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

function changeImages() {
	if (document.images && (preloadFlag == true)) {
		for (var i=0; i<changeImages.arguments.length; i+=2) {
			document[changeImages.arguments[i]].src = changeImages.arguments[i+1];
		}
	}
}

var preloadFlag = false;
function preloadImages() {
	if (document.images) {
		bore_bPortfolio_over = newImage("/images/bore_bPortfolio-over.gif");
		bore_bWritings_over = newImage("/images/bore_bWritings-over.gif");
		bore_bAbout_over = newImage("/images/bore_bAbout-over.gif");
		bore_bFriends_over = newImage("/images/bore_bFriends-over.gif");
		bore_bPortfolio_sm_over = newImage("/images/bore_bPortfolio-sm-over.gif");
		bore_bWritings_sm_over = newImage("/images/bore_bWritings-sm-over.gif");
		bore_bAbout_sm_over = newImage("/images/bore_bAbout-sm-over.gif");
		bore_bFriends_sm_over = newImage("/images/bore_bFriends-sm-over.gif");
		bore_bHome_sm_over = newImage("/images/bore_bHome-sm-over.gif");
		preloadFlag = true;
	}
}	

function goPage (newURL) {
// This function is called from the pop-up menus to transfer to
// a different page. Ignore the value returned is a null string

        if (newURL != "") {
        
// skip the menu dividers and reset the menu selection to default
                if (newURL == "-" ) {
                        resetMenu();                    
                } else {  
// send page to designated URL                  
                        document.location.href = newURL;
                }
        }
}

function resetMenu() {
// resets the menu selection upon entry to this page
   document.gomenu.selector.selectedIndex = 2;
}
   
function MM_openBrWindow(theURL,winName,features) { 
  window.open(theURL,winName,features);
}