var cellpad=0;
var effectopen = 12; //set to -1 for no effects
var effectclose = 12; //set to -1 for no effects
var buttonwidth = 150; //how wide is each menu Item
var buttonheight = 18; //how high is each menu Item
var menudir ="hor"; //horizontal or vert   use "hor" or "ver"
var path_to_stylesheet = "";
//these are for news only
var newstimer=0; //in seconds
var newseffect=0;//open and close effect
var newswide=500;
var newshigh=100;