// jQuery » preload images :: http://www.mattfarina.com/2007/02/01/preloading_images_with_jquery

// Plug-in code for jQuery to do the image preloading:
jQuery.preloadImages = function() {
	for(var i = 0; i<arguments.length; i++) {
			jQuery("<img>").attr("src", arguments[i]);
  	}
}

// Preload dropdown menu images:
$.preloadImages("./img/dropdown_es/item1_1.gif", "./img/dropdown_es/item1_2.gif", "./img/dropdown_es/item1_3.gif", "./img/dropdown_es/item1_4.gif",
				"./img/dropdown_es/item2_1.gif", "./img/dropdown_es/item2_2.gif", "./img/dropdown_es/item2_3.gif", "./img/dropdown_es/item2_4.gif",
				"./img/dropdown_es/item3_1.gif", "./img/dropdown_es/item3_2.gif", "./img/dropdown_es/item3_3.gif", "./img/dropdown_es/item3_4.gif", "./img/dropdown_es/item3_5.gif", "./img/dropdown_es/item3_6.gif");