function language_style () {
	// Begin preferences
	// style of layers that contains submenus
	this.l_m_color  = 'transparent';
	this.l_m_border = '2px solid #99CCCC';
	this.l_m_border_top = '0px solid #FFFFFF';
	this.l_m_border_right = '2px solid #006699';
	this.l_m_border_bottom = '1px solid #006699';
	this.l_m_border_left = '2px solid #006699';
	this.l_sm_color  = '#99CCCC';
	this.l_sm_border = '2px inset silver';
	this.l_sm_border_top = this.l_sm_border;
	this.l_sm_border_right = this.l_sm_border;
	this.l_sm_border_bottom = this.l_sm_border;
	this.l_sm_border_left = this.l_sm_border;
	// styles for first level menu items
	this.m_align = 'center';
	this.m_padding = 3;
	this.m_height = 20;
	this.m_color  = '#006699';
	this.m_bottom_decor = '';
	this.m_txt_font_family = 'Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif';
	this.m_txt_font_size = '12px';
	this.m_txt_color  = '#FFFFFF';
	this.m_txt_weight = 400;
	this.m_txt_decoration = 'none';
	// styles on mouseover for first level menu items
	this.m_a_color  = this.m_color;
	this.m_txt_a_color  = this.m_txt_color;
	this.m_txt_a_link_weight = 900;
	this.m_txt_a_link_decoration = 'none';	
	// styles for submenu items
	this.sm_align = null;
	this.sm_padding = 3;
	this.sm_color  = '#CCCCCC';
	this.sm_bottom_decor = '1px dashed #FFFFFF';
	this.txt_font_family = 'Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif';
	this.txt_font_size = '11px';
	this.txt_color  = 'black';
	this.txt_weight = 400;
	this.txt_decoration = 'none';
	// styles on mouseover for submenu items
	this.sm_a_color  = '#006699';
	this.txt_a_font_family = this.txt_font_family;
	this.txt_a_font_size = this.txt_font_size;
	this.txt_a_color  = 'white';
	this.txt_a_link_weight = 900;
	this.txt_a_link_decoration = 'underline';
}