$(document).ready(function(){
	$("#submit").click(function(){					   				   
		$(".error").hide();
		var hasError = false;
		var emailReg = /^([\w-\.]+@([\w-]+\.)+[\w-]{2,4})?$/;
				
		var nameVal = $("#name").val();
		if(nameVal == '') {
			$("#name").after('<span class="error">You forgot to enter your name.</span>');
			hasError = true;
		}
		
		var emailVal = $("#email").val();
		if(emailVal == '') {
			$("#email").after('<span class="error">You forgot to enter your email address.</span>');
			hasError = true;
		} else if(!emailReg.test(emailVal)) {	
			$("#email").after('<span class="error">Please enter a valid email address.</span>');
			hasError = true;
		}
		
		var messageVal = $("#message").val();
		if(messageVal == '') {
			$("#message").after('<span class="error">You forgot to enter the message.</span>');
			hasError = true;
		}
		
		
		if(hasError == false) {
			$(this).hide();
			$("#contactEmail li.buttons").append('<img src="splash-images/loadingAnimation.gif" alt="Loading" id="loading" />');
			
			$.post("contactEmail.php",
   				{ name: nameVal, email: emailVal, message: messageVal },
   					function(data){
						$("#contactEmail").slideUp("normal", function() {				   
							
							$("#contactEmail").before('<h1 style="margin: 20px 10px;width: 250px;float: left;">Thanks!</h1><p style="width: 250px;">Your email has been sent and we will be contacting you shortly.</p>');											
						});
   					}
				 );
		}
		
		return false;
	});						   
});