function doPreload()
{
  var the_images = new Array('images/icon_letter_01.gif','images/icon_house_01.gif');
  preloadImages(the_images);
}

function preloadImages(the_images)
{
  for(loop = 0; loop < the_images.length; loop++)
  {
    var an_image = new Image();
    an_image.src = the_images[loop];
  }
}

function liteMe(myImage) {
  document.images[myImage].src = "images/" + myImage + "_01.gif";
}
function darkMe(myImage) {
  document.images[myImage].src = "images/" + myImage + "_00.gif";
}


function openMyWindow(theURL)
{
  var newWindow = window.open(theURL,'spawn','scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=500,height=420');
  newWindow.focus();
}