// 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
		//==================================================================================================
		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		// 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])
		//==================================================================================================
		
		// menu : Get Started
		var menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu1"));
		menu1.addItem("Introduction", "/en/about/channel/detail_1898.shtml");
		menu1.addItem("History", "/en/about/channel/dashi_1945.shtml");
		menu1.addItem("Innovations", "/en/about/channel/xinjishu_1900.shtml");
		//menu1.addItem("荣誉与认证", "/about/channel/list02.shtml");
        //menu1.addItem("诚聘英才", "/about/channel/detail_1413.shtml");


		//var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		//menu2.addItem("企业快讯", "/news/channel/list01.shtml");
		//menu2.addItem("媒体报道", "/news/channel/list02.shtml");

		// menu
		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
		menu3.addItem("Digital Language Learning System", "/en/products/channel/detail_1904.shtml");
		menu3.addItem("Simultaneous Interpretation Training System", "/en/products/channel/tongshen_detail_1924.shtml");
		menu3.addItem("Multimedia Network Educational System", "/en/products/channel/Multimedia_detail_1928.shtml");

		
		// menu
		//var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));
		//menu4.addItem("知识课堂", "/service/list.asp");
		//menu4.addItem("在线报修", "/service/repair.asp");
		//menu4.addItem("用户留言", "/service/message.asp");
		//menu4.addItem("下载中心", "/service/download.asp");

		
		// menu 
		var menu5 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu5"));
		menu5.addItem("Digital Language Learning System", "/en/case/channel/detail_1936.shtml");
		menu5.addItem("Simultaneous Interpretation Training System", "/en/case/channel/Simultaneous_detail_1937.shtml");
		menu5.addItem("Multimedia Network Educational System", "/en/case/channel/Multimedia_detail_1938.shtml");
		
		// menu : add
		//var menu6 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu6"));
		//menu6.addItem("Philosophy", "/Careers/Channel/Careers1307.asp");
        //menu6.addItem("Process", "/Careers/Channel/Careers1306.asp");
//		menu6.addItem("Current vacancies      ", "/Careers/Channel/Careers_vacancies.asp");
		//==================================================================================================
		// 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.
		//==================================================================================================
		mtDropDown.renderAll();
	}