// 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
	//==================================================================================================
	// menu: shared hosting
	var menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu1"));
	menu1.addItem("- About NCDA", "about.htm"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
	menu1.addItem("- Apply for Membership", "apply.htm"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick


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

	//==================================================================================================
	// 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 menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
	menu2.addItem("- A to C", "ac.htm");
	menu2.addItem("- D to F ", "df.htm");
	menu2.addItem("- G to I", "gi.htm");
	menu2.addItem("- J to L", "jl.htm");
	menu2.addItem("- M to O", "mo.htm");
	menu2.addItem("- P to R", "pr.htm");
	menu2.addItem("- S - U", "su.htm");
	menu2.addItem("- V to X", "vx.htm");
	menu2.addItem("- Y & Z", "yz.htm");






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