var MENU_POS = new Array();
	// item sizes for different levels of menu
	MENU_POS['height'] = [26, 26, 26];
	MENU_POS['width'] = [110, 170, 90];
	// 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'] = [100, 26, 0];
	MENU_POS['block_left'] = [60, 0, 30];
	// offsets between items of the same level
	MENU_POS['top'] = [0, 26, 26];
	MENU_POS['left'] = [110, 0, 0];
	// time in milliseconds before menu is hidden after cursor has gone out
	// of any items
	MENU_POS['hide_delay'] = [50, 50, 50];
	// path to gif containing one transparent pixel
	MENU_POS['pixel_path'] = 'http://www.volknit.com/images/nav/pixel.gif';
	// Horizontal menu alignment - (left, center, right) ***
	MENU_POS['align'] = 'center';
	// Vertical menu alignment - (top, center, bottom) ****
	MENU_POS['valign'] = '';
	// Static positioning configuration - (none, vertical, horizontal, both) ****
	MENU_POS['scroll'] = 'none';