// 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
		//==================================================================================================
		var menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu1"));
		menu1.addItem("Libri", "risulta1_4.asp"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
		menu1.addItem("Saggi/Capitoli in libri", "risulta1_5.asp"); 
		//menu1.addItem("- Vari", "#");
		
		//==================================================================================================
		
		// menu : Get Started
		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		menu2.addItem("Programmi di convegno", "risulta1_1.asp"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
		menu2.addItem("Atti di convegno", "risulta1_2.asp"); 
		menu2.addItem("Relazioni in atti di convegno", "risulta1_3.asp");
		//menu2.addItem("- Vari", "#");
		
		// menu
		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
		menu3.addItem("Norme volontarie", "risulta1_10.asp"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
		menu3.addItem("Norme cogenti", "risulta1_11.asp"); 
		//menu3.addItem("- Vari", "#");
		

	

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