	// 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, -3, 0, mtDropDown.reference.bottomLeft);

		//==================================================================================================
		// create a dropdown menu
		//==================================================================================================
		// the first parameter should be the HTML element which will act actuator for the menu
		//==================================================================================================
		//==================================================================================================
		// 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])
		//==================================================================================================
		// submenu example
		//var subMenu1 = menu1.addMenu(menu1.items[0]);
		//subMenu1.addItem("<b>&raquo;</b> sublink", "#");
		//subMenu1.addItem("<b>&raquo;</b> sublink", "#");


		// menu1 : Wia
		var menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu1"));
		menu1.addItem("&minus; Bedrijfsprofiel", "Bedrijfsprofiel.htm");
		menu1.addItem("<hr noshade>");
		menu1.addItem("&minus; Medewerkers", "Medewerkers.htm");
		menu1.addItem("&minus; Vacatures", "Vacatures.htm");
		menu1.addItem("<hr noshade>");
		menu1.addItem("&minus; Partners", "Partners.htm");
		menu1.addItem("<hr noshade>");
		menu1.addItem("&minus; Sponsor van....", "Sponsor_Van.htm");

		// menu2 : Nieuws
		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		menu2.addItem("&minus; Laatste Nieuws", "Laatste_Nieuws.htm");
		menu2.addItem("&minus; Klant in beeld", "Gebruikersverhalen.htm");
		menu2.addItem("&minus; Evenementen", "Evenementen.htm");
		menu2.addItem("&minus; In de Pers", "In_De_Pers.htm");
		menu2.addItem("<hr noshade>");
		menu2.addItem("&minus; Nieuws Archief", "Nieuwsarchief.htm");
		
		// menu3 : Oplossingen
		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
		menu3.addItem("&minus; 3D Modeling", "SpaceClaim_Algemeen.htm");
		menu3.addItem("<hr noshade>");
		menu3.addItem("&minus; Frezen", "EdgeCAM_Algemeen.htm");
		menu3.addItem("&minus; Draaien", "EdgeCAM_Algemeen.htm");
		menu3.addItem("&minus; 5-assig simultaan frezen", "EdgeCAM_5_Assig_Simultaan_Frezen.htm");
		menu3.addItem("&minus; Draaderoderen", "EdgeCAM_Algemeen.htm");
		menu3.addItem("<hr noshade>");
		menu3.addItem("&minus; Langdraaien", "Partmaker_Algemeen.htm");
		menu3.addItem("<hr noshade>");
		menu3.addItem("&minus; Ponsnibbelen / Lasersnijden", "JETCAM_Algemeen.htm");
		menu3.addItem("&minus; Ponslaser", "JETCAM_Algemeen.htm");
		menu3.addItem("<hr noshade>");
		menu3.addItem("&minus; Lasersnijden", "PROfirst_Algemeen.htm");
		menu3.addItem("&minus; Plasmasnijden", "PROfirst_Algemeen.htm");
		menu3.addItem("&minus; Autogeensnijden", "PROfirst_Algemeen.htm");
		menu3.addItem("&minus; Watersnijden", "PROfirst_Algemeen.htm");
		menu3.addItem("<hr noshade>");
		menu3.addItem("&minus; Kanten / Zetten", "AutoPOL_BendSIM.htm");
		menu3.addItem("&minus; Knippen", "LogiTOLE_Algemeen.htm");
		menu3.addItem("&minus; Zagen", "LogiBARRE_Algemeen.htm");
		menu3.addItem("<hr noshade>");
		menu3.addItem("&minus; Uitslagen maken", "LogiTRACE_Algemeen.htm");
		menu3.addItem("&minus; Calculatie", "PROfirst_Calculatie.htm");
		menu3.addItem("<hr noshade>");
		menu3.addItem("&minus; DNC", "Seiki_Algemeen.htm");
		menu3.addItem("&minus; Machine Monitoring", "Seiki_Machine_Monitoring.htm");
		
		// menu4 : Producten
		var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));
		menu4.addItem("&minus; Edgecam", "EdgeCAM_Algemeen.htm");
		menu4.addItem("&minus; Partmaker", "Partmaker_Algemeen.htm");
		menu4.addItem("&minus; SpaceClaim", "SpaceClaim_Algemeen.htm");
		menu4.addItem("<hr noshade>");
		menu4.addItem("&minus; JETCAM", "JETCAM_Algemeen.htm");
		menu4.addItem("&minus; PROfirst CADCAM", "PROfirst_Algemeen.htm");
		menu4.addItem("&minus; AutoPOL", "AutoPOL_Algemeen.htm");
		menu4.addItem("<hr noshade>");
		menu4.addItem("&minus; LogiTRACE", "LogiTRACE_Algemeen.htm");
		menu4.addItem("&minus; LogiTOLE/BARRE", "LogiTOLE_Algemeen.htm");
		menu4.addItem("<hr noshade>");
		menu4.addItem("&minus; Seiki Systems DNC", "Seiki_Algemeen.htm");
	
		// menu5 : Onderwijs
		var menu5 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu5"));
		menu5.addItem("&minus; Edgecam in het Onderwijs", "EdgeCAM_Onderwijs.htm");
	    menu5.addItem("&minus; Training", "Training.htm");

		// menu6 : Supportcenter
		var menu6 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu6"));
		menu6.addItem("&minus; Serviceabonnement", "Serviceabonnement.htm");
	    menu6.addItem("&minus; Training", "Training.htm");
		menu6.addItem("<hr noshade>");
		menu6.addItem("&minus; On-line Support", "On_Line_Support.htm");
		
		// menu7 : Contact
		var menu7 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu7"));
		menu7.addItem("&minus; Aanvraagformulier", "Aanvraagformulier_Algemeen.htm");
		menu7.addItem("&minus; Adresgegevens", "Adresgegevens.htm");
		menu7.addItem("&minus; Routebeschrijving", "Routebeschrijving.htm");
		menu7.addItem("<hr noshade>");
		menu7.addItem("&minus; Hotels", "Hotels.htm");
		
		// menu8 : Links
		var menu8 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu8"));
		menu8.addItem("&minus; Edgecam", "http://www.edgecam.com/"); 
		menu8.addItem("&minus; PROfirst", "http://www.profirst-group.com/");
		menu8.addItem("&minus; Partmaker", "http://www.partmaker.com/");
		menu8.addItem("&minus; AutoPOL", "http://www.autopol.com/");
		menu8.addItem("&minus; JETCAM", "http://www.jetcam.com/");
		menu8.addItem("&minus; Seiki Systems", "http://www.seikisystems.co.uk/");

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