var MENU_POS = new Array();
	// item sizes for different levels of menu
	MENU_POS['height'] = [23,23,25,25,25];
	MENU_POS['width'] = [120,120,160,160,160];
	// 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['block_top'] = [30,0,8,8,8];
	MENU_POS['block_left'] = [1,-127,120,140,160];
	// offsets between items of the same level
	MENU_POS['top'] = [23,25,24,24,24];
	MENU_POS['left'] = [0,0,0,0,0];
	// time in milliseconds before menu is hidden after cursor has gone out
	// of any items
	MENU_POS['hide_delay'] = [700,700,700,700,200];
	// path to gif containing one transparent pixel
	MENU_POS['pixel_path'] = '/shared/images/transp.gif';