//reswet window & maximize the screen
    var maxWidth  = screen.availWidth;
    var maxHeight = screen.availHeight;
    window.moveTo( 0, 0 );
    window.resizeTo( maxWidth, maxHeight );

    //preloader
    var myImage = new Array();
    var myArray = new Array
    (
        "images/navi/startseite_hover.gif",
        "images/navi/aktuelles_hover.gif",
		"images/navi/heilsteine_hover.gif",
		"images/navi/kontakt_hover.gif",
		"images/navi/kunst_hover.gif",
		"images/navi/pflanzen_hover.gif",
		"images/navi/seminare_hover.gif",
		"images/navi/ueber_mich_hover.gif",
        "images/navi/kalender_hover.gif",
        "images/navi/links_hover.gif",
        "images/navi/natur_hover.gif",
        "images/navi/und_mehr_hover.gif",
        
        "images/content/blaetter.gif"
    );

    /****************************************************************
    *   Preloads the image with the specified index.
    * 
    *   @param  i   The index for the image to preload.
    ****************************************************************/
    function preload(i) 
    {
        myImage[ i ]     = new Image();
        myImage[ i ].src = myArray[ i ];

        window.status = 'Lade Bilder vor.. ' + parseInt( 100 * ( i + 1 ) / myArray.length ) + ' % fertig ( ' + (i+1) + ' von ' + myArray.length + ' )';

        if ( i + 1 == myArray.length ) 
        {
            window.clearInterval( preloading );
            window.status = 'Alle Bilder vorgeladen';
        } //endif
    } //endfunction

    //start preloading
    i = -1;

    //Netscape sucks !!!
    if ( navigator.appName != 'Netscape' ) 
    {
        preloading = window.setInterval( "i++, preload( i )", 10 );
    } //endif