a.button {
  background:transparent url('../images/misc/bg_button_a.gif') no-repeat scroll top right;
  color:#000000;
  display:block;
  float:left;
  font:normal 12px arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: bold;
  height:24px;
  margin-right:6px;
  padding-right:4px; /* sliding doors padding */
  text-decoration:none;
}
a.button:hover {
  color:#001999; 
  text-decoration: none;
}
a.button:active {
  color:#009919; 
  text-decoration: none;
}
a.button span {
  background:transparent url('../images/misc/bg_button_span.gif') no-repeat;
  display:block;
  line-height:14px;
  padding:5px 0 5px 4px;
}
a.button:active {
  background-position:bottom right;
  xcolor:#000;
  outline:none; /* hide dotted outline in Firefox */
}
a.button:active span {
  background-position:bottom left;
  padding:6px 0 4px 4px; /* push text down 1px */
}