function init_slider() {
	if(!document.getElementById || window.opera)return;

	mObj = d.getElementById("navheader");
	liObj = mObj.getElementsByTagName("li");
	aObj = mObj.getElementsByTagName("a");

	for(i=0;i<liObj.length;i++) { // create mouseovers/mouseouts for the li's and the ul
		liObj[i].xid = i;
		liObj[i].onmouseover = function() { initSlide(this.xid); }
	}
	mObj.onmouseout = function() { initSlide(currentLI); }

	// create the slider object
	slideObj = mObj.appendChild(d.createElement("div"));
	slideObj.id = "slider";

	// position the slider over the current li
	initActive(); 
	x = liObj[activeLI].offsetLeft;
	y = liObj[activeLI].offsetTop-3;
	slideObj.style.top = y + "px";
	slideObj.style.left = x + "px";
	slideObj.style.width = liObj[activeLI].offsetWidth + "px";
}