function buttonStateHandler(button, enabled) {
 if (button == "prev-arrow-small") 
   $('prev-arrow-small').src = enabled ? "images/left-enabled.gif" : "images/left-disabled.gif"
 else 
   $('next-arrow-small').src = enabled ? "images/right-enabled.gif" : "images/right-disabled.gif"
}

function animHandler(carouselID, status, direction) {
  var region = $(carouselID).childrenWithClassName("carousel-clip-region")[0]
  if (status == "before") {
    Effect.Fade(region, {to: 0.3, queue: { position:'end', scope: "carousel" }, duration: 0.2})
  }
  if (status == "after") {
    Effect.Fade(region, {to: 1, queue: { position:'end', scope: "carousel" }, duration: 0.2})
  }
}

var myimages=new Array()
function preloadimages(){
    for (i=0;i<preloadimages.arguments.length;i++){
        myimages[i]=new Image();
        myimages[i].src=preloadimages.arguments[i];
    }
}

preloadimages("/images/menu_home-over.gif","/images/menu_graphics-over.gif",
    "/images/menu_boards-over.gif","/images/menu_gear-over.gif","/images/menu_events-over.gif",
    "/images/menu_blog-over.gif","/images/menu_custom-over.gif","/images/menu_faq-over.gif","/images/menu_application-over.gif)",
    "/images/menu_cart-over.gif)","/images/menu_home-down.gif","/images/menu_graphics-down.gif","/images/menu_boards-down.gif",
    "/images/menu_gear-down.gif","/images/menu_events-down.gif","/images/menu_blog-down.gif","/images/menu_custom-down.gif",
    "/images/menu_faq-down.gif","/images/menu_application-down.gif","/images/menu_cart-down.gif");