if (document.images) {            // Active Images
            img1on = new Image();
            img1on.src = "/images/linkwelcome2.gif";
            img2on = new Image();
            img2on.src = "/images/linkauthors2.gif";
            img3on = new Image();
            img3on.src = "/images/linksubmissions2.gif";
            img4on = new Image();
            img4on.src = "/images/linknews2.gif";

            img1off = new Image();
            img1off.src = "/images/linkwelcome1.gif";
            img2off = new Image();
            img2off.src = "/images/linkauthors1.gif";
            img3off = new Image();
            img3off.src = "/images/linksubmissions1.gif";
            img4off = new Image();
            img4off.src = "/images/linknews1.gif";

        }

// Function to 'activate' images.
function imgOn(imgName) {
        if (document.images) {
            document[imgName].src = eval(imgName + "on.src");
        }
}

// Function to 'deactivate' images.
function imgOff(imgName) {
        if (document.images) {
            document[imgName].src = eval(imgName + "off.src");
        }
}