function cleartxt(obj,txtvalue)
       {
         if(obj.value==txtvalue)
         {
            obj. value='';
         }
       }
       function trim(str)
       {
          return str.replace(/^\s*|\s*$/g,'');
       }

       function validate_search()
       {
         search_value=trim(document.getElementById('search_id').value);
         if(search_value.length > 2 && search_value!='Leita' && search_value!='Search')
         {
           document.getElementById('search_id').value =trim(document.getElementById('search_id').value);	
           document.getElementById('frmsearch').submit();	
           //return true; 
         } 
	 else if(search_value.length < 2 && document.getElementById('categoryid').selectedIndex > 0)
	 {
		document.getElementById('frmsearch').submit();	
           	//return true;
	 }
         else
         {
           document.getElementById('search_id').value=search_value;
           if(location.pathname.match('\/en\/')!=null)
             alert('Please enter atleast 3 characters to search');
           else
             alert('Skrifið minnst 3 stafi fyrir leit');
             //return false;
         }
       }




function onSearchPress(evt)
{
    evt = (evt) ? evt : ((event) ? event : null);
    if(evt != null)
    {
	
	ch = evt.keyCode; 
    	if(ch == 13)
    	{
		
		search_value=trim(document.getElementById('search_id').value);
         	if(search_value.length > 2 && search_value!='Leita' && search_value!='Search')
         	{
           		document.getElementById('search_id').value =trim(document.getElementById('search_id').value);
				
           		document.getElementById('frmsearch').submit();	
           		 
         	} 
	 	else if(search_value.length < 2 && document.getElementById('categoryid').selectedIndex > 0)
	 	{
			document.getElementById('frmsearch').submit();	
           		
	 	}
         	else
         	{
           		document.getElementById('search_id').value=search_value;
           		if(location.pathname.match('\/en\/')!=null)
             			alert('Please enter atleast 3 characters to search');
           		else
             			alert('Skrifið minnst 3 stafi fyrir leit');
             		
         	}
		return false;
    	}
    }
}