.menu {
  width:        800px; 
  height:       20px; 
  font-size:    8pt; 
  position:     relative; 
  z-index:      100;
  border-right: 1px solid #000;
}

/* hack to correct IE5.5 faulty box model */
* html .menu {
  width:800px; 
  w\idth:800px;
}

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

.menu ul ul {width:100px;}

/* 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:100px;
  position:relative;
  font-family: arial;
  font-size:   8pt;
  font-weight: normal;
  color:       white;
}

/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
  display:        block;
  font-size:      11px;
  text-decoration:none; 
  color:          #fff; 
  width:          100px; 
  height:         20px; 
  /*border:         1px solid black;*/
  /*border-width:   1px 0 1px 1px;*/
  background:     #00cccc; 
  padding-left:   10px; 
  line-height:    19px;
}
  
/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {
  width:  100px; 
  w\idth: 100px;
}

/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop, .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {
  /*background:#d4d8bd url(http://www.cssplay.co.uk/graphics/drop.gif) bottom right no-repeat;*/
  background:#d4d8bd bottom right no-repeat;
}

/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{
  /*background:#c9ba65 url(http://www.cssplay.co.uk/graphics/drop.gif) bottom right no-repeat;*/
  background:#c9ba65 bottom right no-repeat;
}

.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {
  /*background:#c9ba65 url(http://www.cssplay.co.uk/graphics/drop.gif) bottom right no-repeat;*/
  background:#c9ba65 bottom right no-repeat;
}

/* style the third level background */
.menu ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul a:visited {background:#e2dfa8;}

/* style the third level hover */
.menu ul ul ul a:hover {background:#b2ab9b;}

/* 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:     0px;
  top:        31px;
  left:       0px;
  width:      100px;
  /*border-top: 1px solid #000;*/
}

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

/* position the third level flyout menu */
.menu ul ul ul{
  left: 100px; 
  top:  -1px; 
  width:100px;
}

/* position the third level flyout menu for a left flyout */
.menu ul ul ul.left {left:-149px;}

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

/* style the second level links */
.menu ul ul a, .menu ul ul a:visited {
  background:   #d4d8bd; 
  color:        #000; 
  height:       auto; 
  line-height:  1em; 
  padding:      5px 10px; 
  width:        100px;
  /*border-width: 0px 1px 1px 1px;*/
}
/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul a, * html .menu ul ul a:visited {
  width:100px;
  w\idth:100px;
}

/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover, .menu ul ul a:hover{
  color:      #fff; 
  background: #00aaaa;
  /*border:     1px solid #008888*/;
}

.menu :hover > a, .menu ul ul :hover > a {
  color:      #fff;
  background: #949e7c;
}

/* 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; }

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

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