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


function preloadImages() {
  if (document.images) {
		topr = newImage("pics/top-right.jpg");
		topl = newImage("pics/top-left.jpg");
		news = newImage("pics/top-bg.gif");
		leftbg = newImage("pics/left-bg.jpg");
		lefttop = newImage("pics/left-top.gif");
		leftbutton = newImage("pics/left-button.jpg");
		leftbottom = newImage("pics/left-bottom.gif");
		righttbg = newImage("pics/right-bg.jpg");
		righttop = newImage("pics/right-top.gif");
		rightbutton = newImage("pics/right-button.jpg");
		rightbottom = newImage("pics/right-bottom.gif");
	}
}