var menu_params =
{
  fontFamily: 'Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif',
  fontSize: '12',
    //in points
  fontColor: '#000000',
  fontColorOver: '#ffffff',

  //bgColor: '#f9d6e9',
  //bgColorOver: '#b6829e',
  bgColor: '#a593c1', 
  bgColorOver: '#542988', 

  padding: 8,
    //pixels between text and the border lines
  paddingLeft: 10,
    //padding on the left side

  borderColor: 'black',
  borderWidth: 1,

  moreImg: 'App_Images/CmsMenu/arrowright.gif',
  moreImgOver: 'App_Images/CmsMenu/arrowrightroll.gif',
  moreImgHeight: 9,
  moreImgWidth: 11,
    //image that appears when a menu item has a submenu;
    //  its image, image when the item is highlighted, and size
  moreImgOffset: 3,
    //pixels between the right edge of the image and the right edge
    //  of the menu item, not including padding (above)

  subMenuOffsetTop: 0,
  subMenuOffsetLeft: 1,
    //# of pixels down and left between the top right corner of
    //  a menu item and the top left corner of the submenu that
    //  pops up

  timeout: 200,      
    //in milliseconds; time before a menu disappears when the
    //  mouse moves off of it

  width: 200
    //a default value in case one isn't specified
};