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

	// item sizes for different levels of menu
	VMENU_POS['height']     = [22, 20, 20];
	VMENU_POS['width']      = [168, 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
	VMENU_POS['block_top']  = [125, 10, 10];
	VMENU_POS['block_left'] = [107, 110, 110];

	// offsets between items of the same level
	VMENU_POS['top']        = [23, 20, 20];
	VMENU_POS['left']       = [0, 0, 0];

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

	// default item state when it is visible but doesn't have mouse over
	VMENU_STYLES['onmouseout'] = [
		'color', ['#261681', '#261681', '#d30539'],
		'background', ['#F9F9F9', '#E0E0E0', '#ffffff'],
	];

	// state when item has mouse over it
	VMENU_STYLES['onmouseover'] = [
		'color', ['#d30539', '#d30539', '#d30539'],
		'background', ['#ffffff', '#F9F9F9', '#CCCCCC'],
	];

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