElementById(framename);
     if (null == theframe) return;    
       theframe.style.height = window.frames[framename].document.getElementById('thebottomdiv').offsetTop + extraexpand + 'px';
   } 
   function expandSliderFrame(framename, extraexpand) {
     var theframe = document.getElementById(framename);
     if (null == theframe) return;    
       theframe.style.height = window.frames[framename].document.getElementById('thebottomdiv').offsetTop + extraexpand + 'px';
   }  
function NewWindow(mypage, myname, w, h, scroll, pos) {
    if (pos == "center") { LeftPosition = (screen.width) ? (screen.width - w) / 2 : 100; TopPosition = (screen.height) ? (screen.height - h) / 2 : 100; }
    settings = 'width=' + w + ',height=' + h + ',top=' + TopPosition + ',left=' + LeftPosition + ',scrollbars=' + scroll + ',location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=no';
    win = window.open(mypage, myname, settings);
}
function hideObject(objid) {
    var obj = document.getElementById(objid);
    obj.style.display = 'none';
    obj.style.visibility = 'hidden';
}
function showObject(objid) {        
    var obj = document.getElementById(objid);
    obj.style.display = 'block';
    obj.style.visibility = 'visible';
}
function candidatesReady() {
    var voteframe = document.getElementById('voteframe');
    if (null == voteframe) return;
    voteframe.src = 'vote.php';   
}