$(document).ready(function() {
    $("#search").bind("focus", inputHandler);
    $("#search").bind("blur", inputHandler); 
});

function inputHandler(e) {
    if(e.target.value === "Search the web...") {
        e.target.value = "";
    }
}

function navigate(path) {
    document.location.href = path;
}

 function showStory(id)
        {
            if (window.XMLHttpRequest)
              {// code for IE7+, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari
              xmlhttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
              }
            else
              {// code for IE6, IE5
              xmlhttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
              }
            xmlhttp.onreadystatechange=function()
              {
              if (xmlhttp.readyState==4 && xmlhttp.status==200)
                {
                document.getElementById("txtHint").innerHTML=xmlhttp.responseText;
                }
              }
            xmlhttp.open("GET","getstory.php?q="+id,true);
            xmlhttp.send();
        }