// 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, 3, mtDropDown.reference.bottomLeft);
//==================================================================================================
// create a dropdown menu
//==================================================================================================
// the first parameter should be the HTML element which will act actuator for the menu
//==================================================================================================
// Contact Us
var menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu1"));
// Home
var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
// About T S Eliot
var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
// Useful Links
var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));
menu4.addItem("Contact information", "/page.cfm?pageid=301");
menu4.addItem("Useful links", "/page.cfm?pageid=322");
//==================================================================================================
// 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();
}