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

function changeImages() {
	if (document.images && (preloadFlag == true)) {
		for (var i=0; i<changeImages.arguments.length; i+=2) {
			document[changeImages.arguments[i]].src = changeImages.arguments[i+1];
		}
	}
}

var preloadFlag = false;
function preloadImages() {
	if (document.images) {
		euroMapCzech = newImage("../img/euroMapCzech.gif");
		euroMapFrance = newImage("../img/euroMapFrance.gif");
		euroMapGermanyRomania = newImage("../img/euroMapGermanyRomania.gif");
		euroMapItaly = newImage("../img/euroMapItaly.gif");
		euroMapNetherlands = newImage("../img/euroMapNetherlands.gif");
		euroMapNorway = newImage("../img/euroMapNorway.gif");
		euroMapPortugal = newImage("../img/euroMapPortugal.gif");
		euroMapRussia = newImage("../img/euroMapRussia.gif");
		euroMapSpain = newImage("../img/euroMapSpain.gif");
		euroMapSwitzerland = newImage("../img/euroMapSwitzerland.gif");
		euroMapTurkeyEgypt = newImage("../img/euroMapTurkeyEgypt.gif");
		euroMapUk = newImage("../img/euroMapUk.gif");
		preloadFlag = true;
	}
}