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 products = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("range_id"));
		products.addItem("The Navigator", url + "/index.php?id=range&rid=1");
		products.addItem("The Knight", url + "/index.php?id=range&rid=2");
		products.addItem("The Tiara", url + "/index.php?id=range&rid=3");
		products.addItem("The Tourer", url + "/index.php?id=range&rid=4");
		products.addItem("The Sheffield", url + "/index.php?id=range&rid=5");
		products.addItem("Vans for Sale", url + "/index.php?id=forsale");

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