/* --- geometry and timing of the menu --- */
var MENU_POS = new Array();
 
 // item sizes for different levels of menu
 MENU_POS['height']     = [22, 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']  = [95, 10];
 MENU_POS['block_left'] = [22, 100];
 
 // offsets between items of the same level
 MENU_POS['top']        = [21, 21];
 MENU_POS['left']       = [0, 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', ['#800080', '#800080', '#000000'],
  'background', ['#FF9131', '#C593F7', '#FFFFCC'],
 ];
 
 // state when item has mouse over it
 MENU_STYLES['onmouseover'] = [
  'color', ['#800080', '#800080', '#000000'],
  'background', ['#66FF99', '#66FF99', '#FF66FF'],
 ];
 
 // state when mouse button has been pressed on the item
 MENU_STYLES['onmousedown'] = [
  'color', ['#800080', '#800080', '#000000'],
  'background', ['#66FF99', '#66FF99', '#99ccff'],
 ];