// 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("XIX Century", "");
		menu1.addItem("Georgia 1918-1921", "../1918-21/index_en.htm");
		menu1.addItem("Georgia, the 1930s. Celebration", "../celebration/index_en.htm");
		menu1.addItem("Contemporary Photography", "");
		menu1.addItem("Photography Collection", "../collections_en.htm");
		menu1.addItem("Photographers", "../photogr_en.htm");
		menu1.addItem("", "");
		menu1.addItem("About Us", "../about_en.htm");
		menu1.addItem("Guide", "../guide_en.htm");
		menu1.addItem("Site Map", "../sitemap_en.htm");
		
		//==================================================================================================
		// add a sub-menu
		//==================================================================================================

		var subMenu1 = menu1.addMenu(menu1.items[0]);
		subMenu1.addItem("Daguerreotypes", "../daguerre/index_en.htm");
		subMenu1.addItem("The Masters of Photography", "../masters_en.htm");
		subMenu1.addItem("The Tiflis Society of Amateur Photographers", "../amateur/index_en.htm");
		subMenu1.addItem("Amateur Photographers", "../amateur_en.htm");
		subMenu1.addItem("Architectural Photography", "../architecture/index_en.htm");
		subMenu1.addItem("Portraits", "../portraits/index_en.htm");
		subMenu1.addItem("Georgian Family. 1850-1914", "../geo-family/index_en.htm");
		subMenu1.addItem("Family Albums", "../family_en.htm");
		
//==========================================================================================================

		var subMenu2 = menu1.addMenu(menu1.items[3]);
		subMenu2.addItem("Gallery", "../gallery_en.htm");
		subMenu2.addItem("Photography Educational Centres", "../education_en.htm");
		
			var subMenu2_1 = subMenu2.addMenu(subMenu2.items[0]);
			subMenu2_1.addItem("Shakhvalad Aivazov", "../aivazov/index_en.htm");
			subMenu2_1.addItem("Shalva Alkhanaidze", "../alkhanaidze/index_en.htm");
			subMenu2_1.addItem("M. Esadze & L. Mindiashvili", "../gravestones/index_en.htm");
			subMenu2_1.addItem("Igor Gilgendorf", "../gilgendorf/index_en.htm");
			subMenu2_1.addItem("David Gujabidze", "../gujabidze/index_en.htm");
			subMenu2_1.addItem("Zurab Inashvili", "../inashvili/index_en.htm");
			subMenu2_1.addItem("Tusi Kapanadze", "../kapanadze/index_en.htm");
			subMenu2_1.addItem("Simon Kiladze", "../kiladze/index_en.htm");
			subMenu2_1.addItem("Yuri Mechitov", "../mechitov/index_en.htm");
			subMenu2_1.addItem("L. Pirveli & N. Tsitsishvili", "../pirveli/index_en.htm");
			subMenu2_1.addItem("Alexander Saakov", "../fsaakov/index_en.htm");
			subMenu2_1.addItem("Guram Tikanadze", "../tikanadze/index_en.htm");
			subMenu2_1.addItem("Giorgi Tsagareli", "../tsagareli/index_en.htm");
			subMenu2_1.addItem("Vakhtang Tsereteli", "../v_tsereteli/index_en.htm");
			subMenu2_1.addItem("Guram Tsibakhashvili", "../tsibakhashvili/index_en.htm");
			subMenu2_1.addItem("Otar Vepkhvadze", "../vepkhvadze/index_en.htm");
			subMenu2_1.addItem("Evtikhi Zhvania", "../zhvania/index_en.htm");

			
			var subMenu2_1 = subMenu2.addMenu(subMenu2.items[1]);
			subMenu2_1.addItem("Institute of Theatre and Cinema", "../institut/index_en.htm");
			subMenu2_1.addItem("Studio 'SEPIA'", "../sepia/index_en.htm");

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

		var subMenu3 = menu1.addMenu(menu1.items[4]);
		subMenu3.addItem("Barbara Dadiani", "../dadiani/index_en.htm");
		subMenu3.addItem("Alexander Digmelov", "../digmelov/index_en.htm");
		subMenu3.addItem("Gigo Gabashvili", "../gabashvili/index_en.htm");
		subMenu3.addItem("Joseph Grishashvili", "../grishashvili/index_en.htm");
		subMenu3.addItem("David Kakabadze", "../kakabadze/index_en.htm");
		subMenu3.addItem("The Laboratory for Fixation of Georgian Art Monuments", "../laboratory/index_en.htm");
		subMenu3.addItem("Ketevan Magalashvili", "../magalashvili/index_en.htm");
		subMenu3.addItem("Vittorio Sella", "../sella/index_en.htm");
		subMenu3.addItem("Papuna Tsereteli", "../p_tsereteli/index_en.htm");
		subMenu3.addItem("Fritz Wentzel", "../wentzel/index_en.htm");

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

		var subMenu4 = menu1.addMenu(menu1.items[5]);
		subMenu4.addItem("A - J", "");
		subMenu4.addItem("K - M", "");
		subMenu4.addItem("N - Z", "");

			var subMenu4_1 = subMenu4.addMenu(subMenu4.items[0]);
			subMenu4_1.addItem("D. Abashidze", "../photographers/abashidze/abashidze_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("I. Abuladze", "../photographers/abuladze/abuladze_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("Artiur", "../photographers/artiur/artiur_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("A. Avetisov", "../photographers/avetisov/avetisov_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("G. Babalov", "../photographers/babalov/babalov_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("I. Barkalaia", "../photographers/barkalaia/barkalaia_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("V. Barkanov", "../photographers/barkanov/barkanov_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("O. De Karva", "../photographers/dekarva/dekarva_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("L. Dubelir", "../photographers/dubelir/dubelir_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("M. Epstein", "../photographers/epstein/epstein_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("S. Eru", "../photographers/eru/eru_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("N. Gaidabura", "../photographers/gaidabura/gaidabura_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("P. Gankevich", "../photographers/gankevich/gankevich_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("A. German", "../photographers/german/german_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("Gruzozet", "../photographers/gruzozet/gruzozet_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("D. Jermakov", "../photographers/jermakov/jermakov_en.htm");

			var subMenu4_1 = subMenu4.addMenu(subMenu4.items[1]);
			subMenu4_1.addItem("M. Kachukhashvili", "../photographers/kachukhashvili/kachukhashvili_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("P. Kalandarishvili", "../photographers/kalandarishvili/kalandarishvili_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("N. Karumidze", "../photographers/karumidze/karumidze_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("Kh. Khundadze", "../photographers/xundadze/xundadze_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("E. Klar", "../photographers/klar/klar_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("B. Kozak", "../photographers/kozak/kozak_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("P. Kozlov", "../photographers/kozlov/kozlov_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("T. Kune", "../photographers/kune/kune_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("S. Kurkchian", "../photographers/kurkchian/kurkchian_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("V. Kuvshinov", "../photographers/kuvshinov/kuvshinov_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("Z. Labauri", "../photographers/labauri/labauri_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("A. Lalaiantz", "../photographers/lalaiantz/lalaiantz_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("M. Levitess", "../photographers/levitess/levitess_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("K. Lordkipanidze", "../photographers/lortkipanidze/lortkipanidze_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("A. Makarovich", "../photographers/makarovich/makarovich_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("A. Michailov", "../photographers/michailov/michailov_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("S. Michnik", "../photographers/michnik/michnik_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("I. Mirakian", "../photographers/mirakian/mirakian_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("B. Mishchenko", "../photographers/mishchenko/mishchenko_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("A. Mndjoian", "../photographers/mnjoian/mnjoian_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("T. Momtselidze", "../photographers/momtselidze/momtselidze_en.htm");

			var subMenu4_1 = subMenu4.addMenu(subMenu4.items[2]);
			subMenu4_1.addItem("A. Nordstein", "../photographers/nordstein/nordstein_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("P. Papalov", "../photographers/papalov/papalov_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("G. Philipovich", "../photographers/philipovich/philipovich_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("A. Roinashvili", "../photographers/roinashvili/roinashvili_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("N. Sagaradze", "../photographers/sagaradze/sagaradze_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("I. Shikhman", "../photographers/shikhman/shikhman_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("M. Smbatiantz", "../photographers/smbatiantz/smbatiantz_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("J. Sokolov", "../photographers/sokolov/sokolov_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("G. Ter-Gevondiantz", "../photographers/tergevondiantz/tergevondiantz_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("V. Tskhomelidze", "../photographers/tskhomelidze/tskhomelidze_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("J. Wasilevsky", "../photographers/wasilevsky/wasilevsky_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("E. Westly", "../photographers/westly/westly_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("K. Zanis", "../photographers/zanis/zanis_en.htm");
			subMenu4_1.addItem("L. Zeitlin", "../photographers/zeitlin/zeitlin_en.htm");

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

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