//=======================================================\\//                    13thparallel.org                   \\//                   Copyright (c) 2002                  \\ //   see (13thparallel.org/?title=about) for more info   \\//=======================================================\\// Columns object to split a load of innerHTML into columns.// 08/04/02var Columns = {	singleTags : ["br", "img", "hr", "input", "!--"],	devmode : "off",		// "on" or "off", if set to "on" some info will be displayed in the statusbar.	cols : new Array(),		// Stores the columns during calculations.	onSplitStart : new Function(),	onSplitEnd : new Function(),	onSplit : new Function()}// The chop array holds strings that should be removed from the start of every column.// Don't remove only one part of a tag pair, like </p>, always remove whole pairs, like <p></p>.Columns.chop = ['<SPAN class=colbreak></SPAN>','<span class="colbreak"></span>','<BR>','<br>','<br/>','<br />','<p></p>','<P></P>']// Splits a load of text into fragments that will fit in the// specified width and height and returns them in an array.// It automatically closes unclosed tags and creates opening tags for the following columns.Columns.splitText = function(text, width, height) {	if (!document.getElementById 	|| !document.getElementById("divSizer") 	|| typeof document.getElementById("divSizer").innerHTML == "undefined") return;		this.onSplitStart(text, width, height);	this.cols = new Array();	this.innerHTMLHits = 0;	var startDate = new Date();	var x = "";		for (var i = 0; text != ""; i++) {				// put a fitting fragment in cols array and slice it from the text		this.cols[i] = this.getFragment(text, width, height);		text = text.slice(this.cols[i].length);				// remove chop strings from the start of the text		for (var j = 0; j < this.chop.length; j++) {			if (text.charAt(0) == "\n") text = text.slice(1);			x = this.chop[j];			while (text.indexOf(x) == 0) text = text.slice(x.length);		}				// add tags from opentags array		for (var k = this.openTags.length - 1; k >= 0; k--) {			this.cols[i] += "</" + this.openTags[k].split(" ")[0] + ">";			if (text != "") text = "<" + this.openTags[k] + ">" + text;		}				// remove chop strings from the start of the text again		for (var m = 0; m < this.chop.length; m++) {			if (text.charAt(0) == "\n") text = text.slice(1);			x = this.chop[m];			while (text.indexOf(x) == 0) text = text.slice(x.length);		}				// fire onSplit event		this.onSplit(this.cols[i]);	}		if (this.devmode == "on") {		var endDate = new Date();		var message = "Time taken for splitting text = " + (endDate-startDate)/1000 + " seconds";		message += " Number of unclosed tags found = " + this.openTags.length;		message += " innerHTMLHits = " + this.innerHTMLHits;		defaultStatus = message;	}		this.onSplitEnd(this.cols);	return this.cols;}Columns.getFragment = function(text, width, height) {	var objSizer = document.getElementById("divSizer");	objSizer.style.width = width + "px";		var i = 0;	var limit = 0;	var add = 0;	var doloop = false;	this.openTags = new Array();		objSizer.innerHTML = text;	if (objSizer.offsetHeight <= height) i = text.length;	else {		doloop = true;		limit = text.length;	}			// This loop determines the raw piece of text that fits in the specified width and height.	// It is the most powerhungry part of the script because of the repeated innerHTML manipulation.	// It uses a binary search between 0 and text.length.	while (doloop) {		add = Math.round((limit - i) / 2);		if (add <= 1) doloop = false;		i += add;		objSizer.innerHTML = text.substr(0, i);				if (objSizer.offsetHeight > height){			limit = i;			i -= add;		}		this.innerHTMLHits ++;	}			// Making sure there are no broken words or tags like "<img" at the end of this fragment.	// This also ensures there will be no broken words or tags at the start of the next fragment.	if (text.substr(0, i) != text) {		var lastSpace = text.substr(0, i).lastIndexOf(" ");		var lastNewline = text.substr(0, i).lastIndexOf("\n")		var lastGreater = text.substr(0, i).lastIndexOf(">");		var lastLess = text.substr(0, i).lastIndexOf("<");		if (lastLess <= lastGreater && lastNewline == i - 1) i = i;		else if (lastSpace != -1 && lastSpace > lastGreater && lastGreater > lastLess) i = lastSpace + 1;		else if (lastLess > lastGreater) i = lastLess;		else if (lastGreater != -1)  i = lastGreater + 1;	}		// Doing the column breaks.	text = text.substr(0, i).split('<SPAN class=colbreak></SPAN>')[0];	text = text.substr(0, i).split('<span class="colbreak"></span>')[0];			// Seeking unclosed tag pairs in this fragment and storing them in the openTags array.	var doPush = true;	var tags = text.split("<");	tags.shift();		for (var j=0; j<tags.length; j++) {	 	// Splitting at ">" and taking the first item.		// Now we have the whole tag with its attributes and without "<" and ">".		tags[j] = tags[j].split(">")[0];				// If it's a selfclosing xhtml or xml tag there's no need to do anything with it.		if (tags[j].charAt(tags[j].length-1) == "/") continue;				if (tags[j].charAt(0) != "/") {			for (var k=0; k<this.singleTags.length; k++) {				if (tags[j].split(" ")[0].toLowerCase() == this.singleTags[k]) doPush = false;			}			if (doPush) this.openTags.push(tags[j]);			doPush = true;		}		else this.openTags.pop();	}		return text;}// Array and String prototypes.// Internet Explorer 5 didn't have Push, Pop and Shift so here we create them.// Split and Join are normally supported by every DHTML capable browser, // but they were broken in IE5/MacOSX, madness.// push appends new elements to an array, and returns the new lengthif (Array.prototype && !Array.prototype.push) {	Array.prototype.push = function() {		for (var i=0; i<arguments.length; i++) this[this.length] = arguments[i];		return this.length;	};}// pop removes the last element from an array and returns itif (Array.prototype && !Array.prototype.pop) {	Array.prototype.pop = function() {		var lastitem = this.length > 0 ? this[this.length - 1] : undefined;		if (this.length > 0) this.length--;		return lastitem;	};}// shift removes the first element from an array and returns itif (Array.prototype && !Array.prototype.shift) {	Array.prototype.shift = function() {		var firstitem = this.length > 0 ? this[0] : undefined;		for (var i=0; i<this.length-1; i++) this[i] = this[i + 1];		if (this.length > 0) this.length--;		return firstitem;	};}// join returns a string value consisting of all the elements of an array // concatenated together and separated by the separator argumentif (Array.prototype && !Array.prototype.join) {	Array.prototype.join = function(separator) {		if (typeof separator != "string") separator = ",";		var s = "";		for (var i=0; i<this.length; i++) {			if (this[i] != null && this[i] != undefined) s += this[i];			if (i != this.length - 1) s += separator;		}		return s;	};}// split returns the array that results when a string is separated into substringsif (String.prototype && !String.prototype.split) {	String.prototype.split = function(separator, limit) {		var s = "" + this;		var a = new Array();		var sepIndex;				if (typeof separator != "string") return new Array(s);		if (separator == "") {			while (s.length) {				a[a.length] = s.substring(0, 1);				s = s.substring(1);				if (typeof limit == "number" && a.length >= limit) break;			}		}		else {			while (s.length) {				sepIndex = s.indexOf(separator);				a[a.length] = s.substring(0, sepIndex);				s = s.substring(sepIndex+separator.length);				if (typeof limit == "number" && a.length >= limit) break;				if (s.length == 0) a[a.length] = s;			}		}		return a;	};}// end
