/* --- geometry and timing of the menu --- */
var MENU_POS_SERIES = new Array();

	// item sizes for different levels of menu
	MENU_POS_SERIES['height']     = [20, 20, 20];
	MENU_POS_SERIES['width']      = [125, MENU1_L2_WIDTH, MENU1_L3_WIDTH];

	// 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_SERIES['block_top']  = [72, 25, 5];
	MENU_POS_SERIES['block_left'] = [SERIES_POSITION, 0, 128];

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

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


var MENU_POS_ARTIST = new Array();

	// item sizes for different levels of menu
	MENU_POS_ARTIST['height']     = [20, 20, 20];
	MENU_POS_ARTIST['width']      = [115, 135, 135];

	// 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_ARTIST['block_top']  = [72, 30, 0];
	MENU_POS_ARTIST['block_left'] = [ARTIST_POSITION, 0, 151];

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

	// time in milliseconds before menu is hidden after cursor has gone out
	// of any items
	MENU_POS_ARTIST['hide_delay'] = [200, 200, 200];
	
	
var MENU_POS_NEWS = new Array();

	// item sizes for different levels of menu
	MENU_POS_NEWS['height']     = [20, 20, 20];
	MENU_POS_NEWS['width']      = [100, MENU2_L2_WIDTH, MENU2_L3_WIDTH];

	// 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_NEWS['block_top']  = [72, 25, 0];
	MENU_POS_NEWS['block_left'] = [NEWS_POSITION, 0, 151];

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

	// time in milliseconds before menu is hidden after cursor has gone out
	// of any items
	MENU_POS_NEWS['hide_delay'] = [200, 200, 200];
	
	
var MENU_POS_CONTACT = new Array();

	// item sizes for different levels of menu
	MENU_POS_CONTACT['height']     = [20, 20, 20];
	MENU_POS_CONTACT['width']      = [115, 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_CONTACT['block_top']  = [72, 30, 0];
	MENU_POS_CONTACT['block_left'] = [CONTACT_POSITION, 0, 151];

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

	// time in milliseconds before menu is hidden after cursor has gone out
	// of any items
	MENU_POS_CONTACT['hide_delay'] = [200, 200, 200];
	
	/*
var MENU_POS_PAGE = new Array();

	// item sizes for different levels of menu
	MENU_POS_PAGE['height']     = [20, 20, 20];
	MENU_POS_PAGE['width']      = [115, 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_PAGE['block_top']  = [72, 30, 0];
	MENU_POS_PAGE['block_left'] = [PAGE_POSITION, 0, 151];

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

	// time in milliseconds before menu is hidden after cursor has gone out
	// of any items
	MENU_POS_PAGE['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_STYLES = new Array();

	// default item state when it is visible but doesn't have mouse over
	MENU_STYLES['onmouseout'] = [
		'color', ['#ffffff', '#ffffff', '#ffffff'],
		'background', ['#000000', '#000000', '#000000'],
	];

	// state when item has mouse over it
	MENU_STYLES['onmouseover'] = [
		//'color', ['#ffffff', '#ffffff', '#ffffff'],
		//'background', ['#006400', '#006400', '#006400'],
		'color', ['#000000', '#000000', '#000000'],
		'background', ['#cc3300', '#cc3300', '#cc3300'],
	];

	// state when mouse button has been pressed on the item
	MENU_STYLES['onmousedown'] = [
		//'color', ['#ffffff', '#ffffff', '#ffffff'],
		//'background', ['#006400', '#006400', '#006400'],
		'color', ['#000000', '#000000', '#000000'],
		'background', ['#cc3300', '#cc3300', '#cc3300'],
	];