function describe(){
	var gift_id = document.reg_fm.gift_variation.value;
	
	if(desc[gift_id] == "") document.getElementById('desc').innerHTML = desc[0];
	else document.getElementById('desc').innerHTML = desc[gift_id];
	
	name[gift_id] = name[gift_id].replace(/(<([^>]+)>)/ig,"")
	name[gift_id] = name[gift_id].replace(/(&reg;|®)/ig, "<sup><font size=1>&reg;</font></sup>");
	name[gift_id] = name[gift_id].replace(/(&trade;|™)/ig, "<sup><font size=1>&trade;</font></sup>");

	document.getElementById('gift_name2').innerHTML = name[gift_id];
	
	if(gift_img[gift_id] == "") document.getElementById('gift_img').innerHTML = gift_img[0];
	else document.getElementById('gift_img').innerHTML = gift_img[gift_id];

	createRating(gift_id);
	
}// ends explain function

function html_entity_decode(str) {
  var ta=document.createElement("textarea");
  ta.innerHTML=str.replace(/</g,"&lt;").replace(/>/g,"&gt;");
  return ta.value;
}

function loadMenu() {
	var menu = document.reg_fm.gift_variation.options;
	
	for (i = 0; i < gift_vars.length; i++){
		menu[i].text = html_entity_decode(name[i]);
		menu[i].value = id[i];
	}//ends population
}

function createRating(gift_id) {
	if(typeof(gift_variation_rating[gift_id]) != "undefined"){
		ratingsTable = '<table cellpadding="3" border="0">';
		for(i = 0; i < gift_variation_rating[gift_id].length; i++){
			ratingsTable += '<tr><td>'+gift_variation_rating[gift_id][i][1]+'</td>';
			ratingsTable += '<td><img src="http://i.theuseful.com/t/6192/'+gift_variation_rating[gift_id][i][0]+'.gif" title="'+gift_variation_rating[gift_id][i][2]+'"></td></tr>';
		}
		ratingsTable += '</table>';
		
		//document.getElementById('rating').style.display = "block";
		document.getElementById('ratings_table').innerHTML = ratingsTable;
	}
	else if(typeof(gift_variation_rating[0]) != "undefined") {
		ratingsTable = '<table cellpadding="3" border="0">';
		for(i = 0; i < gift_variation_rating[0].length; i++){
			ratingsTable += '<tr><td>'+gift_variation_rating[0][i][1]+'</td>';
			ratingsTable += '<td><img src="http://i.theuseful.com/t/6192/'+gift_variation_rating[0][i][0]+'.gif" title="'+gift_variation_rating[0][i][2]+'"></td></tr>';
		}
		ratingsTable += '</table>';
		
		//document.getElementById('rating').style.display = "block";
		document.getElementById('ratings_table').innerHTML = ratingsTable;	
	}
}