/* CSS Document */

1)
.menu {
width:750px; 
font-size:1em;
position:relative;
z-index:100;
}


2)
/* remove all the bullets, borders and padding from the default list styling */
.menu ul {
padding:0;
margin:0;
list-style-type:none;
}


3)
.menu ul ul {
width:150px;
}



4)
/* float the list to make it horizontal and a relative positon so that you can control the dropdown menu positon */
.menu li {
float:left;
width:150px;
position:relative;
}


5)
/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
display:block;
font-size:12px;
text-decoration:; 
font-family: "lucida console", sans-serif;
color:#fff; 
width:139px; 
height:30px; 
border:0px solid #fff; 
border-width:1px 1px 0 0; 
background-image: url(blue_bar.jpg); 
padding-left:10px; 
line-height:29px;
}


6)
/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {
width:150px;
width:139px;
}


7)
/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop, .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {
background: FFFFAE bottom right no-repeat;    /* this is for a drop down from a drop down */
}


8)
/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{
background-image: url(blue_bar.jpg) bottom right no-repeat;  
}


9)
.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {
background-image: url(blue_bar.jpg) bottom right no-repeat;
}


10)
/* style the third level background */
.menu ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul a:visited {
background:FFFFAE;
}


11)
/* style the third level hover */
.menu ul ul ul a:hover {
background-image:url(blue_bar.jpg);
}


12)
/* hide the sub levels and give them a positon absolute so that they take up no room */
.menu ul ul {
visibility:hidden;
position:absolute;
height:0;
top:31px;
left:0; 
width:150px;
}


13)
/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul {
top:30px;
t\op:31px;
}



14)
/* position the third level flyout menu */
.menu ul ul ul{
left:150px; 
top:0;
width:150px;
}


15)
/* position the third level flyout menu for a left flyout */
.menu ul ul ul.left {
left:-150px;
}


16)
/* style the table so that it takes no ppart in the layout - required for IE to work */
.menu table {position:absolute; top:0; left:0;}


17)
/* style the second level links */
.menu ul ul a, .menu ul ul a:visited {
background:#FFFFAE; 
color:#000; 
height:auto; 
line-height:1em; 
padding:5px 10px; 
width:129px


18)
/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
}
* html .menu ul ul a{
width:150px;
w\idth:129px;
}


19)
/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover, .menu ul ul a:hover{    
color:#FFF; 
background: #2C2093;
}


20)
.menu :hover > a, .menu ul ul :hover > a {     /* rightly done */
color:#fff;
background-image: url(blue_bar.jpg)  ; 
}


21)
/* make the second level visible when hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul li:hover ul,
.menu ul a:hover ul{
visibility:visible; 
}


22)
/* keep the third level hidden when you hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul ul{
visibility:hidden;
}


23)
/* make the third level visible when you hover over second level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul :hover ul{ 
visibility:visible;
}