var MENU_POS = new Array();
	// item sizes for different levels of menu
	MENU_POS['height'] = [20, 20, 15];
	MENU_POS['width'] = [160, 250, 250];
	// 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'] = [0, 20, 0];
	MENU_POS['block_left'] = [0, 0, 150];
	// offsets between items of the same level
	MENU_POS['top'] = [0, 18, 15];
	MENU_POS['left'] = [0, 0, 0];
	// time in milliseconds before menu is hidden after cursor has gone out
	// of any items
	MENU_POS['hide_delay'] = [200, 600, 400];
	// path to gif containing one transparent pixel
	MENU_POS['pixel_path'] = '/images/pixel.gif';
	MENU_POS['align'] = 'top'; 
	// Vertical menu alignment - (top, center, bottom) **** 
	MENU_POS['valign'] = 'none'; 
	// Static positioning configuration - (none, vertical, horizontal, both) **** 
	MENU_POS['scroll'] = 'none';