// 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 (TransMenu.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 TransMenuSet(TransMenu.direction.down, -6, 7, TransMenu.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("item1"));
											menu1.addItem("xxx", "");
											menu1.addItem("", ""); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
*/
											//==================================================================================================
											var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("item2"));
											menu2.addItem("Actualité Nationale", __SITE_URL + "actualites.php4");
											menu2.addItem("Articles", __SITE_URL + "articles.php4");
											menu2.addItem("Archives", __SITE_URL + "actualites-archives.php4");

											//==================================================================================================
											var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("item3"));
											menu3.addItem("Historique", __SITE_URL + "fondation.php4");
											menu3.addItem("Organisation", __SITE_URL + "fondation-organisation.php4");
											menu3.addItem("Moyens d'actions", __SITE_URL + "fondation-moyens.php4");
											menu3.addItem("Partenaires", __SITE_URL + "fondation-partenaires.php4");
											menu3.addItem("Fondations abritées", __SITE_URL + "fondation-fondations-abritees.php4");
											menu3.addItem("Résultats", __SITE_URL + "fondation-resultats.php4");
											menu3.addItem("Club des partenaires", __SITE_URL + "fondation-club-partenaires.php4");

											var submenu3_3 = menu3.addMenu(menu3.items[2]);
											submenu3_3.addItem("Labels", __SITE_URL + "fondation-moyens.php4?v=labels");
											submenu3_3.addItem("Souscription", __SITE_URL + "fondation-moyens.php4?v=souscription");
											submenu3_3.addItem("Subvention", __SITE_URL + "fondation-moyens.php4?v=subvention");
											var submenu3_4 = menu3.addMenu(menu3.items[3]);
											submenu3_4.addItem("Collectivités", __SITE_URL + "fondation-partenaires.php4?v=collectivites");
											submenu3_4.addItem("Entreprises", __SITE_URL + "fondation-partenaires.php4?v=entreprises");
											submenu3_4.addItem("Associations", __SITE_URL + "fondation-partenaires.php4?v=associations");
											submenu3_4.addItem("Associations et fondations étrangères", __SITE_URL + "fondation-partenaires.php4?v=associations-et-fondations-etrangeres");

											//==================================================================================================
											// 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.
											//==================================================================================================
											TransMenu.renderAll();
									}