CSS UL/LI menu not centering - html-lists

My CSS UL menu doesn't seem to want to centre, any ideas? I have pasted the code below for your review, I am quite new to CSS so your help is greatly appreciated :-)
The only way I have been able to centre it is by fixing the width and using the html centre tags but I need the menu to be at 100% for expansion and I need to to automatically centre.
The CSS
#menu{
width:100%;
margin: 0;
padding: 5px 0 0 0;
list-style: none;
background-color:#333333;
text-align:center;
}
#menu li{
float: left;
padding: 0 0 5px 0;
position: relative;
list-style:none;
margin:auto;
}
#menu ul{
list-style:none;
display:inline;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
text-align: center;
}
#menu a{
float: left;
height: 15px;
padding: 0 25px;
color:#FFF;
text-transform: uppercase;
font: 10px/25px Arial, Helvetica;
text-decoration: none;
text-shadow: 0 0px 0 #000;
}
#menu li:hover > a{
color:#F90;
font: bold 10px/25px Arial, Helvetica;
}
*html #menu li a:hover{ /* IE6 */
color: #F06;
}
#menu li:hover > ul{
display: block;
}
Thanks again :-)

Provide width to your menu and use margin: auto;
#menu{
width:300px; <--------Here
margin: 0 auto; <-----Here
padding: 5px 0 0 0;
list-style: none;
background-color:#333333;
text-align:center;
}
Moreover why are you doing this?
#menu li:hover > ul{
display: block;
}
And also this
#menu a{
float: left;
....
}
Update: just read all the styles your cascade looks pretty messed up, use the following
#menu { /* I Assume this ID is applied to <ul> element */
width:/*Whatever you want to define*/;
margin: 0 auto; <---Change Here
padding: 5px 0 0 0;
list-style-type: none; <---Change Here
background-color:#333333;
text-align:center;
}
#menu li{
float: left; <---You don't need this
padding: 0 0 5px 0;
position: relative; <---You don't need this too
list-style:none; <---You don't need this too
margin:auto; <---You don't need this too
}
/* Take out this entirely from here */
#menu ul{
list-style:none;
display:inline;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
text-align: center;
}
/* till here */
#menu a{
float: left; <---You don't need this
height: 15px;
padding: 0 25px;
color:#FFF;
text-transform: uppercase;
font: 10px/25px Arial, Helvetica;
text-decoration: none;
text-shadow: 0 0px 0 #000;
}
#menu li:hover > a{
color:#F90;
font: bold 10px/25px Arial, Helvetica;
}
*html #menu li a:hover{ /* IE6 */
color: #F06;
}
#menu li:hover > ul{
display: block;
}
And if you want your links inside the menu too be centered simply use this
HTML
<ul id="#menu">
<li></li>
</ul>
CSS
#menu li {
text-align: center;
}

Putting
text-align:center;
in the ul means that text in the ul is centered. You should add:
margin-left:auto;
margin-right:auto;
to the ul. This will work for all major browsers save IE. To work in IE you need to make sure that a tag containing ul has
text-align:center;
in it.

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I am using HTML5 and CSS3 to make my website.
My current roadblock: I created a drop down menu on one of the tabs on my Nav Bar, but it goes behind the background image used as a banner. I have tried everything possible and I haven't had any luck.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.
Here's the Nav Bar HTML Code:
<p>Abelia </p>
<ul>
<li>Home</li>
<li><a href="#">Services<i class="
fas fs-caret-down"></i></a>
<ul>
<li>Electricity</li>
<li>Water</li>
<li>Housing</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>About Us
<ul>
<li>Vison</li>
<li>Projects</li>
<li>Team</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a>Contact Us</a></li>
</ul>
<div class="banner-area">
<h2>Welcome To Abelia Group</h2>
</div>
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background-color: #c0392b;
height: 80px;
width: 100%;
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
align-items: center;
padding: 0 5%;
position: fixed;
}
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font-size: 30px;
font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;
color: beige;
letter-spacing: 4px;
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list-style: none;
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
align-items: center;
gap: 30px;
}
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padding: 5px 15px;
position: relative;
}
.menu_bar ul li a{
text-decoration: none;
font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans', Arial, sans-serif;
letter-spacing: 2px;
font-size: 20px;
color: beige;
transition:all 0.2s ;
}
.menu_bar ul li a:hover{
color: black;
}
.fs-caret-down{
height: 2px;
width: 1px;
color: rgb(255, 255, 255);
}
.dropdown_menu{
display: none;
}
.menu_bar ul li:hover .dropdown_menu{
display: block;
position: absolute;
left: 0;
background-color: #c0392b;
}
.menu_bar ul li:hover .dropdown_menu ul{
display: block;
margin: 10px;
}
.menu_bar ul li:hover .dropdown_menu ul li{
width: 150px;
padding: 10px;
}
.dropdown_menu2{
display: none;
}
.menu_bar ul li:hover .dropdown_menu2{
display: block;
position: absolute;
left: 0;
background-color: #c0392b;
}
.menu_bar ul li:hover .dropdown_menu2 ul{
display: block;
margin: 10px;
}
.menu_bar ul li:hover .dropdown_menu2 ul li{
width: 150px;
padding: 10px;
}
/*content*/
.banner-area{
background-image: url(image/mypic.jpg);
background-size: cover;
background-position: center;
top: 80px;
height: 680px;
width: 100%;
position: fixed;
}
.banner-area:after{
content: '';
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
display: block;
width: 100%;
height: 800px;
background: rgb(21, 21, 29);
opacity:.7 ;
z-index: -1;
}

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width: 100%;
}
.nav_wrapper {
border-bottom:1px solid white;
left: 0;
top:0;
position:top;
width: 100%;
transition: top .5s ease-out;
background: #170030;
height:60px;
z-index:99999;
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padding: 10px 1%;
margin: 5px;
color: #fff;
text-decoration: none;
font-family: normal;
transition: all 0.1s ease;
}
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transition: all 0.1s ease;
}
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font-size: 22px;}
#search {
float: right;
font-size: 22px;
padding: 20px 25px;
line-height: 0px;
color: #fff;
margin: 0;
font-weight: 700;
-webkit-transform: rotate(90deg);
-moz-transform: rotate(90deg);
-ms-transform: rotate(90deg);
-o-transform: rotate(90deg);
transform: rotate(90deg);
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background: #111;
}
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clear: both;
width: 40%;
background: #111;
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
height: 0;
overflow: hidden;
transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out;
float:right;
z-index:99999999999;
}
.search_box.active {
height: auto;
padding: 10px 0;
width:40%;
}
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width: 60%;
font-size: 13px;
margin: 0 0 0 10px;
padding: 10px;
border: none;
background: #fff;
}
.search_box input:focus {
outline: none;
}
.search_box input.search_icon {
clear: both;
width: 30%;
height: auto;
padding: 10px;
margin: 0;
margin-right:10px;
border: none;
color: #fff;
cursor: pointer;
background: #6a00de;
opacity: 1;
transition: all 0.1s ease;
float:right;
}
.search_box input.search_icon:hover {
background: #FFF;
color:#111;
}
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display: none;
}
.spinner-master input[type=checkbox] {
display: none;
}
.menu {
width: 100%;
height: auto;
background: #170030;
color:#170030;
transition: all 0.3s ease;
margin-top:5px;
}
.menu ul {
padding: 0px;
margin: 0px;
list-style: none;
position: relative;
display: inline-block;
}
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min-width: 10em;
padding: 4px 0;
background-color: #111;
border: 1px solid #fff;
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.menu ul li {
padding: 0px;
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.menu > ul > li {
display: inline-block;
}
.menu ul li a {
display: block;
text-decoration: none;
color: #fff;
font-size: 18px;
height:100%;
}
.menu ul li a:hover {
background: #111;
color: #fff;
}
.menu ul li.hover > a {
background: #111;
color: #FFF;
}
.menu ul li > a {
padding: 15px;
}
.menu ul ul {
display: none;
position: absolute;
top: 100%;
min-width: 160px;
background: #111;
}
.menu ul li:hover > ul {
display: block;
}
.menu ul ul > li {
position: relative;
}
.menu ul ul > li a {
padding: 10px 15px;
height: auto;
background: #000000;
}
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background: #111;
color: #fff;
}
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position: absolute;
left: 100%;
top: 0;
}
#media all and (max-width: 860px) {
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color: #fff;
padding: 0px 20px 0px 5px;
margin-top:25px;
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transition: all 0.3s;
box-sizing: border-box;
}
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position: relative;
margin: 15px;
height: 30px;
width: 30px;
float: left;
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cursor: pointer;
position: absolute;
z-index: 99;
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height: 4px;
width: 100%;
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background-color: #fff;
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float: left;
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float: left;
margin-top: 4px;
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float: none;
top:0px;
position:relative;
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max-height: 0;
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display: block;
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display: block;
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top: 0;
right: 0;
display: block;
font-size: 1.5em;
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border-bottom: 1px solid #111;
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color: #fff;
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color: #fff;
}
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top: auto;
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float:left;
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float:right;
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}
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display: none;
position: absolute;
top: 100%;
min-width: 160px;
background: #111;
}
delete display: none
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position: absolute;
top: 100%;
min-width: 160px;
background: #111;
}
or change to display:block;
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display:block;
position: absolute;
top: 100%;
min-width: 160px;
background: #111;
}
try it..

Google Drive API: Invalid Images being downloaded

I''ve written an app in lua using the Corona SDK, I'm trying to download some images from a google drive folder.
I've used the OAth playground to authroize the scopes I need and I've obtained a refresh token and have a method to obtain a new access token when necessary. This is how I download the images:
network.download(
"https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id="..decodedResponse.files[index].id,
"GET",
networkListener,
params,
decodedResponse.files[index].name,
system.DocumentsDirectory
)
where decodedResponse refers to the json obtained that lists all the files in the specified folder. This was working fine a few days ago but now whenever I try it, the image downloaded is invalid and corrupt. I even tried using a new folder in the drive.
I've tried other links such like
https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/FILE_ID_HERE?alt=media
and some others I've seen online but these give me a
code 403
"Daily Limit for Unauthenticated Use Exceeded. Continued use requires signup."
error. I read somewhere that specifying scope could fix the code 403 error but I'm not sure where exactly to specify this.
I'd appreciate the help, thanks!
Edit: I took a look at one of the images with a text editor, the result was some html that look to be code for a google auth page, some of it is below:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta content="width=300, initial-scale=1" name="viewport">
<meta name="description" content="Google Drive is a free way to keep your files backed up and easy to reach from any phone, tablet, or computer. Start with 15GB of Google storage – free.">
<meta name="google-site-verification" content="LrdTUW9psUAMbh4Ia074-BPEVmcpBxF6Gwf0MSgQXZs">
<title>Meet Google Drive – One place for all your files</title>
<style>
#font-face {
font-family: 'Open Sans';
font-style: normal;
font-weight: 300;
src: local('Open Sans Light'), local('OpenSans-Light'), url(//fonts.gstatic.com/s/opensans/v15/DXI1ORHCpsQm3Vp6mXoaTYnF5uFdDttMLvmWuJdhhgs.ttf) format('truetype');
}
#font-face {
font-family: 'Open Sans';
font-style: normal;
font-weight: 400;
src: local('Open Sans'), local('OpenSans'), url(//fonts.gstatic.com/s/opensans/v15/cJZKeOuBrn4kERxqtaUH3aCWcynf_cDxXwCLxiixG1c.ttf) format('truetype');
}
</style>
<style>
h1, h2 {
-webkit-animation-duration: 0.1s;
-webkit-animation-name: fontfix;
-webkit-animation-iteration-count: 1;
-webkit-animation-timing-function: linear;
-webkit-animation-delay: 0;
}
#-webkit-keyframes fontfix {
from {
opacity: 1;
}
to {
opacity: 1;
}
}
</style>
<style>
html, body {
font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
background: #fff;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
border: 0;
position: absolute;
height: 100%;
min-width: 100%;
font-size: 13px;
color: #404040;
direction: ltr;
-webkit-text-size-adjust: none;
}
button,
input[type=button],
input[type=submit] {
font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
font-size: 13px;
}
a,
a:hover,
a:visited {
color: #427fed;
cursor: pointer;
text-decoration: none;
}
a:hover {
text-decoration: underline;
}
h1 {
font-size: 20px;
color: #262626;
margin: 0 0 15px;
font-weight: normal;
}
h2 {
font-size: 14px;
color: #262626;
margin: 0 0 15px;
font-weight: bold;
}
input[type=email],
input[type=number],
input[type=password],
input[type=tel],
input[type=text],
input[type=url] {
-moz-appearance: none;
-webkit-appearance: none;
appearance: none;
display: inline-block;
height: 36px;
padding: 0 8px;
margin: 0;
background: #fff;
border: 1px solid #d9d9d9;
border-top: 1px solid #c0c0c0;
-moz-box-sizing: border-box;
-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
box-sizing: border-box;
-moz-border-radius: 1px;
-webkit-border-radius: 1px;
border-radius: 1px;
font-size: 15px;
color: #404040;
}
input[type=email]:hover,
input[type=number]:hover,
input[type=password]:hover,
input[type=tel]:hover,
input[type=text]:hover,
input[type=url]:hover {
border: 1px solid #b9b9b9;
border-top: 1px solid #a0a0a0;
-moz-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
box-shadow: inset 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
}
input[type=email]:focus,
input[type=number]:focus,
input[type=password]:focus,
input[type=tel]:focus,
input[type=text]:focus,
input[type=url]:focus {
outline: none;
border: 1px solid #4d90fe;
-moz-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
box-shadow: inset 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
}
input[type=checkbox],
input[type=radio] {
-webkit-appearance: none;
display: inline-block;
width: 13px;
height: 13px;
margin: 0;
cursor: pointer;
vertical-align: bottom;
background: #fff;
border: 1px solid #c6c6c6;
-moz-border-radius: 1px;
-webkit-border-radius: 1px;
border-radius: 1px;
-moz-box-sizing: border-box;
-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
box-sizing: border-box;
position: relative;
}
input[type=checkbox]:active,
input[type=radio]:active {
background: #ebebeb;
}
input[type=checkbox]:hover {
border-color: #c6c6c6;
-moz-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
box-shadow: inset 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
}
input[type=radio] {
-moz-border-radius: 1em;
-webkit-border-radius: 1em;
border-radius: 1em;
width: 15px;
height: 15px;
}
input[type=checkbox]:checked,
input[type=radio]:checked {
background: #fff;
}
input[type=radio]:checked::after {
content: '';
display: block;
position: relative;
top: 3px;
left: 3px;
width: 7px;
height: 7px;
background: #666;
-moz-border-radius: 1em;
-webkit-border-radius: 1em;
border-radius: 1em;
}
input[type=checkbox]:checked::after {
content: url(https://ssl.gstatic.com/ui/v1/menu/checkmark.png);
display: block;
position: absolute;
top: -6px;
left: -5px;
}
input[type=checkbox]:focus {
outline: none;
border-color: #4d90fe;
}
.stacked-label {
display: block;
font-weight: bold;
margin: .5em 0;
}
.hidden-label {
position: absolute !important;
clip: rect(1px 1px 1px 1px); /* IE6, IE7 */
clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);
height: 0px;
width: 0px;
overflow: hidden;
visibility: hidden;
}
input[type=checkbox].form-error,
input[type=email].form-error,
input[type=number].form-error,
input[type=password].form-error,
input[type=text].form-error,
input[type=tel].form-error,
input[type=url].form-error {
border: 1px solid #dd4b39;
}
.error-msg {
margin: .5em 0;
display: block;
color: #dd4b39;
line-height: 17px;
}
.help-link {
background: #dd4b39;
padding: 0 5px;
color: #fff;
font-weight: bold;
display: inline-block;
-moz-border-radius: 1em;
-webkit-border-radius: 1em;
border-radius: 1em;
text-decoration: none;
position: relative;
top: 0px;
}
.help-link:visited {
color: #fff;
}
.help-link:hover {
color: #fff;
background: #c03523;
text-decoration: none;
}
.help-link:active {
opacity: 1;
background: #ae2817;
}
.wrapper {
position: relative;
min-height: 100%;
}
.content {
padding: 0 44px;
}
.main {
padding-bottom: 100px;
}
/* For modern browsers */
.clearfix:before,
.clearfix:after {
content: "";
display: table;
}
.clearfix:after {
clear: both;
}
/* For IE 6/7 (trigger hasLayout) */
.clearfix {
zoom:1;
}
.google-header-bar {
height: 71px;
border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e5e5;
overflow: hidden;
}
.header .logo {
background-image: url(https://ssl.gstatic.com/accounts/ui/logo_1x.png);
background-size: 116px 38px;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
margin: 17px 0 0;
float: left;
height: 38px;
width: 116px;
}
I can't post the entire thing cause it exceeds the body character limit
I was able to get it to work by using a different url and adding this:
local params = {}
params.progress = true
params.headers = headers
This was the URL I used:
https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/FILE_ID_HERE?alt=media

Extra pixel in firefox on dropdown hover and nav bar not working in IE 8

I'm working on my first website (I'm a n00b) and on Safari and Chrome it looks exactly the way I want. However, in IE 8 the nav bar does not work at all. In Firefox, once you hover over one of the links it brings the drop down box down but it adds an extra pixel in between the main nav bar and the sub links.
My website's URL is: http://tonerleague.x10.mx/basketball.html
My HTML is...:
<div class="menu">
<nav>
<ul>
<li>Main
<ul>
<li>Advertise</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Test
<ul>
<li>Test</li>
<li>TestTest</li>
<li>TestTestTest</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Unknown
<ul>
<li>Test</li>
<li>Test</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Support</li>
<li>Forums</li>
</ul>
</nav>
</div>
My CSS is..:
.menu
{
left: 50%;
position: absolute;
top: 137px;
margin-left:-500px;
font-family:"Arial", Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: .875em;
font-weight: bold;
}
nav ul {
padding: 0;
border-radius: 0px;
list-style: none;
position: relative;
display: inline-block;
}
nav ul:after {
content: ""; clear: both; display: block;
}
nav ul ul {
display: none;
}
nav ul li:hover > ul {
display: block;
}
nav ul li {
float: left;
line-height: normal;
-moz-border-radius: 0;
}
nav ul li:hover {
/*background:#C0C0C0; ** Firefox causes another extra pixel when activated*/
line-height: normal;
-moz-border-radius: 0;
}
nav ul li:hover a {
color: #FFF;
}
nav ul li a {
display: block; padding: 5px 35px;
color: #FFF; text-decoration: none;
border-right: 0px solid #FFF;
-moz-border-radius: 0;
}
nav ul ul {
background-color: #C0C0C0; border-radius: 0px; padding: 0;
position: absolute; top: 100%;
line-height: normal;
-moz-border-radius: 0;
}
nav ul ul li {
float: none;
border-top: 0px solid #FFF;
border-bottom: 0px solid #000;
border-right: 0px solid #000;
border-left: 0px solid #000;
position: relative;
line-height: normal;
-moz-border-radius: 0;
}
nav ul ul li a {
padding: 5px 15px;
color: #fff;
}
nav ul ul li a:hover {
background-color: #000000;
}
SELECT boxes are not typical HTML elements. They're closely tied to the OS and can be difficult to style, especially on IE8.
You may opt to wrap the SELECT in a DIV and set the overflow to contain the element, or use an IE8-speficic CSS declaration to tweak the size.
See: How does one target IE7 and IE8 with valid CSS?
Use "\9" to target IE8 and below.
Use "*" to target IE7 and below.
Use "_" to target IE6.
Example:
body {
border:1px solid red; /* standard */
border:1px solid blue\9; /* IE8 and below */
*border:1px solid orange; /* IE7 and below */
_border:1px solid blue; /* IE6 */
}

li Background Image Not Showing

I have looked through a tonne of posts which have similar issues, but I just can't figure out my problem. Please could someone help, it is driving me insane.
The below code is for my Site Navigation. I would like the background to be an image rather than just a background colour. I would also like the background image to change on hover. As our Meerkat friends would say...Simples!....but not for me.
<div class="sub-menu" id="sub-menu">
<ul>
<li><a class="on" href="#" title=" You Are Here ">» Overview</a></li>
<li>Endorsements</li>
<li>The Detail</li>
<li>Funding</li>
<li>Apply Online</li>
<li><a class="end" href="graduates-terms.html" title=" Terms & Conditions ">Terms</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
div.sub-menu { position: relative; width: 920px; height: 40px; padding: 0; margin: 0; border-top: solid 1px #FFFFFF; }
#sub-menu ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
#sub-menu li { float: left; margin: 0; }
#sub-menu li a { padding: 0 30px; width: 93px; height: 40px; line-height: 36px; text-align: center; float: left; display: block; color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none; background-color: #555555; border-right: solid 1px #858585; }
#sub-menu li a:hover { color: #050505; background-color: #f3b607; }
#sub-menu li a.on { background-color: #555555; color: #FBAF5D; cursor: default; }
#sub-menu li a.end { width: 89px; }
#sub-menu li a.end-on { text-align: center; float: left; display: block; color: #FBAF5D; text-decoration: none; border-right: none; }
/* Hide from IE5-Mac \*/
#sub-menu li a{ float: none }
/* End hide */
#sub-menu { font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; font-family: verdana; }
Thank you, I really appreciate your help.
In your question subject, you said you wish to put background image to "li" tag, but as per the code you have shown, you have given background to "a" tag.
You can put background image and color both together to any of the tag "li" and "a"
Eg.
background: #00ff00 url('smiley.gif') no-repeat fixed center;
For details refer:
http://www.w3schools.com/cssref/css3_pr_background.asp
If you want to put hover effect as well, implement it on anchor "a" tag. Because old browsers like ie6 doesn't have inbuilt support for li hover effect.
Use following pattern.
a{
background: url('img1') no-repeat fixed center;
}
a:hover{
background: url('img2') no-repeat fixed center;
}
Hope it helps you.

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