// set up drop downs anywhere in the body of the page. I think the bottom of the page is better.. 

	// but you can experiment with effect on loadtime.

	if (mtDropDown.isSupported()) {



		//==================================================================================================

		// create a set of dropdowns

		//==================================================================================================

		// the first param should always be down, as it is here

		//

		// The second and third param are the top and left offset positions of the menus from their actuators

		// respectively. To make a menu appear a little to the left and bottom of an actuator, you could use

		// something like -5, 5

		//

		// The last parameter can be .topLeft, .bottomLeft, .topRight, or .bottomRight to inidicate the corner

		// of the actuator from which to measure the offset positions above. Here we are saying we want the 

		// menu to appear directly below the bottom left corner of the actuator

		//==================================================================================================

		var ms = new mtDropDownSet(mtDropDown.direction.down, 0, 0, mtDropDown.reference.bottomLeft);



		//==================================================================================================

		// create a dropdown menu

		//==================================================================================================

		// the first parameter should be the HTML element which will act actuator for the menu

		//==================================================================================================

		var menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu1"));

		menu1.addItem("- HAROLD FOSTER", "history.html");

		menu1.addItem("- HISTORY OF FIGURES", "history2.html");

		menu1.addItem("- VAL'S FAMILY TREE", "family.html");

		menu1.addItem("- BORROWING ARTIST'S LAYOUTS", "borrow.html");

		menu1.addItem("- VIDEOS", "videos.html");

	

		//==================================================================================================

                // to add a sub menu to an existing menu object, call its addMenu method and pass it the item from

		// the parent menu which should act as it's actuator. To add a submenu to the fourth item of a menu

		// called "theMenu", you would do theMenu.addMenu(theMenu.items[3])

		//==================================================================================================



		//var subMenu1 = menu1.addMenu(menu1.items[1]);

		//subMenu1.addItem("name", "link");



		// menu2 : COLLECTIBLES

		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));

		menu2.addItem("- TOYS", "toys.html");

		menu2.addItem("- FIGURES I", "figures.html");

		menu2.addItem("- FIGURES II", "figures2.html");

		menu2.addItem("- ELASTOLIN FIGURES", "elastFigures.html");

		menu2.addItem("- BOOKS", "books.html");

		menu2.addItem("- MUSIC", "music.html");				

		menu2.addItem("- MOVIE Prince Valiant 1954", "movie1.html");

		menu2.addItem("- MOVIE Prince Valiant 1997", "movie2.html");

		menu2.addItem("- CARTOON Prince Valiant 1990'S", "cartoon.html");

		menu2.addItem("- 3D FILM STRIPS", "filmstrips.html");

		menu2.addItem("- LP STORY ALBUMS", "lp.html");				

		menu2.addItem("- GERMAN COMIC BOOKS", "comics.html");

		menu2.addItem("- GERMAN PRINCE VALIANT COMICS", "comics2.html");

                menu2.addItem("- ELASTOLIN BOX ART", 'javascript:popup("art.html",650,450)');

                menu2.addItem("- ORIGINAL PRINCE VALIANT ART", 'javascript:popup("art2.html",700,650)');

                menu2.addItem("- PRINCE VALIANT ARMOUR", "armour.html");

                menu2.addItem("- PRINCE VALIANT ART TO COLOR/VIEW", "color.html");
                menu2.addItem("- RARE COMIC POSTER FULL PAGE", 'javascript:popup("fullPageVal/index.html",700,650)');


               // menu3 : FIGURES

		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));

		menu3.addItem("- 321 PAINTING EXAMPLES", 'javascript:popup2("paintexamples/index.html",810,525)');

		menu3.addItem("- VIKING PAINTING EXAMPLES", 'javascript:popup2("vikingpaint/index.html",810,525)');                     

		menu3.addItem("- CONVERSIONS", "conversion.html");



		// menu4 : Guides/catalogs

		var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));

		menu4.addItem("- PRINCE VALIANT COMPANION", "companion.html");

		menu4.addItem("- HAUSSER/ELASTOLIN GUIDE", "catalog1.html");

		menu4.addItem("- PREISER CATALOG", 'javascript:popup2("images/preiserCatalogue.pdf",910,700)'); 

		menu4.addItem("- ELASTOLIN CATALOG", "catalog.html");

		menu4.addItem("- PRINCE VALIANT CASTLE FORT GUIDE", "valMarx.html");

		menu4.addItem("- ELASTOLIN FIGURES GUIDE", "catalog3.html");

		menu4.addItem("- ANDREAS SCHMIDT VALIANT ENCYCLOPEDIA", "HTTP://www.prinzeisenherz.de");



		// menu5 : COMMUNITY

		var menu5 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu5"));

		menu5.addItem("- SUBMIT IMAGES OF YOUR COLLECTIONS", "contact.html");

		menu5.addItem("- FORWARD SITE TO A FRIEND", "forward.html");

		menu5.addItem("- BUY, SELL, TRADE FORUM", "http://www.princevaliant.org/forum/index.php");

		menu5.addItem("- PRINCE VALIANT FORUMS", "http://www.princevaliant.org/forum/index.php");

		menu5.addItem("- INTERESTING LINKS", "comingSoon.html");

		menu5.addItem("- ERICH LEISTNER", "erich.html");

		menu5.addItem("- THE ART OF GEORG SCHAFFRIN", "georg.html");

		menu5.addItem("- THE FIGURE GOBLIN Roland Schaffrin", "roland.html");

		menu5.addItem("- ROLAND SCHAFFRIN: Castles", "fgCastles.html");

		menu5.addItem("- ROLAND SCHAFFRIN: Dioramas", "fgDios.html");

                menu5.addItem("- CARLOS POSE: Collector", "carlosFigures.html");

                menu5.addItem("- JAN-MICHAEL MAU: Collector", "janMain.html"); 

                menu5.addItem("- THOMAS GSTETTENBAUER: Collector", "thomasMain.html");

                menu5.addItem("- INGO ISRAEL : Collector/Artist", "ingoMain.html");

                menu5.addItem("- SONNY PHILLIPS: Collector/Painter", "sonny.html");

		

		//==================================================================================================

		// write drop downs into page

		//==================================================================================================

		// this method writes all the HTML for the menus into the page with document.write(). It must be

		// called within the body of the HTML page.

		//==================================================================================================

		mtDropDown.renderAll();

	}