imageType="gif"

		function hilight(index, state) {
			var obj=document.getElementById("butt"+index);
			obj.src="./images/button_"+index+(state==1?"_over":"")+"."+imageType;
		}

		function newImage(arg) { 
			if (document.images) {
				rslt = new Image();
				rslt.src = arg;
				return rslt;
			}
		}
		
		function preloadButtons(c) {
			for (i=1; i<(c+1); i++) {
				imgz=newImage("./images/button_"+i+"_over."+imageType);
			}
		}

		blinkMe=new Array("#33ccff", "#444444", "#33ccff", "#444444", "#33ccff", "#444444");
		function blinkText(f, i) {
			obj=document.getElementById(f);
			obj.style.color=blinkMe[i++];
			if (i<blinkMe.length) setTimeout("blinkText('"+f+"', "+i+")", 500);
		}