img1 = new Image(16, 16);  
                img1.src="/images/spinner.gif";

$(function() {
  $('.error').hide();
  $('.sub_spinner').hide();
  $('input.text-input').css({backgroundColor:"#FFFFFF"});
  $('input.text-input').focus(function(){
    $(this).css({backgroundColor:"#FFFFFF"});
  });
  $('input.text-input').blur(function(){
    $(this).css({backgroundColor:"#FFFFFF"});
  });

  $(".button").click(function() {
		// validate and process form
		// first hide any error messages
    $('.error').hide();

		
	  var name = $("input#name").val();
		if (name == "") {
      $("label#name_error").show();
      $("input#name").focus();
      return false;
    }


      var email = $("input#email").val();
		if (email == "") {
      $("label#email_error").show();
      $("input#email").focus();
      return false;
    }




		var message = $("textarea#message").val();
		if (message == "") {
      $("label#message_error").show();
      $("textarea#message").focus();
      return false;
    }


                 $('.sub_spinner').show();
    

		
		var dataString = 'name='+ name + '&email=' + email + '&message=' + message;
	//alert (dataString);return false;
		
		$.ajax({
      type: "POST",
      url: "/includes/forms/process_contact.php",
      data: dataString,
      success: function() {


                 $('.sub_spinner').hide();

        $('.contact_form').html("<p class='conf_message'></p>");
        $('.conf_message').html("Thank you. I will get back to you as soon as possible.")
        .hide()
        .fadeIn(350, function() {
          $('.conf_message');
        });
      }
     });
    return false;
	});
});