function findPos(){
		if( browser.isNS ){
			thisitem = document.getElementById( "btn_abt" );
			left_margin = thisitem.x;
		}
		if( browser.isIE ){
			thisitem = document.all[ "btn_abt"  ];
			left_margin = thisitem.style.left;
			//offsetLeft;
		}
	}

	
	
	// setup menus
	menus[0] = new Menu;
	menus[0].layer = "home_menu";
	menus[0].x = 0;
	menus[0].name = "home"
	menus[0].active = false;
	menus[0].hilite = false;
	
	menus[1] = new Menu;
	menus[1].layer = "about_menu";
	menus[1].x = 30;
	menus[1].name = "about";
	menus[1].active = true;
	menus[1].hilite = false;

	menus[2] = new Menu;
	menus[2].layer = "products_menu";
	menus[2].x = 135;
	menus[2].name = "products";
	menus[2].active = true;
	menus[2].hilite = false;

	menus[3] = new Menu;
	menus[3].layer = "products_menu";	
	menus[3].x = 230;
	menus[3].name = "products";
	menus[3].active = true;
	menus[3].hilite = false;

	menus[4] = new Menu;
	menus[4].layer = "services_menu"
	menus[4].x = 330;	
	menus[4].name = "services";
	menus[4].active = false;
	menus[4].hilite = false;

	menus[5] = new Menu;
	menus[5].layer = "news_menu"
	menus[5].x = 430;	
	menus[5].name = "news";
	menus[5].active = true;	
	menus[5].hilite = false;

	menus[6] = new Menu;
	menus[6].layer = "contact_menu";	
	menus[6].x = 630;
	menus[6].name = "contact";	
	menus[6].active = true;
	menus[6].hilite = false;
	

	function LoadImages( dirmod ){
		if( isGood ) {  //preload images
		
			home		  = new Image( 30, 31 );
			home.src   = dirmod + "images/control/btn_home_off.gif";
			home_h	  = new Image( 30, 31 );
			home_h.src = dirmod + "images/control/btn_home_on.gif";		
			
			about		  = new Image( 100, 31 );
			about.src   = dirmod + "images/control/btn_about_off.gif";
			about_h	  = new Image( 100, 31 );
			about_h.src = dirmod + "images/control/btn_about_on.gif";
			
			products		  = new Image( 100, 31 );
			products.src   = dirmod + "images/control/btn_products_off.gif";
			products_h	  = new Image( 100, 31 );
			products_h.src = dirmod + "images/control/btn_products_on.gif";
			
			support		  = new Image( 100, 31 );
			support.src   = dirmod + "images/control/btn_support_off.gif";
			support_h	  = new Image( 100, 31 );
			support_h.src = dirmod + "images/control/btn_support_on.gif";			
	
			tech		  = new Image( 100, 31 );
			tech.src   = dirmod + "images/control/btn_tech_off.gif";
			tech_h	  = new Image( 100, 31 );
			tech_h.src = dirmod + "images/control/btn_tech_on.gif";
	
			app		  = new Image( 100, 31 );
			app.src   = dirmod + "images/control/btn_app_off.gif";
			app_h	  = new Image( 100, 31 );
			app_h.src = dirmod + "images/control/btn_app_on.gif";
	
			contact		  = new Image( 126, 31 );
			contact.src   = dirmod + "images/control/btn_contact_off.gif";
			contact_h	  = new Image( 126, 31 );
			contact_h.src = dirmod + "images/control/btn_contact_on.gif";
		}		
	}