function get( elementid ) {
  return document.getElementById(elementid);
}

function setStyle( element, style ) {
  element.class = style;
  element.className = style;
}

function setTextAreaFocused( element ) {
  setStyle( element, "large-input-focus" );
}

function setTextAreaUnfocused( element ) {
  setStyle( element, "large-input" );
}

function preloadImage( filepath ) {
  image = new Image();
  image.src = filepath;
}