function startList(varMenuName)
{
if (document.all&&document.getElementById)
	{
	navRoot = document.getElementById(varMenuName);
	
	if (navRoot == null)
		{
		alert('menu not found');
		return;
		}
		
	var objChild;
	objChild = navRoot.getElementsByTagName("LI")
	
	for (i=0; i <objChild.length; i++)
		{
		node=objChild[i];
		if (node.nodeName=="LI")
			{
			var objUL;
			/* get the UL that is under this LI and IF IT EXISTS then set the opacity function to be called on mouse over */
			objUL = node.getElementsByTagName("UL");
			if (objUL==null)
				{
				/* No UL underneath so set nothing */
				}
			else
				{
				node.onmouseover=function() {this.className+=" over"; window.status='';}
				node.onmouseout=function() {this.className=this.className.replace(" over", "");window.status=''}
				}
			}
		}
	}
}