Glossy Vertical Menu

This is a CSS vertical menu that uses a thin, repeating background image that changes when the mouse moves over a link. The image is glossy looking with an indent at the bottom to create a nice separation between links.

Demo:

The two images used: 


<style type="text/css">
 
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.glossymenu{
list-style-type: none;
margin: 5px 0;
padding: 0;
width: 170px;
border: 1px solid #9A9A9A;
border-bottom-width: 0;
}
 
.glossymenu li a{
background: white url(media/glossyback.gif) repeat-x bottom left;
font: bold 13px "Lucida Grande", "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;
color: white;
display: block;
width: auto;
padding: 3px 0;
padding-left: 10px;
text-decoration: none;
 
}
 
 
* html .glossymenu li a{ /*IE only. Actual menu width minus left padding of A element (10px) */
width: 160px;
}
 
.glossymenu li a:visited, .glossymenu li a:active{
color: white;
}
 
.glossymenu li a:hover{
background-image: url(media/glossyback2.gif);
}
 
</style>

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