var MENU_POS = new Array();
	// item sizes for different levels of menu
	MENU_POS['height'] = [21, 24, 24];
	MENU_POS['width'] = [100, 140, 80];
	// 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 '95'
	MENU_POS['block_top'] = [97, 20, 10];
	MENU_POS['block_left'] = [0, 0, 120];
	// offsets between items of the same level
	MENU_POS['top'] = [0, 22, 24];
	MENU_POS['left'] = [100, 0, 0];
	// time in milliseconds before menu is hidden after cursor has gone out
	// of any items
	MENU_POS['hide_delay'] = [200, 200, 200];
	// path to gif containing one transparent pixel
	MENU_POS['pixel_path'] = '/pixel.gif';
	MENU_POS['align'] = 'center';