function post_reply(postId)
{
    // write the reply form and show it
    
    $("#post"+postId+" > div > .replyPlaceHolder").empty();
    $("#post"+postId+" > div > .replyPlaceHolder").append(reply_form_html(postId));
    
    // slide down the form, then focus the text area
    $("#post"+postId+" > div > .replyPlaceHolder > .replyForm").slideDown("slow", function () {  setTimeout( function() { $("#textArea"+postId)[0].focus();}, 200) } );
    
    $get("textArea"+postId).focus();
    
    // 
    $("#post"+postId+" > div > div > .replyButton").fadeOut();
   
}

function reply_form_html(postId)
{
    // function send_reply defined in Forum.ascx
 
    return '<div class="replyForm" style="display:none;"><textarea class="posttextarea" id="textArea'+
    postId + '"></textarea><div style="padding:5px;"><div class="right"><a class="replyButton" href="javascript:send_reply(' +
    postId + ');">Post Reply</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a class="replyButton" href="javascript:cancel_reply(' +
    postId + ');">Cancel</a></div><br class="clearer"/></div></div>';
}

function cancel_reply(postId)
{
    $("#post"+postId+" > div > .replyPlaceHolder > .replyForm").slideUp();
    $("#post"+postId+" > div > div > .replyButton").fadeIn();
}