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];
		}
	}
}

var preloadFlag = false;
function preloadImages() {
	if (document.images) {
		menu_02_over = newImage("images/menu/menu_02-over.gif");
		menu_03_over = newImage("images/menu/menu_03-over.gif");
		menu_04_over = newImage("images/menu/menu_04-over.gif");
		menu_05_over = newImage("images/menu/menu_05-over.gif");
		menu_06_over = newImage("images/menu/menu_06-over.gif");
		menu_07_over = newImage("images/menu/menu_07-over.gif");
		menu_08_over = newImage("images/menu/menu_08-over.gif");
		menu_09_over = newImage("images/menu/menu_09-over.gif");
		splash_photos2_1_a_jpg = newImage("pictures/splash/1_a.jpg");
		splash_photos2_1_b_jpg = newImage("pictures/splash/1_b.jpg");
		splash_photos2_1_c_jpg = newImage("pictures/splash/1_c.jpg");
		splash_photos2_1_d_jpg = newImage("pictures/splash/1_d.jpg");		
		splash_photos2_1_a_gif = newImage("pictures/splash/1_a.gif");
		splash_photos2_1_b_gif = newImage("pictures/splash/1_b.gif");
		splash_photos2_1_c_gif = newImage("pictures/splash/1_c.gif");
		splash_photos2_1_d_gif = newImage("pictures/splash/1_d.gif");		
		a_gif = newImage("pictures/splash/a.gif");
		b_gif = newImage("pictures/splash/b.gif");
		c_gif = newImage("pictures/splash/c.gif");
		d_gif = newImage("pictures/splash/d.gif");		
		preloadFlag = true;
	}
}