_menuCloseDelay=500           // The time delay for menus to remain visible on mouse out
_menuOpenDelay=150            // The time delay before menus open on mouse over
_subOffsetTop=10              // Sub menu top offset
_subOffsetLeft=-10            // Sub menu left offset



with(menuStyle=new mm_style()){
onbgcolor="#b4bb83";
oncolor="#ffffff";
offbgcolor="#f5f5dc";
offcolor="#000000";
bordercolor="#296488";
borderstyle="solid";
borderwidth=1;
separatorcolor="#2D729D";
separatorsize="1";
padding="5";
fontsize="75%";
fontstyle="normal";
fontfamily="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial";
pagecolor="black";
pagebgcolor="#bba683";
headercolor="#000000";
headerbgcolor="#ffffff";
subimage="/pics/arrowdn.gif";
subimagepadding="2";
overfilter="Fade(duration=0.2);Alpha(opacity=90);Shadow(color='#777777', Direction=135, Strength=5)";
outfilter="randomdissolve(duration=0.3)";
}


with(milonic=new menuname("Main Menu")){
style=menuStyle;
top="30";
left="160";
alwaysvisible="1";
orientation="horizontal";
followscroll=0;
aI("text=home;url=/writings.html;status=Back To Home Page;");
aI("text=articles;url=/articles/articles_intro.html;");
aI("text=sustainability;url=/sustainability/environmental_intro.html;");
aI("text=design notes;url=/design_notes/design_notes.html;");
//aI("text=plant notes;url=/plant_notes/plant_index.html;");
//aI("text=construction notes;url=/garden_construction_notes/constr_intro.html;");
aI("text=subject threads;url=/subject_threads/subject_threads.html;");
aI("text=book reviews;url=/books/books_intro.html;");
aI("text=blog;url=/blog/2009/blog_2009.html");

}

with(milonic=new menuname("news")){
style=menuStyle;
aI("text=monthly rant;url=/commentary.html;");
aI("text=your comments;url=/comments.html;");
aI("text=about this site;url=/about.html;");
aI("text=design services;url=/garden_design_consultancy.html;");
}

drawMenus();