//try to preload the background dock image to make the viewing experience smoother
var isRest;
var backgroundPreload = new Image();
backgroundPreload.src = 'images/background_dock.jpg';

function writeNoFlashMessage() {
	document.write('<strong>Welcome to Dockside Guest Quarters</strong><br>');
    document.write('This site uses Flash. You do not have the flash player installed. Please <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/" target="_blank">install the Adobe flash player</a> to continue.');
}

var flashFileName = 'header_1003.swf';

function writeFlashHeader(xmlFile, height, phone) {
	if(height == undefined || height == null) height = '492';
	//define new swf (name, id, width, height, flash version, bgcolor)
	var so = new SWFObject(flashFileName, 'introflash', '908', height, '8', '#ffffff');
	//alert(':' + isRest);
	so.addVariable('isRest', isRest);
	so.addVariable('xmlFile', xmlFile); //add xml file for slideshow
	so.addParam('wmode', 'transparent'); //set background to transparent
	so.useExpressInstall('swf/expressinstall.swf'); //expressInstall for auto-installation of flash player on browser
	so.write('flashheader'); //write flash
}