protected function createMenu():void{

    var actionsMenu:NativeMenu=new NativeMenu();

    var aboutMenuIterm:NativeMenuItem=new NativeMenuItem("About Grid Calculator");
    aboutMenuIterm.addEventListener(Event.SELECT,showAboutDialog);
    actionsMenu.addItem(aboutMenuIterm);

    var checkForUpdatesMenuItem:NativeMenuItem=new NativeMenuItem("Check for Updates");
    checkForUpdatesMenuItem.addEventListener(Event.SELECT,usersCheckForupdates);
    actionsMenu.addItem(checkForUpdatesMenuItem);

    var activateMenuItem:NativeMenuItem=new NativeMenuItem("Activate/Deactivate");
    activateMenuItem.addEventListener(Event.SELECT,showActivateDialog);
    actionsMenu.addItem(activateMenuItem);

    var buyMenuItem:NativeMenuItem=new NativeMenuItem("Purchase License");
    buyMenuItem.addEventListener(Event.SELECT,function(e:Event):void{Networking.openBuyPage();});
    actionsMenu.addItem(buyMenuItem);

    var copyValuesMenuItem:NativeMenuItem=new NativeMenuItem("Copy Values");
    copyValuesMenuItem.addEventListener(Event.SELECT,copyValues_button_clickHandler);
    actionsMenu.addItem(copyValuesMenuItem);

    var exportJSX_MenuItem:NativeMenuItem=new NativeMenuItem("Export to .jsx");
    exportJSX_MenuItem.addEventListener(Event.SELECT,exportJsx_button_clickHandler);
    actionsMenu.addItem(exportJSX_MenuItem);

    var close_MenuItem:NativeMenuItem=new NativeMenuItem("Close");
    close_MenuItem.addEventListener(Event.SELECT,closeApplication);
    actionsMenu.addItem(close_MenuItem);

    //create the presets menu

    var presetsMenu:NativeMenu=new NativeMenu();


    var saveMenuItem:NativeMenuItem=new NativeMenuItem("Save");
    saveMenuItem.addEventListener(Event.SELECT,savePresetHandler);
    presetsMenu.addItem(saveMenuItem);

    var loadMenuItem:NativeMenuItem=new NativeMenuItem("Load");
    loadMenuItem.addEventListener(Event.SELECT,loadPreset);
    presetsMenu.addItem(loadMenuItem);

    var deleteMenuItem:NativeMenuItem=new NativeMenuItem("Delete");
    deleteMenuItem.addEventListener(Event.SELECT,deletePreset);
    presetsMenu.addItem(deleteMenuItem);

   apply_MenuItem=new NativeMenuItem("Apply");
presetsMenu.addItem(apply_MenuItem);

    populateApplyMenu();
    var actionsMenuItem:NativeMenuItem;
    var presetsMenuItem:NativeMenuItem;
    if(NativeApplication.supportsMenu){
        actionsMenuItem=NativeApplication.nativeApplication.menu.addItem(new NativeMenuItem("Actions"));
        presetsMenuItem=NativeApplication.nativeApplication.menu.addItem(new NativeMenuItem("Presets"));
        actionsMenuItem.submenu=actionsMenu;
        presetsMenuItem.submenu=presetsMenu;
    }
    else{
        var rootMenu:NativeMenu=new NativeMenu();
//      rootMenu.addItem(actionsMenuItem);
//      rootMenu.addItem(presetsMenuItem);
        this.nativeWindow.menu=rootMenu;
        actionsMenuItem=this.nativeWindow.menu.addItem(new NativeMenuItem("Actions"));
        presetsMenuItem=this.nativeWindow.menu.addItem(new NativeMenuItem("Presets"));
        actionsMenuItem.submenu=actionsMenu;
        presetsMenuItem.submenu=presetsMenu;

    }
}