var MENU_POS = new Array();
	// item sizes for different levels of menu
	MENU_POS['height'] = [24, 24, 24];
	MENU_POS['width'] = [106, 132, 142];
	// menu block offset from the origin:
	// for root level origin is upper left corner of the page
	// for other levels origin is upper left corner of parent item
	MENU_POS['block_top'] = [129, 20, 10];
	MENU_POS['block_left'] = [0, 10, 110];
	// offsets between items of the same level
	MENU_POS['top'] = [0, 24, 24];
	MENU_POS['left'] = [115,0,0];
	// time in milliseconds before menu is hidden after cursor has gone out
	// of any items
	MENU_POS['hide_delay'] = [200, 200, 200];
	// path to gif containing one transparent pixel
	MENU_POS['pixel_path'] = 'http://www.schule.oberegg.ch/pixel.gif';
	// Horizontal menu alignment - (left, center, right) ***
	MENU_POS['align'] = 'center';
	// Static positioning configuration - (none, vertical, horizontal, both) ****
	MENU_POS['scroll'] = 'none';