function activateLogin(place) {
  place.parentNode.innerHTML = "\
<form name='login' action='#' method='post'> \
<nobr><span class='login'>Username: <input class='login' type='text' size='15' name='username' value=''> \
Password: <input class='login' type='password' size='15' name='password' value=''> \
<input class='login' type='submit' name='login_submit' value='go'></span></nobr></form>";
  document.login.username.focus();
}

function textCount(field, counter, maxlimit) {
    if ( field.value.length > maxlimit ) {
        field.value = field.value.substring(0, maxlimit);
    } else {
        counter.innerHTML = maxlimit - field.value.length;
    }
}

function MM_openBrWindow(theURL,winName,features) {
  window.open(theURL,winName,features);
}