.menu {
}

/* 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:150px;
}

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

/* Style 1. Ebene - Top-Level*/
 .menu a,  .menu a:visited {
display:block;
font-size:12px;
text-decoration:none;
color:#fff;
width:139px;
height:26px;
border:1px solid #fff;
border-width:1px 1px 0 0;
background:#8C8C8C;
padding-left:10px;
line-height:25px;
}

/* Style aktive Seite 1. Ebene */
 .menu a.dropact {
 color:#000;
 background:#AEAEAE;
 }

/* Style IFSUB Seite 1. Ebene */
 .menu a.ifsub {
 color:#fff;
 background:#8C8C8C;
 background-image: url('http://localhost/typo3/fileadmin/templates/include/images/menue/expand2.gif');
 background-repeat: no-repeat;
 background-position: right center;
 }

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


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

/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{
background:#d7d7d7 url(../../graphics/drop.gif) bottom right no-repeat;
}
.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {
background:#d7d7d7 url(../../graphics/drop.gif) bottom right no-repeat;
}

/* style the third level background */
 .menu ul ul ul a,  .menu ul ul ul a:visited {
background:#d7d7d7;
}
/* style the third level hover */
 .menu ul ul ul a:hover {
background:#d1d1d1;
}


/* hide the sub levels and give them a positon absolute so that they take up no room */
 .menu ul ul {
visibility:hidden;
position:absolute;
top:27px;
left:0;
width:150px;
}

/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html  .menu ul ul {
top:26px;
t\op:31px;
}

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

/* 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;}

/* style the second level links */
 .menu ul ul a,  .menu ul ul a:visited {
background:#d7d7d7;
color:#000;
height:auto;
line-height:1em;
padding:6px 10px;
width:129px;
/* Abstand zwischen den Men�punkten der 2.Ebene */
margin-bottom:-2px;

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

/* style the top level hover */
/* beide Farbwerte m�ssen gleich sein!? */
 .menu a:hover,  .menu ul ul a:hover{
color:#fff;
background:#AEAEAE;
}

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

/* 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;
}