var menuALIGN   = "free";         // alignment
var absLEFT     = 5;              // absolute left or right position (if not center)
var absTOP      = 5;              // absolute top position

var staticMENU  = false;          // static positioning mode (not Opera 5)

var stretchMENU = false;          // show empty cells
var showBORDERS = false;          // show empty cell borders
var allowRESIZE = false;          // No reload of page when resize (stretchMENU and showBORDERS must be false)

var zORDER      = 100;            // base z-order of nav structure (not ns4)

var mCOLOR      = bgcolor;        // main nav cell color
var rCOLOR      = fgcolor;        // main nav cell rollover color
var keepLIT     = true;           // keep rollover color when browsing menu
var bSIZE       = 2;              // main nav border size
var bCOLOR      = fgcolor;        // main nav border color
var aLINK       = linkcolor;      // main nav link color
var aHOVER      = "";             // main nav link hover-color (not ns4)
var aDEC        = "none";         // main nav link decoration
var fFONT       = "arial";        // main nav font face           
var fSIZE       = 10;             // main nav font size (pixels)  
var fWEIGHT     = "bold";         // main nav font weight
var tINDENT     = 10;             // main nav text indent (if text is left or right aligned)
var vPADDING    = 2;              // main nav vertical cell padding
var vtOFFSET    = 0;              // main nav vertical text offset (+/- pixels from middle)

var vOFFSET     = -20;            // shift the submenus vertically
var hOFFSET     = 100;            // shift the submenus horizontally

var smCOLOR     = bgcolor;        // submenu cell color
var srCOLOR     = fgcolor;        // submenu cell rollover color
var sbSIZE      = 2;              // submenu border size
var sbCOLOR     = fgcolor;        // submenu border color
var saLINK      = linkcolor;      // submenu link color
var saHOVER     = "";             // submenu link hover-color (not ns4)
var saDEC       = "none";         // submenu link decoration
var sfFONT      = "arial";        // submenu font face            
var sfSIZE      = 10;             // submenu font size (pixels)   
var sfWEIGHT    = "bold";         // submenu font weight
var stINDENT    = 10;             // submenu text indent (if text is left or right aligned)
var svPADDING   = 2;              // submenu vertical cell padding
var svtOFFSET   = 0;              // submenu vertical text offset (+/- pixels from middle)

var shSIZE      = 0;              // submenu drop shadow size
var shCOLOR     = bgcolor;        // submenu drop shadow color
var shOPACITY   = 100;            // submenu drop shadow opacity (not ns4 or Opera 5)
var altDISPLAY  = "status";

var openTIMER      = 100;         // menu opening delay time (not ns4/op5/op6) 
var openChildTIMER = 200;         // child-menu opening delay time (not ns4/op5/op6) 

var arrWIDTH       = 0;           // arrow width (not ns4/op5/op6) 
var arrHEIGHT      = 0;           // arrow height (not ns4/op5/op6) 

var arrHOFFSET     = 0;           // arrow horizontal offset (not ns4/op5/op6) 
var arrVOFFSET     = 0;           // arrow vertical offset (not ns4/op5/op6) 
var arrVALIGN      = "";          // arrow vertical align (not ns4/op5/op6) 

var arrLEFT        = "";          // left arrow (not ns4/op5/op6) 
var arrLEFT_ROLL   = "";          // left rollover arrow (not ns4/op5/op6) 
var arrRIGHT       = "";          // right arrow (not ns4/op5/op6) 
var arrRIGHT_ROLL  = "";          // right rollover arrow (not ns4/op5/op6)