var a_images = new Array();

function preload_images ()
//	preload_images ( "/alias/first.gif", "/alias/second.gif", "/alias/third.gif" );
{
	for ( i = 0; i < preload_images.arguments.length; i++ )
	{
		a_images[i] = new Image();
		a_images[i].src = preload_images.arguments[i];
	}
}

function show_image ( s_src, tgt_id )
{
	if ( tgt_img = document.getElementById ( tgt_id ) )
	{
		tgt_img.src = s_src;
	}
	else
		alert ( 'Error: ' + tgt_id + ' not found' );
}