var preloadFlag = false;
function preloadImages() {
    if (document.images) {
        // Left bottom menu images
        lmenu_favorites_on = newImage("/pict/lmenu_favorites_eng_on.gif");
        lmenu_favorites_off = newImage("/pict/lmenu_favorites_eng_off.gif");

        lmenu_downloads_on = newImage("/pict/lmenu_downloads_eng_on.gif");
        lmenu_downloads_off = newImage("/pict/lmenu_downloads_eng_off.gif");

        lmenu_feedback_on = newImage("/pict/lmenu_feedback_eng_on.gif");
        lmenu_feedback_off = newImage("/pict/lmenu_feedback_eng_off.gif");

        lmenu_registration_on = newImage("/pict/lmenu_registration_eng_on.gif");
        lmenu_registration_off = newImage("/pict/lmenu_registration_eng_off.gif");

        lmenu_forum_on = newImage("/pict/lmenu_forum_eng_on.gif");
        lmenu_forum_off = newImage("/pict/lmenu_forum_eng_off.gif");

        /* Main horizontal menu */
        /* "Home page" */
        menu_home_on = newImage("/pict/menu_home_eng_on.gif");
        menu_home_off = newImage("/pict/menu_home_eng_off.gif");

            /* "Home page" submenus */
            menu_home_russian_on = newImage("/pict/menu_home_russian_on.gif");
            menu_home_russian_off = newImage("/pict/menu_home_russian_off.gif");

            menu_home_english_on = newImage("/pict/menu_home_english_on.gif");
            menu_home_english_off = newImage("/pict/menu_home_english_off.gif");

        /* "News archive" - hopefully no submenus */
        menu_news_on = newImage("/pict/menu_news_eng_on.gif");
        menu_news_off = newImage("/pict/menu_news_eng_off.gif");

        /* "Our products" */
        menu_products_on = newImage("/pict/menu_products_eng_on.gif");
        menu_products_off = newImage("/pict/menu_products_eng_off.gif");

            /* "Our products" submenus */
            menu_products_downloads_on = newImage("/pict/menu_products_downloads_eng_on.gif");
            menu_products_downloads_off = newImage("/pict/menu_products_downloads_eng_off.gif");

            menu_products_announcements_on = newImage("/pict/menu_products_announcements_eng_on.gif");
            menu_products_announcements_off = newImage("/pict/menu_products_announcements_eng_off.gif");

            menu_products_modules_on = newImage("/pict/menu_products_modules_eng_on.gif");
            menu_products_modules_off = newImage("/pict/menu_products_modules_eng_off.gif");

        /* "Dialog with the user"  - alpha-png's! */
        menu_dialog_on = newImage("/pict/menu_dialog_eng_on.gif");
        menu_dialog_off = newImage("/pict/menu_dialog_eng_off.png");

            /* "Dialog with the user"  submenus */
            menu_dialog_licence_on = newImage("/pict/menu_dialog_licence_eng_on.gif");
            menu_dialog_licence_off = newImage("/pict/menu_dialog_licence_eng_off.gif");

            menu_dialog_reg_on = newImage("/pict/menu_dialog_reg_eng_on.gif");
            menu_dialog_reg_off = newImage("/pict/menu_dialog_reg_eng_off.gif");

            menu_dialog_forum_on = newImage("/pict/menu_dialog_forum_eng_on.gif");
            menu_dialog_forum_off = newImage("/pict/menu_dialog_forum_eng_off.gif");

            menu_dialog_feedback_on = newImage("/pict/menu_dialog_feedback_eng_on.gif");
            menu_dialog_feedback_off = newImage("/pict/menu_dialog_feedback_eng_off.gif");

        /* "About"  - alpha-png's! */
        menu_about_on = newImage("/pict/menu_about_eng_on.gif");
        menu_about_off = newImage("/pict/menu_about_eng_off.png");

            /* "About"  - submenus */
            menu_about_auth_on = newImage("/pict/menu_about_auth_eng_on.gif");
            menu_about_auth_off = newImage("/pict/menu_about_auth_eng_off.gif");

            menu_about_site_on = newImage("/pict/menu_about_site_eng_on.gif");
            menu_about_site_off = newImage("/pict/menu_about_site_eng_off.gif");

        /* Menu opaque background preload */
        menu_background_img = newImage("/pict/menu_alpha_tile.png");

        preloadFlag = true;
    }
}
preloadImages();