var $j = jQuery.noConflict();
var jqueryslidemenu={
animateduration: {over: 100, out: 200}, //duration of slide in/ out animation, in milliseconds

buildmenu:function(menuid, arrowsvar){
	jQuery(document).ready(function($j){
		var $jmainmenu=$j("#"+menuid+">ul")
		var $jheaders=$jmainmenu.find("ul").parent()
		$jheaders.each(function(i){
			var $jcurobj=$j(this)
			var $jsubul=$j(this).find('ul:eq(0)')
			this._dimensions={w:this.offsetWidth, h:this.offsetHeight, subulw:$jsubul.outerWidth(), subulh:$jsubul.outerHeight()}
			this.istopheader=$jcurobj.parents("ul").length==1? true : false
			$jsubul.css({top:this.istopheader? this._dimensions.h+"px" : 0})			
			$jcurobj.children("a:eq(0)").css(this.istopheader? {paddingRight: arrowsvar.down[2]} : {}).append(
			'<img src="'+ (this.istopheader? arrowsvar.down[1] : arrowsvar.right[1])
				+'" class="' + (this.istopheader? arrowsvar.down[0] : arrowsvar.right[0])
				+ '" style="border:0," alt="" />'
			)
			$jcurobj.hover(
				function(e){
					var $jtargetul=$j(this).children("ul:eq(0)")
					this._offsets={left:$j(this).offset().left, top:$j(this).offset().top}
					var menuleft=this.istopheader? 0 : this._dimensions.w
					menuleft=(this._offsets.left+menuleft+this._dimensions.subulw>$j(window).width())? (this.istopheader? -this._dimensions.subulw+this._dimensions.w : -this._dimensions.w) : menuleft
					if ($jtargetul.queue().length <= 1) //if 1 or less queued animations
						$jtargetul.css({left:menuleft+"px", width:this._dimensions.subulw+'px'}).slideDown(jqueryslidemenu.animateduration.over)
				},
				function(e){
					var $jtargetul=$j(this).children("ul:eq(0)")
					$jtargetul.slideUp(jqueryslidemenu.animateduration.out)
				}
			) //end hover
		}) //end $jheaders.each()
		$jmainmenu.find("ul").css({display:'none', visibility:'visible'})
	}) //end document.ready
}
}
//build menu with ID="myslidemenu" on page:
jqueryslidemenu.buildmenu("myslidemenu", arrowimages)