if (document.images) {

	// UP images
	mainup = new Image();
	mainup.src = "menu/up_main.jpg";
  
	aboutup = new Image();
	aboutup.src = "menu/up_about.jpg";

	catsup = new Image();
	catsup.src = "menu/up_cats.jpg";
  
	rulesup = new Image();
	rulesup.src = "menu/up_rules.jpg";  
  
	codesup = new Image();
	codesup.src = "menu/up_codes.jpg";  
  
	joinup = new Image();
	joinup.src = "menu/up_join.jpg";  
  
	editup = new Image();
	editup.src = "menu/up_edit.jpg";  
  
	listedup = new Image();
	listedup.src = "menu/up_listed.jpg";  

	extraup = new Image();
	extraup.src = "menu/up_extra.jpg";
	
	// listed submenu
	
	xsortbyup = new Image();
	xsortbyup.src = "menu/up_xsortby.jpg";
	
	xallup = new Image();
	xallup.src = "menu/up_xall.jpg";
	
	xallidup = new Image();
	xallidup.src = "menu/up_xallid.jpg";
	
	xalphaup = new Image();
	xalphaup.src = "menu/up_xalpha.jpg";  

	xcatsup = new Image();
	xcatsup.src = "menu/up_xcats.jpg";
	
	xrecentup = new Image();
	xrecentup.src = "menu/up_xrecent.jpg";
	
	xsearchup = new Image();
	xsearchup.src = "menu/up_xsearch.jpg";
	
  // DOWN images
  
	maindn = new Image();
	maindn.src = "menu/dn_main.jpg";
  
	aboutdn = new Image();
	aboutdn.src = "menu/dn_about.jpg";

	catsdn = new Image();
	catsdn.src = "menu/dn_cats.jpg";
  
	rulesdn = new Image();
	rulesdn.src = "menu/dn_rules.jpg";  
  
	codesdn = new Image();
	codesdn.src = "menu/dn_codes.jpg";  
  
	joindn = new Image();
	joindn.src = "menu/dn_join.jpg";  
  
	editdn = new Image();
	editdn.src = "menu/dn_edit.jpg";  
  
	listeddn = new Image();
	listeddn.src = "menu/dn_listed.jpg";  

	extradn = new Image();
	extradn.src = "menu/dn_extra.jpg";
	
	// listed submenus
	
	xsortbydn = new Image();
	xsortbydn.src = "menu/dn_xsortby.jpg";
	
	xalldn = new Image();
	xalldn.src = "menu/dn_xall.jpg";
	
	xalliddn = new Image();
	xalliddn.src = "menu/dn_xallid.jpg";
	
	xalphadn = new Image();
	xalphadn.src = "menu/dn_xalpha.jpg";  

	xcatsdn = new Image();
	xcatsdn.src = "menu/dn_xcats.jpg";
	
	xrecentdn = new Image();
	xrecentdn.src = "menu/dn_xrecent.jpg";
	
	xsearchdn = new Image();
	xsearchdn.src = "menu/dn_xsearch.jpg";
	

}