$(document).ready(function()
{

	$('#author_submit').click(function()
			{
				var q_auth = $('#author_search').attr('value');
				if (isBlank(q_auth))
				{
					alert('You need to include a search term');
					return false;
				}
				return true;
			});
	
	$('#query_submit').click(function()
			{
				
				var q_que = $('#query_search').attr('value');
				if (isBlank(q_que))
				{
					alert('You need to include a search term');
					return false;
				}
	
				return true;
				
			});	

	
});


function isBlank(searchterm)
{
	if (jQuery.trim(searchterm) == "")
	{
		return true;
	}
	return false;
}

function hasIllegalCharacters(searchterm)
{
	return false;
}

function categoryIsNotSelected()
{
	var selected = $('select option:selected').attr('value');
	if (selected == '-1')
	{
		return true;
	}
	return false;
}