// init registered user nav images images
function initLeftNavImages() {

	if(document.images) {
		selectedItem   = "home";

	 	homeon	 	  	= new Image();
		homeoff 	  	= new Image();
		homeroll    	= new Image();
		homeon.src		= "../images/local/homeon.gif";
		homeoff.src 	= "../images/local/homeoff.gif";
		homeroll.src 	= "../images/local/homeroll.gif";

	 	abouton	 	  	= new Image();
		aboutoff 	  	= new Image();
		aboutroll    	= new Image();
		abouton.src		= "../images/local/abouton.gif";
		aboutoff.src 	= "../images/local/aboutoff.gif";
		aboutroll.src 	= "../images/local/aboutroll.gif";

	 	customizeon	 	  	= new Image();
		customizeoff 	  	= new Image();
		customizeroll    	= new Image();
		customizeon.src		= "../images/local/customizeon.gif";
		customizeoff.src 	= "../images/local/customizeoff.gif";
		customizeroll.src 	= "../images/local/customizeroll.gif";

		newson	 	  	= new Image();
		newsoff 	  	= new Image();
		newsroll    	= new Image();
/*		newson.src		= "../images/local/newson.gif";
		newsoff.src 	= "../images/local/newsoff.gif";
		newsroll.src 	= "../images/local/newsroll.gif"; */
		
	 	coolon	 	  	= new Image();
		cooloff 	  	= new Image();
		coolroll    	= new Image();
		coolon.src		= "../images/local/coolon.gif";
		cooloff.src 	= "../images/local/cooloff.gif";
		coolroll.src 	= "../images/local/coolroll.gif";

	 	eventson		= new Image();
		eventsoff 	  	= new Image();
		eventsroll    	= new Image();
		eventson.src	= "../images/local/eventson.gif";
		eventsoff.src 	= "../images/local/eventsoff.gif";
		eventsroll.src 	= "../images/local/eventsroll.gif";

	 	chaton			= new Image();
		chatoff 	  	= new Image();
		chatroll    	= new Image();
		chaton.src		= "../images/local/chaton.gif";
		chatoff.src 	= "../images/local/chatoff.gif";
		chatroll.src 	= "../images/local/chatroll.gif";

		//exclusively to accomodate direct calls in navbar.html

		//MM_preloadImages('../images/local/expon.gif','../images/local/consoleon.gif','../images/local/abouton.gif','../images/local/customizeon.gif','../images/local/coolon.gif','../images/local/eventson.gif','../images/local/chaton.gif','../images/local/bo-on.gif',''../images/local/h-on.gif','../images/local/v-on.gif','../images/local/u-on.gif','../images/local/p-on.gif','../images/local/l-on.gif','../images/local/homeon.gif');
	}	
}