/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- *
 *                    general layout of the webpage itself                    *
 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

body {
  margin: 1px;
  background-image: url("images/diagonal_stripes.png");
  background-repeat: repeat-y;
}

/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- *
 *                               header layout                                *
 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
#header_div {
  background-color: #68613f;
  background-image: url("images/mountains.png");
  display: block;
  background-repeat: repeat-x;
  width: 100%;
  height: 55px;
}

#header_div img.neon {
  float: right;
}

#header_div img.name {
  float: left;
}

/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- *
 *                  this is the stuff for the navigation bar                  *
 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
#nav_menu {
  /* z-index: 1; */
  /* border-right: 1px solid gray; */
  /* margin: 1px; */
  float: left;
  height: 100%;
  width: 10.7em;
}

#nav_menu a {
  margin-top: 1px;
  display: block;
  width: 10.5em;
  color: white; 
  background: #68613f;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-family: sans-serif;
  border: 1px solid black;
}

#nav_menu a:hover {
  background-color: #ffd700; 
  color: red; 
  border-color: red;
}

#nav_menu a:hover {
  background-color: #ffd700; 
  color: red; 
  border-color: red;
}

/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- *
 *                            content pane layout                             *
 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
#content_div {
  margin: 1px 1px 1px 10.7em;
}

#content_div img {
  vertical-align: middle;
}

#content_div h2 {
  font-family: sans-serif;
  margin: 1px;
  font-size: 110%;
  background: #c8c8c8;
  text-align: center;
}

#content_div h3 {
  font-family: sans-serif;
  margin: 1px;
  font-style: italic;
  border-bottom: solid 1px;
  margin: auto auto auto 5px;
}

#content_div form {
  margin: 1px;
  padding: 1px;
}

#content_div u {
  background-color: #dda0dd;
}

#content_div em {
  background-color: #7fff00;
}

/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- *
 *                         registration form elements                         *
 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
fieldset {
  padding: 0.2em;
  /* margin: 0.5em; */
  /* border: 1px solid red; */
}

legend {
  background: #ddcccc;
  font-family: sans-serif;
  font-size: 80%;
  font-weight: bold;
  font-style: italic;
}

label {
  float: left;
  /* background: red; */
  width: 120px;
  /* margin-right: 0.5em; */
  /* padding-top: 0.2em; */
  text-align: right;
  /* font-weight: bold; */
}

input {
  /* float: left; */
  width: 30%;
  /* margin-right: 0.5em; */
  /* padding-top: 0.2em; */
  /* text-align: right; */
  /* font-weight: bold; */
}

input.small {
  /* float: left; */
  width: 1.75em;
  /* margin-right: 0.5em; */
  /* padding-top: 0.2em; */
  text-align: left;
  /* font-weight: bold; */
}

/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- *
 *                               footer layout                                *
 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
#footer_div {
  display: block;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: sans-serif;
  font-style: italic;
  background: white;
  clear: both; /* pertains to floating elements */
  /* width: 100%; */
  /* height: 5%; */
  border-width: 1px 0 0 0; 
  border-style: solid; 
}