/* Menu Layout */
/* Remove the margin, padding, border and outline from all the elements of the menu. */
.menu,
.menu ul,
.menu li,
.menu a {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    border: none;
    outline: none;
}

/* add a fixed width and height to the menu, rounded corners and the CSS3 gradients. */
.menu, .menu > li {
    height: 40px;
    max-width: 650px;
	
	display:inline-block; /* This centered the menu */
	
    background: #4c4e5a;
    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #4c4e5a 0%,#2c2d33 100%);
    background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #4c4e5a 0%,#2c2d33 100%);
    background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #4c4e5a 0%,#2c2d33 100%);
    background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #4c4e5a 0%,#2c2d33 100%);
    background: linear-gradient(top, #4c4e5a 0%,#2c2d33 100%);
 
    -webkit-border-radius: 10px;
    -moz-border-radius: 10px;
    border-radius: 10px;
}


/* To align the links horizontally we will float the lists to left. 
We also need to set the position to relative because we will need that to align the sub menus. */
.menu li {
    position: relative;
    list-style: none;
    float: left;
	display: inline;
    height: 40px;
	white-space: nowrap;
}

/* hide the sub menu temporarily to be easier to style the first level.
.menu ul { display: none; } */

/**********************************************************/
/* Menu Links */

/* To style the menu links we will add some basic CSS properties like font, color, padding, etc. */
.menu li a {
    display: block;
    padding: 0 14px;
    margin: 6px 0;
    line-height: 28px;
    text-decoration: none;
 
    border-left: 1px solid #393942;
    border-right: 1px solid #4f5058;
 
    font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
    font-weight: bold;
    font-size: 13px;
 
/* dark text shadow  */
    color: #f3f3f3;
    text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
/* color transition to create a smooth effect when the color changes on hover state. */
    -webkit-transition: color .2s ease-in-out;
    -moz-transition: color .2s ease-in-out;
    -o-transition: color .2s ease-in-out;
    -ms-transition: color .2s ease-in-out;
    transition: color .2s ease-in-out;
}

/*  To create the links separator add a border to the left and right and then we will 
remove the left border from the first link and the right border from the last link. */
.menu li:first-child a { border-left: none; }
.menu li:last-child a{ border-right: none; }

/*  hover state we will only change the text color. */
.menu li:hover > a { color: #8fde62;}

/**********************************************************/
/* Sub Menu */

/* position the sub menu 40px from the top and 0px from the left of the menu item */
.menu ul {
    position: absolute;
    top: 40px;
    left: 0;
 
    opacity: 0;
    background: #1f2024;
	
/*  add bottom rounded corners.  */
    -webkit-border-radius: 0 0 10px 10px;
    -moz-border-radius: 0 0 10px 10px;
    border-radius: 0 0 10px 10px;
/* set the opacity to 0 and on hover state to 1 to create the fade in/out effect */
    -webkit-transition: opacity .25s ease .1s;
    -moz-transition: opacity .25s ease .1s;
    -o-transition: opacity .25s ease .1s;
    -ms-transition: opacity .25s ease .1s;
    transition: opacity .25s ease .1s;
}

/* For the slide down/up effect we need to set the list height to 0px when is hidden and to 36px on hover state */
.menu li:hover > ul { opacity: 1; z-index:99; }

.menu ul li {
    height: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    padding: 0;
    
    border: 3px solid #000;
    border-radius: 25px;
    padding-right: 15px;
    padding-left: 15px;
 
    -webkit-transition: height .25s ease .1s;
    -moz-transition: height .25s ease .1s;
    -o-transition: height .25s ease .1s;
    -ms-transition: height .25s ease .1s;
    transition: height .25s ease .1s;
}

.menu li:hover > ul li {
    height: 36px;
	overflow: visible;
    padding: 0;
}

/* set the width of the sub menu links to 100px. Instead of left and right borders we will add a bottom one and remove it from the last link.*/
.menu ul li a {
    padding: 4px 6px;
	margin: 0;

	border: none;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #353539;
}

.menu ul li:last-child a { border: none; }

/**********************************************************/
/*Responsive Styles*/

/* Tablet Layout: 481px to 768px. Inherits styles from: Mobile Layout. */
@media only screen and (min-width: 481px) {
}

/* Desktop Layout: 769px to a max of 1232px.  Inherits styles from: Mobile Layout and Tablet Layout. */
@media only screen and (min-width: 769px) {
}