// 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 (TransMenu.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 TransMenuSet(TransMenu.direction.down, 1, 0, TransMenu.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("verein"));
    menu1.addItem(" Clubheim", "index.php?next=clubheim");
    menu1.addItem(" Termine", "index.php?next=termine");
    menu1.addItem(" Vorstand", "index.php?next=vorstand");
    menu1.addItem(" Mitgliedschaft", "index.php?next=mitglied");
    menu1.addItem(" Satzung", "index.php?next=satzung");
    //menu1.addItem(" Login", "index.php?next=intern");

    //var submenu0 = menu1.addMenu(menu1.items[1]);
    //submenu0.addItem("Monterosso", "");
    //submenu0.addItem("Manorola", "");
    //var submenu00 = submenu0.addMenu(submenu0.items[0]);
    //submenu00.addItem("foo");
    //submenu00.addItem("bar");
  //==================================================================================================

  //==================================================================================================
    var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("ausbildung"));
    menu2.addItem(" Training", "index.php?next=training");
    menu2.addItem(" Tauchschein", "index.php?next=tauchschein");
  //==================================================================================================

  //==================================================================================================
    var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("tauchen"));
    //menu3.addItem(" Tauchberichte", "index.php?next=tauchberichte");
    menu3.addItem(" Fotos", "index.php?next=fotos");
    menu3.addItem(" Links", "index.php?next=links");
  //==================================================================================================

  //==================================================================================================
    var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("kontakt"));
    //menu4.addItem(" Gästebuch", "index.php?next=gaestebuch");
    //menu4.addItem(" Formular", "index.php?next=formular");
    menu4.addItem(" Email", "mailto:kontakt(at)tauchclub-ftts.de?body=Ersetze bitte das (at) im Empfaenger durch das @ Zeichen!");
    menu4.addItem(" Vorstand", "index.php?next=vorstand");
    menu4.addItem(" Impressum", "index.php?next=impressum");
  //==================================================================================================

  //==================================================================================================
  // 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.
  //==================================================================================================
    TransMenu.renderAll();
    }