DD menu (minimizing code)

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#109835 12/10/2003 2:27 AM

Joined: Feb 2001

Posts: 2,285

Northern California

Stilgar

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Stilgar

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Joined: Feb 2001

Posts: 2,285

Northern California

Hey all,
I have a menu that is .js dropdown. I'd like to speed it up so that it load quicker and is less of a resource hog. Here is a sample:

Code

 function mmLoadMenus() {
  if (window.mm_menu_0213144600_0) return;
  window.mm_menu_0213144600_0 = new Menu("root",142,20,"Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif",12,"#cccccc","#000000","#ff6600","#cccccc","center","middle",3,2,1000,0,0,true,true,true,0,false,false);
  mm_menu_0213144600_0.addMenuItem("ADVOCACY","location='http://norcalcycling.com/advocacy/index.shtml'");
   mm_menu_0213144600_0.fontWeight="bold";
   mm_menu_0213144600_0.hideOnMouseOut=true;
   mm_menu_0213144600_0.menuBorder=1;
   mm_menu_0213144600_0.menuLiteBgColor='#ff9900';
   mm_menu_0213144600_0.menuBorderBgColor='#000000';
   mm_menu_0213144600_0.bgColor='#000000';
    window.mm_menu_0213144344_1_1 = new Menu("LOCAL RIDING NEWS",142,20,"Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif",12,"#cccccc","#000000","#ff6600","#cccccc","center","middle",3,2,1000,0,0,true,true,true,0,false,false);
    mm_menu_0213144344_1_1.addMenuItem("NEWS ARCHIVE","location='http://norcalcycling.com/ridesandraces/archive.shtml'");
     mm_menu_0213144344_1_1.fontWeight="bold";
     mm_menu_0213144344_1_1.hideOnMouseOut=true;
     mm_menu_0213144344_1_1.menuBorder=1;
     mm_menu_0213144344_1_1.menuLiteBgColor='#ff9900';
     mm_menu_0213144344_1_1.menuBorderBgColor='#000000';
     mm_menu_0213144344_1_1.bgColor='#000000';
  window.mm_menu_0213144344_1 = new Menu("root",142,20,"Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif",12,"#cccccc","#000000","#ff6600","#cccccc","center","middle",3,2,1000,0,0,true,true,true,0,false,false);
  mm_menu_0213144344_1.addMenuItem(mm_menu_0213144344_1_1,"location='http://norcalcycling.com/ridesandraces/index.shtml'");
  mm_menu_0213144344_1.addMenuItem("EVENTS SCHEDULE","location='http://norcalcycling.com/ridesandraces/events.shtml'");
  mm_menu_0213144344_1.addMenuItem("ON-ROAD RIDES","location='http://norcalcycling.com/ridesandraces/onroad.shtml'");
  mm_menu_0213144344_1.addMenuItem("OFF-ROAD RIDES","location='http://norcalcycling.com/ridesandraces/offroad.shtml'");
   mm_menu_0213144344_1.fontWeight="bold";
   mm_menu_0213144344_1.hideOnMouseOut=true;
   mm_menu_0213144344_1.childMenuIcon="http://norcalcycling.com/arrows.gif";
   mm_menu_0213144344_1.menuBorder=1;
   mm_menu_0213144344_1.menuLiteBgColor='#ff9900';
   mm_menu_0213144344_1.menuBorderBgColor='#000000';
   mm_menu_0213144344_1.bgColor='#000000';

as you can see, this code is repeated every time:

Code

      mm_menu_0213144344_1_1.fontWeight="bold";
     mm_menu_0213144344_1_1.hideOnMouseOut=true;
     mm_menu_0213144344_1_1.menuBorder=1;
     mm_menu_0213144344_1_1.menuLiteBgColor='#ff9900';
     mm_menu_0213144344_1_1.menuBorderBgColor='#000000';
     mm_menu_0213144344_1_1.bgColor='#000000';

How can I have each link of the menu share one set of code? Some links also posess this as well:

Code

mm_menu_0213144344_1.childMenuIcon="http://norcalcycling.com/arrows.gif";

Thanks for any and all help!

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