// 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
		//==================================================================================================
		// le magasin
		var menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu1"));
		menu1.addItem("Plan d'accès","http://blogs.runningaventure.com/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=6&blogId=2");
		menu1.addItem("Présentation","http://blogs.runningaventure.com/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=115&blogId=2");
		menu1.addItem("Qui sommes nous ?","http://blogs.runningaventure.com/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=7&blogId=2");

		// le blog
		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		//menu2.addItem("Blog du magasin","http://blogs.runningaventure.com/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=5&blogId=2");
		menu2.addItem("Blog du magasin","http://blogs.runningaventure.com");

		// fiches pratiques
		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
		menu3.addItem("Accès aux fiches pratiques","http://blogs.runningaventure.com/index.php?op=Default&postCategoryId=8&blogId=2");
		
		// le reseau
		var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));
		menu4.addItem("Le team","http://blogs.runningaventure.com/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=8&blogId=2");
		menu4.addItem("Communauté Facebook","http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=100000780886101");
		menu4.addItem("Communauté Twitter","http://twitter.com/runningaventure");
		menu4.addItem("Nos partenaires","http://blogs.runningaventure.com/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=13&blogId=2");
		menu4.addItem("Courses et événements","http://blogs.runningaventure.com/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=12&blogId=2");
		menu4.addItem("Partagez vos parcours","http://blogs.runningaventure.com/index.php?op=Default&postCategoryId=12&blogId=2");
		
		// vente
		var menu5 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu5"));
		menu5.addItem("Espace client","http://www.runningaventure.com/boutique/account.php");
		menu5.addItem("Cardio & GPS","http://www.runningaventure.com/boutique/index.php?cPath=142");
		menu5.addItem("Chaussures  Trail Homme / Femme","http://www.runningaventure.com/boutique/index.php?cPath=271");
		menu5.addItem("Chaussures Homme / Femme","http://www.runningaventure.com/boutique/index.php?cPath=281");
		menu5.addItem("Compression  Active","http://www.runningaventure.com/boutique/index.php?cPath=279");
		menu5.addItem("Energétique Avant/Pendant/Après","http://www.runningaventure.com/boutique/index.php?cPath=325");
		menu5.addItem("Matériel","http://www.runningaventure.com/boutique/index.php?cPath=324");
		menu5.addItem("Natation","http://www.runningaventure.com/boutique/index.php?cPath=215");
		menu5.addItem("Textiles Homme / Femme","http://www.runningaventure.com/boutique/index.php?cPath=339");

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

		//==================================================================================================
		// 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])
		//==================================================================================================
		
		
		
		//==================================================================================================
		// 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();
	}