
<!--
function elimSpace(text){
	// removes leading spaces
	while (text.charAt(0) == " "){
		text = text.substring(1,text.length);
	}
	while (text.charAt(text.length - 1) == " "){
		text = text.substring(0,text.length-1);
	}
	return text;
}

function checkForm(){

	var nameValue = document.signup.name.value;
	var emailValue = document.signup.address.value;
	
	var errorMessage = "";
	
	var intro = "There was a problem with your submission:          \n\n"
	var ending = "\nPlease make the appropriate changes and try again.     \n\n" // create ending

	if (nameValue){
		nameValue = elimSpace(nameValue);
		document.signup.name.value = nameValue;
	} else {
		errorMessage += "You didn't enter a name." + "\n";
	}
	
	if (emailValue && emailValue.indexOf('@') != -1 && emailValue.indexOf('.') != -1){
		emailValue = elimSpace(emailValue);
		document.signup.address.value = emailValue;
	} else {
		errorMessage += "You didn't enter a valid email address." + "\n";
	}
	
	if (errorMessage){
		finalMessage = intro + errorMessage + ending;
		alert (finalMessage);
		return false;
	} else {
		return true;
	}
}
-->