var tabs;

var $ = jQuery;

jQuery(document).ready(function() {

var $ = jQuery;

	tabs = jQuery('#container-1').tabs();



	jQuery('.comment').submit(function()	{

		var $ = jQuery;

		$(this).hide(); //to prevent seeing black rectangles



		//clear previous errors

		var goon = true;

		var check = '';

		var validate = '';



		$('.error-text').remove()

		$('.error').removeClass('error');



		//checks

		check = '#author';

		validate = 'You have not entered your name. Please fill in this required field.';

		if ($(check).length > 0) { if ($.trim($(check).val()) == '')	{ $(check).addClass('error').focus(); $('<p>'+validate+'</p>').hide().insertAfter(check).addClass('error-text').fadeIn('fast'); goon = false; } }

		

		check = '#email';

		validate = 'You have either not entered an e-mail or the email address is not in a valid format (e.g yourname@domain.com)';

		if ($(check).length > 0) { if ($.trim($(check).val()) == '')	{ $(check).addClass('error').focus(); $('<p>'+validate+'</p>').hide().insertAfter(check).addClass('error-text').fadeIn('fast'); goon = false; } }

		

		check = '#txtComment';

		validate = 'You have not entered a comment. Please fill in this required field.';

		if ($(check).length > 0) { if ($.trim($(check).val()) == '')	{ $(check).addClass('error').focus(); $('<p>'+validate+'</p>').hide().insertAfter(check).addClass('error-text').fadeIn('fast'); goon = false; } }

		

		//submits

		$(this).show();

		return goon;

	});

	jQuery('object').append('<param name="wmode" value="transparent">');
});