var path = "images/menu_";
		
// preload
var top0off = new Image(); top0off.src = path + "top_0_off.gif";
var top1off = new Image(); top1off.src = path + "top_1_off.gif";
var top2off = new Image(); top2off.src = path + "top_2_off.gif";
var top3off = new Image(); top3off.src = path + "top_3_off.gif";
var top0on = new Image(); top0on.src = path + "top_0_on.gif";
var top1on = new Image(); top1on.src = path + "top_1_on.gif";
var top2on = new Image(); top2on.src = path + "top_2_on.gif";
var top3on = new Image(); top3on.src = path + "top_3_on.gif";
var transoff = new Image(); transoff.src = path + "translators_off.gif";
var transon = new Image(); transon.src = path + "translators_on.gif";

// swap image function
function menuSwap(name,num,state)
	{
	which = name + "_" + num;
	document[which].src = eval(name + num + state + ".src");
	}
	
// popup function
function popup(theWin, theURL, scroll, x, y, xi, yi)
	{
	window.open(theURL, theWin, "toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=" + scroll + ",resizable=no,width=" + x + ",height=" + y + ",left=" + xi + ",top=" + yi);
	}