var preloadFlag = false;

function preloadImages() {
	if (document.images) {

		welcomeOff = newImage("images/titles/splash.jpg");
		welcomeOn = newImage("images/titles/splash.jpg");

		homeOff = newImage("images/sidebar/homeButton-off.gif");
		aboutOff = newImage("images/sidebar/aboutButton-off.gif");
		tourOff = newImage("images/sidebar/tourButton-off.gif");
		musicOff = newImage("images/sidebar/musicButton-off.gif");
		reviewsOff = newImage("images/sidebar/reviewsButton-off.gif");
		bookingOff = newImage("images/sidebar/bookingButton-off.gif");
		linksOff = newImage("images/sidebar/linksButton-off.gif");
		guestbookOff = newImage("images/sidebar/guestbookButton-off.gif");
		contactOff = newImage("images/sidebar/contactButton-off.gif");

		homeOn = newImage("images/sidebar/homeButton-on.gif");
		aboutOn = newImage("images/sidebar/aboutButton-on.gif");
		tourOn = newImage("images/sidebar/tourButton-on.gif");
		musicOn = newImage("images/sidebar/musicButton-on.gif");
		reviewsOn = newImage("images/sidebar/reviewsButton-on.gif");
		bookingOn = newImage("images/sidebar/bookingButton-on.gif");
		linksOn = newImage("images/sidebar/linksButton-on.gif");
		guestbookOn = newImage("images/sidebar/guestbookButton-on.gif");
		contactOn = newImage("images/sidebar/contactButton-on.gif");	
		
		bioOff = newImage("images/titles/bioSubtitle-off.gif");
		photosOff = newImage("images/titles/photosSubtitle-off.gif");	
		journalOff = newImage("images/titles/journalSubtitle-off.gif");			
		calendarOff = newImage("images/titles/calendarSubtitle-off.gif");		
		venuesOff = newImage("images/titles/venuesSubtitle-off.gif");		
		discographyOff = newImage("images/titles/discographySubtitle-off.gif");	
		radioOff = newImage("images/titles/radioSubtitle-off.gif");	
		industryOff = newImage("images/titles/industrySubtitle-off.gif");	
		listenersOff = newImage("images/titles/listenersSubtitle-off.gif");	
						
		bioOn = newImage("images/titles/bioSubtitle-on.gif");
		photosOn = newImage("images/titles/photosSubtitle-on.gif");	
		journalOn = newImage("images/titles/journalSubtitle-on.gif");			
		calendarOn = newImage("images/titles/calendarSubtitle-on.gif");		
		venuesOn = newImage("images/titles/venuesSubtitle-on.gif");				
		discographyOn = newImage("images/titles/discographySubtitle-on.gif");	
		radioOn = newImage("images/titles/radioSubtitle-on.gif");	
		industryOn = newImage("images/titles/industrySubtitle-on.gif");	
		listenersOn = newImage("images/titles/listenersSubtitle-on.gif");	
		
		preloadFlag = true;
	}
}

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

function swapImages (anImage, theNewImage) {
	if (document.images && preloadFlag == true) {
		
		document.images[anImage].src = eval(theNewImage).src;
	}
}