// 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
		//==================================================================================================
		
		//==================================================================================================
		// 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 menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu1"));
		menu1.addItem("AKTUELLES EREIGNIS", "http://www.der-plankenauer.at/aktuell/");
		menu1.addItem("THEMA DES MONATS", "http://www.der-plankenauer.at/aktuell/monat.php");
				
		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		menu2.addItem("FOTOGRAFIE","http://2005.fotorush.com/integration/plankenauer/dia/?sk=1");
		menu2.addItem("CD_COVER","http://2005.fotorush.com/integration/plankenauer/dia/?sk=2");
		menu2.addItem("FOTOGRAFIKEN","http://2005.fotorush.com/integration/plankenauer/dia/?sk=3");
		
		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
    	menu3.addItem("INFORMATION","http://www.der-plankenauer.at/db/");
		menu3.addItem("ZUGANG", "http://www.der-plankenauer.at/db/partner.php");
		//menu3.addItem("GÄSTEZUGANG", "http://www.der-plankenauer.at/db/guest.php");
		
		var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));
		menu4.addItem("FIRMENDATEN","http://www.der-plankenauer.at/kontakt/");
		menu4.addItem("KUNDENLISTE", "http://www.der-plankenauer.at/kontakt/kunden.php");
		menu4.addItem("AGB","http://www.der-plankenauer.at/kontakt/agb.php");
		menu4.addItem("PREISLISTE", "http://www.der-plankenauer.at/kontakt/preise.php");
		menu4.addItem("ZUFAHRTSPLAN", "http://www.der-plankenauer.at/kontakt/plan.php");
		menu4.addItem("ÜBER UNS", "http://www.der-plankenauer.at/kontakt/firma.php");
		menu4.addItem("KONTAKT", "http://www.der-plankenauer.at/kontakt/kontakt.php");
		menu4.addItem("LINKS", "#");
				
		var subMenu45 = menu4.addMenu(menu4.items[5]);
		subMenu45.addItem("Firmengeschichte", "http://www.der-plankenauer.at/kontakt/firma.php");
		subMenu45.addItem("Mitarbeiter", "#");
		
		var subMenu451 = subMenu45.addMenu(subMenu45.items[1]);
		subMenu451.addItem("Mag. Plankenauer", "http://www.der-plankenauer.at/kontakt/mitarbeiter.php?ID=4");
		subMenu451.addItem("Isabella Maria Plankenauer", "http://www.der-plankenauer.at/kontakt/mitarbeiter.php?ID=5");
		subMenu451.addItem("Mag. Chistian Lapp", "http://www.der-plankenauer.at/kontakt/mitarbeiter.php?ID=7");
		subMenu451.addItem("Bernhard Fritsch", "http://www.der-plankenauer.at/kontakt/mitarbeiter.php?ID=8");

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