//drops
	num_drops=9
	first_drop_offset_from_centre=384//gives reference point for resizing
//	first_drop_offset_from_centre=238//gives reference point for resizing for resolution over 800*600 whit starting point 8 for layer
//	drop_width=100 //for evenly-spaced; if you have a gap between your menus, include that in here


//get platform info
	agt=navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();

	ie=(document.all) ? 1:0
	if(ie){
		ie4=(agt.indexOf('msie 4.01')!=-1) ? 1:0
		ie5=(agt.indexOf('msie 5.01')!=-1) ? 1:0
		}
	else { ie4=0;ie5=0 }
       NS6=((agt.indexOf('netscape6/6.')!=-1)||((agt.indexOf('Mozilla/5')!=-1)&&(agt.indexOf('Gecko')!=-1)) )? 1:0
	ns=(document.layers) ? 1:0
	// ns6=(document.getElementByID) ? 1:0
	
	if (navigator.appName.substring(0,8)=="Netscape" && navigator.appVersion.substring(0,1)== "5") 	NS6=1;

	win=( (agt.indexOf("win")!=-1) || (agt.indexOf("16bit")!=-1) )
	mac=(agt.indexOf("mac")!=-1);

	imgs=(document.images) ? 1:0



//private functions
	offset=first_drop_offset_from_centre
	dropsloaded=0
	timerID=null

//show a drop
	function showdrop(num){
		if(dropsloaded){
			clearTimeout(timerID)
			hideall()
			if(ie) { theblah="drop"+num+".style.visibility='visible'"	}
			if(ns) { theblah="document.drop"+num+".visibility='show'" }
		//NN6
			if(document.getElementById) { theblah="document.getElementById('drop"+num+"').style.visibility= 'visible'" }
     			eval(theblah);
     		//Code inserted by Massimiliano Dotti Dec. 12th Icon Medialab
			if(ie) {
				if (document.all.maxtables) {document.all.maxtables.style.visibility='hidden'}
				}
						
     		    			    			
			}
		}

//hide timer
	function hidedrop(){
		HideSelect(false);
		if(dropsloaded){
				
				if(NS6) {timerID=window.setTimeout('hideall()',50); return}
				if(ie) {timerID=window.setTimeout('hideall()',50); return}
				if(ns) {timerID=window.setTimeout('hideall()',50); return}
				}
		}

//hide all
	function hideall(){
		if(dropsloaded){
				for(i=1;i<=num_drops;i++){
			//NN6
				if(NS6) {theblah="document.getElementById('drop"+i+"').style.visibility= 'hidden'" }
				if(ie) 
				{ 
					theblah="drop"+i+".style.visibility='hidden'"
				}
				if(ns) { theblah="document.drop"+i+".visibility='hidden'" }				
				eval(theblah)
				}
			}
			//Code inserted by Massimiliano Dotti Dec. 12th Icon Medialab	
			if(ie) {
				if (document.all.maxtables) {document.all.maxtables.style.visibility='visible'}
				}
				
		}

//keep drop
	function keepdrop(){
		HideSelect(true);
		if(dropsloaded){
			clearTimeout(timerID)
			}
		}


//register initial layer position - for irregularly spaced drops
	layerpos=new Array()
	function registerlayer(num){
		if(ie) { layerpos[num]=eval("drop"+num+".style.pixelLeft") }
		if(ns) { layerpos[num]=eval("document.drop"+num+".left") }		
	//NN6
		if(document.getElementById){ layerpos[num]=eval("parseInt(document.getElementById('drop"+num+"').style.left)") }
		}

//positioning
	function reposition(num){
		if(document.getElementById) { thewindowwidth=window.innerWidth }
		if(ie) { thewindowwidth=document.body.clientWidth }
		if(ns) { thewindowwidth=window.innerWidth-16 }  //ns weirdness
	//NN6

		
		layeroffset=layerpos[num]
		temp_newpos=(thewindowwidth/2)-offset
		if(temp_newpos<0) { temp_newpos=0 }
		newpos=temp_newpos+layeroffset //this for irregularly spaced drops
		if(num==num_drops && thewindowwidth<(offset*2)+25){ newpos=newpos-10 } //kinda fixes if the last drop if off the edge of the page
		//		newpos=newposA+((num-1)*drop_width) //if they're spaced evenly
		if(ie) { theblah="drop"+num+".style.left=newpos" }
		if(ns) { theblah="document.drop"+num+".left=newpos" }
	//NN6
		if(document.getElementById) { theblah="parseInt(document.getElementById('drop"+num+"').style.left=newpos)" }
		eval(theblah);
		if(ie4) { eval("drop"+num+".style.width=160") } //fix silly width bug in IE4
		if(ie && mac) { eval("drop"+num+".style.width=160") }
		}


//NS resize fix
	function MM_reloadPage(init) {  //reloads the window if Nav4 resized
		if (init==true) with (navigator) {if ((appName=="Netscape")&&(parseInt(appVersion)==4)) {
		    document.MM_pgW=innerWidth; document.MM_pgH=innerHeight; onresize=MM_reloadPage; }}
		else if (innerWidth!=document.MM_pgW || innerHeight!=document.MM_pgH) location.reload();
		}
	MM_reloadPage(true);

//------------------------end dropdowns--------------------

//stop ns flickering
	if(ns) { offscreenBuffering=true }
	if(document.getElementById) { offscreenBuffering=true }
	
//global init
	function global_init(){
		window.status=default_status
				}


//	<script for="window" event="onresize" language="JavaScript"><!--
//	//deal with dropdowns on resize
//		for (k=1;k<=num_drops;k++){
//			reposition(k);
//			}
//	
//--></script>




//local scripts

function HideSelect(bHide)
{
 if(ie) 
 {
		var oObject = document.all.item("ComboBOX");
 }

	//if(ie) { layerpos[num]=eval("drop"+num+".style.pixelLeft") }

	if (oObject != null)
	{
		if (oObject(0).parentElement.name == null)
		{
			for (i = 0; i < oObject.length; i++)
			{
				if (bHide)
				{
					oObject(i).style.visibility = "hidden";
				}
				else
				{
					oObject(i).style.visibility = "visible";
				}
			}
		}
		else
		{
			if (bHide)
			{
		   		oObject(0).parentElement.style.visibility = "hidden";
			}
			else
			{
				oObject(0).parentElement.style.visibility = "visible";
			}
		}
	}
}