preloadImages =   

 {  

   count: 0 /* keep track of the number of images */ 

   ,loaded: 0 /* keeps track of how many images have loaded */ 

   ,onComplete: function(){} /* fires when all images have finished loadng */ 

   ,onLoaded: function(){} /*fires when an image finishes loading*/ 

   ,loaded_image: "" /*access what has just been loaded*/ 

   ,images: [] /*keeps an array of images that are loaded*/ 

   ,incoming:[] /*this is for the process queue.*/ 

   /* this will pass the list of images to the loader*/ 

   ,queue_images: function(images)  

   {  

     //make sure to reset the counters  

     this.loaded = 0;  

        

     //reset the images array also  
     this.images = [];  

        

     //record the number of images  

     this.count = images.length;  

        

     //store the image names  

     this.incoming = images;  

        

     //start processing the images one by one  

     this.process_queue();  

   }  

   ,process_queue: function()  

   {  

     //pull the next image off the top and load it  

     this.load_image(this.incoming.shift());  

   }  

   /* this will load the images through the browser */ 

   ,load_image: function(image)  

   {  

     var this_ref = this;  

     var preload_image = new Image;  

        

     preload_image.onload = function()  

     {  

       //store the loaded image so we can access the new info  

       this_ref.loaded_image = preload_image;  

          

       //push images onto the stack  

       this_ref.images.push(preload_image);  

          

       //note that the image loaded  

       this_ref.loaded +=1;  

          

       //fire the onloaded  

       (this_ref.onLoaded)();  

          

       //if all images have been loaded launch the call back  

       if(this_ref.count == this_ref.loaded)  

       {  

         (this_ref.onComplete)();   

       }  

       //load the next image  

       else 

       {  

         this_ref.process_queue();  

       }  

     }  

     preload_image.src = image;  

   }  

 }