F.output = {
	format_strs: {
		create_up: 'CREATE',
		interetpop_msg: 'Con clic en las imágenes vas a datos. <a href="" id="intrestpop_day_link2">Enlazas con: <b><span id ="intrestpop_day_text"></span></b></a>.',
		see_now_i_dont_need_to_worry_about_commas: 1
	}	
}
  



F.output.get = function(format_id) {
	
	// first we have to create a new array because you can't shift() the arguments array :(
	var new_args = [];
	for (var i=0;i<arguments.length;i++) {
		new_args[i] = arguments[i];
	}
	
	// now grab the str to use as a template 
	var format_id = new_args.shift();
	var format_str = this.format_strs[format_id];
	
	if (format_str == undefined) return format_id+' not a member of F.output.format_strs';
	
	new_args.unshift(format_str);
	
	return this.sprintf.apply(null, new_args);
}


F.output.sprintf = function(fstring)
  { var pad = function(str,ch,len)
      { var ps='';
        for(var i=0; i<Math.abs(len); i++) ps+=ch;
        return len>0?str+ps:ps+str;
      }
    var processFlags = function(flags,width,rs,arg)
      { var pn = function(flags,arg,rs)
          { if(arg>=0)
              { if(flags.indexOf(' ')>=0) rs = ' ' + rs;
                else if(flags.indexOf('+')>=0) rs = '+' + rs;
              }
            else
                rs = '-' + rs;
            return rs;
          }
        var iWidth = parseInt(width,10);
        if(width.charAt(0) == '0')
          { var ec=0;
            if(flags.indexOf(' ')>=0 || flags.indexOf('+')>=0) ec++;
            if(rs.length<(iWidth-ec)) rs = pad(rs,'0',rs.length-(iWidth-ec));
            return pn(flags,arg,rs);
          }
        rs = pn(flags,arg,rs);
        if(rs.length<iWidth)
          { if(flags.indexOf('-')<0) rs = pad(rs,' ',rs.length-iWidth);
            else rs = pad(rs,' ',iWidth - rs.length);
          }    
        return rs;
      }
    var converters = new Array();
    converters['c'] = function(flags,width,precision,arg)
      { if(typeof(arg) == 'number') return String.fromCharCode(arg);
        if(typeof(arg) == 'string') return arg.charAt(0);
        return '';
      }
    converters['d'] = function(flags,width,precision,arg)
      { return converters['i'](flags,width,precision,arg); 
      }
    converters['u'] = function(flags,width,precision,arg)
      { return converters['i'](flags,width,precision,Math.abs(arg)); 
      }
    converters['i'] =  function(flags,width,precision,arg)
      { var iPrecision=parseInt(precision);
        var rs = ((Math.abs(arg)).toString().split('.'))[0];
        if(rs.length<iPrecision) rs=pad(rs,' ',iPrecision - rs.length);
        return processFlags(flags,width,rs,arg); 
      }
    converters['E'] = function(flags,width,precision,arg) 
      { return (converters['e'](flags,width,precision,arg)).toUpperCase();
      }
    converters['e'] =  function(flags,width,precision,arg)
      { iPrecision = parseInt(precision);
        if(isNaN(iPrecision)) iPrecision = 6;
        rs = (Math.abs(arg)).toExponential(iPrecision);
        if(rs.indexOf('.')<0 && flags.indexOf('#')>=0) rs = rs.replace(/^(.*)(e.*)$/,'$1.$2');
        return processFlags(flags,width,rs,arg);        
      }
    converters['f'] = function(flags,width,precision,arg)
      { iPrecision = parseInt(precision);
        if(isNaN(iPrecision)) iPrecision = 6;
        rs = (Math.abs(arg)).toFixed(iPrecision);
        if(rs.indexOf('.')<0 && flags.indexOf('#')>=0) rs = rs + '.';
        return processFlags(flags,width,rs,arg);
      }
    converters['G'] = function(flags,width,precision,arg)
      { return (converters['g'](flags,width,precision,arg)).toUpperCase();
      }
    converters['g'] = function(flags,width,precision,arg)
      { iPrecision = parseInt(precision);
        absArg = Math.abs(arg);
        rse = absArg.toExponential();
        rsf = absArg.toFixed(6);
        if(!isNaN(iPrecision))
          { rsep = absArg.toExponential(iPrecision);
            rse = rsep.length < rse.length ? rsep : rse;
            rsfp = absArg.toFixed(iPrecision);
            rsf = rsfp.length < rsf.length ? rsfp : rsf;
          }
        if(rse.indexOf('.')<0 && flags.indexOf('#')>=0) rse = rse.replace(/^(.*)(e.*)$/,'$1.$2');
        if(rsf.indexOf('.')<0 && flags.indexOf('#')>=0) rsf = rsf + '.';
        rs = rse.length<rsf.length ? rse : rsf;
        return processFlags(flags,width,rs,arg);        
      }  
    converters['o'] = function(flags,width,precision,arg)
      { var iPrecision=parseInt(precision);
        var rs = Math.round(Math.abs(arg)).toString(8);
        if(rs.length<iPrecision) rs=pad(rs,' ',iPrecision - rs.length);
        if(flags.indexOf('#')>=0) rs='0'+rs;
        return processFlags(flags,width,rs,arg); 
      }
    converters['X'] = function(flags,width,precision,arg)
      { return (converters['x'](flags,width,precision,arg)).toUpperCase();
      }
    converters['x'] = function(flags,width,precision,arg)
      { var iPrecision=parseInt(precision);
        arg = Math.abs(arg);
        var rs = Math.round(arg).toString(16);
        if(rs.length<iPrecision) rs=pad(rs,' ',iPrecision - rs.length);
        if(flags.indexOf('#')>=0) rs='0x'+rs;
        return processFlags(flags,width,rs,arg); 
      }
    converters['s'] = function(flags,width,precision,arg)
      { var iPrecision=parseInt(precision);
        var rs = arg;
        if(rs.length > iPrecision) rs = rs.substring(0,iPrecision);
        return processFlags(flags,width,rs,0);
      }
    converters['a'] = function(flags,width,precision,arg)
      {
      	if (arg instanceof Array) return F.output.sentencise(arg, '<b>'); // need to figure out how to insert an indicator as to what tag should be used into the format str
      	return arg;
      }
    farr = fstring.split('%');
    retstr = farr[0];
    fpRE = /^([-+ #]*)(\d*)\.?(\d*)([acdieEfFgGosuxX])(.*)$/;
    for(var i=1; i<farr.length; i++)
      { fps=fpRE.exec(farr[i]);
        if(!fps) continue;
        if(arguments[i]!=null) retstr+=converters[fps[4]](fps[1],fps[2],fps[3],arguments[i]);
        retstr += fps[5];
      }
    return retstr;
  }