//=======================================================================
// Preload Images and RollOver
//=======================================================================

var preloadFlag = false;


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) {

		// Images used for the roll over on the left menu
		topbtn_01 = newImage("/en/images/menu/topMenu_btn_over-01.gif");
		topbtn_02 = newImage("/en/images/menu/topMenu_btn_over-02.gif");
		topbtn_03 = newImage("/en/images/menu/topMenu_btn_over-03.gif");
		topbtn_04 = newImage("/en/images/menu/topMenu_btn_over-04.gif");
		topbtn_05 = newImage("/en/images/menu/topMenu_btn_over-05.gif");
		
		bottombtn_01 = newImage("/en/images/menu/bottomMenu_btn_over-01.gif");
		bottombtn_02 = newImage("/en/images/menu/bottomMenu_btn_over-02.gif");
		bottombtn_03 = newImage("/en/images/menu/bottomMenu_btn_over-03.gif");
		bottombtn_04 = newImage("/en/images/menu/bottomMenu_btn_over-04.gif");
		bottombtn_05 = newImage("/en/images/menu/bottomMenu_btn_over-05.gif");
		
		promotion_01 = newImage("/fr/images/promo-btn-over.gif");
		
		preloadFlag = true
	}
}