// 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("Chi siamo", "gruppo_dakota.asp?tipo=chisiamo");
		menu1.addItem("Organigramma Aziendale", "gruppo_dakota.asp?tipo=organigramma");
		menu1.addItem("Dove siamo", "gruppo_dakota.asp?tipo=dovesiamo");
		menu1.addItem("Servizi offerti", "gruppo_dakota.asp?tipo=servizi");
		
		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		// 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 menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		menu2.addItem("Meteo","notizie_utili.asp?tipo=meteo");
		menu2.addItem("Vaccinazioni", "notizie_utili.asp?tipo=vaccinazioni");
		menu2.addItem("Visti Consolari", "notizie_utili.asp?tipo=visti");
		menu2.addItem("Ministero degli Esteri<br>Farnesina", "notizie_utili.asp?tipo=ministero");
		//==================================================================================================
		// 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.
		//==================================================================================================
		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
		menu3.addItem("Eventi","galleria.asp?categoria=eventi&localita=tutte");
		menu3.addItem("Magazine", "galleria.asp?categoria=magazine&localita=tutte");
		menu3.addItem("Photo gallery", "galleria.asp?categoria=photo&localita=tutte");
		menu3.addItem("Sponsorizzazioni", "galleria.asp?categoria=sponsorizzazioni&localita=tutte");
		
		
		mtDropDown.renderAll();
	}