function fwLoadMenus() 
{	//check to see if menus are open
	//menu 0
	if (window.fw_menu_0) 
	{	return;
	}
	//menu 1
	if (window.fw_menu_1) 
	{	return;
	}
	
	//set properties
	//menu 0  
	var menuWidth_0 = 193;
	var menuHeight_0 = 31;
	var menuFontFace_0 = "Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif";
	var menuFontSize_0 = 11;
	var menuFontWeight_0 = "plain";
	var menuFontColor_0 = "#333333"
	var menuFontHLColor_0 = "#FFFFFF";
	var menuBgColor_0 = "#FFFFFF";
	var menuBgHLColor_0 = "#999999";
	//seperator color
	var menuSepLineColor_0 = "#999999";
	//menu outline color
	var menuBorderBgColor_0 = "#999999";
	//menu inside line color
	var menuBorderLightColor_0 = "#999999";
	var menuContainerColor_0 = "#999999";
	var menuBorderWidth_0 = 1;
	var menuItemBorderWidth_0 = 1;
	var menuItemIndent_0 = 3;
  	//menu 1
	var menuWidth_1 = 193;
	var menuHeight_1 = 31;
	var menuFontFace_1 = "Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif";
	var menuFontSize_1 = 11;
	var menuFontWeight_1 = "plain";
	//font color
	var menuFontColor_1 = "#333333"			
	//font rollover color
	var menuFontHLColor_1 = "#FFFFFF";
	//background color
	var menuBgColor_1 = "#FFFFFF" 			
	//rollover background
	var menuBgHLColor_1 = "#999999"
	//seperator line
	var menuSepLineColor_1 = "#999999";
	//border outline
	var menuBorderBgColor_1 = "#999999";
	//border inside line
	var menuBorderLightColor_1 = "#999999";
	var menuContainerColor_1 = "#999999";
	var menuBorderWidth_1 = 1;
	var menuItemBorderWidth_1 = 1;
	var menuItemIndent_1 = 3;
	
	//create the menu objects
	//menu 0		  
  	window.fw_menu_0 = new Menu("root",menuWidth_0, menuHeight_0, menuFontFace_0, menuFontSize_0, menuFontWeight_0, menuFontColor_0, menuFontHLColor_0, menuBgColor_0, menuBgHLColor_0, menuSepLineColor_0, menuBorderBgColor_0, menuBorderLightColor_0, menuContainerColor_0, menuBorderWidth_0, menuItemBorderWidth_0, menuItemIndent_0);
 	//menu 1
	window.fw_menu_1 = new Menu("root",menuWidth_1, menuHeight_1, menuFontFace_1, menuFontSize_1, menuFontWeight_1, menuFontColor_1, menuFontHLColor_1, menuBgColor_1, menuBgHLColor_1, menuSepLineColor_1, menuBorderBgColor_1, menuBorderLightColor_1, menuContainerColor_1, menuBorderWidth_1, menuItemBorderWidth_1, menuItemIndent_1);
	
	//build the menus
	//menu 0		  
	fw_menu_0.addMenuItem("Our Story", "location='about.html'");
	fw_menu_0.addMenuItem("Contact Us", "location='contact.html'");
	fw_menu_0.hideOnMouseOut=true;
	//menu 1
	fw_menu_1.addMenuItem("Custom Cabinet Doors", "location='doors.html'");
	fw_menu_1.addMenuItem("Panel Profiles", "location='profiles.html'");
	fw_menu_1.addMenuItem("Lip Styles", "location='lip.html'");
	fw_menu_1.addMenuItem("Stile Profiles", "location='stiles.html'");
	fw_menu_1.addMenuItem("Drawer Fronts", "location='drawers.html'");
	fw_menu_1.addMenuItem("Mouldings", "location='mouldings.html'");
	fw_menu_1.addMenuItem("Windows, Wainscoting", "location='other_products.html'");
	fw_menu_1.hideOnMouseOut=true;
	
	//write the menus
	//menu 0
	fw_menu_0.writeMenus();
	//menu 1
	fw_menu_1.writeMenus();
}