// JavaScript Document

var submitted = false;

function submit_application(){	
	
	if(!submitted){
	
		submitted = true;
	
		var form = $('#app_form');
	
		var options = { 
			target:        null,   // target element(s) to be updated with server response 
			url: 'app.php',
			beforeSubmit:  function(formData, jqForm, options){
				
	
				
			},  // pre-submit callback 
			success:  function(){
					form.fadeTo("slow",0, function(){ 
							$('#app_holder').css("height", form.height());					   
							$('#app_holder').html('<p>Your message has been sent to Maurice!</p>');					   
					 });
					$('#form_status').fadeOut("normal");
					
					
					
			}// post-submit callback 
	 
			// other available options: 
			//url:       url         // override for form's 'action' attribute 
			//type:      type        // 'get' or 'post', override for form's 'method' attribute 
			//dataType:  null        // 'xml', 'script', or 'json' (expected server response type) 
			//clearForm: true        // clear all form fields after successful submit 
			//resetForm: true        // reset the form after successful submit 
	 
			// $.ajax options can be used here too, for example: 
			//timeout:   3000 
		}; 
	 
		
		$(form).wait(1).ajaxSubmit(options);
		
		form.fadeTo("normal", 0.5);
		//form.find('input').attr("disabled", "disabled");
		//form.find('textarea').attr("disabled", "disabled");
		$('#form_status').css("top", form.height()/2);
		$('#form_status').css("left", (form.width()/2)-100);
		$('#form_status').fadeIn("normal");		
	
	}

}