/* --- geometry and timing of the menu --- */
var MENU_POS1 = new Array();
        // item sizes for different levels of menu
        MENU_POS1['height'] = [20, 20, 20];
        MENU_POS1['width'] = [110, 190, 100];
        // 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'] = [10, 25, 0];
        MENU_POS1['block_left'] = [22, 0, 171];
        // offsets between items of the same level
        MENU_POS1['top'] = [0, 21, 21];
        MENU_POS1['left'] = [112, 0, 0];
        // time in milliseconds before menu is hidden after cursor has gone out
        // of any items
        MENU_POS1['hide_delay'] = [200, 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'] = [
                'color', ['#ffffff', '#000000', '#FFFFFF'],
                'background', ['#DFDDFF', '#999999', '#993366'],
                'fontWeight', ['normal', 'normal', 'normal'],
                'textDecoration', ['none', 'none', 'none'],
        ];
        // state when item has mouse over it
        MENU_STYLES1['onmouseover'] = [
                'color', ['#ffffff', '#000000', '#000000'],
                'background', ['#6699cc', '#66cc99', '#cc6699'],
                'fontWeight', ['normal', 'bold', 'bold'],
                'textDecoration', ['none', 'none', 'none'],
        ];
        // state when mouse button has been pressed on the item
        MENU_STYLES1['onmousedown'] = [
                'color', ['#ffffff', '#000000', '#000000'],
                'background', ['#99ccff', '#99ffcc', '#cc99ff'],
                'fontWeight', ['normal', 'bold', 'normal'],
                'textDecoration', ['none', 'none', 'none'],
        ];