ok modified the skinobject its now possible to add one level image menus on all pages and all levels
http://offshoreprogrammeur.websecurestores.net/Products/dotnetnuke/tabid/59/Default.aspx
topmenu is imagemenu with childoflevel="0" and direction horizontal
sidemenu = imagemenu with childoflevel=1 and direction = vertical
both levels keep there active tab
(now just need to clena up code abit and its done )