fix dropdown vars and make hover state be link color again, add gradient to dropdown link hovers, fix caret positions and active states on nav tabs, tweak nav link padding

docs/assets/css/bootstrap.css

@@ -2623,7 +2623,7 @@ table .span24 {
 
 .dropdown-menu a {
   display: block;
-  padding: 3px 15px;
+  padding: 3px 20px;
   clear: both;
   font-weight: normal;
   line-height: 20px;
@@ -2633,9 +2633,17 @@ table .span24 {
 
 .dropdown-menu li > a:hover,
 .dropdown-menu li > a:focus {
-  color: #333333;
+  color: #ffffff;
   text-decoration: none;
-  background-color: #eeeeee;
+  background-color: #0088cc;
+  background-color: #0081c2;
+  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #0088cc, #0077b3);
+  background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0 0, 0 100%, from(#0088cc), to(#0077b3));
+  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #0088cc, #0077b3);
+  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #0088cc, #0077b3);
+  background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #0088cc, #0077b3);
+  background-repeat: repeat-x;
+  filter: progid:dximagetransform.microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#ff0088cc', endColorstr='#ff0077b3', GradientType=0);
 }
 
 .dropdown-menu .active > a,
@@ -2643,7 +2651,15 @@ table .span24 {
   color: #ffffff;
   text-decoration: none;
   background-color: #0088cc;
+  background-color: #0081c2;
+  background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #0088cc, #0077b3);
+  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #0088cc, #0077b3);
+  background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0 0, 0 100%, from(#0088cc), to(#0077b3));
+  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #0088cc, #0077b3);
+  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #0088cc, #0077b3);
+  background-repeat: repeat-x;
   outline: 0;
+  filter: progid:dximagetransform.microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#ff0088cc', endColorstr='#ff0077b3', GradientType=0);
 }
 
 .dropdown-menu .disabled > a,
@@ -2657,6 +2673,11 @@ table .span24 {
   background-color: transparent;
 }
 
+.dropdown .dropdown-menu .nav-header {
+  padding-right: 20px;
+  padding-left: 20px;
+}
+
 .open {
   *z-index: 1000;
 }
@@ -3659,13 +3680,23 @@ input[type="submit"].btn.btn-mini {
   border-bottom-color: #005580;
 }
 
+/* move down carets for tabs */
+
+.nav-tabs .dropdown-toggle .caret {
+  margin-top: 8px;
+}
+
 .nav .active .dropdown-toggle .caret {
   border-top-color: #fff;
   border-bottom-color: #fff;
 }
 
+.nav-tabs .active .dropdown-toggle .caret {
+  border-top-color: #555555;
+  border-bottom-color: #555555;
+}
+
 .nav > .dropdown.active > a:hover {
-  color: #fff;
   cursor: pointer;
 }
 

less/dropdowns.less

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
   // Links within the dropdown menu
   a {
     display: block;
-    padding: 3px 15px;
+    padding: 3px 20px;
     clear: both;
     font-weight: normal;
     line-height: @baseLineHeight;
@@ -98,8 +98,9 @@
 .dropdown-menu li > a:hover,
 .dropdown-menu li > a:focus {
   text-decoration: none;
-  color: @dropdownLinkColorActive;
+  color: @dropdownLinkColorHover;
   background-color: @dropdownLinkBackgroundHover;
+  #gradient > .vertical(@dropdownLinkBackgroundHover, darken(@dropdownLinkBackgroundHover, 5%));
 }
 
 // Active state
@@ -108,8 +109,9 @@
 .dropdown-menu .active > a:hover {
   color: @dropdownLinkColorHover;
   text-decoration: none;
-  background-color: @dropdownLinkBackgroundActive;
   outline: 0;
+  background-color: @dropdownLinkBackgroundActive;
+  #gradient > .vertical(@dropdownLinkBackgroundActive, darken(@dropdownLinkBackgroundActive, 5%));
 }
 
 // Disabled state
@@ -126,6 +128,14 @@
   cursor: default;
 }
 
+// Tweak nav headers
+// -----------------
+// Increase padding from 15px to 20px on sides
+.dropdown .dropdown-menu .nav-header {
+  padding-left: 20px;
+  padding-right: 20px;
+}
+
 // Open state for the dropdown
 // ---------------------------
 .open {

less/navs.less

@@ -213,6 +213,10 @@
   border-top-color: @linkColorHover;
   border-bottom-color: @linkColorHover;
 }
+/* move down carets for tabs */
+.nav-tabs .dropdown-toggle .caret {
+  margin-top: 8px;
+}
 
 // Active dropdown links
 // -------------------------
@@ -220,11 +224,14 @@
   border-top-color: #fff;
   border-bottom-color: #fff;
 }
+.nav-tabs .active .dropdown-toggle .caret {
+  border-top-color: @gray;
+  border-bottom-color: @gray;
+}
 
 // Active:hover dropdown links
 // -------------------------
 .nav > .dropdown.active > a:hover {
-  color: #fff;
   cursor: pointer;
 }
 

less/variables.less

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
 @dropdownLinkColor:             @grayDark;
 
 @dropdownLinkColorHover:        @white;
-@dropdownLinkBackgroundHover:   @grayLighter;
+@dropdownLinkBackgroundHover:   @dropdownLinkBackgroundActive;
 
 @dropdownLinkColorActive:       @dropdownLinkColor;
 @dropdownLinkBackgroundActive:  @linkColor;