a.showLink, a.hideLink 
{
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #36f;
    /* padding-left: 8px; */
    /* background: transparent url('img/down.gif') no-repeat left; */
}

a.hideLink 
{
    /* background: transparent url('img/up.gif') no-repeat left; */
}

a.showLink:hover, a.hideLink:hover 
{
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 1px dotted #36f; 
}