// 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
		//==================================================================================================
		// Menu1 : partenaires
		var menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu1")); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
		menu1.addItem("- Offre de partenariat", "part_offr.php"); 
		menu1.addItem("- Contrat d'\affiliation", "part_contr.php");
		menu1.addItem("- Inscription", "http://core.lassureur.com/compte_courtier.php");
		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		// 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 subMenu1 = menu1.addMenu(menu1.items[1]);
		subMenu1.addItem("· (ss) Shared-Server", "http://www.mediatemple.net/services/webhosting/ss/linux-standard/");
		subMenu1.addItem("· (as) Appliance-Server", "http://www.mediatemple.net/services/webhosting/as/linux/");
		subMenu1.addItem("· (ds) Dedicated-Server", "http://www.mediatemple.net/services/webhosting/ds/linux/");
		subMenu1.addItem("· (fc) Flash Communication Server MX", "http://www.mediatemple.net/services/webhosting/flashcom/shared/");
		subMenu1.addItem("· Infrastructure/Technology", "http://www.mediatemple.net/company/aboutus/techology-infrastructure.php");
		
		// submenu
		var subMenu2 = menu1.addMenu(menu1.items[2]);
		subMenu2.addItem("· Mad Merch (full solution)", "http://www.mediatemple.net/services/madmerch/");
*/
		// menu : Get Started
		/*
		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		menu2.addItem("- Généralités", "four_offr.htm");
		menu2.addItem("- Programme de partenariat", "four_prog.htm");
		menu2.addItem("- Guide d\'utilisation fournisseurs", "four_guid.htm");
		menu2.addItem("- Inscription", "four_inscr.htm");
		*/
		// menu
		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
		//menu3.addItem("- Généralités", "inf_gen.htm");
		menu3.addItem("- Les avantages", "inf_av.php");
		//menu3.addItem("- Foire aux questions", "inf_faq.htm");
		menu3.addItem("- Lexique", "inf_lex.php");
		menu3.addItem("- Confidentialité et sécurité", "inf_cont.php#9");
		menu3.addItem("- Nos partenaires", "inf_part.php");
		menu3.addItem("- Conditions générales d\'utilisation", "inf_cond.php");
		menu3.addItem("- Contrat de publication", "inf_cont.php");
		menu3.addItem("- Protocole d\'accord", "inf_prot.php");
		//menu3.addItem("- Témoignage", "inf_tem.php");
		menu3.addItem("- Code des assurances", "inf_codes.php");
		
		var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));
		menu4.addItem("- Devis en ligne", "serv_dev.php");
		menu4.addItem("- Cobranding", "serv_cob.php");
		//menu4.addItem("- Création de site internet", "serv_cre.php");
		//menu4.addItem("- Assistance", "serv_ass.php");
		
		var menu7 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu7"));
		menu7.addItem("- Les actus de lassureur", "actu_acc.php");
		menu7.addItem("- Communiqué de presse", "actu_com.php");
		
		var menu9 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu9"));
		/*menu9.addItem("- Foire aux questions", "prat_faq.php");*/
		/*menu9.addItem("- T'Chat Lassureur", "http://www.lassureur.com/modules/chat/initiate.php");*/
		menu9.addItem("- Lexique", "prat_lex.php");
		menu9.addItem("- Adresses et Liens utiles", "prat_liens.php");
		menu9.addItem("- Barème IRSA", "prat_irsa.php");
		menu9.addItem("- Code des assurances", "prat_codes.php");
		menu9.addItem("- Questions pratiques  /  <b>Faq</b>", "prat_faq.php");		
		//menu9.addItem("- Assistance", "prat_ass.php");
		/*
		var menu5 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu5"));
		menu5.addItem("- Généralités", "inter_gen.php");
		menu5.addItem("- Guide d'utilisation", "inter_guid.php");
		menu5.addItem("- Inscription", "javascript:popup('http://90plan.ovh.net/~arobas/account_c_form.php',600,400)");
		*/
				
		//var menu6 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu6"));

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