/* --- geometry and timing of the menu --- */
var MENU_POS = new Array();

	// item sizes for different levels of menu
	MENU_POS['height']     = [30, 20];
	MENU_POS['width']      = [165, 180];

	// 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_POS['block_top']  = [0, 0];
	MENU_POS['block_left'] = [0, 171];

	// offsets between items of the same level
	MENU_POS['top']        = [35, 25];
	MENU_POS['left']       = [0, 0];

	// time in milliseconds before menu is hidden after cursor has gone out
	// of any items
	MENU_POS['hide_delay'] = [400, 400];

/* --- 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_STYLES = new Array();

	// default item state when it is visible but doesn't have mouse over
	MENU_STYLES['onmouseout'] = [
		'className', ['main_menu_base', ''],
		'paddingLeft', ['5px', '5px'],
		'paddingTop', ['5px', '5px'],
		'paddingBottom', ['0px', '2px'],
		'lineHeight', ['25px', '12px'],
		'textDecoration', ['none', 'none'],
		'color', ['#ffffff', '#2da029'],
		'background', ['#2da029', '#9fe27b'],
		'backgroundImage', ['url(images/main_menu_base.jpg)', ''],
		'backgroundRepeat', ['repeat-x', ''],
		'filter', ['alpha(opacity=100)', 'alpha(opacity=95)'],
		'opacity', ['1.0', '0.95'],
	];

	// state when item has mouse over it
	MENU_STYLES['onmouseover'] = [
		'className', ['main_menu_over', ''],
		'paddingLeft', ['5px', '5px'],
		'paddingTop', ['5px', '5px'],
		'paddingBottom', ['0px', '2px'],
		'lineHeight', ['25px', '12px'],
		'textDecoration', ['none', 'none'],
		'color', ['#ffffff', '#2da029'],
		'background', ['#9fe27b', '#ccffcc'],
		'backgroundImage', ['url(images/main_menu_over.jpg)', ''],
		'backgroundRepeat', ['repeat-x', ''],
		'filter', ['alpha(opacity=100)', 'alpha(opacity=85)'],
		'opacity', ['1.0', '0.85'],
	];

	// state when mouse button has been pressed on the item
	MENU_STYLES['onmousedown'] = [
		'className', ['main_menu_over', ''],
		'paddingLeft', ['5px', '5px'],
		'paddingTop', ['5px', '5px'],
		'paddingBottom', ['0px', '2px'],
		'lineHeight', ['25px', '12px'],
		'textDecoration', ['none', 'none'],
		'color', ['#ffffff', '#2da029'],
		'background', ['#9fe27b', '#ccffcc'],
		'backgroundImage', ['url(images/main_menu_over.jpg)', ''],
		'backgroundRepeat', ['repeat-x', ''],
		'filter', ['alpha(opacity=100)', 'alpha(opacity=85)'],
		'opacity', ['1.0', '0.85'],
	];
	//		'borderWidth', ['1px', '1px'],
	//	'borderColor', ['#FFFFFF', '#FFFFFF'],
	//	'borderStyle', ['solid', 'solid'],