function prepareMenu(){
	
  if (!document.getElementById) return false;

  if (menu_proceeding_loader) menu_proceeding_loader();

  var menu_key_element = document.getElementById('menu');
  menu_key_element.onmouseover = function(){
    contents = $('scroll_pane');
    if (contents) contents.visualEffect("Fade", {duration:1.5, to:0.0});

    ul_elements = document.getElementsByTagName('ul');
    $A(ul_elements).each( function(e){
      element_id = e.getAttribute('id');
      if (element_id && element_id.match(/menu_.*/)){
        e.visualEffect("Fade", {duration:1.5, to:0.0});
        return;
      }
    });

    next_arrow = $('navigation_next');
    if (next_arrow) next_arrow.visualEffect("Fade", {duration:1.5, to:0.0});
    prev_arrow = $('navigation_prev');
    if (prev_arrow) prev_arrow.visualEffect("Fade", {duration:1.5, to:0.0});

  };


  var gmenu_element = document.getElementById('gmenu');
  gmenu_element.onmouseout = function(){
    contents = $('scroll_pane');
    if (contents) contents.visualEffect("Appear", {duration:1.5});
    ul_elements = document.getElementsByTagName('ul');
    $A(ul_elements).each( function(e){
      element_id = e.getAttribute('id');
      if (element_id && element_id.match(/menu_.*/)){
        e.visualEffect("Appear", {duration:1.5, to:0});
        return;
      }
    });

    next_arrow = $('navigation_next');
    if (next_arrow) next_arrow.visualEffect("Appear", {duration:1.5});
    prev_arrow = $('navigation_prev');
    if (prev_arrow) prev_arrow.visualEffect("Appear", {duration:1.5});
  };
	
}


menu_proceeding_loader = window.onload;
window.onload = prepareMenu;