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parent menu background colour

hi folks i have a drop down menu done in css "i could really learn to hate them" any way this is the url
http://www.nuvaring.aa9/patientsitemap

my problem is when i move my mouse onto one of the sub menu items the main menu background colour reverts back to the on on mouse out action.

the css im using is below

.menu {height:25px; z-index:100;padding-left:10px; background-color:#ffe383; }
#nav
{
      font-size:75%;
      height:25px;
      line-height:25px;
      width:730px;
      float:left;
      list-style: none;
}
#nav {
      padding: 0;
      margin: 0;

}
#nav a {
      display: block;
      /*width: 140px;*/
      color:#000;
      text-decoration:none;
      /*width:11em;*/
}
#nav a:hover
{
      color:#FFF;
      background-color:#FBBB37;
}
#nav li {
      float: left;
      width: 9em;
      padding-left:3px;
      width:140px;
}
#nav li a:hover
{
      color:#FFF;
      background-color:#FBBB37;
}
#nav li ul {
      position: absolute;
      width:128px;
      left: -999em;
      background-color:#FBBB37;
}
#nav li ul li {
      padding:6px;
      line-height:15px;
      margin-left:0px;
      width:128px;
      background-color:#FBBB37
}
/*
#nav li ul li a,#nav li ul li a:howver
{
      width:140px;
}
*/
#nav li:hover ul {
      left: auto;

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

any help really really aprieciated

zkeown

Your link isn't working, but what you are experiencing is default behavior. If you want the parent to maintain the "mouseover" aka :hover style while you're browsing the submenu, you'll need some custom javascript to go along with your CSS.

andrew67

ASKER

your right the link is the wrong one this one works
http://nrd.anytimeafter9.co.uk/patientsitemap

however your answer isnt really what i wanted to hear

zkeown

*shrug* It's still the right one :) :hover is very basic. You need more functionality than it provides.

andrew67

ASKER

any more clues than that???

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zkeown

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andrew67

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i have a function to get the drop downs to work in ie6 any idea how i can get the top menu bg to stay coloured in ie6???

andrew67

ASKER

sorry this is the function
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);

zkeown

Afraid I can't see a way to do it. The parent li would need an explicit ID first, otherwise you'd be setting all the parents at the same time. But I can't think of a way to walk up the tree... maybe I'm just tired. I hope someone else sees this that can help.

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andrew67

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hi all sorry for the delay getting back, ive actually found a really good solution here

http://www.cssplay.co.uk/menus/dd_valid.html

just use a different menu simpler and one that works

thanks for all your help