if (document.images) {

  // new button
  featured_itemsOn = new Image();
  featured_itemsOn.src = "/images/nav/featured_items-ro.png"

  featured_itemsOff = new Image();
  featured_itemsOff.src = "/images/nav/featured_items.png"

  // new button
  servicesOn = new Image();
  servicesOn.src = "/images/nav/services-ro.png"

  servicesOff = new Image();
  servicesOff.src = "/images/nav/services.png"

  // new button
  aboutOn = new Image();
  aboutOn.src = "/images/nav/about-ro.png"

  aboutOff = new Image();
  aboutOff.src = "/images/nav/about.png"

  // new button
  contactOn = new Image();
  contactOn.src = "/images/nav/contact-ro.png"

  contactOff = new Image();
  contactOff.src = "/images/nav/contact.png"

}

function changeImages() {
  // link syntax:
  // <a href="/xxx.php" onMouseOver="changeImages('xxx', 'xxxOn')" onMouseOut="changeImages('xxx', 'xxxOff')"><img src="/images/nav/xxx.png" alt="xxx" name="xxx" id="xxx" width="164" height="36" /></a>
  if (document.images) {
    for (var i=0; i<changeImages.arguments.length; i+=2) {
      document.images[changeImages.arguments[i]].src = window[changeImages.arguments[i+1]].src;
    }
  }
}

function openNewWindow(theURL,winName,features) {
  window.open(theURL,winName,features);
}