preloadImages();

// preload images to enable quick image
// swapping support
function preloadImages() { 

    if (arguments.length > 0) {
        for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
            var idx = document.imageList.length;
            document.imageList[idx] = new Image();
            document.imageList[idx] = preloadImages.arguments[i];        
        }    
    }
    else {
	    if (!document.imageList) { document.imageList = new Array(); }

	    var index = document.imageList.length;
	    for (var i = 0; i < preloadImages.arguments.length; i++) {					
		    document.imageList[index] = new Image; 
		    document.imageList[index].src = preloadImages.arguments[i];			
		    index++				
	    }
    }
	
}