var preloaded = [];
		
		// here is a lame preloading script i am putting in just for demonstration
		for (var i = 1; i <= 10; i++) {
			preloaded[i] = [loadImage(i + ".gif"), loadImage(i + "-over.gif")];
		}

		function init() {
			if (mtDropDown.isSupported()) {
				mtDropDown.initialize();
				
				menu1.onactivate = function() { swapImage("button1", preloaded[1][1].src) };
				menu1.ondeactivate = function() { swapImage("button1", preloaded[1][0].src) };

				menu2.onactivate = function() { swapImage("button2", preloaded[2][1].src) };
				menu2.ondeactivate = function() { swapImage("button2", preloaded[2][0].src) };

				menu3.onactivate = function() { swapImage("button3", preloaded[3][1].src) };
				menu3.ondeactivate = function() { swapImage("button3", preloaded[3][0].src) };

				menu4.onactivate = function() { swapImage("button4", preloaded[4][1].src) };
				menu4.ondeactivate = function() { swapImage("button4", preloaded[4][0].src) };

				menu5.onactivate = function() { swapImage("button5", preloaded[5][1].src) };
				menu5.ondeactivate = function() { swapImage("button5", preloaded[5][0].src) };
				
				menu6.onactivate = function() { swapImage("button6", preloaded[6][1].src) };
				menu6.ondeactivate = function() { swapImage("button6", preloaded[6][0].src) };
				
				menu7.onactivate = function() { swapImage("button7", preloaded[7][1].src) };
				menu7.ondeactivate = function() { swapImage("button7", preloaded[7][0].src) };
				
				menu8.onactivate = function() { swapImage("button8", preloaded[8][1].src) };
				menu8.ondeactivate = function() { swapImage("button8", preloaded[8][0].src) };
				
				//menu9.onactivate = function() { swapImage("button9", preloaded[9][1].src) };
				//menu9.ondeactivate = function() { swapImage("button9", preloaded[9][0].src) };
			}
			
		}

		// this is a crappy example preloader. Use whichever one you want.
		function loadImage(sFilename) {
			var img = new Image();
			img.src ="pics/menu/" + sFilename;
			return img;
		}

		// this is a crappy example image swapper. Use whichever you want.
		function swapImage(imgName, sFilename) {
			document.images[imgName].src = sFilename;
		}