var sTopCollapsdImgSrc="/Menu/images/icon_to_open.gif";
var sTopExpandedImgSrc="/Menu/images/icon_to_close.gif";
var sCollapsdImgSrc="/Menu/images/icon_to_open.gif";
var sExpandedImgSrc="/Menu/images/icon_to_close.gif";
var sChildImgSrc="/Menu/images/icon_3rd_level.gif";
//var sChildImgSrc="/LCMenu/images/disabledPage.gif";
//var sActiveChildImgSrc="/LCMenu/images/activePage.jpg";
var iMenuTableWidth="170";
var iMenuLeftCellWidth = "150";
var iMenuBulletCellwidth = "18";

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

var preloadMenuFlag = false;
function preloadMenuImages() {
	if (document.images) {
		var imgTopCollapsdImgSrc, imgTopExpandedImgSrc, imgCollapsdImgSrc, imgExpandedImgSrc;
		imgTopCollapsdImgSrc = newImage(sTopCollapsdImgSrc);
		imgTopExpandedImgSrc = newImage(sTopExpandedImgSrc);
		imgCollapsdImgSrc = newImage(sCollapsdImgSrc);
		imgExpandedImgSrc = newImage(sExpandedImgSrc);
		preloadMenuFlag = true;
	}
}