var image_paths = new Array("/site/res/image/logo.gif",
                            "/site/res/image/home.jpg",
                            "/site/res/image/maenner_1.jpg",
                            "/site/res/image/maenner_2.jpg",
                            "/site/res/image/frauen_1.jpg",
                            "/site/res/image/frauen_2.jpg"
);

preloadImages(image_paths);

function preloadImages(image_path_array){
	 //alert(1);
   if (!document.images || image_path_array=="undefined" || image_path_array==""){
       return false;
   }
	 //alert(2);
   image_array = new Array();
   for(i=0;i<image_path_array.length;i++){
	     //alert(3);
       var path = image_path_array[i];
       var myimage = new Image(); 
       myimage.src= path; 
       
       image_array[i]=myimage;
	     //alert(4);
   }
	 //alert(5);
   return image_array;

}