Simple dropdown css menu *beta

The very simple CSS one level dropdown menu (perhaps more accessible)
Nothing new in CSS menu technology , just a test ...
Live demo:

The CSS code:

<style type="text/css">
 /* =========================================================================
For any free or commercial usage please keep this credits text intact.
Author : Femi Hasani www.vision.to ,test idea and CSS code.
The original version of this stylesheet and the associated (x)html
is available at http://www.vision.to/simple-css-one-level-dropdown-menu.php
A link to www.vision.to would be apperciated but not mandatory.
=============================================================================== */
#navigation ul#nav {
	z-index: 5000;
	background: #555 ;
}

#navigation ul#nav li {
    list-style:none;
	position: relative;
	float: left;
	text-align: center;
	line-height: 1em;
    width:175px;
}

#navigation ul#nav li a {
	display: block;
	padding: 12px 0;
	color: #fff;
	text-decoration: none;
	border-right: 1px solid #ccc;
	text-align: center;
    background:#000;
}

#navigation ul#nav li a span {
	padding: 0 15px 0 10px;
   /*	background: url(arrow.gif) no-repeat 100% 50%;  optional */
}

#navigation ul#nav  li ul {
    display: block;
    position: absolute;
/* hidding submenus based on: http://css-class.com/articles/ursidae/  */
    left: -999em;/* this makes it more accessible than display:none; */
    width: 162px;
    padding: 3px 8px 3px 8px;
    background:#555;
}

#navigation ul#nav  li:hover ul,
#navigation ul#nav  li.over ul /* This is for Internet Explorer 6  */
{
    display: block;
    left: 0;
    top: 100%;
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 4000;
    width: 146px;
}

#navigation ul#nav  li ul li {
    width: 146px;
    height: auto;
    background: transparent;
    text-indent: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

#navigation ul#nav  li:hover ul li a,
#navigation ul#nav  li.over ul li a {
    display: block;
    width: 126px;/*this is to adjust if used some background image for dropdown */
    background: transparent;
    padding: 15px 10px;
    text-decoration: none;
    margin: 0;
    color: #eee;
    text-indent: 0;
    text-align: left;
    border: 0;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

#navigation ul#nav li ul li a:hover {
    color: #fff;
    background: #62686e;
}

#navigation ul#nav li.active a,
#navigation ul#nav li a:hover,
#navigation ul#nav li:hover a,
#navigation ul#nav li.over a {
    background: #555;
}
</style>

The HTML markup:

<!-- start navigation -->
<div id="navigation">
<ul id="nav">
<!-- main item 1 -->
<li class="item1"><a href="#nogo" title="Demo"><span>MAIN 1</span></a>
<!-- dropdown or flyout 1 -->
<ul>
<li><a href="#nogo" title="Demo">SUB 1.1</a></li>
<li><a href="#nogo" title="Demo">SUB 1.2</a></li>
<li><a href="#nogo" title="Demo">SUB 1.3</a></li>
<li><a href="#nogo" title="Demo">SUB 1.4</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<!-- main item 2 -->
<li class="item2"><a href="#nogo" title="Demo"><span>MAIN 2</span></a>
<!-- dropdown or flyout 2 -->
<ul>
<li><a href="#nogo" title="Demo">SUB 2.1</a></li>
<li><a href="#nogo" title="Demo">SUB 2.2</a></li>
<li><a href="#nogo" title="Demo">SUB 2.3</a></li>
<li><a href="#nogo" title="Demo">SUB 2.4</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<!-- end navigation -->

The JavaScript function needed for Internet Explorer 6 or lower:

<!--[if lte IE 6]>
<script type="text/javascript" >
//author: ?, I found this useful.
startList = function() {
if (document.all&&document.getElementById) {
navRoot = document.getElementById("nav");
for (i=0; i<navRoot.childNodes.length; i++) {
node = navRoot.childNodes[i];
if (node.nodeName=="LI") {
node.onmouseover=function() {
this.className+=" over";
  }
  node.onmouseout=function() {
  this.className=this.className.replace(" over", "");
   }
   }
  }
 }
}
window.onload=startList;

</script>
<![endif]-->

If you need, want more advanced solution I recommend: Deluxe CSS Dropdowns and Flyouts .

Related Pages