function oos_prepare_country_zones_pull_down($country_id = '') {
// preset the width of the drop-down for Netscape
    $pre = '';
    if ( (!oos_browser_detect('MSIE')) && (oos_browser_detect('Mozilla/4')) ) {
      for ($i=0; $i<45; $i++) $pre .= '&nbsp;';
    }

    $zones = oos_get_country_zones($country_id);

    if (count($zones) > 0) {
      $zones_select = array(array('id' => '', 'text' => PLEASE_SELECT));
      $zones = array_merge($zones_select, $zones);
    } else {
      $zones = array(array('id' => '', 'text' => TYPE_BELOW));
// create dummy options for Netscape to preset the height of the drop-down
      if ( (!oos_browser_detect('MSIE')) && (oos_browser_detect('Mozilla/4')) ) {
        for ($i=0; $i<9; $i++) {
          $zones[] = array('id' => '', 'text' => $pre);
        }
      }
    }

    return $zones;
  }
 /**
  * Alias function for Store configuration values in the Administration Tool
  *
  * @param $zone_id
  * @return string
  */
  function oos_cfg_pull_down_zone_list($zone_id) {
    return oos_draw_pull_down_menu('configuration_value', oos_get_country_zones(STORE_COUNTRY), $zone_id);
  }