/* --- geometry and timing of the menu --- */
var MENU_POS = {
	// item sizes for different levels of menu
	'width': [80, 100, 100],
	'height': [18, 18, 18],
	// 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
	'block_top': [50, 0, 0],
	'block_left': [10, 80, 101],
	// offsets between items of the same level
	'top': [19, 19, 19],
	'left': [0, 0, 0],
	// time in milliseconds before menu is hidden after cursor has gone out
	// of any items
	'hide_delay': [400, 400, 400]
};
	
/* --- 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 = {
	'onmouseout': [
		'color', ['#FFFF99', '#000000', '#000000'], 
		'background', ['#3E5490', '#9999CC', '#CCCCCC'],
		'textDecoration', ['none', 'none', 'none'],
		'fontWeight', ['normal', 'normal', 'normal'],
	],
	// state when item has mouse over it
	'onmouseover': [
		'color', ['#000000', '#000000', '#000000'], 
		'background', ['#9999CC', '#CCCCCC', '#FFFFCC'],
		'textDecoration', ['none', 'none', 'none'],
		'fontWeight', ['bold', 'bold', 'bold'],
	],
	// state when mouse button has been pressed on the item
	'onmousedown': [
		'color', ['#000000', '#000000', '#000000'], 
		'background', ['#9999CC', '#CCCCCC', '#FFFFCC'],
		'textDecoration', ['underline', 'underline', 'underline'],
		'fontWeight', ['bold', 'bold', 'bold'],
	]
};