/*** adding the class sf-navbar in addition to sf-menu creates an all-horizontal nav-bar menu ***/
.sf-navbar {
    background: #bdd2ff00;
    position: relative;
    /* margin-bottom: 5em; */
}

/* provide background colour for submenu strip */
/* you should just set the menu's container bg colour rather than use pseudo-elements */
.sf-navbar:before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    z-index: -1;
    background-color: #bdd2ff;
    height: 200%;
    width: 100%;
}

.sf-navbar ul {
    box-shadow: none;
}

.sf-navbar li {
    background: #009d0600;
    position: static;
}
.sf-navbar > li > a,
.sf-navbar > li > ul > li > a {
    border: none;
}

.sf-navbar > li > ul {
    min-width: 36em;
    /* set this to whatever suits your design */
}

.sf-navbar ul li {
    background: #bdd2ff00;
    position: relative;
}

.sf-navbar ul ul {
    left: 0;
    top: 100%;
}

.sf-navbar ul ul li {
    width: 100%;
}

.sf-navbar > li > ul > li {
    float: left;
}

.sf-navbar li.current {
    background: #bdd2ff00;
}

.sf-navbar li:hover, .sf-navbar li.sfHover, .sf-navbar ul li.current {
    background: #bdd2ff00;
}

.sf-navbar ul li:hover,
.sf-navbar ul li.sfHover,
.sf-navbar ul ul li {
    background: #d1dfff;
}

.sf-navbar ul ul li:hover,
.sf-navbar ul ul li.sfHover,
.sf-navbar ul ul li.current {
    background: #e6eeff;
}

.sf-navbar ul li.current > a {
    font-weight: bold;
}

/*** point all arrows down ***/
.sf-arrows.sf-navbar ul .sf-with-ul:after {
    margin-top: -3px;
    margin-right: 0;
    border-color: transparent;
    border-top-color: #dfeeff;
    /* edit this to suit design (no rgba in IE8) */
    border-top-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
}

.sf-arrows.sf-navbar ul > li > .sf-with-ul:focus:after,
.sf-arrows.sf-navbar ul > li:hover > .sf-with-ul:after,
.sf-arrows.sf-navbar ul > .sfHover > .sf-with-ul:after {
    border-color: transparent;
    border-top-color: white;
}