// the following set of functions 'toggles' the menu images

var australia_img_off = new Image();
var australia_img_on = new Image();
var contactUs_img_off = new Image();
var contactUs_img_on = new Image();
var email_img_off = new Image();
var email_img_on = new Image();
var flagPins_img_off = new Image();
var flagPins_img_on = new Image();
var home_img_off = new Image();
var home_img_on = new Image();
var lebanon_img_off = new Image();
var lebanon_img_on = new Image();
var others_img_off = new Image();
var others_img_on = new Image();
var palestine_img_off = new Image();
var palestine_img_on = new Image();
var iraq_img_off = new Image();
var iraq_img_on = new Image();
var cuba_img_off = new Image();
var cuba_img_on = new Image();
var watches_img_off = new Image();
var watches_img_on = new Image();
var books_img_off = new Image();
var books_img_on = new Image();
var ireland_img_off = new Image();
var ireland_img_on = new Image();
var faq_img_off = new Image();
var faq_img_on = new Image();
var gallery_img_off = new Image();
var gallery_img_on = new Image();
var quotes_img_off = new Image();
var quotes_img_on = new Image();
var link_img_off = new Image();
var link_img_on = new Image();
var flag_img_off = new Image();
var flag_img_on = new Image();
var specials_img_off = new Image();
var specials_img_on = new Image();

function loadImages() {
	australia_img_off.src = "buttons/australiaOff.gif";
	australia_img_on.src = "buttons/australiaOn.gif";
	contactUs_img_off.src = "buttons/contactUsOff.gif";
	contactUs_img_on.src = "buttons/contactUsOn.gif";
	email_img_off.src = "buttons/emailOff.gif";
	email_img_on.src = "buttons/emailOn.gif";
	flagPins_img_off.src = "buttons/flagPinsOff.gif";
	flagPins_img_on.src = "buttons/flagPinsOn.gif";
	home_img_off.src = "buttons/homeOff.gif";
	home_img_on.src = "buttons/homeOn.gif";
	lebanon_img_off.src = "buttons/lebanonOff.gif";
	lebanon_img_on.src = "buttons/lebanonOn.gif";
	others_img_off.src = "buttons/othersOff.gif";
	others_img_on.src = "buttons/othersOn.gif";
	palestine_img_off.src = "buttons/palestineOff.gif";
	palestine_img_on.src = "buttons/palestineOn.gif";
	iraq_img_off.src = "buttons/iraqOff.gif";
	iraq_img_on.src = "buttons/iraqOn.gif";
	cuba_img_off.src = "buttons/cubaOff.gif";
	cuba_img_on.src = "buttons/cubaOn.gif";
	watches_img_off.src = "buttons/watchesOff.gif";
	watches_img_on.src = "buttons/watchesOn.gif";
	books_img_off.src = "buttons/booksOff.gif";
	books_img_on.src = "buttons/booksOn.gif";
	ireland_img_off.src = "buttons/irelandOff.gif";
	ireland_img_on.src = "buttons/irelandOn.gif";
	faq_img_off.src = "buttons/faqOff.gif";
	faq_img_on.src = "buttons/faqOn.gif";
	gallery_img_off.src = "buttons/galleryOff.gif";
	gallery_img_on.src = "buttons/galleryOn.gif";
	quotes_img_off.src = "buttons/quoteOff.gif";
	quotes_img_on.src = "buttons/quoteOn.gif";
	link_img_off.src = "buttons/linkOff.gif";
	link_img_on.src = "buttons/linkOn.gif";
	flag_img_off.src = "buttons/flagsOff.gif";
	flag_img_on.src = "buttons/flagsOn.gif";
	specials_img_off.src = "buttons/specialsOff.gif";
	specials_img_on.src = "buttons/specialsOn.gif";
}

function activate ( img_name ) {
	if ( eval ( img_name + "_on.complete" ) )
		document.images[img_name].src = eval ( img_name + "_on.src" );
}

function deactivate ( img_name ) {
	if ( eval ( img_name + "_off.complete" ) )
		document.images[img_name].src = eval ( img_name + "_off.src" );
}