function initMenu($id, $menu, $currentMenu, $activeTopId, $hlCurrentItem, $params)
	{
		$safeMode = (bool)$params->get('safeMode', true);
		AriYUIMenuHelper::loadAssets($id, $safeMode);
		
		$menuId = $id . '_menu';
		$direction = $params->get('direction', 'horizontal');
		$isVertical = ($direction != 'horizontal');
		$selectedIndex = $hlCurrentItem 
			? AriYUIMenuHelper::getMenuItemIndex($menu, $currentMenu, $activeTopId, (bool)$params->get('showHiddenItems', false))
			: -1;

		$defMenuConfig = array(
			'zIndex' => 0,
			'classname' => '',
			'hidedelay' => 0,
			'maxheight' => 0,
			'minscrollheight' => 90,
			'scrollincrement' => 1,
			'showdelay' => 250
		);

		$config = array(
			'lazyLoad' => true, 
			'autosubmenudisplay' => true, 
			'position' => 'static'
		);
		foreach ($defMenuConfig as $key => $defValue)
		{
			$value = AriUtils::parseValueBySample($params->get($key, $defValue), $defValue);
			if ($value != $defValue) $config[$key] = $value;
		}
		
		$submenuAlign = $params->get('submenualignment');
		if (!empty($submenuAlign))
		{
			$submenuAlign = explode(',', $submenuAlign);
			$submenuAlign = array_map('trim', $submenuAlign);
	
			$config['submenualignment'] = $submenuAlign;	
		}
		
		$doc =& JFactory::getDocument();
		
		$doc->addScriptDeclaration(
			sprintf(
				'YAHOO.util.Event.onContentReady("' . $menuId . '", function () { var oMenu = new YAHOO.widget.%3$s("' . $menuId . '", %1$s); oMenu.render(); oMenu.show(); if (%2$d > -1) oMenu.getItem(%2$d).cfg.setProperty("selected", true); });',
				AriJSONHelper::encode($config),
				$selectedIndex,
				$isVertical ? 'Menu' : 'MenuBar'
			)
		);
		
		AriYUIMenuHelper::addCustomStyles($id, $params);
	}