function getMouseCoords(e){

	/*
	get the mouse coordinates from IE and FireFox
*/

	var left = 0;
    var top = 0;
	var coordinates=new Array(3);


    if (!e) var e = window.event;
    if (e.pageX || e.pageY)     {
        left = e.pageX;
        top = e.pageY;
    }
    else if (e.clientX || e.clientY)     {
        left = e.clientX + document.body.scrollLeft
            + document.documentElement.scrollLeft;
        top = e.clientY + document.body.scrollTop
            + document.documentElement.scrollTop ;
    }

	coordinates[0]=top;
	coordinates['top']=top;
	coordinates[1]= left;
	coordinates['left']= left;

	return coordinates;

}	

function isNumeric(form_value) 
{ 
    if (form_value.match(/^\d+$/) == null) 
        return false; 
    else 
        return true; 
} 

mouse = { x: 0, y: 0 };

$j(document).ready(function(){
	   $j().mousemove(function(e){
			mouse.x = e.pageX;
			mouse.y =  e.pageY;
	   }); 
	})