var ns_ta, ns_c, ns_max;

function news_submit_init() {
	ns_ta = document.getElementById('news_summary');
	ns_c = document.getElementById('summary_count');
	ns_max = parseInt(ns_c.innerHTML);
}

function get_count() {
	return ns_ta.value.length;
}
function update_count(e) {
	//alert(e.keyCode);
	var b = true;
	var r = ns_max - get_count();
	if (e.keyCode == 32 || e.keyCode >= 49) {
		// 49 is the code for '1'
		if (r <= 0) {
			b = false;
		}
	}
	show_count(r);
	if (window.event) {
		window.event.returnValue = b;
		window.event.cancelBubble = true;
	}
	if (e) {
		if (e.stopPropagation) e.stopPropagation();
	}
	return b;
}
function show_count(n) {
	ns_c.innerHTML = n;
}