# Methods added to this helper will be available to all templates in the application.
module ApplicationHelper
	def my_meta
		if @refresh
		'<meta http-equiv="REFRESH"content="'+
		"#{@delay}"+';URL=/' +
			@thiscontroller+'" />'
		else
			''
		end
	end
	def format_selected(st)
		%Q!<font style="
		  background-color: gray; 
		  color: white; 
		  font-size: 18pt;
		  font-family: Verdana;
		  ">  #{st}</font>!
	end

	def format_unselected(st)
		%Q!<font style="
			color: blue; 
			font-size: 18pt;
			font-family: Verdana;
		  ">#{st}</font>!
	end
	def highlight_first(st)
		f=st[0].chr
		s=st.dup
		s[0]=''
		%Q!<font style="
		color: red;
		font-size: 18pt;
		font-family: Verdana;
		">#{f}</font>! +
		%Q!<font style="
		color: blue;
		font-size: 18pt;
		font-family: Verdana;
		">#{s}</font>!
	end	
	def textcolor(rownum)
		rownum==@selected_item ? 'white': @color
# 		rownum==@selected_item ? @selcolor : @color
	end
	def image_html(pic,size)
	#returns pic with html image formatting
		if pic.empty?
			''
		else
			image_tag(pic, :size =>size)
		end
	end
#clean_up takes out only the filename, leaving extn and path
	def clean_up st
		st.match(/\/([\w ]*)\./)?
			$1.upcase.gsub(' ','-') : st
	end

end