var timeout    = 500;
var closetimer = 0;
var ddmenuitem = 0;

function jsddm_open()
{  jsddm_canceltimer();
   jsddm_close();
   ddmenuitem = $(this).find('ul').css('visibility', 'visible');}

function jsddm_close()
{  if(ddmenuitem) ddmenuitem.css('visibility', 'hidden');}

function jsddm_timer()
{  closetimer = window.setTimeout(jsddm_close, timeout);}

function jsddm_canceltimer()
{  if(closetimer)
   {  window.clearTimeout(closetimer);
      closetimer = null;}}

$(document).ready(function()
{  $('#jsddm > li').bind('mouseover', jsddm_open)
   $('#jsddm > li').bind('mouseout',  jsddm_timer)});

document.onclick = jsddm_close;

function check_inputs()
{
	var dosave=1;
	
	if (dosave==1 && IsEmailValid(document.newsletter_form.email.value)==false)
	{
		alert ("Bitte eine gültige e-mail Adresse eingeben");
		dosave=0;
	}
	
	
	if (dosave==1)
	{
		document.newsletter_form.action="newsletter_register.php";
		document.newsletter_form.submit();
	}

}

function IsEmailValid(checkThisEmail)
{
var myEMailIsValid = true;
var myAtSymbolAt = checkThisEmail.indexOf('@');
var myLastDotAt = checkThisEmail.lastIndexOf('.');
var mySpaceAt = checkThisEmail.indexOf(' ');
var myLength = checkThisEmail.length;


// at least one @ must be present and not before position 2
// @yellow.com : NOT valid
// x@yellow.com : VALID

if (myAtSymbolAt < 1 ) 
 {myEMailIsValid = false}


// at least one . (dot) afer the @ is required
// x@yellow : NOT valid
// x.y@yellow : NOT valid
// x@yellow.org : VALID

if (myLastDotAt < myAtSymbolAt) 
 {myEMailIsValid = false}

// at least two characters [com, uk, fr, ...] must occur after the last . (dot)
// x.y@yellow. : NOT valid
// x.y@yellow.a : NOT valid
// x.y@yellow.ca : VALID

if (myLength - myLastDotAt <= 2) 
 {myEMailIsValid = false}


// no empty space " " is permitted (one may trim the email)
// x.y@yell ow.com : NOT valid

if (mySpaceAt != -1) 
 {myEMailIsValid = false}



return myEMailIsValid
}