var locationAfterPreload = "root/index.php?action=news"
var lengthOfPreloadBar = 150
var heightOfPreloadBar = 10
var yourImages = new Array(
"images/image_01.gif",
"images/image_box_02.gif",
"images/image_box_03.gif",
"images/image_box_04.gif")

if (document.images) {
var dots = new Array() 
dots[0] = new Image(1,1)
dots[0].src = "images/preload_1.gif"
dots[1] = new Image(1,1)
dots[1].src = "images/preload_2.gif"
var preImages = new Array(),coverage = Math.floor(lengthOfPreloadBar/yourImages.length),currCount = 0
var loaded = new Array(),i,covered,timerID
var leftOverWidth = lengthOfPreloadBar%coverage
}
function loadImages() { 
for (i = 0; i < yourImages.length; i++) { 
preImages[i] = new Image()
preImages[i].src = yourImages[i]
}
for (i = 0; i < preImages.length; i++) { 
loaded[i] = false
}
checkLoad()
}
function checkLoad() {
if (currCount == preImages.length) { 
location.replace(locationAfterPreload)
return
}
for (i = 0; i <= preImages.length; i++) {
if (loaded[i] == false && preImages[i].complete) {
loaded[i] = true
eval("document.img" + currCount + ".src=dots[1].src")
currCount++
}
}
timerID = setTimeout("checkLoad()",10)
}