// Global Variables ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // Has the user typed any data yet? var userTyped = false; // Get the screen dimensions. var isNetscape = ( navigator.appName == "Netscape" ) ? 1 : 0; var screen_width = isNetscape ? screen.availWidth : screen.width; var screen_height = isNetscape ? screen.availHeight: screen.height; // Function Definitions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // This function retrieves a cookie value; returning def_value if a value hasn't been set for the specified cookie. function getCookie (c_name, def_value) { if ( document.cookie.length > 0 ) { var c_start = document.cookie.indexOf(c_name + "="); if ( c_start != -1 ) { c_start = c_start + c_name.length + 1; c_end = document.cookie.indexOf(";", c_start); if ( c_end == -1) c_end=document.cookie.length; return unescape(document.cookie.substring(c_start,c_end)); }; // if ( document.cookie.length > 0 ) }; // if ( document.cookie.length > 0 ) return def_value; }; // function getCookie (c_name, def_value) // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ // This function sets a cookie value. function setCookie (c_name, value, expiredays) { var exdate = new Date(); exdate.setDate(exdate.getDate()+expiredays); var domain = document.location.href; domain = domain.replace(/http:\/\/([^$|\/]+)[^$]*/, "$1"); domain = domain.replace(/(.*?)\.([^\.]+\.[^$]+)/, ".$2"); document.cookie=c_name+ "=" +escape(value)+ ((expiredays==null) ? "" : ";expires="+exdate.toGMTString()) + ";path=/;domain=" + domain; }; // function setCookie (c_name, value, expiredays) function chompText (text, max_size) { text = text + ""; var start = Math.max(0, Math.min(max_size, text.length) - 1); var index = start; for ( ; index > 0 && index < text.length; index-- ) { // Get the two input characters. var input1 = text.charAt(index); var input2 = text.charAt(index + 1); // Not on a word boundary. if ( !((input1 >= 'a' && input1 <= 'z') || (input1 >= 'A' && input1 <= 'Z')) ) { break; }; // if ( !((input1 >= 'a' && input1 <= 'z') || (input1 >= 'A' && input1 <= 'Z')) ) // Not on a word boundary. if ( !((input2 >= 'a' && input2 <= 'z') || (input2 >= 'A' && input2 <= 'Z')) ) { break; }; // if ( !((input2 >= 'a' && input2 <= 'z') || (input2 >= 'A' && input2 <= 'Z')) ) }; // for ( ; index > 0 && index < text.length; index-- ) // Get the new text. var new_text = text.substring(0, index + 1); // Chop off any non-terminated tags at the end of the substring. new_text = new_text.replace(/<[^>]*$/, ""); // Add ellipsis at the end as needed. new_text = new_text.replace(/\s*$/, "") + ( new_text.length < text.length ? "..." : "" ); return new_text; }; // function chompText (text, max_size) // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ // This function clears the specified field for the first time. function clearField (id) { // Get the control. var control = document.getElementById(id); // Found the control; therefore, clear it. if ( control ) { control.value = ""; control.onmousedown = ""; control.onkeypress = ""; control.focus(); }; // if ( control ) }; // function clearField (id) // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ function getImageResFile (filename) { if ( isScreen800x600() ) { var index = filename.lastIndexOf("."); filename = filename.substring(0, index) + "_800x600" + filename.substring(index, filename.length); }; // if ( isScreen800x600() ) return filename; }; // function getImageResFile (filename) // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ // This function returns the value of the selected radio button in a group. function getSelectedRadioValue (form_id, radio_name) { // Get the form. var the_form = document.getElementById(form_id); // Get all the input controls in the form. var inputs = the_form ? the_form.getElementsByTagName("input") : new Array(); // Find the input which has the specified name and is selected. for ( var index = 0; index < inputs.length; index++ ) { // Found a radio button with the given name. if ( inputs[index].getAttribute("name") == radio_name && inputs[index].getAttribute("type") == "radio" ) { if ( inputs[index].checked ) { return inputs[index].value; }; // if ( inputs[index].checked ) }; // if ( inputs[index].getAttribute("name") == radio_name && inputs[index].getAttribute("type") == "radio" ) }; // for ( index = 0; index < inputs.length; index++ ) // A radio button isn't selected. return false; }; // function getSelectedRadioValue (form_id, radio_name) // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ // This function initializes the page. function initPage () { // Give the search box the focus. var control = document.getElementById("search_box_terms"); if ( control ) { // Set the Javascript to clear the form when typing begins. control.onmousedown = Function("clearField('search_box_terms')"); //control.onkeypress = Function("clearField('search_box_terms')"); // Set the focus. control.focus(); //if ( control.setSelectionRange ) // { control.setSelectionRange(0, 0); //}; // if ( control.setSelectionRange ) }; // if ( control ) }; // function initPage () // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ // This function initializes the page. function initPageInner () { // Give the search box the focus. var control = document.getElementById("search_box_terms"); if ( control ) { // Set the Javascript to clear the form when typing begins. control.onmousedown = Function("clearField('search_box_terms')"); control.onkeypress = Function("clearField('search_box_terms')"); }; // if ( control ) }; // function initPageInner () // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ function initHomepage () { // Init the rest of the page. initPage(); }; // function initHomepage () // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ // This function determines if the user's screen size is 800x600. function isScreen800x600 () { return screen.width == 800 && screen.height == 600; }; // function isScreen800x600 () // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ // This function looks up a value from the specified source. function lookup (form_id) { // Get the looked source. var source = getSelectedRadioValue(form_id, "book"); // The term to lookup. var term = ""; // Get the form. var the_form = document.getElementById(form_id); // Get the term. var inputs = the_form ? the_form.getElementsByTagName("input") : new Array(); // Find the term. for ( index = 0; index < inputs.length; index++ ) { if ( inputs[index].getAttribute("name") == "va" ) { term = inputs[index].value; break; }; // if ( inputs[index].getAttribute("name") == "va" ) }; // for ( index = 0; index < inputs.length; index++ ) // Lookup the term in the dictionary. if ( source == "dictionary" ) { document.location.href = "http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/" + term; } // if ( source == "" ) // Lookup the term in the thesaurus. else if ( source == "thesaurus" ) { document.location.href = "http://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/" + term; } // else if ( source == "thesaurus" ) // Lookup the term in the Spanish/English dictionary. else if ( source == "spanish_english" ) { document.location.href = "http://www.merriam-webster.com/spanish/" + term; } // else if ( source == "spanish_english" ) // Lookup the term in the Medical dictionary. else if ( source == "medical" ) { document.location.href = "http://medical.merriam-webster.com/medical/" + term; } // else if ( source == "medical" ) // Search the web for the term. else if ( source == "web" ) { document.location.href = "http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/google_search.pl?q=" + term; } // else if ( source == "web" ) // Invalid source specified. else { }; // else return false; }; // function lookup (form_id) // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ // This function opens a popup window to playback the pronunciation of a word. function popWin (the_url) { aWindow = window.open(the_url,"pron_window","toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,status=no,resizable=yes,menubar=no,width=650,height=300"); }; // function popWin (the_url) // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ // This functions opens the Promo window for Merriam-Webster Unabridged. function promoWin () { aWindow=window.open("http://www.merriam-websterunabridged.com/intermed1.htm","promo_window","toolbar=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=yes,resizable=yes,menubar=yes,width=635,height=450"); }; // function promoWin () // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ // This functions opens the Pronunciation Symbol window. function pronWin() { aWindow=window.open("/pronsymbols.html","pron_window","toolbar=no,scrollbars=no,status=no,resizable=yes,menubar=no,width=456,height=350"); }; // function pronWin() // Code ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // Adjust for the smaller screen resolution. if ( isScreen800x600() ) { document.write(''); }; // if ( isScreen800x600() )