function focus_search_field() {
   document.topic_document_search.q.focus();
}

function select_date_range() {
   document.topic_document_search.use_date[1].checked = true;
}

function confirm_too_short(last) {
   if ( last.value.length > 0 && last.value.length < 3 ) {
      return confirm( "That last name is short.  Is '" + last.value + "' what you meant?" );
   }

   return true;
}

function reselect_initial_entries() {
   document.menu.topics.options[0].selected = true;
   document.menu.list.options[0].selected = true;
}