/* --- geometry and timing of the menu --- */
var MENU_POS1 = new Array();
	// item sizes for different levels of menu
	MENU_POS1['height'] = [17, 20, 20];
	MENU_POS1['width'] = [70, 180, 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_POS1['block_top'] = [83, 20, 0];
	MENU_POS1['block_left'] = [22, 0, 181];
	// offsets between items of the same level
	MENU_POS1['top'] = [0, 21, 21];
	MENU_POS1['left'] = [75, 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', ['#336699', '#336699', '#336699'], 
		'background', ['#AFCAE4', '#AFCAE4', '#AFCAE4'],
    'border', ['none', '1px solid #EFFFFF', 'none'],
		'textDecoration', ['none', 'none', 'none'],
	];
	// state when item has mouse over it
	MENU_STYLES1['onmouseover'] = [
		'color', ['#ffffff', '#ffffff', '#ffffff'], 
		'background', ['url("/images/menu_bg.png")', 'url("/images/menu_bg.png")', '#6699cc'],
    'border', ['1px solid #EFFFFF', '1px solid #EFFFFF', '1px solid #ffffff'],
    'borderStyle', ['solid', 'solid', 'solid'],
	];
	// state when mouse button has been pressed on the item
	MENU_STYLES1['onmousedown'] = [
		'color', ['#444466', '#444466', '#444466'], 
		'background', ['#99ccff', '#99ccff', '#99ccff'],
		'textDecoration', ['none', 'none', 'none'],
	];
	
var MP_HOME_LEFT = new Array();
	
	// item sizes for different levels of menu
	MP_HOME_LEFT['width'] = [125, 135, 130];
	MP_HOME_LEFT['height'] = [21, 21, 0];
	
	// 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
	MP_HOME_LEFT['block_top'] = [260, 10, 10];
	MP_HOME_LEFT['block_left'] = [10, 100, 100];
	
	// offsets between items of the same level
	MP_HOME_LEFT['top'] = [20, 20, 21];
	MP_HOME_LEFT['left'] = [0, 0, 0];
	
	// time in milliseconds before menu is hidden after cursor has gone out
	// of any items
	MP_HOME_LEFT['hide_delay'] = [200, 200, 200];