var highLightClr = new Array("#66CC66"); // array holding the highlight colors
var backGroundClr = new Array("transparent"); // array holding the background colors
var numMenu = 7; // number of top level menus
var isHorizontal=true; // the menus are in a horizontal if true alignment
var layerHeight=33; // holds the height of each layer used for positioning purposes
var numSec=0.2; // the delay in seconds that elapses before the menu dissappears
var inmenu=false; // set global variable to signal if the mouse is in a menu
var lastmenu=''; // set the global variable that holds the name of the last menu
var infoColor='red'; // set the color of the color for the info box

var item1_0 = new menuItem("item1.0","0","Bearz","javascript:displayBearz()","0","Design Examples of Bearz"); // array holds info in item 1.0

var item2_0 = new menuItem("item2.0","0","Other Products","javascript:displayOther()","0","Non Bear Related Products for Sale"); // array holds info in item 1.0

var item3_0 = new menuItem("item3.0","0","Links","javascript:displayLinks()","0","Links to various bear sites from around the world"); // array holds info in item 3.0

var item4_0 = new menuItem("item4.0","0","Mail","mailto:wahmbearz@shaw.ca?subject=Webpage","0","Mail the Bear Artist"); // array holds info in item 4.0

var item5_0 = new menuItem("item5.0","0","Meet the Artist","javascript:displayMeet()","0","Meet the Artist behind the bears"); // array holds info in item 5.0

var item6_0 = new menuItem("item6.0","0","What's new","javascript:displayNew()","0","What has changed on the page"); // array holds info for item 6.0

var item7_0 = new menuItem("item7.0","0","Home","javascript:showHome()","0","Back to the Home page"); // array holds info in item 7.0