/* --- geometry and timing of the menu --- */
var MENU_POS1 = new Array();
        // item sizes for different levels of menu
        MENU_POS1['height'] = [22, 22];
        MENU_POS1['width'] = [149, 136];
        // menu block offset from the origin:
        //      for root level origin is upper left corner of the page
        //      for other levels origin is upper left corner of parent item
        MENU_POS1['block_top'] = [30, 19];
        MENU_POS1['block_left'] = [15, 0];
        // offsets between items of the same level
        MENU_POS1['top'] = [0, 17];
        MENU_POS1['left'] = [149, 0];
        // time in milliseconds before menu is hidden after cursor has gone out
        // of any items
        MENU_POS1['hide_delay'] = [200, 200];
        
/* --- dynamic menu styles ---
note: you can add as many style properties as you wish but be not all browsers
are able to render them correctly. The only relatively safe properties are
'color' and 'background'.
*/
var MENU_STYLES1 = new Array();
        // default item state when it is visible but doesn't have mouse over
        MENU_STYLES1['onmouseout'] = [
                 'fontFamily', ['Verdana', 'Arial'], 
                 'fontSize', ['10', '12'], 
                 'color', ['FFFFFF', 'FFFFFF'], 
               'background', ['333333', '333333'],
                'fontWeight', ['bold', 'normal'],
                'textDecoration', ['none', 'none'],         
               'border',['0px Solid #FFFFFF','0px Solid #FFFFFF'],
               'padding',['2px','3px'],
        ];
        // state when item has mouse over it
        MENU_STYLES1['onmouseover'] = [
                'fontFamily', ['Verdana', 'Arial'], 
                 'fontSize', ['10', '12'], 
                'color', ['FFCC33', 'FFCC33'], 
               'background', ['333333', '333333'],
                'fontWeight', ['bold', 'normal'],
                'textDecoration', ['none', 'none'],
               'border',['0px Solid #FFFFFF','0px Solid #FFFFFF'],
        ];
        // state when mouse button has been pressed on the item
        MENU_STYLES1['onmousedown'] = [
                'fontFamily', ['Verdana', 'Arial'], 
                 'fontSize', ['10', '12'], 
                'color', ['FFCC33', 'FFCC33'], 
               'background', ['333333', '333333'],
                'fontWeight', ['bold', 'bold'],
                'textDecoration', ['none', 'none'],
        ];