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

	// item sizes for different levels of menu
	MENU_POS['height']     = [19, 19];
	MENU_POS['width']      = [118, 125];

	// menu block offset from the origin:
	//  for root level origin is upper left corner of the page; block_left: original posn =16, 80
	//  for other levels origin is upper left corner of parent item; block_top: original posn =120,-10
	MENU_POS['block_top']  = [88, -14];
	MENU_POS['block_left'] = [12, 80];

	// offsets between items of the same level
	MENU_POS['top']        = [19, 19];
	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];

	// path to gif containing one transparent pixel
	MENU_POS['pixel_path'] = 'pixel.gif';
	
	
	var MENU_STYLES = new Array();

	// default item state when it is visible but doesn't have mouse over;
	// color=color of font (if not overidden in menu_items); background=?

	MENU_STYLES['onmouseout'] = [
		'color', ['#000080', '#000080', '#808080'],
		'background', ['#000000', '#FFFFCC', '#EEEEEE'],
	];

	// state when item has mouse over it
	MENU_STYLES['onmouseover'] = [
		'color', ['#ff0000', '#ff0000', '#ff0000'],
		'background', ['#ffffff', '#ffffff', '#ffffff'],
	];

	// state when mouse button has been pressed on the item
	MENU_STYLES['onmousedown'] = [
		'color', ['#000000', '#000000', '#000000'],
		'background', ['#336699', '#6699cc', '#99ccff'],
	];