function set_link_targets(new_win) {
	var target = (new_win)?'_blank':'_self';
	for (var i=0; i<=document.links.length-1; i++){
		document.links[i].target = target;
	}
	var cookie_val = new_win?'yes':'no';
	target_createCookie('target_cookie', cookie_val, 365);
}

function init_link_targets(){
	if (target_readCookie('target_cookie') == 'yes'){
		set_link_targets(1);
		document.getElementById('new_window_checkbox').checked = true;
	}	
}

init_link_targets(); // this needs to be added to every page that will use the form.

//
// cookie functions
//

function target_createCookie(name, value, days) {
	var date = new Date();
	date.setTime(date.getTime() + (days*24*60*60*1000));
	var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
	document.cookie = name + "=" + value + expires + "; path=/";
}

function target_readCookie(name) {
	var nameEQ = name + "=";
	var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
	for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++) {
		var c = ca[i];
		while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
		if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
	}
	return null;
}