// the number you pass to initLeft doesn't matter since it will get
	// changed onactivate
	var myMenu1 = new ypSlideOutMenu("menu1", "down", -1000, 189, 180, 350)
	var myMenu2 = new ypSlideOutMenu("menu2", "down", -1000, 257, 170, 30)
	var myMenu3 = new ypSlideOutMenu("menu3", "down", -1000, 413, 100, 30)
    
    // for each menu, we set up hte onactivate event to call repositionMenu with the amount offset from center, in pixels
	myMenu1.onactivate = function() { repositionMenu(myMenu1, -205); }
	myMenu2.onactivate = function() { repositionMenu(myMenu2, -205); }
	myMenu3.onactivate = function() { repositionMenu(myMenu3, -205); }

    // this function repositions a menu to the speicified offset from center
	function repositionMenu(menu, offset)
	{
      // the new left position should be the center of the window + the offset
		var newLeft = getWindowWidth() / 2 + offset;
      // setting the left position in netscape is a little different than IE
			menu.container.style ? menu.container.style.left = newLeft + "px" : menu.container.left = newLeft;
	}
		 
    // this function calculates the window's width - different for IE and netscape
	function getWindowWidth()
	{
		return window.innerWidth ? window.innerWidth : document.body.offsetWidth;
	}	


   ypSlideOutMenu.writeCSS();