var MENU_POS = new Array();

	// item sizes for different levels of menu
	MENU_POS['height']     = [40, 22, 22];
	MENU_POS['width']      = [100, 175, 175];

	// 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']  = [140, 38, 0];
	MENU_POS['block_left'] = [15, 0, 160];

	// offsets between items of the same level
	MENU_POS['top']        = [0, 23, 23];
	MENU_POS['left']       = [80, 0, 0];

	// time in milliseconds before menu is hidden after cursor has gone out
	// of any items
	MENU_POS['hide_delay'] = [200, 200, 200];


var MENU_STYLES = new Array();

	// default item state when it is visible but doesn't have mouse over
	MENU_STYLES['onmouseout'] = [
		'background', ['#7D539E', '#7D539E', '#7D539E'],
		'color', ['#FFFFFF', '#FFFFFF', '#FFFFFF'],
	];

	// state when item has mouse over it
	MENU_STYLES['onmouseover'] = [
		'background', ['#C4B0D4', '#C4B0D4', '#C4B0D4'],
		'color', ['#000000', '#000000', '# 000000'],
	];

	// state when mouse button has been pressed on the item
	MENU_STYLES['onmousedown'] = [
		'background', ['#C4B0D4', '#C4B0D4', '#C4B0D4'],
		'color', ['#000000', '#000000', '#000000'],
	];