<!--

if (document.images) {

// preload inactive images

nav_home = new Image();
nav_home.src = "images/nav_home.gif";

nav_artists = new Image();
nav_artists.src = "images/nav_artists.gif";

nav_classes = new Image();
nav_classes.src = "images/nav_classes.gif";

nav_events = new Image();
nav_events.src = "images/nav_events.gif";

nav_beads = new Image();
nav_beads.src = "images/nav_beads.gif";

nav_news = new Image();
nav_news.src = "images/nav_news.gif";

nav_contact = new Image();
nav_contact.src = "images/nav_contact.gif";


// preload active images

nav_homeon = new Image();
nav_homeon.src = "images/nav_homeon.gif";

nav_artistson = new Image();
nav_artistson.src = "images/nav_artistson.gif";

nav_classeson = new Image();
nav_classeson.src = "images/nav_classeson.gif";

nav_eventson = new Image();
nav_eventson.src = "images/nav_eventson.gif";

nav_beadson = new Image();
nav_beadson.src = "images/nav_beadson.gif";

nav_newson = new Image();
nav_newson.src = "images/nav_newson.gif";

nav_contacton = new Image();
nav_contacton.src = "images/nav_contacton.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;

}

}

//-->