php/css with select statements

[rakennedy75]

This is not a php specific question. I am using php to develope my pages but the question lies more with css/html. Probably a pretty easy question for most of you.

I have used css before but up until this point it has been in the most simplest form. I used it basically for color, size, font face on static text. I have played with using these with form tags such as an <input type='button' ... etc. but never followed up using this in a practical app yet. What I am trying to do is add a style to a SELECT tag, mainly in the options. so when you click on the drop down box it displays the select (options) as a differect color. I don't even know if this is possible or if there are compatibility issues. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks for your help and time
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[LordShryku]

I know earlier versions of IE may have trouble with this. All of out NT boxes here, running IE 5.somethingortheother never render the style. Kind of annoying, but very microsoft-esqe.