var defaultStr = 'Type your complete question here.';
 
function isBlank(q) {
  var whitespace = new String(" \t\n\r");
 
  for (var i = 0; i<q.length; i++) {
    if (whitespace.indexOf(q.charAt(i)) == -1) {
      return false;
    }
  }
 
  return true;
}
 
function submitForm(){
  var d = document.questionForm;
  if (!isValidForm())
    return;
 
  d.submit();
}
 
function isValidForm(){
  var d = document.questionForm;
  if (d.question.value==defaultStr  ||  isBlank(d.question.value)) {
    return false;
  }
 
}
 
function topTen(){
  var d = document.questionForm;
  d.action='http://ask.kentlaw.edu/topQuestions.jsp';
  d.submit();
}
 
function clearForm(){
  var d = document.questionForm;
  d.id.value=-1;
  d.reset();
  d.question.focus();
  d.question.value='';
}