#forumtopmenu {
	text-align: left; 
	height:30px;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0px;
}

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

#forumtopmenu ul ul {width:149px;}
/* float the list to make it horizontal and a relative positon so that you can control the dropdown menu positon */
#forumtopmenu li {
	float: left;
	color: #808080;
	background:URL(/images/interfaces/blacklight/headerbullet.gif) no-repeat center left;
	padding:0 12px 0 17px;
	margin-top: 7px;
}

/* style the links for the top level */
#forumtopmenu a, #forumtopmenu a:visited {
	display: block;
	color: #fff;
	text-decoration: none;
	font-size: 14px; 
	font-weight: bold; 
}
/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html #forumtopmenu a, * html #forumtopmenu a:visited {width:30px; w\idth:19px;}
/* style the second level background */
#forumtopmenu ul ul a.drop, #forumtopmenu ul ul a.drop:visited {background:#d4d8bd bottom right no-repeat;}
/* style the second level hover */
#forumtopmenu ul ul a.drop:hover{background:#000 bottom right no-repeat;}
#forumtopmenu ul ul :hover > a.drop {background:#000 bottom right no-repeat;}
/* style the third level background */
#forumtopmenu ul ul ul a, #forumtopmenu ul ul ul a:visited {background:#F69401;}
/* style the third level hover */
#forumtopmenu ul ul ul a:hover {
	background: #F69401;
}


/* hide the sub levels and give them a positon absolute so that they take up no room */
#forumtopmenu ul ul {visibility:hidden;position:absolute;height:0;top:31px;left:0; width:149px;border-top:1px solid #000;}
/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html #forumtopmenu ul ul {top:30px;t\op:31px;}

/* position the third level flyout menu */
#forumtopmenu ul ul ul{left:149px; top:-1px; width:149px;}

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

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

/* 2nd lvl (dropdown) style */
#forumtopmenu ul ul a, #forumtopmenu ul ul a:visited {
	background:#000; 
	color:#fff; 
	height:auto; 
	line-height:1em; 
	padding: 6px 10px; 
	width:150px;
	border-width:0 1px 1px 1px;
	}
/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
* html #forumtopmenu ul ul a, * html #forumtopmenu ul ul a:visited {width:172px;w\idth:150px;}

/* style the top level hover */
#forumtopmenu a:hover, #forumtopmenu ul ul a:hover{text-decoration: underline;}
#forumtopmenu :hover > a, #forumtopmenu ul ul :hover > a {text-decoration: underline;}

/* make the second level visible when hover on first level list OR link */
#forumtopmenu ul li:hover ul,
#forumtopmenu ul a:hover ul{visibility:visible; }
/* keep the third level hidden when you hover on first level list OR link */
#forumtopmenu ul :hover ul ul{visibility:hidden;}
/* make the third level visible when you hover over second level list OR link */
#forumtopmenu ul :hover ul :hover ul{ visibility:visible;}