function scrollit(seed,phrase) {
      var msg = phrase;
      var out = " ";
      var c   = 1;

      if (seed > 100) {
        seed--;
        cmd="scrollit("+seed+",'"+phrase+"')";
        timerTwo=window.setTimeout(cmd,100);
      }
      else if (seed <= 100 && seed > 0) {
        for (c=0 ; c < seed ; c++) {
          out+=" ";
        }
        out+=msg;
        seed--;
        window.status=out;
        cmd="scrollit("+seed+",'"+phrase+"')";
        timerTwo=window.setTimeout(cmd,100);
      }
      else if (seed <= 0) {
        if (-seed < msg.length) {
          out+=msg.substring(-seed,msg.length);
          seed--;
          window.status=out;
          cmd="scrollit("+seed+",'"+phrase+"')";
          timerTwo=window.setTimeout(cmd,100);
        }
        else {
          window.status=" ";
          cmd="scrollit(100,'"+phrase+"')";
          timerTwo=window.setTimeout(cmd,75);
        }
      }
    }

    function nick_validate(nick) {
      if (nick.match(/^[A-Za-z0-9\[\]\{\}^\\\|\_\-`]{1,32}$/))
        return true;
      alert('Merci d\'entrer un pseudo valide');
      return false;
    }

/*
    function help(fichier,param) {
      var option='toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,status=0,menubar=0,scrollbars=1,resizeable=1,width=400,height=400';

      window.open('/help/'+fichier+'?param='+param,'help',option);
    }
*/

    function help(fichier,param) {
      var heightspeed = 9; // vertical scrolling speed (higher = slower)
      var widthspeed = 20;  // horizontal scrolling speed (higher = slower)
      var leftdist = (window.screen.availWidth - 400)/2;    // distance to left edge of window
      var topdist = (window.screen.availHeight - 400)/2;     // distance to top edge of window

      if (document.all) {
        //var winwidth = window.screen.availWidth - leftdist;
        //var winheight = window.screen.availHeight - topdist;
        var winwidth = 400;
        var winheight = 400;
        var sizer = window.open("","","left=" + leftdist + ",top=" + topdist + ",width=1,height=1,scrollbars=yes");

        for (sizeheight = 1; sizeheight < winheight; sizeheight += heightspeed) {
          sizer.resizeTo("1", sizeheight);
        }
        for (sizewidth = 1; sizewidth < winwidth; sizewidth += widthspeed) {
          sizer.resizeTo(sizewidth, sizeheight);
        }
        sizer.location = '/help/'+fichier+'?param='+escape(param);
      }
      else
        window.open('/help/'+fichier+'?param='+escape(param),'help','left='+leftdist+',top='+topdist+'toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,status=0,menubar=0,scrollbars=1,resizeable=1,width=400,height=400');
    }


    function new_window(page,w,h) {
      var heightspeed = 9; // vertical scrolling speed (higher = slower)
      var widthspeed = 20;  // horizontal scrolling speed (higher = slower)
      var leftdist = (window.screen.availWidth - w)/2;    // distance to left edge of window
      var topdist = (window.screen.availHeight - h)/2;     // distance to top edge of window

      page=escape(page);
      page=page.replace(/%3A/,":");
      page=page.replace(/%3F/,"?");
      page=page.replace(/%26/g,"&");
      page=page.replace(/%3D/g,"=");

      if (document.all) {
        //var winwidth = window.screen.availWidth - leftdist;
        //var winheight = window.screen.availHeight - topdist;
        var winwidth = w;
        var winheight = h;
        var sizer = window.open("","","left=" + leftdist + ",top=" + topdist + ",width=1,height=1,scrollbars=yes");

        for (sizeheight = 1; sizeheight < winheight; sizeheight += heightspeed) {
          sizer.resizeTo("1", sizeheight);
        }
        for (sizewidth = 1; sizewidth < winwidth; sizewidth += widthspeed) {
          sizer.resizeTo(sizewidth, sizeheight);
        }
        //escape(page);
        sizer.location = page;
      }
      else
        window.open(page,'new_window','left='+leftdist+',top='+topdist+'toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,status=0,menubar=0,scrollbars=1,resizeable=1,width='+w+',height='+h);
    }