function newImage(arg) {
	if (document.images) {
		rslt = new Image();
		rslt.src = arg;
		return rslt;
	}
}

function changeImages() {
	if (document.images && (preloadFlag == true)) {
		for (var i=0; i<changeImages.arguments.length; i+=2) {
			document[changeImages.arguments[i]].src =changeImages.arguments[i+1];
		}
	}
}

var preloadFlag = false;
function preloadImages() {
	if (document.images) {
		weltkarte_vertrieb_01_Imagemap_01_over = newImage("/images/modules/distributor/africa.jpg");
		weltkarte_vertrieb_01_Imagemap_02_over = newImage("/images/modules/distributor/africa.jpg");
		weltkarte_vertrieb_01_Imagemap_03_over = newImage("/images/modules/distributor/africa.jpg");
		weltkarte_vertrieb_01_Imagemap_04_over = newImage("/images/modules/distributor/africa.jpg");				
		weltkarte_vertrieb_01_Imagemap_05_over = newImage("/images/modules/distributor/africa.jpg");
		weltkarte_vertrieb_01_Imagemap_06_over = newImage("/images/modules/distributor/africa.jpg");
		preloadFlag = true;
	}
}

function showDistributors(continent){
	new Ajax.Updater('distributor_container',base_url+'module_client/run/distributor/get_distributors/'+continent,{method:'post', evalScripts:true}); 
	return false;
}