Trying to display image in a menu.

[Kervin Pierre <kpierre fit edu>]

Hello,

I'm writing a menu program similar to a floating "start button".  

I need to display an image next to each of the sub-menu entries in my
menu, eg. as with the items in the foot menu in gnome. How do I
accomplish this.

Also, can I change the orientation of the menu.  Eg, instead of
expanding down (as with most program menus), expand up (as with gnome
foot, and windows start button).

thanks,
-Kervin