var Pics = new Object();
Pics.el = "";
Pics.src= "";
Pics.show = function(src, doFade) {
  doFade = doFade || false;
  Pics.el = document.getElementById('projectImage');
  Pics.src = src;

  if (doFade) {
	  new Effect.Fade(Pics.el, {onFinish: function() {
	    Pics.el.style.backgroundImage = 'url(' + Pics.src + ")";
	    new Effect.Appear(Pics.el);
	  }});
  } else {
    Pics.el.style.backgroundImage = 'url(' + Pics.src + ")";
  }
}

Pics.preload = function() {
  var container = $('projectImages');
  var im = new Image();
  var els = container.getElementsByTagName('A');
  for (var i = 0; i < els.length; i++) {
    im.src = els[i].href;
    console.log("Preloaded " + els[i].href);
  }
}