// 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("- Tour Operator", "http://www.fareportal.com/case_01.asp"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
		menu1.addItem("- Hospitality", "http://www.fareportal.com/case_02.asp"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
		menu1.addItem("<img src=images/spacer.gif  width=72 height=1>"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		// add a sub-menu
		//==================================================================================================
		// to add a sub menu to an existing menu object, call it's 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("· Content Here", "#");
		//subMenu1.addItem("· Content Here", "#");
		//subMenu1.addItem("· Content Here", "#");
		//subMenu1.addItem("· Content Here", "#");
		//subMenu1.addItem("· Content Here", "#");

		// submenu
		//var subMenu2 = menu1.addMenu(menu1.items[2]);
		//subMenu2.addItem("· Content Here", "#");

		// menu : Get Started
		//var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		//menu2.addItem("- Products 1  ", "products_01.asp");
		//menu2.addItem("- Products 2  ", "products_02.asp");
		//menu2.addItem("- Products 3  ", "products_03.asp");
		//menu2.addItem("- Products 4  ", "products_04.asp");
		//menu2.addItem("<img src=images/spacer.gif  width=61 height=1>"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
		
		// menu
		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
		menu3.addItem("- Database Management", "http://www.fareportal.com/services_01.asp");
		menu3.addItem("- GDS Integration", "http://www.fareportal.com/services_02.asp");
		menu3.addItem("- Email Services", "http://www.fareportal.com/services_03.asp");
		menu3.addItem("- Profile Management", "http://www.fareportal.com/services_04.asp");
		menu3.addItem("<img src=images/spacer.gif  width=61 height=1>"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
		
		// menu
		/*var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));
		menu4.addItem("- Coming Soon", "#");
				
		// menu : Company
		var menu5 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu5"));
		menu5.addItem("- WallPapers", "ba_wallpapers.asp");
		menu5.addItem("- Photos", "ba_photos.asp");
		menu5.addItem("- Desktop Icons", "ba_desktopicons.asp");
		menu5.addItem("- Screen Savers", "ba_screensavers.asp");
		menu5.addItem("- Links", "ba_links.asp"); */
			
		
		//==================================================================================================
		// 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();
	}