function newImage(arg) {
	if (document.images) {
		rslt = new Image();
		rslt.src = arg;
		return rslt;
	}
}

function changeImages() {
	if (document.images && (preloadFlag == true)) {
		for (var i=0; i<changeImages.arguments.length; i+=2) {
			document[changeImages.arguments[i]].src = changeImages.arguments[i+1];
		}
	}
}

var preloadFlag = false;
function preloadImages() {
	if (document.images) {
		global_menu_home_over = newImage("/global-menu-home-over.gif");
		global_menu_home_down = newImage("/global-menu-home-down.gif");
		global_menu_friends_over = newImage("/global-menu-friends-over.gif");
		global_menu_friends_down = newImage("/global-menu-friends-down.gif");
		global_menu_networks_over = newImage("/global-menu-networks-over.gif");
		global_menu_networks_down = newImage("/global-menu-networks-down.gif");
		global_menu_events_over = newImage("/global-menu-events-over.gif");
		global_menu_events_down = newImage("/global-menu-events-down.gif");
		global_menu_invitefriends_over = newImage("/global-menu-invitefriends-over.gif");
		global_menu_invitefriends_down = newImage("/global-menu-invitefriends-down.gif");
		global_menu_classifieds_over = newImage("/global-menu-classifieds-over.gif");
		global_menu_classifieds_down = newImage("/global-menu-classifieds-down.gif");
		preloadFlag = true;
	}
}

function openPopWin(url,name,width,height,scroll,resize,left,top,toolbar) {
	var popup = window.open(url, "", 'toolbar=' + toolbar + ',location=0,directories=0,status=0, menubar=0,scrollbars=' + scroll + ',resizable=' + resize + ',width=' + width + ',height=' + height + ',left=' + left + ',top=' + top);
	popup.focus();
	if( navigator.appName.substring(0,8) == "Netscape" ) {
		popup.location = popupURL;
	}
}

function openChat() {
   openPopWin('http://www.ryze.com/chat.php', 'Ryze Chat', 550, 420, 1, 1, 10, 10, 0);
}

function ascformescape(temp) {
  temp = temp.replace(/\'/g, '&#039;');
  temp = temp.replace(/</g, '&#60;');
  return temp;
}