function newPopup(url) {

    popupWindow = window.open(

        url, 'popUpWindow', 'height=700,width=1000,left=10,top=10,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,toolbar=yes,menubar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=yes');

}

//$(function() {
//    $("img[rel]").overlay({mask: '#000'});
//});

function textAreaLimit(field, maxlen) {
    if (field.value.length > maxlen)
        alert('<spring:message code="opinion_maxcharacterswarning" />');

    if (field.value.length > maxlen)
        field.value = field.value.substring(0, maxlen);
}

function validateOnSubmitForTyckTill(valfield) {

    if (valfield.opinion.value.length <= 0) {
        return false;
    } else {
        if (valfield.opinion.value.indexOf("a href") >= 0) {
            return false;
        }
        return true;
    }

}