function transmenuInit() {
	//==========================================================================================
	// 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.
		menu1.onactivate = function() { document.getElementById("indy").className = "hover"; };
		menu1.ondeactivate = function() { document.getElementById("indy").className = ""; };
		menu2.onactivate = function() { document.getElementById("puppies").className = "hover"; };
		menu2.ondeactivate = function() { document.getElementById("puppies").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 menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("indy"));
	menu1.addItem("About Indy", "indy.shtml"); 
	menu1.addItem("Indy's Photos", "indy_photos.shtml"); 

	menu1.addItem("Indy's Litter", "indy_litter.shtml"); 
	var submenu1 = menu1.addMenu(menu1.items[2]);
	submenu1.addItem("Brynn", "brynn.shtml"); 
	submenu1.addItem("Dakar", "dakar.shtml"); 
	submenu1.addItem("Tuuli", "tuuli.shtml"); 
	submenu1.addItem("Luna", "luna.shtml"); 
	submenu1.addItem("Sophie", "sophie.shtml"); 

	menu1.addItem("Indy's Pedigree", "indy_pedigree.shtml"); 
	menu1.addItem("Indy's Family", "indy_family.shtml"); 

	var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("puppies"));
	menu2.addItem("Puppy News", "puppies.shtml"); 
	menu2.addItem("...at one day", "puppy_photos1.shtml"); 
	menu2.addItem("...at three weeks", "puppy_photos3.shtml"); 
	menu2.addItem("...at four weeks", "puppy_photos4.shtml"); 
	menu2.addItem("...at five weeks", "puppy_photos5.shtml"); 
	menu2.addItem("...at six weeks", "puppy_photos6.shtml"); 
	menu2.addItem("...at seven weeks", "puppy_photos7.shtml"); 
	menu2.addItem("...at eight weeks", "puppy_photos8.shtml"); 
	menu2.addItem("Indy's Litter", "");

	var submenu2 = menu2.addMenu(menu2.items[8]);
	submenu2.addItem("Brynn", "brynn.shtml"); 
	submenu2.addItem("Dakar", "dakar.shtml"); 
	submenu2.addItem("Tuuli", "tuuli.shtml"); 
	submenu2.addItem("Luna", "luna.shtml"); 
	submenu2.addItem("Sophie", "sophie.shtml"); 
	menu2.addItem("Health Information", "health_info.shtml"); 
	menu2.addItem("Belgian Sheepdog Friends", "friends.shtml"); 
	
	//==================================================================================================

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