function initializeDropdowns () {
	TransMenu.initialize();
	// hook all the highlight swapping of the main toolbar to menu activation/deactivation
	// instead of simple rollover to get the effect where the button stays hightlit until
	// the menu is closed.
	menu1.onactivate = function() { document.getElementById("officers").className = "hover"; };
	menu1.ondeactivate = function() { document.getElementById("officers").className = ""; };
	menu2.onactivate = function() { document.getElementById("detachment").className = "hover"; };
	menu2.ondeactivate = function() { document.getElementById("detachment").className = ""; };
	menu3.onactivate = function() { document.getElementById("squadron").className = "hover"; };
	menu3.ondeactivate = function() { document.getElementById("squadron").className = ""; };
}