function preload_menus()
{
    if (document.images)
    {    
        imgCommercialsOn = new Image(163,23); imgCommercialsOn.src="images/layout/commercialsOn.gif";
        imgCommercialsOff = new Image(163,23); imgCommercialsOff.src="images/layout/commercialsOff.gif";

        imgShortFilmOn = new Image(163,23); imgShortFilmOn.src="images/layout/shortFilmOn.gif";
        imgShortFilmOff = new Image(163,23); imgShortFilmOff.src="images/layout/shortFilmOff.gif";      
        
        imgAnimationOn = new Image(163,23); imgAnimationOn.src="images/layout/animationOn.gif";
        imgAnimationOff = new Image(163,23); imgAnimationOff.src="images/layout/animationOff.gif";              
        
        imgTechnicalOn = new Image(163,23); imgTechnicalOn.src="images/layout/technicalOn.gif";
        imgTechnicalOff = new Image(163,23); imgTechnicalOff.src="images/layout/technicalOff.gif";      
        
        imgBlogOn = new Image(163,23); imgBlogOn.src="images/layout/blogOn.gif";
        imgBlogOff = new Image(163,23); imgBlogOff.src="images/layout/blogOff.gif";      
        
        imgFreebiesOn = new Image(163,23); imgFreebiesOn.src="images/layout/freebiesOn.gif";
        imgFreebiesOff = new Image(163,23); imgFreebiesOff.src="images/layout/freebiesOff.gif";      

        imgAboutOn = new Image(163,23); imgAboutOn.src="images/layout/aboutOn.gif";
        imgAboutOff = new Image(163,23); imgAboutOff.src="images/layout/aboutOff.gif";      

        imgContactOn = new Image(163,23); imgContactOn.src="images/layout/contactOn.gif";
        imgContactOff = new Image(163,23); imgContactOff.src="images/layout/contactOff.gif";              
    }
}