I posted this as well on bleepingcomputer forums - this is the code I was suggested to use:
HTML Code:
#navcontainer a:active {
background-color: #993300;
color: #FFFFFF;
}
Which is I think what Matt was implying I use? I'm going to give it a shot, thanks for all the responses, very helpful - I'll let you know how it turns out, case anyone else turns up w/this question.