/**
 * AJAX INIT VARIABLES
 */
	// error reporting (leave as ZERO or you might run into trouble)
		
	
	/* JAVASCRIPT EXTRA SETTINGS */
	
	// jump from last block image to next block first image
	var continuous_nav = true;
	
	// load thumbnails one by one
	var use_load_interval = true;
	
	// show ajax loader
	var show_loading_bar = true;
	
	// animate preview panle show/hide
	var animate_preview = false;
	
	// clicking on permalink loads it directly
	var active_permalink = false;
	
	// resize the thumbnail container
	var set_thumbnail_container_height = false;
	
	// set visited galleries to 'visited' color
	var show_visited_galleries = false;
	
	
	/************************************************************
	 * PRIVATE VARIABLES
	 * DON'T CHANGE ANYTHING BELOW HERE
	 * UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING, OF COURSE
	 ************************************************************/
	
	/* DEBUG VARIABLES */
	
	var gallery_debug_flag = false;
 	var javascript_debug_flag = false;
 	var thumbnail_debug_flag = false;
	//var cache_images = '';
	var cache_image_size = 800;
	var cache_thumb_size = 128;
	var set_double_encoding = false;
	var use_select_menu = false;
	var gallery_width = 800;
	var preview_mode = 0;
	var slideshow_time = 15;
	var scale_big_images = true;
	var show_permalink = false;
	var number_galleries = false;
	var gallery_prefix = 'cache_';
	var image_prefix = 'img_';
	var thumbnail_prefix = 'th_';
	var create_thumbnails = true;
	var cache_thumbnails = true;
	var square_thumbnails = true;
	var large_image_quality = 80;
	var max_thumbs = 6;
	var show_thumb_name = true;
	var show_thumb_number = true;
	var max_thumbnail_rows = 4;
	var numbered_blocks = true;
	var info_file = '_info.txt';
	var g_default = false;
	var g_default_name = 'venezuela';
	var slideshow_time = 1;
	
	//// set location
	var base_url = '';
	var base_path = '';
	
	// check browser /////
	agent = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
	mac = (agent.indexOf("mac")!=-1);
	win = (!this.mac) ? true : false;
	msie = (agent.indexOf("msie")!=-1);
	w3c = (document.getElementById) ? true : false;
	iex = (document.all) ? true : false;
	ns4 = (document.layers) ? true : false;
	
	//// spinner image & preloader
	var spinner = new Image();
	var indicator_src = base_url+'images/spinner.gif';
	spinner.src = indicator_src;
	
	//// global active items
	var active_id = '';
	var active_id_files = 0;
	var active_img = '';
	var active_num = 0;
	
	var reloading = false;
	
	var image_list = new Array();
	var images_total = 0;
	var inited = false;
	var last_num = '';
	var showLoader = false;
	var slideshow_flag = false;
	var timeout = undefined;
	
	var delay = undefined;
	var thNum = 1;
	var currentThumb = new Image();
	var currentThumbData = new Object();
	var checkThumb = undefined;
	var loadThumbsInterval = undefined;
	var open_image = false;
	var th_array = new Array();
	var gallery_title_cont = '';
	
	var elapsed = 0;
	var timerID = undefined;
	var tStart  = null;
	
	var trans = false;
	var transDiv = false;
	var transCallback = undefined;
	
	var currentImage = new Image();
	var currentImageData = new Object();
	var id_files = new Array();
	var open_first_image = false;
	var query_init = true;
	var preview_open = false;
	var nav_direction_flag = 'next';
	
	//// query parameters passed back (permalinks)
	var query_parameters = new Array();
	
	var hash = (window.location.hash)
		? window.location.hash.substring(1)
		: false;
	
	if (hash) {
		if (hash.indexOf(":")!=-1) {
			hash_array = hash.split(":");
			query_parameters['g'] = hash_array[0];
			query_parameters['i'] = hash_array[1];
		} else {
			query_parameters['g'] = hash;
		}
	}
	
	// max size of thumbnail
	var square_thumbnail_max_size = 30;
	
	//// pass existent alerts to javascript
	var alert_message = new Array();
		
	//// private variables
	var content_width = 590;
	var thumbnail_max_size = 79;
	var theme_menu_hover = '#444';
	var max_image_width = 600;
	var g_default_name_exists = false;
	
	//// calculated variables
	var compact_navigation = (max_thumbnail_rows != 0) ? true : false;
	var th_diff = (max_thumbs*max_thumbnail_rows)-1;
	var th_min = 0;
	var th_max = th_diff;
	var max_image_height = max_image_width;
	
	
	/**** language strings ****/
	var lang = new Array();
	
	lang['gallery_name_prepend'] = unescape('my');
	lang['gallery_name_append'] = unescape('pictures');

	lang['menu_title'] = unescape('galleries');
	lang['menu_guide'] = unescape('select%20a%20gallery%20from%20the%20galleries%20menu');
	lang['lightbox_back'] = unescape('back%20to%20thumbnails');
	lang['alert_title'] = unescape('Alert');
	lang['alert_dismiss'] = unescape('click%20to%20dismiss');
	lang['alert_no_images'] = unescape('there%20are%20no%20images%20in%20this%20gallery');
	lang['alert_enlarge'] = unescape('click%20on%20image%20to%20enlarge');
	lang['alert_browser_error'] = unescape('Unfortunately%2C%20this%20gallery%20does%20not%20work%20in%20your%20browser');
	lang['loading_menu'] = unescape('finding%20galleries');
	lang['loading_thumbs'] = unescape('looking%20for%20images');
	lang['loading_image'] = unescape('image');
	lang['loading_of'] = unescape('of');
	lang['loading_title'] = unescape('loading');
	lang['gallery_reload'] = unescape('reload');
	lang['slideshow_pause'] = unescape('pause');
	lang['slideshow_resume'] = unescape('resume');
	lang['slideshow_name'] = unescape('slideshow');
	lang['tools_title'] = unescape('tools');
	lang['tools_show'] = unescape('show');
	lang['tools_hide'] = unescape('hide');
	lang['slideshow_change_slide'] = unescape('change%20slide%20every');
	lang['slideshow_seconds'] = unescape('seconds');
	lang['slideshow_button'] = unescape('start%20slideshow');
	lang['permalink'] = unescape('permalink');