function newArticleBox(def_path)
{
    //  Ask user for a identifier. It will later be used to construct a path on
    //  the form [current section]/articles/YYYY/MM/DD/[identifier]/index.xml.
    //  If identifier is empty we'll pick a sequence number that hasn't been used.
    var ident = prompt("Please enter directory name (relative to this page) for the new page. " +
		       "The '*' character may be left in the last segment for a 4-digit " +
		       "sequence number to be chosen automatically.", def_path);
    if (ident != null) {
	var form = document.getElementById("new_event_form");
	var elem = document.getElementById("new_event_id");
	if (form && elem) {
	    elem.value = ident;
	    form.submit();
	}
    }
}