var um={'menuClasses':[],'itemClasses':[],'menuCode':[]};


	   um.baseSRC = "http://cse.nd.edu/udm-resources/";
	   um.trigger = "ticker";
	   um.orientation = [
	   "horizontal",   // alignment ["vertical"|"horizontal"|"popup"|"expanding"]
	   "left",     // h align ["left"|"right"|"rtl"]
	   "top",      // v align ["top"|"bottom"]
	   "relative", // positioning ["relative"|"absolute"|"fixed"|"allfixed"]
	   "1em",        // x position ["em"|"ex"|"px"|"0"]
	   "0",        // y position ["em"|"ex"|"px"|"0"]
	   "1000",     // z order ["0" to "10000"] (menu takes 20000 headroom)
	   ];
	   
	   um.list = [
	   "rigid", // horizontal overflow ["rigid"|"flexible"]
	   "yes",      // -SPARE-
	   "no",       // -SPARE-
	   ];
	   
	   //menu behaviors    
	   um.behaviors = [
	       "100",      // open timer ["milliseconds"|"0"]
	       "200",      // close timer ["milliseconds"|"never"|"0"]
	       "yes",      // reposition menus to stay inside the viewport ["yes"|"no"]
	       "default",  // manage windowed controls for win/ie ["default","hide","iframe","none"]
	   ];

      um.reset = [
	      'yes', // reset from document mouse click ["yes"|"no"]
	      'no',  // reset from window resize ["yes"|"no"]
	      'yes', // reset from text resize ["yes"|"no"]
	      'no',  // reset after following link ["yes"|"no"]
	   ];

       um.hstrip = [
	       "none",     // background ["color"|"#hex"|"rgb()"|"image.gif"|"none"]
	       "no",      // copy item margin-right to margin-bottom ["yes"|"no"]
	   ];
	   
	   //styles which apply to the navbar
		um.navbar = [
			"0",		// nav -> menu x-offset (+-)["n" pixels]
			"0",		// nav -> menu y-offset (+-)["n" pixels]
			"9.0em",	// width ["em"|"ex"|"px"] (vertical navbar only - horizontal navbar items have "auto" width) ("%" doesn't work right)
		];
		
		
		//styles which apply to each navbar item
		um.items = [
			"5",		// margin between items ["n" pixels]
			"0",		// border size ["n" pixels] (single value only)
			"collapse",	// border collapse ["collapse"|"separate"] (only applies when margin = "0")
			"#ead4a4 #edbb85 #edbb85 #ead4a4",// border colors ["color"|"#hex"|"rgb()"] (single, double or four values)
			"solid",	// border styles ["solid"|"double"|"dotted"|"dashed"|"groove"|"ridge"|"inset"|"outset"] (single, double or four values; be careful with using "none")
			"#ead4a4 #ead4a4 #fae4b4 #fae4b4",// hover/focus border colors ["color"|"#hex"|"rgb()"] (single, double or four values)
			"dotted",	// hover/focus border styles ["solid"|"double"|"dotted"|"dashed"|"groove"|"ridge"|"inset"|"outset"] (single, double or four values; be careful with using "none")
			"#ead4a4 #edbb85 #edbb85 #ead4a4",// visited border colors ["color"|"#hex"|"rgb()"] (single, double or four values)
			"solid dashed solid solid",// visited border styles ["solid"|"double"|"dotted"|"dashed"|"groove"|"ridge"|"inset"|"outset"] (single, double or four values; be careful with using "none")
			"10",		// left/right padding ["n" pixels] (single value only)
			"4",		// top/bottom padding ["n" pixels] (single value only)
			"#000",		// background ["color"|"#hex"|"rgb()"|"image.gif"]
			"#fff",		// hover/focus background ["color"|"#hex"|"rgb()"|"image.gif"]
			"#fff",		// visited background ["color"|"#hex"|"rgb()"|"image.gif"]
			"80%",		// font size ["em"|"ex"|"%"|"px"|"pt"|"absolute-size"|"relative-size"]
			'"Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif',// font family ["font1,font2,font3"] (always end with a generic family name)
			"bold",		// font weight ["normal"|"bold"|"bolder"|"lighter|"100" to "900"]
			"none",		// text decoration ["none"|"underline"|"overline"|"line-through"]
			"center",		// text-align ["left"|"right"|"center"]
			"#fff",	// color ["color"|"#hex"|"rgb()"]
			"#rgb(225, 213, 135)",	// hover/focus color ["color"|"#hex"|"rgb()"]
			"#fff",	// visited color ["color"|"#hex"|"rgb()"]
			"normal",	// font-style ["normal"|"italic"|"oblique"]
			"normal",	// hover/focus font-style ["normal"|"italic"|"oblique"]
			"normal",	// visited font-style ["normal"|"italic"|"oblique"]
			"letter-spacing:1px !important;",// additional link CSS (careful!)
			"",		// additional hover/focus CSS (careful!)
			"",		// additional visited CSS (careful!)
			"down-tinygreen.gif",// menu indicator character/image ["text"|"image.gif"|"none"]
			"down-smallyellow.gif",// menu indicator rollover character/image ["text"|"image.gif"|"none"] (must be same type)
			"15",		// clipping width of indicator image ["n" pixels] (only when using image arrows)
			"v",		// alt text of indicator image ["text"] (only when using image arrows)
		];
		
		//styles which apply to each menu
		um.menus = [
			'0',      // menu to menu x-offset (+-)["n" pixels]
			'-12',     // menu to menu y-offset (+-)["n" pixels]
			'1',       // border size ["n" pixels]
			'#bdb #080 #080 #bdb', // border colors ["color"|"#hex"|"rgb()"]
			'solid',   // border styles ["solid"|"double"|"dotted"|"dashed"|"groove"|"ridge"|"inset"|"outset"]
			'11em',  // width ["em"|"ex"|"px"]
			'2',       // padding ["n" pixels]
			'#edb', // background ["color"|"#hex"|"rgb()"|"image.gif"]
			'overflow: hidden; whitespace: nowrap;', // additional menu CSS
			'greenshadow.png', // shadow background ["color"|"#hex"|"rgb()"|"image.gif"|"none"]
			'2px',     // shadow offset (+-)["em"|"ex"|"px"|"%"|"0"]
			'filter:alpha(opacity=50);', // additional shadow layer CSS
			];
			
		//styles which apply to each menu item
		um.menuItems = [
			'0',             // margin around items ["n" pixels]
			'1',             // border size ["n" pixels]
			'separate',      // border collapse ["collapse"|"separate"]
			'#fff',       // border colors ["color"|"#hex"|"rgb()"]
			'none', // border styles ["solid"|"double"|"dotted"|"dashed"|"groove"|"ridge"|"inset"|"outset"]
			'##fff',          // hover/focus border colors ["color"|"#hex"|"rgb()"]
			'none solid none none', // hover/focus border styles ["solid"|"double"|"dotted"|"dashed"|"groove"|"ridge"|"inset"|"outset"]
			'#f8fbd0',       // visited border colors ["color"|"#hex"|"rgb()"]
			'none solid none none', // visited border styles ["solid"|"double"|"dotted"|"dashed"|"groove"|"ridge"|"inset"|"outset"]
			'5',             // left/right padding ["n" pixels]
			'1',             // top/bottom padding ["n" pixels]
			'transparent',   // background ["color"|"#hex"|"rgb()"|"image.gif"]
			'#ecefc6',       // hover/focus background ["color"|"#hex"|"rgb()"|"image.gif"]
			'transparent',   // visited background ["color"|"#hex"|"rgb()"|"image.gif"]
			'75%',           // font size ["em"|"ex"|"%"|"px"|"pt"|"absolute-size"|"relative-size"]
			'"Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif', // font family ["font1,font2,font3"]
			'bold',        // font weight ["normal"|"bold"|"bolder"|"lighter|"100" to "900"]
			'none',          // text decoration ["none"|"underline"|"overline"|"line-through"]
			'left',          // text-align ["left"|"right"|"center"]
			'#052466',          // color ["color"|"#hex"|"rgb()"]
			'#063',          // hover/focus color ["color"|"#hex"|"rgb()"]
			'#060',          // visited color ["color"|"#hex"|"rgb()"]
			'normal',        // font-style ["normal"|"italic"|"oblique"]
			'normal',        // hover/focus font-style ["normal"|"italic"|"oblique"]
			'normal',        // visited font-style ["normal"|"italic"|"oblique"]
			'border-right-width:2px;', // additional link CSS
			'border-right-width:2px;', // additional hover/focus CSS
			'border-right-width:2px;', // additional visited CSS
			'right-green.gif', // submenu indicator character/image ["text"|"image.gif"|"none"] 
			'right-black.gif', // submenu indicator rollover image ["image.gif"|"none"]
			'3',             // clipping width of indicator image ["n" pixels]
			'..',            // alt text of indicator image ["text"]
			];