ul.dropdown {
 list-style: none;
 list-style-image: url(img/spacer.png); /* added(2008-05-28) wg. IE, weil dort die Bullets trotzdem manchmal im Hintergrund erscheinen */
 margin:0;
 padding:0;
 width:100%;
}
ul.dropdown * ul {
 list-style: none;
 list-style-image: url(img/spacer.png); /* added(2008-05-28) wg. IE, weil dort die Bullets trotzdem manchmal im Hintergrund erscheinen */
 margin:0;
 padding: 0;
 display:none;
 position:absolute;
 z-index:99;
}
ul.dropdown li {
 float: left;
 padding: 0px; /* padding: 2px; helps Opera with hover */
}
ul.dropdown li * li {
 float: none;
 position: relative;
}
ul.dropdown ul * ul {
 left:98%;
 top:0;
 width:100%;
}
ul.dropdown a {
 display:block;
}
ul.dropdown ul * a {
 width:40em; /* old: 20em */
}
ul.dropdown li:hover ul ul, ul.dropdown li:hover ul ul ul, ul.dropdown li:hover ul ul ul ul {
 display:none;
}
ul.dropdown li:hover ul, ul.dropdown ul li:hover ul, ul.dropdown ul ul li:hover ul {
 display:block;
}
ul.dropdown a {
 background-color: #4977b8; /* HG-Farbe Hauptmenu */
 color: #fff;
 padding: 2px 9px 2px 12px; /* Abstand zwischen den Hauptmenupunkten */
 text-decoration: none;
}
ul.dropdown a:hover {
 background-color: #444; /* HG-Farbe Hauptmenupunkt hover */
 color: #fff;
}
ul.dropdown ul {
 border: 0;
 background-color: #ccc;
}
ul.dropdown ul a {
 background-color: #ccc;
 color: #000;
 padding: 4px;
 text-decoration: none;
}
ul.dropdown ul a:hover {
 background-color: #E1E1E1; /* HG-Farbe Untermenupunkt hover */
 color: #000;
}
ul.dropdown ul li {
 background-color: #ccc;
}
ul.dropdown hr {
 background-color: #999;
 height: 1px;
 margin: 0px; /* old: 3px; */
 border: 0;
}
ul.dropdown .dropdown_right {
	float: right;
}
#mainmenu { 
 background: #4977b8;
 height: 20px; /* verlaengert den horizontalen Menubalken ueber die Fensterbreite */
 /*margin-left: 50px;*/
}

/* Menuleiste jetzt in grau in grau: */
#mainmenu,
ul.dropdown a 
{  background-color: #8E8E8D; }