if(document.images){
        imageOpen = new Array();
        imageClosed = new Array();

    for (i=1;i<=8;i++){
		imageOpen[i] = new Image;
		imageOpen[i].src = "/English/images/leftmenu"+i+"_o.gif";
		imageClosed[i] = new Image;
		imageClosed[i].src = "/English/images/leftmenu"+i+".gif";
	}
}

function showhide(what,what2,no){ 
   if (what.style.display=='none'){ 
      menu1outline.style.display = 'none';
      menu2outline.style.display = 'none';
	  menu3outline.style.display = 'none';
	  menu4outline.style.display = 'none';
	  menu5outline.style.display = 'none';
	  menu6outline.style.display = 'none';
	  menu7outline.style.display = 'none';
	  menu8outline.style.display = 'none';
	  menu1sign.src=imageClosed[1].src;
	  menu2sign.src=imageClosed[2].src;
	  menu3sign.src=imageClosed[3].src;
	  menu4sign.src=imageClosed[4].src;
	  menu5sign.src=imageClosed[5].src;
	  menu6sign.src=imageClosed[6].src;
	  menu7sign.src=imageClosed[7].src;
	  menu8sign.src=imageClosed[8].src;
	  what.style.display=''; 
      what2.src=imageOpen[no].src 
   } 
   else{ 
      what.style.display='none' 
      what2.src=imageClosed[no].src 
   } 
} 

//function showhide(what){ 
//     if (what.style.display=='none'){ 
//        menu1outline.style.display = 'none';
//		menu2outline.style.display = 'none';
//		menu3outline.style.display = 'none';
//		menu4outline.style.display = 'none';
//		menu5outline.style.display = 'none';
//		menu6outline.style.display = 'none';
//		menu7outline.style.display = 'none';
//		menu8outline.style.display = 'none';
//		what.style.display='';		
//	 } 
//     else{ 
//        what.style.display='none'          
//     } 
//   }