var selectedIndex = 1;

    function activate(index) {
        var panelCount = statusC;
        selectedIndex = index;
		workingImage = new Image(20,20);
        for (items = 1; items <= panelCount; items++) {
            if (items == index) {
				workingImage.src = "http://images.newstatesman.com/buttons/Item" + items.toString() + "_selected.gif";
            } else {
				workingImage.src = "http://images.newstatesman.com/buttons/Item" + items.toString() + ".gif";
            }
			document.getElementById('Item' + items.toString()).src = workingImage.src;
        }
		 return true;
    }
    
    function incrementActive(marker) {
        var panelCount = statusC;
		workingImage = new Image(20,20);
		workingImage.src = "http://images.newstatesman.com/buttons/Item" + selectedIndex.toString() + ".gif";
        
		document.getElementById('Item' + selectedIndex.toString()).src = workingImage.src;
        
        selectedIndex = selectedIndex + marker;

        if (selectedIndex == (panelCount + 1)) {
            selectedIndex = 1;
        } else if (selectedIndex == 0) {
        selectedIndex = panelCount;
        }

		workingImage.src = "http://images.newstatesman.com/buttons/Item" + selectedIndex.toString() + "_selected.gif"; 
        document.getElementById('Item' + selectedIndex.toString()).src = workingImage.src; 
		return true;
    }