#vmenu {width: $sidebar-image-width$px;margin: 0px;} /* the width of the sprite image */

#vmenu ul {list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;}

#vmenu li {margin:0 0 2px 0;padding:0} /* bottom margin adds space between the options */

#vmenu li a {
	/*background: url(images/panel_link.gif);
        background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: 3px 9px; */
        text-decoration: none;
	padding: 0px 0 0 10px; /* used to add spacing around the link */
}

.vmenu_nourl {
	font-family:arial;font-size:11px;
  	voice-family: "\"}\""; 
  	voice-family: inherit;
	color: $sidebar-text-color$;
	display: block;
	/* padding: 0px 0 0 10px; */
}

.vmenu_regular {
        height: $sidebar-image-height$px; /* the height of one section of the rollover */
        line-height: $sidebar-image-height$px; /* centers the text */
	font-family:arial;font-size: $sidebar-font-size$px;
  	voice-family: "\"}\""; 
  	voice-family: inherit;
	color: $sidebar-text-color$;
	display: block;
	background:  url(images/$sidebar-image-name$);background-repeat:no-repeat;
}

#vmenu li a:hover, #vmenu .vmenu_current {
        height: $sidebar-image-height$px;
        line-height: $sidebar-image-height$px; /* centers the text */
	font-family:arial;font-size: $sidebar-font-size$px;font-weight:bold;
  	voice-family: "\"}\""; 
  	voice-family: inherit;
	color: $sidebar-hover-text-color$;
	display: block;
	background:  url(images/$sidebar-image-name$) 0 $sidebar-image-height$px; /* same as the image height */
}