var preloadimg;

 
function attivaGallery(){
var links=document.getElementById("minipics").getElementsByTagName("a");
for(var i=0;i<links.length;i++)
    links[i].onclick=function(){Show(this);return(false)};
}

function Show(obj){
var bigimg=document.getElementById("bigimage");
var imagepath=obj.getAttribute("href");
var smallimg=obj.getElementsByTagName("img")[0];
bigimg.style.visibility="hidden";
bigimg.src=imagepath;
bigimg.title=smallimg.title;
bigimg.alt=smallimg.alt;
preloadimg=new Image();        //precarica l' immagine prima dell' effetto fade
preloadimg.src=imagepath;
Controlla();
bigimg.style.visibility="visible";
fadeIn("bigimage",0);
}

function attivaFade(){
var imgs=document.getElementById("minipics").getElementsByTagName("img");
for(var i=0;i<imgs.length;i++){
    imgs[i].onmouseover=function(){setOpacity(this,40)};
    imgs[i].onmouseout=function(){setOpacity(this,100)};
    }
}

function Controlla(){
if((preloadimg.width!=0) && (preloadimg.height!=0))
    return;
else window.setTimeout("Controlla()",100);
}