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[bbqroast]

In nearly all my sites i have hit a problem:
Not enough menu space...
Now i have a solution which is dropdown menus.
If you want to see what i mean click on "tutorials" in the (smaller) codecall menu bar (above).
This might be a JAVASCRIPT question but i have heard of it being done in php...
Thanks in advance.
-BBQ
NOTE: I have googled about this for a year so don't just say "google it, this post can be closed now".

[WingedPanther]

Menus don't require JavaScript, they can be done with pure HTML+CSS. That said, I'm not clear on what your question is.

[jackolantern]

You also get much more control in Javascript than CSS Menus. CSS Menus are much easier to make, but Javascript can make better ones that slide out and in, fade into view, have as many levels as you like, etc. But if you want to go the Javascript route, you can cut a crapload of time out from learning Javascript if you use a library like jQuery. You can make slide-out menus in just a handful of lines of code, and there are tons of tutorials online.

[WingedPanther]

johnny.dacu said:

If you want to target IE6 users too then isn't other solution than JavaScript. This because all dropdown menu techniques involve :hover selector on non links like list elements.

Actually, I built a pure HTML/CSS dropdown menu that works in IE6.

[John]

The two phrases you may want to Google are "superfish menu" and "suckerfish menu"

[WingedPanther]

I've looked at both of them.

[bbqroast]

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The two phrases you may want to Google are "superfish menu" and "suckerfish menu"

I'll look...
I have found some code that uses tables, CSS and Javascript. I'm redisigning my site soon so i'll implement them then.