var menu_params =
{
  fontFamily: 'Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif',
  fontSize: '10px',
    //in points
  fontColor: '#000000',
  fontColorOver: '#FFFFFF',

  bgColor: '#F7C5A5',
  bgColorOver: '#F18E4B',

  padding: 3,
    //pixels between text and the border lines
  paddingLeft: 3,
    //padding on the left side

  borderColor: '#EE8A4E',
  borderWidth: 1,

  moreImg: 'images/menu_bar/arrowright.gif',
  moreImgOver: 'images/menu_bar/arrowrightroll.gif',
  moreImgHeight: 9,
  moreImgWidth: 11,
    //image that appears when a menu item has a submenu;
    //  its image, image when the item is highlighted, and size
  moreImgOffset: 3,
    //pixels between the right edge of the image and the right edge
    //  of the menu item, not including padding (above)

  subMenuOffsetTop: 0,
  subMenuOffsetLeft: 1,
    //# of pixels down and left between the top right corner of
    //  a menu item and the top left corner of the submenu that
    //  pops up

  timeout: 200,      
    //in milliseconds; time before a menu disappears when the
    //  mouse moves off of it

  width: 200
    //a default value in case one isn't specified
};