function split_word(word)
{
    var syllables = new Array(0)
    var vowel_start_p = true
    while (word.length){
        re = new RegExp(vowels)
        var index = word.search(vowels)
        if (index == 0){  //the vowel's at the start of word
            var matched = re.exec(word)[0] //what is it?
            if(vowel_start_p){
                syllables.push(("~"+matched)) //one more to the syllables
            } else {
                syllables.push(matched)
            }
            vowel_start_p = true
            word = word.substring(matched.length)
        }
        else{
            re = new RegExp(consonants)
            var index = word.search(consonants)
            if (index == 0){
                var matched = re.exec(word)[0]
                syllables.push(matched)
                vowel_start_p = false
                word = word.substring(matched.length)

                //look ahead for virama setting
                var next = word.search(vowels)
                if (next != 0 || word.length == 0)
                    syllables.push('*')
            }
            else{ //Houston, we've got an unrecognized character
                syllables.push(word.charAt(0)) //accept people for what 
                                               //they are.
                word = word.substring(1) 
            }
        }
    }
    return syllables
}

function match_code(syllable_mcc)
{
    var matched = letter_codes[syllable_mcc]

    if(matched != null) return matched
    return syllable_mcc
}

function one_word(word_ow)
{
    if(!word_ow) return ""
    var syllables_ow = split_word(word_ow)
    var letters_ow = new Array(0)

    for(var i_ow = 0; i_ow < syllables_ow.length; i_ow++){
        letters_ow.push(match_code(syllables_ow[i_ow]))
    }
    return letters_ow.join("")
}

function many_words(sentence)
{
    var regex = "((" + vowels + ")|(" + consonants + "))+"
    var words = new Array(0)
    while(sentence.length >= 1){
        re = new RegExp("^``" + regex)
        var match = re.exec(sentence)
        if(match != null){
            match = match[0]
            words.push("`")
            words.push(one_word(match.substring(2)))
            sentence = sentence.substring(match.length)
        }
        else{
            re = new RegExp("^`" + regex)
            match = re.exec(sentence)
            if(match != null){
                match = match[0]
                words.push(match.substring(1))
                sentence = sentence.substring(match.length)
            }
            else{
                re = new RegExp("^" + regex)
                match = re.exec(sentence)
                if(match != null){
                    match = match[0]
                    words.push(one_word(match))
                    sentence = sentence.substring(match.length)
                }
                else {
                    words.push(sentence.charAt(0))
                    sentence = sentence.substring(1)
                }
            }
        }
    }
    return words.join("")
}

function print_many_words(index_pmw)
{
    var text_pmw = many_words(document.form1.many_words_text.value)

    var ans = ""
    while(text_pmw.length){
        var unicode_chars = /&#[0-9]+;/
        re = unicode_chars
        var matche = re.exec(text_pmw)
        if(matche != null){
            matche = matche[0]
            search = text_pmw.search(unicode_chars)
            ans += text_pmw.substring(0, search)
            ans += String.fromCharCode(matche.match(/[0-9]+/))
            text_pmw = text_pmw.substring(search + matche.length)
        } else {
            ans += text_pmw.substring(0)
            text_pmw = ""
        }
    }

    document.editForm2.REQ.value = ans

    var html_txt = ""
    for(i=0; i<ans.length; i++){
        unicode_character = ans.charCodeAt(i)
        if(unicode_character == 32 || unicode_character == 10 ||
           unicode_character == 13 || unicode_character ==  9){
               html_txt += ans.charAt(i)
        }
        else{
            html_txt += '&#' + ans.charCodeAt(i) + ';'
        }
    }

}