function hideContact() {
	$("#contactForm").slideUp("slow");
	$("#backgroundPopup").fadeOut("slow"); 	
}

$(document).ready(function(){
	//function for contact form dropdown
	function contact() {
		if ($("#contactForm").is(":hidden")){
			scroll(0,0);
			$("#contactForm").slideDown("slow");
			$("#backgroundPopup").css({"opacity": "0.7"});
			$("#backgroundPopup").fadeIn("slow"); 
		}
		else{
			$("#contactForm").slideUp("slow");
			$("#backgroundPopup").fadeOut("slow");  
		}
	}
	
	//run contact form when any contact link is clicked
	$(".contact").click(function(){contact()});
	
	//animation for same page links #
	$('a[href*=#]').each(function() {
		if (location.pathname.replace(/^\//,'') == this.pathname.replace(/^\//,'')
		&& location.hostname == this.hostname
		&& this.hash.replace(/#/,'') ) {
		  var $targetId = $(this.hash), $targetAnchor = $('[name=' + this.hash.slice(1) +']');
		  var $target = $targetId.length ? $targetId : $targetAnchor.length ? $targetAnchor : false;
			if ($(this.hash).length) {
				$(this).click(function(event) {
					var targetOffset = $(this.hash).offset().top;
					var target = this.hash;
					event.preventDefault();			   
					$('html, body').animate({scrollTop: targetOffset}, 500);
					return false;
				});
			}
		}
	});



   //submission scripts
  $('.contactForm').submit( function(){
		//statements to validate the form	
		var filter = /^([a-zA-Z0-9_\.\-])+\@(([a-zA-Z0-9\-])+\.)+([a-zA-Z0-9]{2,4})+$/;
		var email = document.getElementById('e-mail');
		var error = 0;
		if (!filter.test(email.value)) {
			$('.email-missing').show();
			error = 1;
		} else {$('.email-missing').hide();}
		// first name
		if (document.cform.fname.value == "") {
			$('.fname-missing').show();
			error = 1;
		} else {$('.fname-missing').hide();}
		// last name
		if (document.cform.lname.value == "") {
			$('.lname-missing').show();
			error = 1;
		} else {$('.lname-missing').hide();}	
		// state1
		if ($('#state1 option:selected').val() == "") {
			$('.state1-missing').show();
			error = 1;
		} else {$('.state1-missing').hide();}	
		
		if (error == 1 || (!filter.test(email.value))){
			return false;
		} 
		
		if ((document.cform.name.value != "") && (filter.test(email.value))) {
			//hide the form
			$('.contactForm').hide();
		
			//show the loading bar
			$('.loader').append($('.bar'));
			$('.bar').css({display:'block'});
		
			//send the ajax request
			targetUrl = $('.contactForm').attr("action");

			$.get(targetUrl,{fname:$('#fname').val(),
							 lname:$('#lname').val(),
							 email:$('#e-mail').val(),
							 state1:$('#state1 option:selected').val(),
							 state2:$('#state2 option:selected').val()
							 },
		
			//return the data
			function(data){
			  //hide the graphic
			  $('.bar').css({display:'none'});
			  $('.loader').append(data);
			  
			  //waits 2000, then closes the form and fades out
			  setTimeout('$("#backgroundPopup").fadeOut("slow"); $("#contactForm").slideUp("slow")', 1000);
			});
			
			
			
			//stay on the page
			return false;
		} 
  });
	//only need force for IE6  
	$("#backgroundPopup").css({  
		"height": document.documentElement.clientHeight 
	});  
});