var bg = "#ffffff";
	var bg2 = "#ffffff";
	
	button_off = new Image();
	button_off.src = "/x-mkp/layouts/message/buttons/left_01.gif";
	button_on = new Image();
	button_on.src = "/themes/azubitagev2/images/bkg_menu-left-hover.png";
	
	button2_off = new Image();
	button2_off.src = "/x-mkp/layouts/message/buttons/extras_01.gif";
	button2_on = new Image();
	button2_on.src = "/themes/azubitagev2/images/bkg_menu-left-hover.png";

	
/* ------------ menu background ------------------- */

	function colorize(objID) {
		
		if (document.getElementById) {
			document.getElementById(objID).style.backgroundColor = bg;
			document[objID].src = button_on.src;
		}
	}	
	
	function decolorize(objID) {
		
		if (document.getElementById) {
			document.getElementById(objID).style.backgroundColor = "";
			document[objID].src = button_off.src;
		}
	}
	
	function colorize2(objID) {
		
		if (document.getElementById) {
			document.getElementById(objID).style.backgroundColor = bg2;
			document[objID].src = button2_on.src;
		}
	}	
	
	function decolorize2(objID) {
		
		if (document.getElementById) {
			document.getElementById(objID).style.backgroundColor = "";
			document[objID].src = button2_off.src;
		}
	}