// Requires prototype.js
    function edit(action, obj) {
    Element.hide(obj);
    var textarea ='<div id="' + obj.id + '_editor"><input type="text" id="' + obj.id + '_edit" name="' + obj.id + '" value="' + obj.innerHTML + '" size="40">';
    var button = '<input id="' + obj.id + '_save" type="button" value="SAVE" /> <input id="' + obj.id + '_cancel" type="button" value="CANCEL" /></div>';
    new Insertion.After(obj, textarea+button);
    Event.observe(obj.id+'_save', 'click', function(){saveChanges(action, obj)}, false);
    Event.observe(obj.id+'_cancel', 'click', function(){cleanUp(obj)}, false);
    $(obj.id+"_edit").focus();
    $(obj.id+"_edit").select();
    }
     
    function cleanUp(obj, keepEditable) {
    Element.remove(obj.id+'_editor');
    Element.show(obj);
    if(!keepEditable) showAsEditable(obj, true);
    }
     
    function saveChanges(action, obj) {
    var new_content = escape($F(obj.id+'_edit'));
     
    obj.innerHTML = "Saving...";
    cleanUp(obj, true);
     
    var success = function(t){editComplete(t, obj);}
    var failure = function(t){editFailed(t, obj);}
     
    var url = 'poll-ajax.php?a='+action;
    var pars = 'id=' + obj.id + '&content=' + new_content;
    var myAjax = new Ajax.Request(url, {method:'post', postBody:pars, onSuccess:success, onFailure:failure});
    }
     
    function editComplete(t, obj) {
    obj.innerHTML = t.responseText;
    showAsEditable(obj, true);
    }
     
    function editFailed(t, obj) {
    obj.innerHTML = 'Sorry, the update failed.';
    cleanUp(obj);
    }