var bcounter = 0;
var icounter = 0;
var ucounter = 0;
function format(open,close,type)
{
var contains = document.postcomment.reccomment.value;

//if type = bold

if(type=="bold")
{
if(bcounter == 0)
{
document.postcomment.reccomment.value = contains+open;
document.postcomment.bold.value = "B*";
bcounter++;
}
else
{
document.postcomment.reccomment.value = contains+close;
document.postcomment.bold.value = "B";
bcounter= bcounter-1;
}
document.postcomment.reccomment.focus();
}


// If type = italics

if(type=="italics")
{
if(icounter == 0)
{
document.postcomment.reccomment.value = contains+open;
document.postcomment.italics.value = "I*";
icounter++;
}
else
{
document.postcomment.reccomment.value = contains+close;
document.postcomment.italics.value = "I";
icounter= icounter-1;
}
document.postcomment.reccomment.focus();
}


// If type = underline

if(type=="underline")
{
if(ucounter == 0)
{
document.postcomment.reccomment.value = contains+open;
document.postcomment.underline.value = "U*";
ucounter++;
}
else
{
document.postcomment.reccomment.value = contains+close;
document.postcomment.underline.value = "U";
ucounter= ucounter-1;
}
document.postcomment.reccomment.focus();
}
}

var thiscounter=0;
function list()
{
var contains = document.postcomment.reccomment.value;
document.postcomment.reccomment.value = contains+"[list]\n";
var thisitem = prompt("Enter a list item or leave blank to end the list");
while(thisitem != null && thisitem!="" && thiscounter <10)
{
contains = document.postcomment.reccomment.value;
document.postcomment.reccomment.value = contains+"[*]"+thisitem+"\n";
thisitem = prompt("Enter a list item or leave blank to end the list:");
thiscounter++;
}
contains = document.postcomment.reccomment.value;
document.postcomment.reccomment.value = contains+"[/list]";
document.postcomment.reccomment.focus();
}

function url()
{
contains = document.postcomment.reccomment.value;
var theurl= prompt("Please enter the full web address you wish to link to.");
var thetext = prompt("Please enter the link text which is to be displayed.");
if(!theurl || !thetext) { url(); }
else { 
var webaddress = "[URL="+theurl+"]"+thetext+"[/URL]"; 
document.postcomment.reccomment.value = contains + webaddress;
} 
document.postcomment.reccomment.focus();
}