<!--

if (document.images) {

// preload inactive images

nav_home_gb = new Image();
nav_home_gb.src = "images/nav_home_gb.gif";

nav_artist_gb = new Image();
nav_artist_gb.src = "images/nav_artist_gb.gif";

nav_gallery_gb = new Image();
nav_gallery_gb.src = "images/nav_gallery_gb.gif";

nav_exhibits_gb = new Image();
nav_exhibits_gb.src = "images/nav_exhibits_gb.gif";

nav_events2 = new Image();
nav_events2.src = "images/nav_events2.gif";

nav_commissions = new Image();
nav_commissions.src = "images/nav_commissions.gif";

nav_cast_paper = new Image();
nav_cast_paper.src = "images/nav_cast_paper.gif";

nav_contact_gb = new Image();
nav_contact_gb.src = "images/nav_contact_gb.gif";

gal2 = new Image();
gal2.src = "images/gal2.gif";

gal2a = new Image();
gal2a.src = "images/gal2a.gif";

gal1 = new Image();
gal1.src = "images/gal1.gif";

gal1a = new Image();
gal1a.src = "images/gal1a.gif";


// preload active images

nav_home_gbon = new Image();
nav_home_gbon.src = "images/nav_home_gbon.gif";

nav_artist_gbon = new Image();
nav_artist_gbon.src = "images/nav_artist_gbon.gif";

nav_gallery_gbon = new Image();
nav_gallery_gbon.src = "images/nav_gallery_gbon.gif";

nav_exhibits_gbon = new Image();
nav_exhibits_gbon.src = "images/nav_exhibits_gbon.gif";

nav_events2on = new Image();
nav_events2on.src = "images/nav_events2on.gif";

nav_commissionson = new Image();
nav_commissionson.src = "images/nav_commissionson.gif";

nav_cast_paperon = new Image();
nav_cast_paperon.src = "images/nav_cast_paperon.gif";


nav_contact_gbon = new Image();
nav_contact_gbon.src = "images/nav_contact_gbon.gif";

gal2on = new Image();
gal2on.src = "images/gal2on.gif";

gal2aon = new Image();
gal2aon.src = "images/gal2aon.gif";

gal1on = new Image();
gal1on.src = "images/gal1on.gif";

gal1aon = new Image();
gal1aon.src = "images/gal1aon.gif";

}


function image_activate(imageName) {

if (document.images) {

imageOn = eval(imageName + "on.src");

document [imageName].src = imageOn;

}

}

function image_inactivate(imageName) {

if (document.images) {

imageOff = eval(imageName + ".src");

document [imageName].src = imageOff;

}

}

//-->