var menuHoverBGImage = "images/3_hover.jpg";	  
var menuBGImage = "images/3.jpg";
var menuActiveBGImage = "images/3_active.jpg";
//var windowsSpinner = "images/spinner.gif";
var windowsSpinnerModal = "images/spinner_m.gif";
var windowsCloseIcon = "images/close_icon.gif"; 

// preload important images
preloadImages("images/panel_hover.jpg","images/screen.png","images/menu_bullet.gif", "images/3.jpg", "images/3_active.jpg", "images/3_hover.jpg", "images/8.jpg", 
			  "images/9.jpg", "images/10.jpg", "images/panel_open.gif", "images/panel_closed.gif", "images/spinner.gif", "images/spinner_m.gif","images/screen_gy.png");
createSpinner('images/spinner_m.gif');
showSpinner();		

/*
// preload important images
preloadImages("images/panel_hover.jpg","images/screen.png","images/menu_bullet.gif", "images/3.jpg", "images/3_active.jpg", "images/3_hover.jpg", "images/8.jpg", 
			  "images/9.jpg", "images/10.jpg", "images/panel_open.gif", "images/panel_closed.gif", "images/spinner_m.gif","images/screen_gy.png");
createSpinner('images/spinner_m.gif');
showSpinner();		
var menuHoverBGImage = "images/3_hover.jpg";	  
var menuBGImage = "images/3.jpg";
var menuActiveBGImage = "images/3_active.jpg";
*/