// requires JQuery and Validation plugin
// works with form1.1.css layouts to add JS error messages below input labels and required flags


$(document).ready(function(){
// adds the required flags
var requiredFlag = '<span class="requiredFlag"> *</span>';
$('#cssform :input[type=text]').filter('.required').prev('label').append(requiredFlag);	
$('#cssform').find("textarea").filter('.required').prev('label').append(requiredFlag);	
						   
						   
$("#cssform").validate({
		// debug: false,
			errorElement: "span",
			errorPlacement: function(error, element) {
			error.appendTo(element.prev("label"));
			},
			submitHandler: function() {
			// submits form
			$("form").submit();
   			}
});



// hack for ie input text styling (see form1.1.css for more info)
// adds a class called text to all inputs with type text. 
$("input[type=text]").addClass("text"); 

});