.menu {top:-0px; width:800px; height:35px; position:relative; z-index:100; border-right:1px; background: url(http://www.knapptool.co.uk/menu/menu_background.jpg); }
/* 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 {}
/* float the list to make it horizontal and a relative positon so that you can control the dropdown menu positon */
.menu li {float:left;position:relative;}
/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {display:block; font-family: verdana,  Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; color: #B6B5B5; text-decoration:none; height:35px; solid #000; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; background-image: url(http://www.knapptool.co.uk/menu/menu_background.jpg); padding-left:7px; padding-right:25px; line-height:36px;}
/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {float:left; position:relative; font-size: 10px;}


/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop, .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {background:#4a6982 url(http://www.knapptool.co.uk/menu/icon_arrow.gif) bottom right no-repeat;}
/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{background:#c9ba65 url(http://www.knapptool.co.uk/menu/icon_arrow.gif) bottom right no-repeat;}
.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {background: #1a1a1a url(http://www.knapptool.co.uk/menu/icon_arrow.gif) bottom right no-repeat;}
/* style the third level background */
.menu ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul a:visited {line-height:12px; background:#496b86;}
/* style the third level hover */
.menu ul ul ul a:hover {background: #1a1a1a;}


/* 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:35px;left:0; width:149px;border-top:0px solid #000;}
/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul {top:35px;t\op:35px;}

/* position the third level flyout menu */
.menu ul ul ul{left:188px; top:-1px; width:188px;}

/* 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:0; left:0; border-collapse:collapse;}

/* style the second level links */
.menu ul ul a, .menu ul ul a:visited {background:#5e7e9d; opacity: .9; filter: alpha(opacity=90); color:#dbebf7; height:auto; line-height:1em; padding:8px 10px; width:168px;border-width:0 1px 1px 1px;}
/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul a, * html .menu ul ul a:visited {width:150px;w\idth:128px;}

/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover, .menu ul ul a:hover{color:#fff; background:#222222;}
.menu :hover > a, .menu ul ul :hover > a {color:#fff; background: url(http://www.knapptool.co.uk/menu/menu_background_rollover.jpg); }

/* 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;}