var preloadFlag = false;
	function preloadImages() {
		if (document.images) 		
			menu_home = newImage("images/buttons/home.jpg");
			about = newImage("images/buttons/about.jpg");
			about_over = newImage("images/buttons/about.jpg");
			contact = newImage("images/buttons/contact.jpg");
			contact_over = newImage("images/buttons/contact.jpg");
			news = newImage("images/buttons/news.jpg");
			news_over = newImage("images/buttons/news_over.jpg");
			twodani = newIamge("images/buttons/twodani.jpg");
			twodani_over = newIamge("images/buttons/twodani_over.jpg");
			threedani = newIamge("images/buttons/threedani.jpg");
			threedani_over = newIamge("images/buttons/threedani_over.jpg");
			twodart = newIamge("images/buttons/twodart.jpg");
			twodart_over = newIamge("images/buttons/twodart_over.jpg");
			threedart = newIamge("images/buttons/threedart.jpg");
			threedart_over = newIamge("images/buttons/threedart_over.jpg");
			ravenandcrow = newIamge("images/buttons/ravenandcrow.jpg");
			ravenandcrow_over = newIamge("images/buttons/ravenandcrow_over.jpg");
			rec = newIamge("images/buttons/rec.jpg");
			rec_over = newIamge("images/buttons/rec_over.jpg");
			recentwork = newIamge("images/buttons/recentwork.jpg");
			recentwork_over = newIamge("images/buttons/recentwork_over.jpg");
			links = newIamge("images/buttons/links.jpg");
			links_over = newIamge("images/buttons/links_over.jpg");

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