var count = 0;
        var files = '/lib/jquery-shoutbox/';
        var lastTime = 0;
        
        function prepare(response) {
          var d = new Date();
          count++;
          d.setTime(response.time*1000);
	  var tempminutes = d.getMinutes();
	  if (tempminutes < 10) {
	      tempminutes = "0" + tempminutes;
	  }
          var mytime = d.getHours()+':'+tempminutes;
          var mydate = d.getUTCDate()+'.'+(d.getUTCMonth()+1)+'.'+d.getUTCFullYear();
          var string = '<div class="shoutbox-list" id="list-'+count+'">'
              + '<span class="shoutbox-list-nick">'+response.nickname+'</span>'
	      + '<br />'
              + '<span class="shoutbox-list-date"> <i>schrieb am</i> '+mydate+'</span>'
              + '<span class="shoutbox-list-time"> <i>um</i> '+mytime+' Uhr</span>'
	      + '<br />'
              + '<span class="shoutbox-list-message">'+response.message+'</span>'
              +'</div>';
          return string;
        }
        
        function success(response, status)  { 
          if(status == 'success') {
            lastTime = response.time;
            $('#daddy-shoutbox-response').html('<img src="'+files+'images/accept.png" />');
            $('#daddy-shoutbox-list').prepend(prepare(response));
            $('input[@name=message]').attr('value', '').focus();
            $('#list-'+count).fadeIn('slow');
            timeoutID = setTimeout(refresh, 3000);
          }
        }
        
        function validate(formData, jqForm, options) {
          for (var i=0; i < formData.length; i++) { 
              if (!formData[i].value) {
                  alert('Bitte alle Felder ausfüllen'); 
                  $('input[@name='+formData[i].name+']').css('background', 'red');
                  return false; 
              } 
          } 
          $('#daddy-shoutbox-response').html('<img src="'+files+'images/loader.gif" />');
          clearTimeout(timeoutID);
        }

        function refresh() {
          $.getJSON(files+"daddy-shoutbox.php?action=view&time="+lastTime, function(json) {
            if(json.length) {

              for(i=0; i < json.length; i++) {
                $('#daddy-shoutbox-list').prepend(prepare(json[i]));
                $('#list-' + count).fadeIn('slow');
              }
              var j = i-1;
              lastTime = json[j].time;
            }
//            alert(lastTime);
          });
          timeoutID = setTimeout(refresh, 3000);
        }
        
        // wait for the DOM to be loaded 
        $(document).ready(function() { 
            var options = { 
              dataType:       'json',
              beforeSubmit:   validate,
              success:        success
            }; 
            $('#daddy-shoutbox-form').ajaxForm(options);
            timeoutID = setTimeout(refresh, 100);
        });