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Now, you might have noticed that you need your menu outputted as a good clean list. Well it just so happens that there is a module out there to do this, and we’ll need it. Its called extended_menu, you can find it here: You can see a demo here: So, grab the module and install. Now let’s set it up. It’s easiest if you give it a menu and module class suffix. I used “mainnav” (you’ll see in the CSS below). A couple of other settings you will need: So put the menu where you want it, then to the CSS. This is a little tricky, it took me some trial and error to get the effects I wanted, but you can just skip that part and use mine J. So put the menu where you want it, then to the CSS. This is a little tricky, it took me some trial and error to get the effects I wanted, but you can just skip that part and use mine J. #twocols{ /*the columns that gets dropped down over yours might be different*/ z-index:20; } #leftcol{ /*the columns that gets dropped down over yours might be different*/ z-index:10; } #mainleveltopnav li{ display:inline; list-style-type:none; padding-right:5px; } a.mainleveltopnav,a.mainleveltopnav:link, a.mainleveltopnav:visited{
color:#f90; } .moduletablemainnav{ /* I have absolutely positioned the module, you might have a different scheme*/ position:absolute; top:187px; left:20px; z-index:100; font:0.9em Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin:0; padding:0; } #mainlevelmainnav,#mainlevelmainnav ul{ float:left; list-style:none; line-height:1em; background:transparent; font-weight:700; margin:0; padding:0; } #mainlevelmainnav a{ display:block; color:#f90; text-decoration:none; margin-right:15px; padding:0.3em; } #mainlevelmainnav li{ float:left; padding:0; } #mainlevelmainnav li ul{ position:absolute; left:-999em; height:auto; width:11em; font-weight:400; background:#36f; border:#00C 1px solid; margin:0; } #mainlevelmainnav li li{ width:11em; } #mainlevelmainnav li ul a{ width:11em; color:#fff; font-size:0.9em; line-height:1em; font-weight:400; } #mainlevelmainnav li:hover ul ul,#mainlevelmainnav li:hover ul ul ul,#mainlevelmainnav li.sfhover ul ul,#mainlevelmainnav li.sfhover ul ul ul{ left:-999em; } #mainlevelmainnav li:hover ul,#mainlevelmainnav li li:hover ul,#mainlevelmainnav li li li:hover ul,#mainlevelmainnav li.sfhover ul,#mainlevelmainnav li li.sfhover ul,#mainlevelmainnav li li li.sfhover ul{ left:auto; z-index:6000; } #mainlevelmainnav li li:hover,#mainlevelmainnav li li.sfhover{ background:#039 url(../images/soccerball.gif) 98% 50% no-repeat; } Now, just make sure you have the z-indexes set up properly, also remember to have a z-index, the element needs some sort of positioning, if not absolute then relative. Last but not least you need to add the JavaScript for IE into the head of the template index.php (or a js file), it doesn’t like the :hover. <script type="text/javascript" sfHover = function() { var sfEls = document.getElementById("mainlevelmainnav") .getElementsByTagName("LI"); for (var i=0; i<sfEls.length; i++) { sfEls[i].onmouseover=function() { this.className+=" sfhover"; } sfEls[i].onmouseout=function() { this.className=this.className.replace(new RegExp(" sfhover\\b"), ""); } } } if (window.attachEvent) window.attachEvent("onload", sfHover); //-- Hopefully, follow this and Bob’s your Uncle you should have clean valid drop downs for your menu. Enjoy! |
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