// the number you pass to initLeft doesn't matter since it will get
		// changed onactivate

		var myMenu1 = new ypSlideOutMenu("menu1", "down", -1000, -18, 180, 200)
		var myMenu2 = new ypSlideOutMenu("menu2", "down", -1000, -18, 180, 200)
		var myMenu3 = new ypSlideOutMenu("menu3", "down", -1000, -18, 180, 200)
		var myMenu4 = new ypSlideOutMenu("menu4", "down", -1000, -18, 280, 260)
		var myMenu5 = new ypSlideOutMenu("menu5", "down", -1000, -18, 180, 200)
		var myMenu6 = new ypSlideOutMenu("menu6", "down", -1000, -18, 180, 200)		
		var myMenu7 = new ypSlideOutMenu("menu7", "right", -1000, 188, 380, 300)
		var myMenu8 = new ypSlideOutMenu("menu8", "right", -1000, 236, 380, 300)
		var myMenu9 = new ypSlideOutMenu("menu9", "right", -1000, 284, 380, 300)
		var myMenu10 = new ypSlideOutMenu("menu10", "right", -1000, 332, 380, 300)
		var myMenu11 = new ypSlideOutMenu("menu11", "right", -1000, 380, 380, 300)
		var myMenu12 = new ypSlideOutMenu("menu12", "right", -1000, 428, 380, 300)
		var myMenu13 = new ypSlideOutMenu("menu13", "right", -1000, 474, 380, 300)
		var myMenu14 = new ypSlideOutMenu("menu14", "right", -1000, 522, 380, 300)
		var myMenu15 = new ypSlideOutMenu("menu15", "right", -1000, 570, 380, 300)		
		var myMenu16 = new ypSlideOutMenu("menu16", "right", -1000, 618, 380, 300)				
		   
    // for each menu, we set up hte onactivate event to call repositionMenu with the amount offset from center, in pixels

		myMenu1.onactivate = function() { repositionMenu(myMenu1, -451); }
		myMenu2.onactivate = function() { repositionMenu(myMenu2, -336); }
		myMenu3.onactivate = function() { repositionMenu(myMenu3, -213); }
		myMenu4.onactivate = function() { repositionMenu(myMenu4, -19); }
		myMenu5.onactivate = function() { repositionMenu(myMenu5, 179); }
		myMenu6.onactivate = function() { repositionMenu(myMenu6, 264); }
		myMenu7.onactivate = function() { repositionMenu(myMenu7, -439); }
		myMenu8.onactivate = function() { repositionMenu(myMenu8, -439); }
		myMenu9.onactivate = function() { repositionMenu(myMenu9, -439); }
		myMenu10.onactivate = function() { repositionMenu(myMenu10, -439); }
		myMenu11.onactivate = function() { repositionMenu(myMenu11, -439); }
		myMenu12.onactivate = function() { repositionMenu(myMenu12, -439); }
		myMenu13.onactivate = function() { repositionMenu(myMenu13, -439); }
		myMenu14.onactivate = function() { repositionMenu(myMenu14, -439); }
		myMenu15.onactivate = function() { repositionMenu(myMenu15, -439); }		
		myMenu16.onactivate = function() { repositionMenu(myMenu16, -439); }				

    // this function repositions a menu to the speicified offset from center
		function repositionMenu(menu, offset)
		{
      // the new left position should be the center of the window + the offset
		if (getWindowWidth()>1000) 
		{
			var newLeft = getWindowWidth() / 2 + offset;
	    } 
		else 
		{
			var newLeft=offset+526;

		}
			menu.container.style ? menu.container.style.left = newLeft + "px" : menu.container.left = newLeft;
		}
		 
    // this function calculates the window's width - different for IE and netscape
		function getWindowWidth()
		{
			return window.innerWidth ? window.innerWidth : document.body.offsetWidth;
		}	


    ypSlideOutMenu.writeCSS();