function getDirections(){
	
	var address = document.getElementById('address').value;
	var city = document.getElementById('city').value;
	var state = document.getElementById('state').value;
	var zip = document.getElementById('zip').value;
	var daddr = document.getElementById('daddr').value;
	var saddr = address + ", " + city + ", " + state + ", " + zip;
			
	window.open('http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=' + saddr + '&daddr=' + daddr);
	
}


function checkForm(){

	var error = 0;
	var first = document.getElementById('first');
	var last = document.getElementById('last');
	var phone = document.getElementById('phone');
	var email = document.getElementById('email');
	var comments = document.getElementById('comments');
	
	if(first.value == ""){
		alert('Please enter your first name.');
		return false;
	}
	
	if(last.value == ""){
		alert('Please enter your last name.');
		return false;
	}
	
	if(phone.value == ""){
		alert('Please enter your phone number.');
		return false;
	}
	
	if(email.value == ""){
		alert('Please enter your e-mail address.');
		return false;
	}
	
	if(comments.value == ""){
		alert('Please enter some sort of comment to send.');
		return false;
	}
	
	return true;

}

function switchHomeTabs(id){
	
	document.getElementById("tab_1").className = "homeTab_off";
	document.getElementById("tab_2").className = "homeTab_off";
	document.getElementById("tab_3").className = "homeTab_off";

	document.getElementById("content_1").style.display = "none";
	document.getElementById("content_2").style.display = "none";
	document.getElementById("content_3").style.display = "none";
	
	document.getElementById("content_" + id).style.display = "";
	document.getElementById("tab_" + id).className = "homeTab_on";
	
}

function writeEmail(email, id){

	var box = document.getElementById(id);
	var output = ""
	
	for(i = 0; i < email.length; i++){
		output += "&#" + email.charCodeAt(i) + ";"
	}
	
	box.innerHTML = "<a href=\"mailto:" + output + "\">" + output + "</a>";
	
}