var sTopChannelImgSrc="/Menu/en-US/images/file1_close.gif";//first level Channel
var sTopHighChannelImgSrc="/Menu/en-US/images/file1_open.gif";//third level -Highlighted Channel
var sTopPostingImgSrc="/Menu/en-US/images/file3_close.gif";//third level (Posting or Channel)
var sTopHighPostingImgSrc="/Menu/en-US/images/file3_close.gif";//third level (Posting or Channel)
var sChannelImgSrc="/Menu/en-US/images/file2_close.gif";//third level (Posting or Channel)
var sHighChannelImgSrc="/Menu/en-US/images/file2_open.gif";//third level (Posting or Channel)
var sPostingImgSrc="/Menu/en-US/images/file3_close.gif";//third level (Posting or Channel)
var sHighPostingImgSrc="/Menu/en-US/images/file3_close.gif";//third level (Posting or Channel)
var sChildImgSrc="/Menu/en-US/images/file3_close.gif";//third level (Posting or Channel)
var sHighChildImgSrc="/Menu/en-US/images/file3_close.gif";//third level-Highlighted (Posting or Channel)

var iMenuTableWidth="150";
var iMenuLeftCellWidth = "138";
var iMenuBulletCellwidth = "12";


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

var preloadMenuFlag = false;
function preloadMenuImages() {
	if (document.images) {
		var imgTopChannelImgSrc, imgTopHighChannelImgSrc;
		var imgChannelImgSrc, imgHighChannelImgSrc;
		var imgTopPostingImgSrc, imgTopHighPostingImgSrc;
		var imgPostingImgSrc, imgHighPostingImgSrc;
		var imgChildImgSrc, imgHighChildImgSrc;
		
		imgTopChannelImgSrc = newImage(sTopChannelImgSrc);
		imgTopHighChannelImgSrc = newImage(sTopHighChannelImgSrc);
		imgChannelImgSrc = newImage(sChannelImgSrc);
		imgHighChannelImgSrc = newImage(sHighChannelImgSrc);
		
		imgTopPostingImgSrc = newImage(sTopPostingImgSrc);
		imgTopHighPostingImgSrc = newImage(sTopHighPostingImgSrc);
		imgPostingImgSrc = newImage(sPostingImgSrc);
		imgHighPostingImgSrc = newImage(sHighPostingImgSrc);
		
		imgChildImgSrc = newImage(sChildImgSrc);
		imgHighChildImgSrc = newImage(sHighChildImgSrc);
		
		preloadMenuFlag = true;
	}
}