// 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, -5, 0, mtDropDown.reference.bottomLeft);

		//==================================================================================================
		// create a dropdown menu
		//==================================================================================================
		// the first parameter should be the HTML element which will act actuator for the menu
		//==================================================================================================


		// menu : News
		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		menu2.addItem("- Communiqués de Presse", "newsDisplay.asp?section=2");
		menu2.addItem("- Evènements", "newsDisplay.asp?section=3");



		// menu : About Us
		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
		menu3.addItem("- Mission", "aboutDisplay.asp?section=3");
		menu3.addItem("- Organisation", "aboutDisplay.asp?section=4");
		menu3.addItem("- Membres", "aboutDisplay.asp?section=5");
		menu3.addItem("- Statuts", "aboutDisplay.asp?section=2");
		menu3.addItem("- Historique", "aboutDisplay.asp?section=8");
		menu3.addItem("- World Media", "aboutDisplay.asp?section=11");

		// menu : Racing
		var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));
		menu4.addItem("- Race Fixtures & Results", "racingDisplay.asp?section=2");
		menu4.addItem("- World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings", "racingDisplay.asp?section=22");
		menu4.addItem("- World Leading Horses", "racingDisplay.asp?section=21");
		menu4.addItem("- Desplacements Temporaires des Chevaux", "racingDisplay.asp?section=5");
		menu4.addItem("- Données et chiffres", "wageringDisplay.asp?section=4");
		menu4.addItem("- Accord Internationale", "racingDisplay.asp?section=6");
		menu4.addItem("- Noms Protégés", "racingDisplay.asp?section=17");


		// menu : Wagering
		var menu5 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu5"));
		menu5.addItem("- Position FIAH", "wageringDisplay.asp?section=2");
		menu5.addItem("- Comparison sur base de l’inflation", "wageringDisplay.asp?section=3");
		menu5.addItem("- Données et chiffres", "wageringDisplay.asp?section=4");
		menu5.addItem("- Accord Internationale", "wageringDisplay.asp?section=5");


		// menu : Members Area
		var menu6 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu6"));
	 //	menu6.addItem("- Global Policy Review", "membersDisplay.asp?section=2");
		menu6.addItem("- Réunions FIAH", "membersDisplay.asp?section=3");
		// menu6.addItem("- Descriptif pays", "membersDisplay.asp?section=4");
		 menu6.addItem("- Documents", "membersDisplay.asp?section=7");


		// menu : Photo Gallery
		var menu7 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu7"));
		menu7.addItem("- Courses", "photoDisplay.asp?section=2");
		menu7.addItem("- Réunions", "photoDisplay.asp?section=3");
		menu7.addItem("- La Mode", "photoDisplay.asp?section=4");


		// menu : Links
		var menu8 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu8"));
		menu8.addItem("- Membres", "linksDisplay.asp?section=2");
		menu8.addItem("- Industrie", "linksDisplay.asp?section=3");
		menu8.addItem("- Presse", "linksDisplay.asp?section=4");
		menu8.addItem("- Gouvernement", "linksDisplay.asp?section=5");
		menu8.addItem("- Divers", "linksDisplay.asp?section=6");


		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		// 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])
		//==================================================================================================

		// submenu : Software Products & Consulting : whatever
		// var subMenu1 = menu3.addMenu(menu3.items[3]);
		// subMenu1.addItem("· Pocket Pedigrees", "#");
		// subMenu1.addItem("· Parchment Pedigrees", "#");
		// subMenu1.addItem("· equineline.com Pedigrees", "#");









		//==================================================================================================
		// 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();
	}