Hi. Why not use pure CSS!? Each link have its own id and an image containing all versions (non-highlighted, highlighted, active). You can than select the image part by changing the background position with css (#item1:hover {}; #item1:active {}). The technique is called "image rollover". More details here [1] or at alistapart [2].
Brilliant! Not sure why I didn't think of that before. Is there a way to control two images with a rollover? I have the button state change, as well as, an image below it.
Thanks!
- jody