function init() {
			//==========================================================================================
			// if supported, initialize TransMenus
			//==========================================================================================
			// Check isSupported() so that menus aren't accidentally sent to non-supporting browsers.
			// This is better than server-side checking because it will also catch browsers which would
			// normally support the menus but have javascript disabled.
			//
			// If supported, call initialize() and then hook whatever image rollover code you need to do
			// to the .onactivate and .ondeactivate events for each menu.
			//==========================================================================================
			if (TransMenu.isSupported()) {
				TransMenu.initialize();

				// hook all the highlight swapping of the main toolbar to menu activation/deactivation
				// instead of simple rollover to get the effect where the button stays hightlit until
				// the menu is closed.
				menu2.onactivate = function() { document.getElementById("topmenu_tab2").className = "hover"; };
				menu2.ondeactivate = function() { document.getElementById("topmenu_tab2").className = ""; };

				menu3.onactivate = function() { document.getElementById("topmenu_tab3").className = "hover"; };
				menu3.ondeactivate = function() { document.getElementById("topmenu_tab3").className = ""; };

				menu4.onactivate = function() { document.getElementById("topmenu_tab4").className = "hover"; };
				menu4.ondeactivate = function() { document.getElementById("topmenu_tab4").className = ""; };

				menu5.onactivate = function() { document.getElementById("topmenu_tab5").className = "hover"; };
				menu5.ondeactivate = function() { document.getElementById("topmenu_tab5").className = ""; };

				menu6.onactivate = function() { document.getElementById("topmenu_tab6").className = "hover"; };
				menu6.ondeactivate = function() { document.getElementById("topmenu_tab6").className = ""; };

			}
		}
	// 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 menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("topmenu_tab2"));
		menu2.addItem("Product Overview", "http://www.pentaho.com/products");
		menu2.addItem("Enterprise Edition", "http://www.pentaho.com/products/enterprise");
		menu2.addItem("Reporting", "http://www.pentaho.com/products/reporting");
		menu2.addItem("Analysis", "http://www.pentaho.com/products/analysis");
		menu2.addItem("      Spreadsheet Services", "http://www.pentaho.com/products/analysis/spreadsheet_services");
		menu2.addItem("Dashboards", "http://www.pentaho.com/products/dashboards");
		menu2.addItem("Data Integration", "http://www.pentaho.com/products/data_integration");
		menu2.addItem("Data Mining", "http://www.pentaho.com/products/data_mining");
		menu2.addItem("BI Platform", "http://www.pentaho.com/products/bi_platform");
		menu2.addItem("Discover", "http://www.pentaho.com/products/demos/showNtell.php");
		menu2.addItem("      Demos", "http://www.pentaho.com/products/demos/showNtell.php?tab=demos");
		menu2.addItem("      Case Studies", "http://www.pentaho.com/products/demos/showNtell.php?tab=cases");
		menu2.addItem("      White Papers", "http://www.pentaho.com/products/demos/showNtell.php?tab=papers");
		menu2.addItem("      Market Insights", "http://www.pentaho.com/products/demos/showNtell.php?tab=insights");
		menu2.addItem("Try Our Hosted Demo", "http://demo.pentaho.com");
		
		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("topmenu_tab3"));
		menu3.addItem("Support", "http://www.pentaho.com/services/support");
		menu3.addItem("Training", "http://www.pentaho.com/services/training");
		menu3.addItem("      FAQ", "http://www.pentaho.com/services/training/faq");
		menu3.addItem("      Course Catalog", "http://www.pentaho.com/docs/2008_winter_pentaho_training_course_catalog.pdf");
		menu3.addItem("Consulting", "http://www.pentaho.com/services/consulting");
		menu3.addItem("ISV/OEM Support", "http://www.pentaho.com/services/isv_oem_support");
		menu3.addItem("WebEx Event Center", "https://pentaho.webex.com");

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

		//==================================================================================================
		var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("topmenu_tab4"));
		menu4.addItem("Technology Partners", "http://www.pentaho.com/partners/technology");
		menu4.addItem("System Integrators", "http://www.pentaho.com/partners/system_integrators");
		menu4.addItem("Authorized Resellers", "http://www.pentaho.com/partners/resellers");
		menu4.addItem("OEM Partners", "http://www.pentaho.com/partners/oems");
		menu4.addItem("Become a Partner", "http://www.pentaho.com/partners/join_now");
		menu4.addItem("Partner Portal", "http://wiki.pentaho.org/display/PARTNERS/");

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

		//==================================================================================================
		var menu5 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("topmenu_tab5"));
		menu5.addItem("Community Home", "http://community.pentaho.com/");
		menu5.addItem("      BI Platform", "http://community.pentaho.com/projects/bi_platform");
		menu5.addItem("      Kettle", "http://kettle.pentaho.org");
		menu5.addItem("      Mondrian", "http://mondrian.pentaho.org");
		menu5.addItem("      Pentaho Reporting", "http://reporting.pentaho.org");
		menu5.addItem("      Weka", "http://weka.pentaho.org");
		menu5.addItem("FAQs", "http://community.pentaho.com/faq");
		menu5.addItem("Roadmap", "http://community.pentaho.com/roadmap");
		menu5.addItem("Forums", "http://forums.pentaho.org");
		menu5.addItem("Wiki", "http://wiki.pentaho.org");
		menu5.addItem("Document Forum", "http://forums.pentaho.org/forumdisplay.php?f=236");
		menu5.addItem("Newsletter", "http://www.pentaho.com/news/index.php?tab=community|2007");
		menu5.addItem("Downloads", "http://www.pentaho.com/download");

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

		//==================================================================================================
		var menu6 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("topmenu_tab6"));
		menu6.addItem("About Pentaho", "http://www.pentaho.com/about");
		menu6.addItem("Customer Successes", "http://www.pentaho.com/about/customers");
		menu6.addItem("Awards", "http://www.pentaho.com/about/awards/");
		menu6.addItem("Meet the Team", "http://www.pentaho.com/team");
		menu6.addItem("News, Blogs, Links", "http://www.pentaho.com/news");
		menu6.addItem("Events & Webcasts", "http://www.pentaho.com/events");
		menu6.addItem("Tribal Store", "http://www.cafepress.com/pentaho");
		menu6.addItem("WebEx Event Center", "https://pentaho.webex.com");
		menu6.addItem("Careers", "http://www.pentaho.com/careers");
		menu6.addItem("Contact Us", "http://www.pentaho.com/contact");

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

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