function convertTextToSlug(text){
	var text;
	text = text.toLowerCase(); // Makes lowercase
	text = text.replace(/[\s\W\.]/g, "_"); // Converts antying but words and numbers to _
	return(text);
}
/*
//
//	Additional methods for Element added by SU, Couloir
//	- further additions by Lokesh Dhakar (huddletogether.com)
//
Object.extend(Element, {
	getWidth: function(element) {
	   	element = $(element);
	   	return element.offsetWidth; 
	},
	setWidth: function(element,w) {
	   	element = $(element);
    	element.style.width = w +"px";
	},
	setHeight: function(element,h) {
   		element = $(element);
    	element.style.height = h +"px";
	},
	setTop: function(element,t) {
	   	element = $(element);
    	element.style.top = t +"px";
	},
	setSrc: function(element,src) {
    	element = $(element);
    	element.src = src; 
	},
	setHref: function(element,href) {
    	element = $(element);
    	element.href = href; 
	},
	setInnerHTML: function(element,content) {
		element = $(element);
		element.innerHTML = content;
	}
});

function getPageSize(){
	
	var xScroll, yScroll;
	
	if (window.innerHeight && window.scrollMaxY) {	
		xScroll = document.body.scrollWidth;
		yScroll = window.innerHeight + window.scrollMaxY;
	} else if (document.body.scrollHeight > document.body.offsetHeight){ // all but Explorer Mac
		xScroll = document.body.scrollWidth;
		yScroll = document.body.scrollHeight;
	} else { // Explorer Mac...would also work in Explorer 6 Strict, Mozilla and Safari
		xScroll = document.body.offsetWidth;
		yScroll = document.body.offsetHeight;
	}
	
	var windowWidth, windowHeight;
	if (self.innerHeight) {	// all except Explorer
		windowWidth = self.innerWidth;
		windowHeight = self.innerHeight;
	} else if (document.documentElement && document.documentElement.clientHeight) { // Explorer 6 Strict Mode
		windowWidth = document.documentElement.clientWidth;
		windowHeight = document.documentElement.clientHeight;
	} else if (document.body) { // other Explorers
		windowWidth = document.body.clientWidth;
		windowHeight = document.body.clientHeight;
	}	
	
	// for small pages with total height less then height of the viewport
	if(yScroll < windowHeight){
		pageHeight = windowHeight;
	} else { 
		pageHeight = yScroll;
	}

	// for small pages with total width less then width of the viewport
	if(xScroll < windowWidth){	
		pageWidth = windowWidth;
	} else {
		pageWidth = xScroll;
	}


	arrayPageSize = new Array(pageWidth,pageHeight,windowWidth,windowHeight) 
	return arrayPageSize;
}
*/
function displayAlert(title, msg, link, linkText, timeout){
	var objBody = document.getElementsByTagName("body").item(0);
	
	var objOverlay = document.createElement("div");
	objOverlay.setAttribute('id','overlay');
	objOverlay.style.display = 'none';
	objBody.appendChild(objOverlay);
	
	var objAlert = document.createElement("div");
	objAlert.setAttribute('id','alert');
	objBody.appendChild(objAlert);
	
	var objHeader = document.createElement("h1");
	objHeader.setAttribute('id','alertHeader');
	objAlert.appendChild(objHeader);
	
	var objMsg = document.createElement("p");
	objMsg.setAttribute('id','alertMsg');
	objAlert.appendChild(objMsg);
	
	if(link){
		var objMsg = document.createElement("a");
		objMsg.setAttribute('id','alertLink');
		objAlert.appendChild(objMsg);
		$('alertLink').href = link;
		$('alertLink').innerHTML = linkText;
	}
	if(timeout){
		new Effect.Fade('overlay', {delay:timeout});
		new Effect.Fade('alert', {delay:timeout});
	}
	
	$('alertHeader').innerHTML = title;
	$('alertMsg').innerHTML = msg;
	
	Element.hide('alert');
	
	var arrayPageSize = getPageSize();
	Element.setHeight('overlay', arrayPageSize[1]);
	new Effect.Appear('overlay', { duration: 0.2, from: 0.0, to: 0.8 });
	new Effect.Appear('alert', { duration:1.2 });
}