#rating_area {
    float: right;
    text-align: right;
    margin-top: -35px;
}

.rating{
    width:80px;
    height:16px;
    padding:0;
    list-style:none;
    position:relative;
    background: url(/css/images/star-matrix.gif) no-repeat 0 0;
    display: block;
    clear: none;
    text-align: center;
}

.rating_text {
    margin-right: 15px;
    font-size: 12px;
    color: #ababab;
}
/* add these classes to the ul to effect the change to the correct number of stars */
.nostar {background-position:0 0;
}
.onestar {background-position:0 -16px}
.twostar {background-position:0 -32px}
.threestar {background-position:0 -48px}
.fourstar {background-position:0 -64px}
.fivestar {background-position:0 -80px}

ul.rating li {
    cursor: pointer;
 /*ie5 mac doesn't like it if the list is floated\*/
    float:left;
    /* end hide*/
    text-indent:-999em;
    list-style: none;
}
ul.rating li a {
    position:absolute;
    left:0;
    top:0;
    width:16px;
    height:16px;
    text-decoration:none;
    z-index: 200;
}
ul.rating li.one a {left:0}
ul.rating li.two a {left:16px;}
ul.rating li.three a {left:32px;}
ul.rating li.four a {left:48px;}
ul.rating li.five a {left:64px;}
ul.rating li a:hover {
    z-index:2;
    width:80px;
    height:16px;
    overflow:hidden;
    left:0; 
    background: url(/css/images/star-matrix.gif) no-repeat 0 0
}
ul.rating li.one a:hover {background-position:0 -96px;}
ul.rating li.two a:hover {background-position:0 -112px;}
ul.rating li.three a:hover {background-position:0 -128px}
ul.rating li.four a:hover {background-position:0 -144px}
ul.rating li.five a:hover {background-position:0 -160px}
