var m1 = new Image();
	var m2 = new Image();
	var m3 = new Image();
	var m4 = new Image();
	var m5 = new Image();
	var m6 = new Image();
	var m7 = new Image();
	var m8 = new Image();
	var m9 = new Image();
	
	var m1h = new Image();
	var m2h = new Image();
	var m3h = new Image();
	var m4h = new Image();
	var m5h = new Image();
	var m6h = new Image();
	var m7h = new Image();
	var m8h = new Image();
	var m9h = new Image();
	
	m1.src = '/img/gui/m1.gif';
	m2.src = '/img/gui/m2.gif';
	m3.src = '/img/gui/m3.gif';
	m4.src = '/img/gui/m4.gif';
	m5.src = '/img/gui/m5.gif';
	m6.src = '/img/gui/m6.gif';
	m7.src = '/img/gui/m7.gif';
	m8.src = '/img/gui/m8.gif';
	m9.src = '/img/gui/m9.gif';
	
	m1h.src = '/img/gui/m1h.gif';
	m2h.src = '/img/gui/m2h.gif';
	m3h.src = '/img/gui/m3h.gif';
	m4h.src = '/img/gui/m4h.gif';
	m5h.src = '/img/gui/m5h.gif';
	m6h.src = '/img/gui/m6h.gif';
	m7h.src = '/img/gui/m7h.gif';
	m8h.src = '/img/gui/m8h.gif';
	m9h.src = '/img/gui/m9h.gif';
	
	var promo1 = new Image();
	var promo2 = new Image();
	var promo3 = new Image();
	
	var promo1h = new Image();
	var promo2h = new Image();
	var promo3h = new Image();
	
	promo1.src = '/img/gui/promo1.gif';
	promo2.src = '/img/gui/promo2.gif';
	promo3.src = '/img/gui/promo3.gif';
	
	promo1h.src = '/img/gui/promo1h.gif';
	promo2h.src = '/img/gui/promo2h.gif';
	promo3h.src = '/img/gui/promo3h.gif';
	
	function updatescrollericons( number ) {
	
		// set all to off state
		for( var counter = 1; counter <= 3; counter ++ ) {
		
			document.getElementById( 'sliderimg' + counter ).src = '/img/pages/thisistab' + counter + '.gif';
		
		}
		
		// set highlighteed one to on state
		document.getElementById( 'sliderimg' + number ).src = '/img/pages/thisistab' + number + 'h.gif';
	
	}