function newImage(arg) {
	if (document.images) {
		rslt = new Image();
		rslt.src = arg;
		return rslt;
	}
}

function changeImages() {
	if (document.images && (preloadFlag == true)) {
		for (var i=0; i<changeImages.arguments.length; i+=2) {
			document[changeImages.arguments[i]].src = changeImages.arguments[i+1];
		}
	}
}

function preloadImages() {
	if (document.images) {
 	 var ar = new Array();
 	 var arguments = preloadImages.arguments;
 	 for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
 	   ar[i] = new Image();
 	   ar[i].src = arguments[i];
		 }
		preloadFlag = true;
	}
}

var preloadFlag = false;
preloadImages("../style/images/menu/backoff.gif","../style/images/menu/backon.gif","../style/images/menu/menu1hover.gif","../style/images/menu/menu2hover.gif","../style/images/menu/menu3hover.gif","../style/images/menu/menu4hover.gif","../style/images/menu/menu5hover.gif","../style/images/menu/menu6hover.gif","../style/images/menu/menu7hover.gif","../style/images/menu/menu8hover.gif","../style/images/menu/menu9hover.gif","../style/images/menu/menu10hover.gif");