function checkStatus() {
        if (!myData.loginStatus) showDiv('loginDiv');
        //$('#msg').val(myData.count + ' : ' + myData.curCount);
        $.post('messages.php', {func: 'messageCount', name: name}, function(data) { myData.curCount = data;});//alert('myData = ' + data);
        if ((myData.curCount == 0) || (myData.curCount != myData.count)) {
          updateDivs();
          myData.count = myData.curCount;
        }
        //else $('#msg').val('');
      }
      function updateDivs() {
        myData.count = myData.curCount;
        if (myData.room == '') return showDiv('loginDiv');
        myData.func = 'getLeft';
        var content = $('#messages').html();
        $('#info').load('messages.php', myData);
        myData.func = 'getMain';
        $('#messages').html(content).load('messages.php',myData);
      }

      function sendChat() {
        myData.msg = $('#msg').val();
        myData.func = 'postMessage';
        //alert(myData);
        $.post('messages.php', myData, function(data){doIt(data)}, 'script');
        $('#msg').val('');
      }

      function doIt(data) {
        //alert(data);
      }

      function toggleDiv(divName) {
        var curDiv = "#" + divName;
        $(curDiv).toggle("slow");
      }

      function showDiv(divName) {
        var curDiv = "#" + divName;
        $(curDiv).show();
      }

      function chooseFormat(f) {
        var chatTarget = document.getElementById(myData.chatTarget);
        var fEnd = "[/" + f.substring(1);
        if(myData.selectedText !== "") {
          var sel = myData.selectedText;
          var selStart = chatTarget.value.indexOf(sel);
          var selLen = sel.length;
          var selEnd = selStart + selLen;
          var begin = (chatTarget.value).substring(0, selStart);
          var middle = f + sel + fEnd;
          var end = (chatTarget.value).substring(selEnd, (chatTarget.value).length);
          chatTarget.value = begin + middle + end;
        }
        else if(document.getSelection) {
          var begin = (chatTarget.value).substring(0, chatTarget.selectionStart);
          var middle = (chatTarget.value).substring(chatTarget.selectionStart, chatTarget.selectionEnd);
          var end = (chatTarget.value).substring(chatTarget.selectionEnd);
          var text = begin + f + middle  + fEnd;
          chatTarget.value = text;
        }
        else {
          chatTarget.value += f + fEnd
        }
        try {chatTarget.focus();}
        catch(e){}
      }

      function postLogin() {
        var fd = $('#login').serializeArray();
        $.get('login.php', fd, function(data){eval(data);});
        $('#name').val('');
      }