/* --- dynamic menu styles --- */
var M_STYLES = new Array();
	// default item state when it is visible but doesn't have mouse over
	M_STYLES['onmouseout'] = [
		'color', ['#848484', '#848484'],
		'background', ['#000000', '#000000'],
		'fontWeight', ['normal', 'normal'],
		'textDecoration', ['none', 'none'],
	];
	// state when item has mouse over it
	M_STYLES['onmouseover'] = [
		'color', ['#ffffff', '#ffffff'],
		'background', ['#000000', '#000000'],
		'fontWeight', ['normal', 'normal'],
		'textDecoration', ['none', 'none'],
	];
	// state when mouse button has been pressed on the item
	M_STYLES['onmousedown'] = [
		'color', ['#ffffff', '#ffffff'],
		'background', ['#000000', '#000000'],
		'fontWeight', ['normal', 'normal'],
		'textDecoration', ['none', 'none'],
	];