var displayWaitMessage=true;	// Display a please wait message while images are loading?
  	
   		
	var activeImage = false;
	var imageGalleryLeftPos = false;
	var imageGalleryWidth = false;
	var imageGalleryObj = false;
	var maxGalleryXPos = false;
	var slideSpeed = 0;
	var imageGalleryCaptions = new Array();


	
	function showImage()
	{
		if(activeImage){
			activeImage.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity=50)';	
			activeImage.style.opacity = 0.5;
		}	
		this.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity=100)';
		this.style.opacity = 1;	
		activeImage = this;	
	}
	

	
	function showPreview(imagePath,imageIndex){
		var subImages = document.getElementById('previewPane').getElementsByTagName('IMG');
		if(subImages.length==0){
			var img = document.createElement('IMG');
			document.getElementById('previewPane').appendChild(img);
		}else img = subImages[0];
		
		if(displayWaitMessage){
			document.getElementById('waitMessage').style.display='inline';
		}
		
		img.onload = function() { hideWaitMessageAndShowCaption(imageIndex-1); };
		img.src = imagePath;
		
	}
	function hideWaitMessageAndShowCaption(imageIndex)
	{
		document.getElementById('waitMessage').style.display='none';	
		
	}