Menus: Widescreen versus Standard (or both?)

Hi everyone -- was wondering if there was any standard practice (or sage advice) for handling DVD Menus so that they display "nicely" on both 16:9 and 4:3 displays (without letterboxing or "black siding" either one)?
I played with two ideas:
1. Using a script to select between two entirely seperate menus: one 16:9 the other 4:3. Downside: have to duplicate all my menus and manage the scripting -- seems a bit painful.
2. Use a 16:9 menu system and have it Pan-Scan for 4:3 displays. Downside: not sure if this is a good idea (is this what people normally do?) and I'm not sure what sort of "safe zones" I should be using to make sure the text appears in both areas.
Does any one have a better solution or can point me to where I can learn more? Thanks!

I understand what you said about create the menu in PS as a 4:3 and after bring it to a template in 16:9, then using this way I'll have the buttons in the same place but the only different will be that I'll have more space on the left and on the right, Is that right?
That's right !
1 - Should I select 16:9 Panscan in the Display Mode of the menu inspector even if the videos are all 4:3?
The Menus Display Mode don't affect at all your tracks display mode.
2 - If the videos are 4:3 should I to leave in the Track inspector / Display mode 4:3 or 16:9 PanScan?
You must use 4:3 display mode for such video tracks and 16:9 letterbox for 16:9 ones. NEVER use pan&scan in your video tracks.
Hope that helps !
Alberto

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