//	======================================================================
//
//
//	formatFootnotes
//
//
//	project:	css / javascript footnotes
//
//	author:		Timothy Groves	desk [at] brandspankingnew.net
//	version:	1.0
//	
//	language:	javascript
//	requires:	nothing
//
//	tested on:	Safari 2.0 Mac / FF 1.5 Mac / Opera 9 Mac
//
//	history:	26.01.2006	-	created
//
//	======================================================================









var articles = 0;

function formatFootnotes(contID,noteID)
{


// check for DOM capabilities
	if (!document.getElementById)
	return false;
	var cont = document.getElementById(contID);
	var noteholder = document.getElementById(noteID);
	var spans = cont.getElementsByTagName("span");
	var notes = 0;
	articles++;
	for (i=0;i<spans.length;i++)

	{
if (spans[i].className == "footnote")
	{
notes++;


// get content of span

	var noteNode = spans[i].cloneNode( true );

// remove css styling

	noteNode.className = "";

// create a new div to hold the footnote

	var newEle = document.createElement( "div" );

	newEle.appendChild( document.createTextNode( notes + ". " ) );

	newEle.appendChild( noteNode );

// add backlink

	blink = document.createElement("a");
	blink.href = "#ftnlink"+articles+"_"+notes;

	blink.appendChild( document.createTextNode( "^" ) );

	newEle.appendChild(blink );

	noteholder.appendChild( newEle );

// add id & style

	noteholder.lastChild.id = "ftn"+articles+"_"+notes;

	noteholder.lastChild.className = "footnote";

// insert link into span
	var newEle = document.createElement( "a" );

	newEle.href = "#"+noteID;
	newEle.title = "show footnote";

	newEle.id = "ftnlink"+articles+"_"+notes;

	newEle.className = "ftnlink";

	newEle.appendChild( document.createTextNode( notes ) );

// empty span
	while (spans[i].childNodes.length)

	spans[i].removeChild( spans[i].firstChild );
	spans	[i].appendChild( newEle );

}
	}
	
}