
function mtdSetStatus(strText){
	window.status=strText;
	return true;
}

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) {
	
		// nav
		nav_home_over = newImage("/images/nav_home-over.gif");
		nav_news_over = newImage("/images/nav_news-over.gif");
		nav_archive_over = newImage("/images/nav_archive-over.gif");
		nav_forum_over = newImage("/images/nav_forum-over.gif");
		nav_products_over = newImage("/images/nav_products-over.gif");
		nav_directory_over = newImage("/images/nav_directory-over.gif");
		nav_events_over = newImage("/images/nav_events-over.gif");
		nav_jobs_over = newImage("/images/nav_jobs-over.gif");
		nav_contact_over = newImage("/images/nav_contact-over.gif");
		nav_advertising_over = newImage("/images/nav_advertising-over.gif");
		nav_software_over = newImage("/images/nav_software-over.gif");
		nav_subscribe_over = newImage("/images/nav_subscribe-over.gif");
		
		preloadFlag = true;
	}
}

function mtdRequestSubscriptionInfo(pubName) {
	var str = String(pubName)
	var re = new RegExp(' ','gi')
	var newStr = str.replace(re,"%20")
	document.location.href = "/subscribe/email.asp?pub=" + newStr;
}

function mtdContactEmail(name,email) {
	var str = String(name)
	var re = new RegExp(' ','gi')
	var newStr = str.replace(re,"%20")
	document.location.href = "/contact/email.asp?name=" + newStr + "&email=" + email;
}
