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) {
		home_over = newImage("images/home-over.gif");
		shows_over = newImage("images/shows-over.gif");
		policies_over = newImage("images/policies-over.gif");
		antiques_over = newImage("images/antiques-over.gif");
		contact_over = newImage("images/contact-over.gif");
		emailme_over = newImage("images/emailme-over.gif");
		preloadFlag = true;
	}
}

preloadImages();

function openWin(url,theWidth,theHeight) {
	eval("window.open(url,\"_blank\",'top=20px,left=20px,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,status=0,menubar=0,scrollbars=1,resizable=1,width=" + theWidth + ",height=" + theHeight + "')");
}


var timer;


function showMenu(){
	clearTimeout(timer);
	changeImages('antiques','images/antiques-over.gif');
	document.getElementById('item_menu').style.visibility='visible';
}

function hideMenu(){
	timer = setTimeout("killMenu()",200);
}

function killMenu(){
	changeImages('antiques','images/antiques.gif');
	document.getElementById('item_menu').style.visibility='hidden';

}




function newChar() {
	var _RC=document.fn.description.value
	if(_RC.length>249) {
		alert("Maximum length exceeded.");
	}
}