/* ================================================================ 
This copyright notice must be untouched at all times.

The original version of this stylesheet and the associated (x)html
is available at http://www.cssplay.co.uk/menus/artists_dd.html
Copyright (c) 2005-2007 Stu Nicholls. All rights reserved.
This stylesheet and the assocaited (x)html may be modified in any 
way to fit your requirements.
=================================================================== */
/* common styling */
/* set up the overall width of the menu div, the font and the margins */

.menu {
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	background:#006699 url(images/menu.gif) repeat;
	width:760px; 
	margin:0; 
	position:relative;
	z-index:100;
	height:2em;
}

.menu li {
	margin:0;
}
/* remove the bullets and set the margin and padding to zero for the unordered list */
.menu ul {
	padding:0; 
	margin:0;
	list-style-type: none;
}
/* float the list so that the items are in a line and their position relative so that the drop down list will appear in the right place underneath each list item */
.menu ul li a:hover {
	background:url(images/menu_over.gif) repeat-x left top;
}

.menu ul li {
	float:left; 
	position:relative;
	background: url(images/menu_separ_item.gif) no-repeat left center;
}

.menu ul li.premier {
	background-image:none;
}



/* style the links to be 150px wide by 30px high. Set the color and the font size. */
.menu ul li a, .menu ul li a:visited {
	display:block; 
	text-align:center; 
	text-decoration:none; 
	height:2em; 
	color:#FFF;
	padding:0 10px; 
	line-height:24px; 
	font-size:1em;
}
/* set up the background images relative to this css file */
/*
.john {background:#fff url(../paintings/the_cornfield.jpg);}
.constable {background:transparent url(../paintings/the_cornfield.jpg) 0 -31px;}
.claude {background:#fff url(../paintings/monet.jpg);}
.monet {background:transparent url(../paintings/monet.jpg) 0 -31px;}
.van {background:#fff url(../paintings/van_gogh.jpg);}
.gogh {background:transparent url(../paintings/van_gogh.jpg) 0 -31px;}
.marc {background:#fff url(../paintings/chagall.jpg);}
.chagall {background:transparent url(../paintings/chagall.jpg) 0 -31px;}
.pablo {background:#fff url(../paintings/picasso.jpg);}
.picasso {background:transparent url(../paintings/picasso.jpg) 0 -31px;}
*/

/* make the dropdown ul invisible */
.menu ul li ul {
	visibility:hidden;
	padding:3px 10px;
	position:absolute;
	background-color:#333;
}

/* specific to non IE browsers */
/* set the background and foreground color of the main menu li on hover */
.menu ul li:hover a {

}
.menu ul li:hover a span {display:none;}

/* make the sub menu ul visible and position it beneath the main menu list item */
.menu ul li:hover ul {
	visibility:visible; 
	top:24px; 
	left:0; 
}
/* style the background and foreground color of the submenu links */
.menu ul li ul li {
	background-image:none;
	padding:0;
	
}

.menu ul li:hover ul li a {
	display:block;
	background-image:none;
	text-decoration:none;
	padding:0;
	white-space:nowrap;
	/*line-height:1em;*/ 
}
/* style the hidden span text
.menu ul li:hover ul li a span {
	display:none;
	position:absolute;
	left:150px;
	top:0;
	background:#fff;
	width:130px;
	color:#000;
}*/
/* style the first letter of the span text
.menu ul li:hover ul li a span:first-letter {
	font-weight:bold;
	font-size:1.2em;
}
 style the background and forground colors of the links on hover 
.menu ul li:hover ul li:hover {

}*/

.menu ul li:hover ul li:hover a {

	text-decoration:underline;
	background-image:none;
}

/* make the span text visible */
/*.menu ul li:hover ul li:hover span {
	display:block;
	text-align:left;
	line-height:1.5em;*/

/* position the span text on the left of the last menu item 
.menu ul li:hover ul.left li:hover span {
	left:-150px;
}*/