CSS - Suckerfish Dropdowns

I have seen this problem before but I have no idea how to fix it.

My CSS dropdown menus are falling behind a javascript slideshow.

I managed to tweek the zindex for a submenu that now shows above the slideshow but for the life of me I can't get the main menu to do the same.

Its killing me.

I would be happy to provide you with any code you might need to determine the problem but want to put it all here until asked as it might be quite extensive.

If you need to see it, let me know.

The site I am working on is alumniunit dott com

Thanks,

Bruce

Hello everyone,

Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.

I have a single page for a site I'm creating located he

simplethoughts.com/test/index.html

The css file for the page is located he

simplethoughts.com/test/css/screen.css

The main navigation is using suckerfish style dropdowns which work fine in IE7, firefox, and opera. However, when I try the page in IE6 or 5.5, the dropdowns 'drop' about 100px too low and WAY to the right of where they're supposed to and I can't seem to figure out why.

Thanks again for any help...it's extremely appreciated!

-Neil

The infamous z-index/select problem in ie6 has become a pain for me now. I have read countless articles and yet to find an understandable and stillworking example of how to get around this.

Apprently there is an iframe method which seems to do the trick, however all sample code that is provided never works.

IE 6 only problem:

I have a list (like a good programmer) for my navigation that generates a drop down via css and some js. Selects stay above it regardless of z-index. I have countless selects scattered throughout my site.

Can someone give me a WORKING example of how to get around this...i don't want to go down the road of hidding all the selects.

I'm a bit stumped as far as what I'm doing wrong. Big surprise, eh?

Basically, I made a dropdown navigation menu (tested in FF 3.6.8 and IE 8)...works great. I used an unordered list to do so (and jquery).

Well, the problem is, when I add another list to the page, it adopts some of the same properties as my menu

I do have an ID for the navigation menu, so I'm not sure what's going on here. Any help, thoughts, or ideas would be DEEPLY appreciated!

You can find the sample at:
http://www.myztacia.com/animated-menu2.html
I figured it was easier to post the link than force you to create the webpage yourself

Novice at CSS. I have a Blogger website. I'm trying to put a CSS dropdown menu. In Safari, it works fine. Don't have access to Firefox, so I don't know, but in IE (6&7) the dropdowns are hidden behind any other widgets on the page.
I've seen plenty of forum posts regarding this issue with flash player, but none specifically addressing IE and Blogger widgets.

I've tried adjusting z-index in each li, ul.
I'm still really new at this, so I'd appreciate any help and specific guidance you can offer.

Website: crossfit-hr.com

CSS code (source from CSS MENU MAKER):
.menu{
width:945px;
border:none;
border:0px;
margin:0px;
padding:0px;
font-family:verdana,geneva,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;
font-size:12px;
font-weight:bold;
font-color:#FF0000;
z-index:200;
}
.menu ul{
background:url(removed for thread) top left repeat-x;
height:43px;
list-style:none;
margin:0;
padding:0;
}
.menu li{
float:left;
padding:0px 8px 0px 8px;
z-index:200;
}
.menu li a{
color:#000000;
display:block;
font-weight:bold;
line-height:43px;
padding:0px 10px;
text-align:center;
text-decoration:none;
}
.menu li a:hover{
color:#FF0000;
text-decoration:none;
}
.menu li ul{
background:#e0e0e0;
border-left:2px solid #0079b2;
border-right:2px solid #0079b2;
border-bottom:2px solid #0079b2;
display:none;
height:auto;
filter:alpha(opacity=95);
opacity:0.95;
position:absolute;
width:150px;
z-index:10000;
/*top:.5em;
/*left:0;*/
}
.menu li:hover ul{
display:block;
}
.menu li li {
display:block;
float:none;
padding:0px;
width:150px;
z-index:200;
}
.menu li ul a{
display:block;
font-size:12px;
font-style:normal;
padding:0px 8px 0px 8px;
text-align:left;
}
.menu li ul a:hover{
background:#949494;
color:#FF0000;
opacity:1.0;
filter:alpha(opacity=100);
}
.menu p{
clear:left;
z-index:200;
}
.menu #current{
background:url(removed for thread) top left repeat-x;
color:#FFFFFF;
}
=========================

HTML code for Widget:
<div class="menu">
<ul>
<li><a id="current" href="(removed for thread)" target="_self" >Home</a>
</li>
<li><a href="" target="_self" >Methods & Results</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="(removed for thread)" target="_self">Our Methods</a></li>
<li><a href="(removed for thread)" target="_self">See the Results</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="" target="_self" >How to Start</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="(removed for thread)" target="_self">Starting Options</a></li>
<li><a href="(removed for thread)" target="_self">Sign-Up Form</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="" target="_self" >Schedule & Prices</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="(removed for thread)=dctrh782_10dsmgnqhq" target="_self">Class Schedule</a></li>
<li><a href="(removed for thread)" target="_self">Prices</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="(removed for thread)" target="_self" >Coaches</a>
</li>
<li><a href="" target="_self" >Admin & Media</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="(removed for thread)" target="_self">Online Payments</a></li>
<li><a href="(removed for thread)=0" target="_self">Release Form</a></li>
<li><a href="(removed for thread)" target="_self">CFHR Photos</a></li>
<li><a href="(removed for thread)" target="_self">CFHR Videos</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="(removed for thread)" target="_self" >Contact</a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>

===================

hi, Im making a menu that looks like:
link1 link2 link3 link4

and then wen you hover over link a dropdown may appear

i have the problem that when they appear, they lay on top of each other. ANy idea how to make they display under each other. (it doesnt even work in IE at the mo, but i gues ill laft2 sort that later)

thanks

this is the html: PHP Code:
<ul>
<li><a href="index.php?action=home">home</a></li>
<li><a href="index.php?action=whatnew">what's new</a></li>
<li><a href="index.php?action=offers">special offers</a></li>
<li><a href="#">collections</a>
    <ul><a href="#">drop1</a></ul>
    <ul><a href="#">drop2</a></ul>
<!--when looping thru categories, do a WHERE cat_status >= 2-->
</li>
<li><a href="index.php?action=sBask">shopping basket</a></li>
<li><a href="index.php?action=contact">contact us</a></li>
</ul> 





this is the relevant css:
PHP Code:
#nav ul li {
        position: relative;
        margin: 0;
        padding: 0 10px 0 10px;
        list-style: none;
        display: inline;
    }

    #nav ul li ul {
        position: absolute;
        display: none;
    }
    
    #nav ul li:hover ul {
        display: block;
        left: 0;
        top: 10px;
    }

    #nav ul li:hover ul li {
        height: 20px;
    } 

So for a long time I've seen that widths for dropdown menus must be fixed for one reason or another. Trying to make it so that the width of the dropdown was dynamic worked in IE, not Firefox, or vice versa.

For instance, you had a horizontal nav menu (<ul>), with two items (<li>s), "cars" and "trucks". Under cars you have dropdown links for "Focus" and "Sky" (so the width could be very short) but for trucks you have "Chevrolet 510 Extended Cab" and "Ford Yadda Yadda Yad" (so a long width). The widths of these dropdowns would have to be specified, meaning that 1.) it wouldn't be perfect padding unless you define the perfect width and 2.) unless you want to define a different width for each dropdown, the width would have to be the same for all and you might have a buttload more padding for one (like the first item) than another (the second item).

So I'm wondering, if I force my users to CSS3 (which luckily I'm working on a project where I can), does it allow us to ditch this convention, and dynamically size the width of the dropdown based on content? Maybe through display:table-cell?

I've looked around and even the fanciest CSS3 dropdowns still appear to have fixed widths:
http://webdesignerwall.com/tutorials/css3-dropdown-menu

Hi,

Can anyone help me. I am using a son of suckerfish dropdown menu on a joomla 1.5 site I am working on.

laminatefabricators.com

The menu is dropping down fine on all of my browsers (apple mac: safari, camino, firefox). & are fine on firefox for pc. The menus aren't displaying at all on Internet explorer.

Please help... I have wasted so much time trying to fix it/find a fix.

I am trying to get my suckerfish dropdown menu to be centered on the page regardless of the resolution of the monitor. I know this is possible, but I just can't wrap my head around it. This is what I have so far:
Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd">

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" >
	
	<head>
	
		<title><?php echo $title_page; ?></title>
		
		<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="application/xhtml+xml; charset=iso-8859-1" />
		
		<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="site_files/style/web.css" />
		
		<link rel="Shortcut Icon" href="site_files/pictures/favicon.ico" />
		
		<script type="text/javascript" src="site_files/ie_drop.js"></script>
		
	</head>
	
	<body>
		
		<div id="header">
			<p>NAVPACMETOCCEN San Diego Operational Home Page</p>
		</div>
		
		<div id="info">
			<p>This page will be down at 1100 GMT on 20 June 2005.  Click <a href="site_files/php/status.html">here</a> for more information.</p>
		</div>
		
		
		<div id="menu">
			<ul id="nav">
		
				<li><a href="index.php">Home Page</a></li>
				
				<li>Support
					<ul>
						<li><a href="site_files/php/a.html">Ship Specific</a></li>
						<li><a href="site_files/php/a.html">Unit Specific</a></li>
						<li><a href="site_files/php/a.html">Detachment</a></li>
						<li><a href="site_files/php/a.html">Mobile Env. Team</a></li>
						<li><a href="site_files/php/a.html">Coast Guard</a></li>
					</ul>
				</li>

				<li>Satellite
					<ul>
						<li><a href="site_files/php/a.html">Infrared</a></li>
						<li><a href="site_files/php/a.html">Visual</a></li>
						<li><a href="site_files/php/a.html">Water Vapor</a></li>
						<li><a href="site_files/php/a.html">Lightning</a></li>
						<li><a href="site_files/php/a.html">Analysis</a></li>
					</ul>
				</li>
				
				<li>Products
					<ul>
						<li><a href="site_files/php/a.html">Warnings</a></li>
						<li><a href="site_files/php/a.html">Forecasts</a></li>
					</ul>
				</li>
				
				<li>Aviation 
					<ul>
						<li><a href="site_files/php/a.html">Products</a></li>
						<li><a href="site_files/php/a.html">Contact Info.</a></li>
						<li><a href="site_files/php/a.html">OBS/TAFS</a></li>
						<li><a href="site_files/php/a.html">Aviation Links</a></li>
					</ul>
				</li>

				<li><a href="site_files/php/links.html">Links</a></li>

			</ul>
		</div>
		
				<div id="leftside">
		
			<p class="leftmenu"><a href="http://www.navy.com">Navy Jobs</a></p>
			
			<p class="leftmenu"><a href="http://www.donhr.navy.mil/NoFearAct.asp">No Fear Act</a></p>
			
			<p class="leftmenu"><a href="http://www.navy.mil">U.S. Navy Website</a></p>
			
			<p class="leftmenu"><a href="html/privacy.html">Privacy Policy</a></p>
			
			<p class="leftmenu"><a href="site_files/disclaimer.html">DoD Disclaimer</a></p>
			
		</div>

	</body>
	
</html>

And here is the style sheet:

Code:

/* This part tells us how the hyperlinks will be handled by the browsers, and also what the background will be */


a:link { /* This is the link standard color*/
	color: #000000; /*black*/
	}
a:visited { /* This is the color of an already visited link*/
	color: #800080;/*purple*/
	}

a:hover {/* This is the color your link will take when you move your mouse over it*/
	color: #FF0000;/*red*/
	text-decoration: none;
	}
	
a:active {/* This is the color and effect when you physically click on the link*/
	color: #008080;  /*teal*/
	}

a { /*This tells the browser not to underline any links */
	text-decoration: none;  
	}


/* This begins the header and the information notice portion */

#header {
	margin: -14px -8px 0px -8px;
	padding: 10px;
	height: auto;
	background: #000060;
	}

#header p {
	margin: 0;
	height: auto;
	color: #FFFF1B;
	text-align: center;
	font: small-caps 24px verdana, san-serif, serif;
	}

#info {
	margin: -1px -8px 0px -8px;
	padding: 1px;
	height: auto;
	}

#info p {
	margin: 0;
	height: auto;
	color: #0000FF;
	background: #FFFFFF;
	text-align: center;
	font: bold 12px arial, san-serif, serif;
	}

/* This ends the header and the information notice portion */





/* This begins the Drop-down menu portion*/

#menu { /* Top-Right-Bottom-Left */
	margin: 0 0 0 145px;
	padding: 0;
	width: auto;
	font: small-caps bold 12px verdana, san-serif, serif;
	}

ul { /* all lists */
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0;
	list-style: none;
	}

li { /* all list items */
	float: left;
	position: relative;
	width: 125px;
	}

li ul { /* second-level lists */
	display: none;
	position: absolute;
	top: 14px;
	left: 0;
	}

li>ul { /* to override top and left in browsers other than IE, which will position to the top right of the containing li, rather than bottom left */
	top: auto;
	left: auto;
	}

li:hover ul, li.over ul { /* lists nested under hovered list items */
	display: block;
	}
	
/* This ends the drop-down menu portion */	




/* This begins the left-side menu portion */
	
#leftside {
	margin: 100px 0px 0px -8px;
	width: 115px;
	color: #000000;
	font: small-caps 12px arial, san-serif, serif;
	}
	
.leftmenu {
	margin: 5px 0 2px 0;
	height: 15px;
	background: #DDEEFF;	
	}
	
#pkinotice {
	margin: 0px 50px 0px 125px;
	font: bold 12px arial, san-serif, serif;
	}
	
.pki {
	border: 2px solid #FF0000;

As you can see, I've just moved it over manually 145 px, and that centers it pretty well if you are viewing it at 1024x768, but at higher resolutions, the 145px is not sufficient for the centering.

If anyone has an idea on how to fix it, I'd appreciate help. The solution must be able to validate, and work in both IE and a compliant browser (mozilla or firefox is what I use). Also, if the style sheet code can be cleaned up, or you see mistakes, don't hesitate to tell me. I've been learning CSS2.1 for about 3 months now, but I am not a whiz at it... I appreciate the help.



Many thanks...

Bryan

I built a custom Suckerfish CSS dropdown nav, with a portion of the code for which is below:

Code:

#nav {
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 11px;
font-weight: bold;
color: #67670f;
text-align: left;
}

ul {
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
list-style: none;
}

li.navsep {
float: left;
width: 2px;
}

li.home {
float: left;
position: relative;
width: 61px;
}

li.home img {
border: 0;
}

li.ourproducts {
float: left;
position: relative;
width: 132px;
z-index: 500;
}

li.ourproducts img {
border: 0;
}

li.ourproducts ul {
display: none;
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
width: 132px;
background-color: #fff;
}

li.ourproducts ul a, li.ourproducts ul a:visited {
display: block;
padding: 3px 0 3px 3px;
margin: 0;
color: #67670f;
text-decoration: none;
width: 129px;
}

li.ourproducts ul a:hover {
display: block;
background-color: #e4e2db;
color: #67670f;
text-decoration: none;
}

The focus is on the li.ourproducts a, li.ourproducts a:visited declaration.

In IE6, the background on :hover is 3 pixels shy of covering the whole list item. I know this must have something to do with the padding. FF however, renders it fine.

I figured that IE6 would handle the box model fine. When I make the width 132px however for li.ourproducts a, li.ourproducts a:visited, in IE6 it's fine and in FF it's 3 pixels farther than it should be (135px).

Can anyone hint at what the problem might be? I can't seem to get the declaration so both see it fine.

-B

Hi,

Sorry to bother you all but I seem to have run into an awkward problem and I would be extremely greatful if anyone could help me.

www.duncansweetland.com/development/menu_problem/menu_problem.html

I am attempting to code up a design generated by an individual and he is very specific that no sizes are to be changed in his precious design.

The navigation uses son of suckerfish menu (3 levels) with the second and third levels launching to the right of the previous column - somewhat strangely! The nav elements consisting of font-size: 11px and a line-height: 12px and a 1px gap between each element - which as you can imagine is quite small (too small in my opinion but he won't change it!)

And while firefox has no problems navigating back through the nested lists, internet explorer is going insane - with sub-menu's dissappearing as you scroll down through them or as you try to launch them, making the whole thing completely un-navigable.

I produced a bigger version : font-size: 12px and a line-height: 20px and a 1px gap between each element - which was stable in both I.E and Firefox as a soloution - but he was insistant that these sizes are way too big and that the sizes should remain as he set them.

If anyone could provide me with a soloution / tell me where I am going wrong or suggest any alternative methods that would facilitate the same conclusion I would be truly delighted to hear from you - please get in touch even if it is just to tell me it's unfixable and a new soloution needs to be found.

Thanks in advance,

Duncan Sweetland

If you are having problems with Son of Suckerfish and IE7, where the drop down menu will not disappear like it should. Take out the javascript because you do not need it with IE7, but if you still want IE6 to work then put it in.

For IE7, you need to add


Code:

*:first-child+html #nav {
height: 1%;
}
*:first-child+html #nav li {
height: 1%;
} 

to your css and you will be fine. Don't ask me why, Don't ask how, i just chalk it up to just IE

Hi everyone,

So I'm implementing the suckerfish dropdown into one of my sites. I'm having a bit of trouble getting something to work correctly. I did most of the grunt work on getting it customized, but I was hoping someone could help me figure out a few minor details.

The version of the drop down I had to make has images for the top level (main level) of the navigation, and each image is a unique size. In doing so, as well as adding padding to the second level li for aesthetic purposes, in IE the menu doesn't drop but floats over to the right. I'm not sure why this is.

Also, I know this may be more fit for the JavaScript area, and I'll repost there if necessary, but I'd like to keep the top level image in the "over" state while the cursor is on that 2nd level dropdown. Is that possible?

I'll be anxious for your feedback, this has been driving me crazy all day.

Here's the code.

XHTML:
Code:

<div id="nav">
<ul>
<li class="one"><a href="#"><img src="images/home.gif" /></a></li>
<li class="two"><a href="#" onmouseover="document.two.src='images/nav-our_products_on.gif';" onmouseout="document.two.src='images/nav-our_products_off.gif';"><img name="two" src="images/nav-our_products_off.gif" /></a>
<ul>

<li><a href="#">sublink 1</li></a>
<li><a href="#">sublink 2</li></a>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>

CSS
Code:

#nav {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 11px;
font-weight: bold;
color: #67670f;
}

#nav ul {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
list-style: none;
}

#nav ul li.one {
float: left;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
width: 51px;
list-style: none;
}

#nav ul li.one img {
border: 0;
}

#nav ul li.two {
float: left;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
width: 118px;
list-style: none;
position: relative;
}

#nav ul li.two img {
border: 0;
}

/* - begin level 2 - */

#nav ul li ul {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
list-style: none;
position: absolute;
left: -999em;
border: solid 1px #ddd;
width: 118px;
voice-family: "\"}\""; 
voice-family:inherit;
width: 116px;
}

#nav ul li ul li a {
display: block;
padding: 3px 0 3px 3px;
margin: 0;
color: #67670f;
text-decoration: none;
width: 118px;
voice-family: "\"}\""; 
voice-family:inherit;
width: 113px;

}

#nav ul li.two ul li a:hover {
color: #52432c;
background-color: #e4e2db;
text-decoration: none;
}

#nav ul li:hover ul, #nav ul li.sfhover ul {
left: auto;
}

JavaScript
Code:

sfHover = function() {
	var sfEls = document.getElementById("nav").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);

It seems that in IE something isn't being cleared, as it almost appears that the second level is in place directly next to the top level link that is activating the dropdown menu.

I look forward to your insight!

Thanks!

-Brian

Hi,



q1)I can't move the menu to the right without problems as i set a margin on #headlinks2 and the links get cluttered?

Code:

#headlinks2 {
height:25px;
}

#headlinks2 a {
color:green;

display: block;
text-decoration:none;
width: 100px;
font-size:13pt;
padding-right:5px;
//margin-left:205px;
}

#headlinks2 a:hover {
color: white;


}

#headlinks2, #headlinks2 ul {
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
list-style: none;
}

#headlinks2 li {
float: left;
width: 100px;
}

#headlinks2 li ul {
position: absolute;
width: 100px;
left: -999em;
}

#headlinks2 li:hover ul {
left: auto;

}

#headlinks2 li:hover ul, #headlinks2 li.sfhover ul {
left: auto;

}
</style>
<script type="text/javascript">
sfHover = function() {
var sfEls = document.getElementById("nav").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);

</script>

//html

<div id="headlinks2">


<li><a href="#">Percoidei</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Remoras</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Tilefishes</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Bluefishes</a></li>

</ul>
</li>

<li><a href="#">Anabant</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Climbing perches</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Labyrinthfishes</a></li>
<li><a href="#">mex</a></li>

</ul>
</li>

<li><a href="#">Percoidei</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Remoras</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Tilefishes</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Bluefishes</a></li>

</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="#">Anabant</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Climbing perches</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Labyrinthfishes</a></li>
<li><a href="#">mex</a></li>

</ul>
</li>

<li><a href="#">Percoidei</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Remoras</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Tilefishes</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Bluefishes</a></li>

</ul>
</li>
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Hi all

This is the place I need help with
http://www.simon.rochester.edu/source%20files/newpage/web5/
at the white navigation bar on the top, the dropdown is aligned to the top right corner rather than bottom left. I looked up suckerfish page and found out that's what IE does, so I added the fix:

top:100%;
left:0;

to #topnav li ul

However, nothing happens. I tried a slew of other things, nothing seems to change that bit. Can anyone help?

Also if you notice, the white bar navigations are images, those images get compressed for some damn reason in IE. Mozilla doesn't have any of these problems.

I implemented IE7 patch as well