menubar = Menu(self)

        # create a pulldown menu, and add it to the menu bar
        filemenu = Menu(menubar, tearoff=0)
        filemenu.add_separator()
        filemenu.add_command(label="Exit", command=root.quit)
        menubar.add_cascade(label="File", menu=filemenu)

        # create more pulldown menus
        editmenu = Menu(menubar, tearoff=1)
        editmenu.add_command(label="Menu style options", command=lambda: showitem(menu_options))
        editmenu.add_command(label="Thumb style options", command=lambda: showitem(thumb_options))
        #editmenu.add_command(label="Thumb style options", command="")
        editmenu.add_command(label="Font options", command=lambda: showitem(font_options))
        editmenu.add_command(label="Audio options", command=lambda: showitem(audio_options))
        editmenu.add_command(label="Dvdauthor options", command=lambda: showitem(author_options))
        menubar.add_cascade(label="Advanced Options", menu=editmenu)

        helpmenu = Menu(menubar, tearoff=0)
        helpmenu.add_command(label="Run todisc now !", command=self.runCommand)
        menubar.add_cascade(label="Run", menu=helpmenu)
        root.config(menu=menubar)
        def showitem(widget_list):
            """set vars for each menu item command to open AdvandcedFrame"""
            self.fraAdvanced = AdvancedFrame(self, widget_list)
            self.showAdvanced()