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) {
//home buttons
		homeButtons_profileButton_over = newImage("images/homeButtons_profileButton_o.jpg");
		homeButtons_productsButton_over = newImage("images/homeButtons_productsButton_.jpg");
		homeButtons_contactUsButton_over = newImage("images/homeButtons_contactUsBut-16.jpg");
		homeButtons_clearOutletButton_over = newImage("images/homeButtons_clearOutletB-19.jpg");

// top buttons		
		top_homeButton_over = newImage("images/top_homeButton_over.gif");
		top_profileButton_over = newImage("images/top_profileButton_over.gif");
		top_productsButton_over = newImage("images/top_productsButton_over.gif");
		top_contactUsButton_over = newImage("images/top_contactUsButton_over.gif");
		top_clearOutletButton_over = newImage("images/top_clearOutletButton_over.gif");
		top_viewCart_over = newImage("images/top_viewCart_over.gif");
		
// end
		preloadFlag = true;
	}
}