// Common javascript functions for Rubber Pixel!


// email address inserters
 function insertEmail() 
 {
	
	 lhs = "info";
	 rhs = "rubberpixel.com";
	 document.write("<a href=\"mail" + "to");
	 document.write(":" + lhs + "@");
	 document.write(rhs + "?Subject=Email from website\" title=\"email us\">" + lhs + "@" + rhs + "<\/a>");
 }
 
 // slaps in the current year in 4 digits
 function insertCurrentYear()
 {
	 var year=new Date();
	year=year.getYear();
	if (year<1900) year+=1900;
	document.write(year);
 }
 
 
 
// given a movieID/Name, return the reference movie object 
function getMovieObject(movieName) {
	if (window.document[movieName]) {
		return window.document[movieName];
	}
	if (navigator.appName.indexOf("Microsoft Internet") == -1) {
		if (document.embeds && document.embeds[movieName])
			return document.embeds[movieName];
	}
	else // if (navigator.appName.indexOf("Microsoft Internet")!=-1)
	{
		return document.getElementById(movieName);
	}
}


/* when re-launching a Movie in IE, it needs a kick to get it re-started!! */
var movieNames = new Array(); // an array of movie names
function RestartMovieInIE(movieName) {
	//alert("RestartMovieInIE movieName="+movieName);
	if (in_array(movieName, movieNames) == true) { // we have played this movie before, so re-start it
		var movieObject = getMovieObject(movieName);
		if (movieObject) {
			movieObject.Rewind();
			movieObject.Play();
		}
	} else { // we haven't layed this before, no need to re-start it
		movieNames.push(movieName); // add it to the list;
	}
}

/* utility to see if an item is in an arry */
function in_array (needle, haystack) {
    // thanks: http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net
    var key = '';
	for (key in haystack) {
		if (haystack[key] == needle) {
			return true;
		}
	}
    return false;
}