var preloaded = new Array();

function preload_images(url) {

    preloaded[0] = document.createElement('img');
    preloaded[0].setAttribute('src', "/images/new_year/snow.png");

    var images = new Array(
        "btn_55.png",
        "btn_55_up.png",
        "btn_56.png",
        "btn_56_up.png",
        "btn_57.png",
        "btn_57_up.png",
        "btn_58.png",
        "btn_58_up.png",
        "btn_59.png",
        "btn_59_up.png",
        "btn_60.png",
        "btn_60_up.png",
        "btn_61.png",
        "btn_61_up.png",
        "btn_62.png",
        "btn_62_up.png",
        "btn_230.png",
        "btn_230_up.png",
        "btn_left.png",
        "btn_right.png"
    );

    for (var i = 1; i < images.length; i++) {
        var src = url + images[i];
        preloaded[i] = document.createElement('img');
        preloaded[i].setAttribute('src', src);
    };
};