// 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, 25, mtDropDown.reference.bottomLeft);

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


    var menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu1"));
	menu1.addItem("NEWS", "maxime.php?a=news");
	menu1.addItem("AWARDS", "maxime.php?a=awards");

    var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
	menu2.addItem("HISTORY", "maxime.php?a=history");
    menu2.addItem("TEAM", "maxime.php?a=team");
    menu2.addItem("VISIT", "maxime.php?a=visit");

    var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
	menu3.addItem("THE VINEYARD", "maxime.php?a=region");
    menu3.addItem("DISTILLATION", "maxime.php?a=distillation");
    menu3.addItem("AGEING", "maxime.php?a=ageing");
    menu3.addItem("BOTTLING", "maxime.php?a=bottling");
    menu3.addItem("GALLERY", "maxime.php?a=gallery");


    var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));
	menu4.addItem("GRAND CLASSIC RANGE", "maxime.php?a=classic");
    menu4.addItem("GRAND CHAMPAGNE RANGE", "maxime.php?a=champagne");
    menu4.addItem("PINEAU RANGE", "maxime.php?a=pineau");
    menu4.addItem("SPECIAL PACKAGE", "maxime.php?a=special");
    menu4.addItem("VINTAGE RANGE", "maxime.php?a=vintage");

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

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



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