function pausecomp(millis)
{
	var date = new Date();
	var curDate = null;

	do { curDate = new Date(); }
	while(curDate-date < millis);
}

function checkusername ()
{
	//inputSelector
	var username = $F('username');

	var pars = 'username='+username;
	var url = '/tools/usernamecheck.php';

	var myAjax = new Ajax.Request(
	url,
	{
		method: 'get',
		parameters: pars,
		onComplete: showstatus
	});
}

function showstatus(originalRequest)
{
	$('available').innerHTML = originalRequest.responseText;
}

var myGlobalHandlers = {
	onCreate: function(){
		$('available').innerHTML = '<img border="0" align="left" src="/images/loading.gif" width="20" height="20" hspace="5" /> Loading...<br /><br />';
	}
};

Ajax.Responders.register(myGlobalHandlers);