/* --- geometry and timing of the menu --- */
var MENU_POS = new Array();
	
// item sizes for different levels of menu
	MENU_POS['height']     = [19, 22];
	MENU_POS['width']      = [150, 150];

//  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']  = [121, 23];
	MENU_POS['block_left'] = [1, 0];

// offsets between items of the same level
	MENU_POS['top']        = [0, 20];
	MENU_POS['left']       = [151, 0];

// time in milliseconds before menu is hidden after cursor has gone out
	// of any items
MENU_POS['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_STYLES = new Array();
	// default item state when it is visible but doesn't have mouse over
	MENU_STYLES['onmouseout'] = [
		'color', ['#000000', '#000000'],
		'background', ['#FFC016', '#FFCE4B'],
	];
	// state when item has mouse over it
	MENU_STYLES['onmouseover'] = [
		'color', ['#000000', '#000000'],
		'background', ['#FFCF4F', '#FFDC7D'],
	];
	// state when mouse button has been pressed on the item
	MENU_STYLES['onmousedown'] = [
		'color', ['#000000', '#000000'],
		'background', ['#FCB800', '#FFBA00'],
	];