var soundfile="sidebar.wav" ;

function playsound(soundfile){
    if (document.all && document.getElementById){
        //reset first in case of problems
        document.getElementById("soundeffect").src="";
        document.getElementById("soundeffect").src=soundfile;
    }
}


function CreateMenu() {
/*
    Build the main menu
    1) Preload all the graphics to calculate the width of the navigation bar
    2) get the width of the client area
    3) adjust the size proportionally
*/

/* html page name linked to graphics and _On for active graphics.
    a[1] = 'Name';
        Name.html

    b[1] = 'Title Test for balloon tip.';
    c[1] = 'Status Bar text';

*/

var a = new Array;
var b = new Array;
var c = new Array;

document.write('<bgsound src="#" id="soundeffect" loop=1 autostart="true">');

a[1]='Home';        
b[1]='Go to the home page.';
c[1]='The home page contains Proverbs and links of the day.';

/*
a[2]='Empire';      
b[2]='The Message to the Empire page.';
c[2]='Are New Yorkers going to March in the opposite direction forever?';

a[3]='Music';
b[3]='Download original digital music at AlienTimes.com. I hope to get a laptop and speakers so that I can create more content. --- I believe modifications have been have in the high hat areas in some of the music. ***Can it be debugged?***';
c[3]='The Music page contains original music created By Anthony Matarazzo. (c) 2006-2009 AlienTimes.com';
*/

a[2]='Ideas';
b[2]='Read visionary ideas about technology and the future..';
c[2]='The Ideas page contains creative insights for scientists.';

/*
a[5]='Visual';
b[5]='Download hi-resolution posters and view stunning original artwork.';
c[5]='The artwork page contains universal language posters and other original artwork.';

a[5]='Software';
b[5]='Download Software written by AlienTimes.com for your computer.';
c[6]='The software page contains screen savers and other science software.';

a[7]='Stories';
b[7]='Read captivating stories online.';
c[7]='The stories page contains original short stories by Anthony Matarazzo';

a[7]='Poetry';
b[7]='Into poetry, check out these original poems.';
c[7]='Check the poetry page for original work.';

a[9]='Gallery';
b[9]='Photo gallery online.';
c[9]='The photo gallery contains images of fans and other strange objects.';
*/

a[3]='Gallery';
b[3]='Photo gallery online.';
c[3]='The photo gallery contains images of fans and other strange objects.';

a[4]='World';
b[4]='World view in symbol expression.';
c[4]='Realize the infinite realm of the cosmos.';

a[5]='Links';
b[5]='Favorite sites and links to other cool domains.';
c[5]='Find the greatest links with solid content in here.';

a[6]='Author';
b[6]='Read about, view pictures and contact the author Tony Matarazzo. A good guy.';
c[6]='Photographs from the American continent.';

var i;
var s;

document.write('<Table border=1>');
document.write('<tr bgcolor=black><td>');

for(i=1;i<a.length;i++) {

/*
    s = "<a style='link{width:75%;color: #7FFF00;text-decoration:none;}hover{background-color: #FF9900;color: rgb(255,214,253);filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Glow(Color=lime,Strength=3);width:75%;}">' href='";
*/

    s = "<a onmouseover=\"this.style.color='Indigo';this.style.backgroundColor='Cornsilk';\"  onmouseout=\"this.style.color='WhiteSmoke';this.style.backgroundColor='black';\" style='text-decoration:none;color=WhiteSmoke' href='";
    if(a[i]=='Home') {
        s = s + "main.html'";
    } else {
        s = s + a[i] + ".html'";
    }
    s = s + " title='" + b[i] + "'>";

/*
    s = s + "<img border=0 id=imgNav" + i;
    s = s + " src='Menu/";
    s = s + a[i] + ".png' ";
    s = s + "OnMouseOver=\"this.src='Menu/";
    s = s + a[i] + "_On.png';a('" + c[i] + "');playsound('Sounds/sidebar.wav');return true\" ";
    s = s + "OnMouseOut=\"this.src='Menu/";
    s = s + a[i] + ".png';b()\">";
*/

    s = s + '<font size=5>' + a[i] + '&nbsp;&nbsp;&diams;</font>';
    s = s + "</a>";
    s = s + "       ";
    document.write(s);
}

document.write('</td></tr></table>');
document.writeln('');
}