// 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
		//==================================================================================================
		var menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu1"));
		menu1.addItem("- Terms and Conditions", "http://www.ga-net.co.uk/gaterms.htm");
		//send no URL if nothing should happen on click
		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		// 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])
		//==================================================================================================
		
		// menu : Get Started
		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		menu2.addItem("- Who are Gillespie Adams?", "http://www.ga-net.co.uk/whoarewe.htm");
		menu2.addItem("- What do we do?", "http://www.ga-net.co.uk/whatwedo.htm");
		
		// menu
		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
		menu3.addItem("- ADSL", "http://www.ga-net.co.uk/adsl.asp");
		menu3.addItem("- AV AS E-Mail", "http://www.ga-net.co.uk/antispamantivirus.htm");
		menu3.addItem("- Office Networking", "http://www.ga-net.co.uk");
		menu3.addItem("- Internet Hosting", "http://www.ga-net.co.uk/websiteexample.asp");
		menu3.addItem("- Domains", "https://secure.ga-net.co.uk/domainsearch.asp");
		menu3.addItem("- Our Shop", "http://www.ga-net.co.uk/shop");
		
		// sub menu
		//var submenu3 = menu3.addMenu(menu3.items[0]);
		//submenu3.addItem("· Terms for .co.uk Domains", "http://www.ga-net.co.uk/terms.htm");
		//submenu3.addItem("· Tucows Terms", "http://www.ga-net.co.uk");
		
		//var submenu3 = menu3.addMenu(menu3.items[1]);
		//submenu3.addItem("· Terms for AS", "http://www.ga-net.co.uk/terms.htm");
		//submenu3.addItem("· Tucows Terms", "http://www.ga-net.co.uk");

		// menu
		var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));
		menu4.addItem("- News Items", "http://www.ga-net.co.uk/microsoft.htm");
		menu4.addItem("- login", "http://www.ga-net.co.uk/login.asp");
				
		// menu : Company
		var menu5 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu5"));
		menu5.addItem("- Our Address", "http://www.ga-net.co.uk/address.htm");
		menu5.addItem("- Enquiry Form", "http://ga-net.co.uk/contact.asp");
		menu5.addItem("- Map", "http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=617852&Y=168086&A=Y&Z=1");

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