function submit_form(obj) {
                                /**
                                 * This empties the log and shows the spinning indicator
                                 */
                                var log = $('log_res').empty().addClass('ajax-loading');
                                /**
                                 * send takes care of encoding and returns the Ajax instance.
                                 * onComplete removes the spinner from the log.
                                 */
                                $(obj.className).send({
                                        update: log,
                                        onComplete: function() {
					topdistance = findPageOffset();
                                        document.getElementById("fade").style.top = parseInt(topdistance) + "px";
                                        document.getElementById("log_res").style.top = parseInt(topdistance) + 100 + "px";
                                        log.addClass('show');
                                        log.removeClass('ajax-loading');			
                                        document.getElementById("fade").style.display = "block";
                                        }
                                });

		}

		window.addEvent('domready', function(){

			if(document.getElementById("myForm")) {
			$('myForm').addEvent('submit', function(e) {

				/**
				 * Prevent the submit event
				 */
				new Event(e).stop();

				/**
				 * This empties the log and shows the spinning indicator
				 */
				var log = $('log_res').empty().addClass('ajax-loading');
				/**
				 * send takes care of encoding and returns the Ajax instance.
				 * onComplete removes the spinner from the log.
				 */
				this.send({
					update: log,
					onComplete: function() {
					topdistance = findPageOffset();
                                        document.getElementById("fade").style.top = parseInt(topdistance) + "px";
                                        document.getElementById("log_res").style.top = parseInt(topdistance) + 100 + "px";
					log.addClass('show');
					log.removeClass('ajax-loading');
					document.getElementById("fade").style.display = "block";
					setTimeout("document.getElementById('fade').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('log_res').className=''",5000);
					}
				});
			});
			}
		});