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

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

var preloadFlag = false;

function showme(){
	alert("the js has been imported");
}	
function preloadImages() {
	if (document.images) {
//	alert("enter preloadImages");
		homeOn = newImage("images/buttons/home.gif");
		homeHover = newImage("images/buttons/homeHover.gif");
		homeOff = newImage("images/buttons/homeOff.gif");
		
		officersOn = newImage("images/buttons/officers.gif");
		officersHover = newImage("images/buttons/officersHover.gif");
		officersOff = newImage("images/buttons/officersOff.gif");

		communityOn = newImage("images/buttons/community.gif");
		communityHover = newImage("images/buttons/communityHover.gif");
		communityOff = newImage("images/buttons/communityOff.gif");

		calendarOn = newImage("images/buttons/calendar.gif");
		calendarHover = newImage("images/buttons/calendarHover.gif");
		calendarOff = newImage("images/buttons/calendarOff.gif");

		missionOn = newImage("images/buttons/mission.gif");
		missionHover = newImage("images/buttons/missionHover.gif");
		missionOff = newImage("images/buttons/missionOff.gif");

		newsletterOn = newImage("images/buttons/newsletter.gif");
		newsletterHover = newImage("images/buttons/newsletterHover.gif");
		newsletterOff = newImage("images/buttons/newsletterOff.gif");

		antlerOn = newImage("images/buttons/antler.gif");
//alert("antlerOn");
		antlerHover = newImage("images/buttons/antlerHover.gif");
//alert("antlerHover");
		antlerOff = newImage("images/buttons/antlerOff.gif");
//alert("antlerOff");

		persOn = newImage("images/buttons/pers.gif");
		persHover = newImage("images/buttons/persHover.gif");
		persOff = newImage("images/buttons/persOff.gif");


		preloadFlag = true;
		
//		alert("preloadImages() completed!");
	}
}