// 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("m1"));
        menu1.addItem("Glücksspielstaatsvertrag & Kommentare", "gssvk.php");
        menu1.addItem("Presseberichte", "presseberichte.php");
        menu1.addItem("Presseberichte Archiv", "presseberichte-archiv.php");
        menu1.addItem("Urteile", "urteile.php");
        menu1.addItem("Studien und Umfragen", "studienumfragen.php");
        menu1.addItem("Rechtsgutachten", "rechtsgutachten.php");
        menu1.addItem("Pressemitteilungen", "pressemitteilungen.php");
        menu1.addItem("Newsletter", "newsletter.php");

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

        //==================================================================================================
        var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("m2"));
        menu2.addItem("Organisation", "");
        menu2.addItem("Mitglieder", "");
        menu2.addItem("Presse", "");

        var submenu1 = menu2.addMenu(menu2.items[0]);
        submenu1.addItem("Vorstand", "vorstand.php");
        submenu1.addItem("Geschäftsstelle", "geschaeftsstelle.php");

        var submenu2 = menu2.addMenu(menu2.items[1]);
        submenu2.addItem("Unsere Mitglieder", "unsere_mitglieder.php");
        submenu2.addItem("Mitglied werden", "mitglied_werden.php");
        submenu2.addItem("Satzung", "satzung.php");

        var submenu3 = menu2.addMenu(menu2.items[2]);
        submenu3.addItem("Pressemitteilungen", "pressemitteilungen.php");
        submenu3.addItem("Presseanfragen", "presseanfragen.php");


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

        //==================================================================================================
        var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("m3"));
        menu3.addItem("Mission", "mission.php");
        menu3.addItem("Ehrenkodex", "ehrenkodex.php");
        menu3.addItem("Aktionen", "aktionen.php");

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

        //==================================================================================================
        var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("m4"));
        menu4.addItem("Rechtslage", "rechtslage.php");
        menu4.addItem("Der Wettmarkt", "der_wettmarkt.php");
        menu4.addItem("Links", "links.php");

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

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