.hidden_button {
    padding: 0px;
    background-color: #EFEFEF;
}

.hidden_button a {
    background-color: #EFEFEF;
    padding: 5px 5px 5px 20px;
    background-position: 2px;
}

.hidden_button a:hover {
    border: 3px dotted #D3D3D3;
    background-color: #EFEFEF;
}

.hidden_button a:active {
    border: 3px dotted #666666;
    background-color: #666666;
}

.down_arrow {
    background-image: url('../img/icons/bullet_arrow_down.gif');
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: right;
    padding-right: 25px;
    min-height: 16px;
}

.button {
/*    background-color: #FFD195;
    background-image: url('../img/page_structure/navbar_gradient.gif');*/
    /*border-top: 1px solid #003366;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #003366; */
}
.button a {
    background-color: #ACB3B9;
    background-image: url('../img/page_structure/button_gradient.gif');
    color: #1F2224;
    font-weight: bold;
    padding: 5px 15px;
    border: 1px solid #9199A1;
}
.button a:hover {
    /*background-color: #C8CCD0;
    background-image: url('../img/page_structure/navbar_gradient_over.gif');
    background-repeat: repeat-x;*/
}
.button a:active {
    background-color: #A20021;
    background-image: url('../img/page_structure/button_gradient_down.gif');
    background-repeat: repeat-x;
}

/* button dropdown menu */
.button_menu ul {
    background-color: #ACB3B9;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0 3px;
    border-top: 1px solid #9199A1;
    border-left: 1px solid #9199A1;
    border-right: 1px solid #9199A1;
}
.button_menu li {
    display: block;
    list-style: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #9199A1;
    background-position: 5px 5px;
}
.button_menu li a {
    display:block;
    padding-top: 5px;
    padding-bottom: 5px;
    background-position: 5px 5px;
    border-bottom: 0px;
}
.button_menu li a:hover {
    padding-top: 5px;
    padding-bottom: 5px;
    background-color: #FFFAF3;
}
.button_menu li a:active {
    padding-top: 5px;
    padding-bottom: 5px;
    background-color: #FFDFB5;
}
/* end menu */