function stat(theText)
 {
  top.status=theText;
  return true;
 };
var browserOK=(document.images)?true:false;
var pics=new Array();
function preloadPics()
{
 if(!browserOK)return true;
 var picsToPreload=new Array(
	"pics/menu1.gif",
	"pics/menu1_1.gif",
	"pics/menu2.gif",
	"pics/menu2_1.gif",
	"pics/menu3.gif",
	"pics/menu3_1.gif",
	"pics/menu4.gif",
	"pics/menu4_1.gif",
	"pics/menu5.gif",
	"pics/menu5_1.gif",
	"pics/menu6.gif",
	"pics/menu6_1.gif"
	);
 var quantity=picsToPreload.length,i;
 for(i=0;i<quantity;i++)
  {
   pics[i]=new Image();
   pics[i].src=picsToPreload[i];
  };
 return true;
}
preloadPics();

function changeImg()
 {
  var i,args,theNum;
  args=changeImg.arguments;
  if(browserOK)
   { 
    var picture=new Image();
    for(i=0;i<=(args.length-2);i+=2)
     {
      picture=args[i];
      picture.src=pics[args[i+1]].src;
     };
   };
  theNum=Math.floor(args.length/2);
  if((parseFloat(theNum)!=(args.length/2))&&(args.length>2))top.status=args[(args.length-1)]
  return true;
 };