var homeoff = new Image();
  homeoff.src = "images/home-off.gif";
  var homeon = new Image();
  homeon.src = "images/home-on.gif";

  var lodgeoff = new Image();
  lodgeoff.src = "images/lodge-off.gif";
  var lodgeon = new Image();
  lodgeon.src = "images/lodge-on.gif";

  var roomsoff = new Image();
  roomsoff.src = "images/rooms-off.gif";
  var roomson = new Image();
  roomson.src = "images/rooms-on.gif";

  var reservationsoff = new Image();
  reservationsoff.src = "images/reservations-off.gif";
  var reservationson = new Image();
  reservationson.src = "images/reservations-on.gif";

  var localoff = new Image();
  localoff.src = "images/local-off.gif";
  var localon = new Image();
  localon.src = "images/local-on.gif";

  var eventsoff = new Image();
  eventsoff.src = "images/events-off.gif";
  var eventson = new Image();
  eventson.src = "images/events-on.gif";

  var mapsoff = new Image();
  mapsoff.src = "images/maps-off.gif";
  var mapson = new Image();
  mapson.src = "images/maps-on.gif";

  var contactoff = new Image();
  contactoff.src = "images/contact-off.gif";
  var contacton = new Image();
  contacton.src = "images/contact-on.gif";

  var hlinksoff = new Image();
  hlinksoff.src = "images/links-off.gif";
  var hlinkson = new Image();
  hlinkson.src = "images/links-on.gif";


var isMenuAct = false; // the menu is not active yet

function actMenuItem(imgName) {
  isMenuAct = true; // the menu is now active
  act(imgName);
  inact(defImg);
}

function inactMenuItem(imgName) {
  isMenuAct = false; // the menu is no longer active
  if (document.images) {
    inact(imgName);
    timerID = setTimeout('if (!isMenuAct) act("' +  defImg + '")', 100);
  }
}

function act(imgName) {
  if (document.images) 
    document[imgName].src = eval(imgName + "on.src");
}

function inact(imgName) {
  if (document.images)
    document[imgName].src = eval(imgName + "off.src");
}