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Where do I insert Javascript superfish to enhance my nav bars?

Hello experts,
I am very new to building web pages, and have tried to insert the superfish code into my html file to enable the javascript, without success.

I am under the impression that I have to have the superfish.js file in the same folder as all the other files for the webpage.

Can anyone tell me exactly where to put the script that goes near the ul to enable superfish? I don't know why I am struggling with this so, but here I am.

Thank you in advance for any assistance.
jill

* { 
	margin : 0; 
	padding : 0; 
	} 
body { 
	background-image : url(burlap.gif); 
	font-family : tahoma, verdana, sans-serif; 
	} 
#wrapper { 
	width : 50em; 
	height : 60em; 
	background-color : #669933; 
	margin : 1.5em auto; 
	} 
 
#header{
	display:block;
	}
 
#branding1 { 
		width : 50em; 
		height : 0.5em; 
		background-color : #669933; 
	} 
 
#branding2 { 
		width : 50em; 
		height : 6em; 
		background-image : url(paper2.gif); 
	} 
 
#branding2 img { 
		padding : 1em; 
	} 
 
 
#navbar { 
		background-image:url(navbartint2.gif); 
		height:1.5em;
		
		
	
	} 
 
#navbar img { 
	visibility : visible; 
	} 
#navbar img:hover { 
	visibility : visible; 
	} 
#navbar ul { 
	list-style-type : none; 
	} 
#navbar li { 
	float : left; 
	position : relative; 
	padding-bottom : 0.3em; 
	padding-left : 1.3em; 
	padding-right : 1.3em; 
	padding-top : 0.2em; 
	} 
 
#navbar li.about { 
	float : left; 
	position : relative; 
	background-color:#669933;
	width:6em; 
	display:block;
	font-size:95%;
	padding-left:.5em;
	padding-right:.2em;	
	
	
	
	}
 
#navbar li.departments { 
	float : left; 
	position : relative; 
	background-color:#669933;
	width:9em; 
	display:block;
	font-size:95%;
	padding-left:.5em;
	padding-right:.2em;	
	
	
	
	}
 
#navbar li.specialties { 
	float : left; 
	position : relative; 
	background-color:#669933;
	width:11em; 
	display:block;
	font-size:95%;
	padding-left:.5em;
	padding-right:.2em;	
	
	
	
	}
 
 
#navbar a, #navbar a:link, #navbar a:visited { 
	text-decoration : none; 
	font-family : verdana, tahoma, sans-serif; 
	font-size : 95%; 
	color : #cccc99; 
	display : block; 
	height : 1.5em; 
	} 
#navbar a:hover { 
	color : #cc9933;
	  
	} 
#navbar li ul { 
	position : absolute; 
	z-index : 100; 
	visibility : hidden;
	
	} 
#navbar li:hover ul { 
	visibility : visible; 
	} 
 
	}
#navbar li:hover ul li a { 
	background-color : #669933; 
	color : #cc9933; 
	text-align : left; 
	display : block; 
	width : 6em; 
	padding : 0; 
	height : auto;
 
	
	} 
#navbar li:hover ul li a:hover { 
	background-color : #669933; 
	color : #000000;
	
	} 
#left { 
	width : 12.5em; 
	height : 50em; 
	background-color : #cc9933; 
	float : left; 
	} 
 
 
 
#right{
	width:11em;
	height:30em;
	background-color:#cc6600;
	color:#ffffff;
	float:right;
	clear:right;
	}
#bulk{
	background-color:#ffffff;
	width:26.5em;
	height:25em;
	float:left;
	}
	
***************************
	<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
 
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
  <meta name="generator" content=
  "HTML Tidy for Linux/x86 (vers 11 February 2007), see www.w3.org" />
 
  <title>Fresh and Wholesome</title>
  <link href="freshandwholesomerebuild1.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" 
 
/>
 
 
 
 
 
 
</head>
 
<body>
  <!-- Wrapper sets the layout width -->
 
  <div id="wrapper">
 
      <div id="branding1"></div>
 
      <div id="branding2"><img src="fwlogo.png" alt="Fresh and Wholesome 
 
Logo" style=
      "width:25%" />
 
</div>
 
      <div id="navbar">
        <ul>
 
		
          <li class="selected"><a href="index.html">Home</a></li>
 
          <li>
            <a href="about.html">About Us</a>
 
            <ul>

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David S.

It doesn't matter where you put the .js file as long as the path to it is correct. Just put the <script> element after the <link> element.

jilljill1

ASKER

I'm glad that it was you that responded. I didn't get to say thanks for the response about the CSS gap, I thought that I had deleted that question.

I think I have the part that I put this in the <head>
<script type="text/javascript" src="superfish.js"></script>

Then, is the only thing that I have to do is put this with the <ul> element that it applies to?

<script type="text/javascript">

$(document).ready(function() {
$('ul.sf-menu').superfish();
});

</script>

I am confused about where below this code should go. I have looked at many tutorials, and perhaps in this area, I am learning impaired. Ugh.

<div id="navbar">
<ul>

<li class="selected"><a href="index.html">Home</a></li>

<li>
<a href="about.html">About Us</a>

<ul>

<li class="about"><a href="history.html">Our History</a></li>

<li class="about"><a href="mission.html">Our Mission</a></li>

<li class="about"><a href="team.html">Our Team</a></li>
</ul>
</li>

<li>
<a href="departments.html">Departments</a>

<ul>
<li class="departments"><a href="produce.html">Produce</a></li>

<li class="departments"><a href="dairy.html">Dairy</a></li>

<li class="departments"><a href="frozen.html">Frozen</a></li>

<li class="departments"><a href="meat.html">Meat and

Cheese</a></li>

<li class="departments"><a href="ecofriendly.html">Eco

Friendly</a></li>

<li class="departments"><a href="grocery.html">Grocery</a></li>

<li class="departments"><a href="haba.html">Health and

Beauty</a></li>
</ul>
</li>

<li>
<a href="specialities.html">Specialties</a>

<ul>
<li class="specialties"><a href="supplement.html">Supplement

Specialist</a></li>

<li class="specialties"><a href="glutenfree.html">Gluten Free

Products</a></li>

<li class="specialties"><a href="vegetarian.html">Vegetarian

and Vegan</a></li>

<li class="specialties"><a href="smoothie.html">Smoothie and

Juice Bar</a></li>
</ul>
</li>

<li><a href="menus.html">Menus</a></li>

<li><a href="directions.html">Directions</a></li>

<li><a href="contact.html">Contact Us</a></li>
</ul>

Thanks for your help so far.
Jill

David S.

Either put that after the <ul> or after the other <script> element. And don't forget that you need to load jQuery as well for it to work.

jilljill1

ASKER

Do I put that code under each <ul> that has drop down categories? Like below? Or just once? Then where do I put the jquery file?

<div id="navbar">
<ul>

<li class="selected"><a href="index.html">Home</a></li>

<li>
<a href="about.html">About Us</a>

<ul>
<script type="text/javascript">

$(document).ready(function() {
$('ul.sf-menu').superfish();
});

</script>

<li class="about"><a href="history.html">Our History</a></li>

<li class="about"><a href="mission.html">Our Mission</a></li>

<li class="about"><a href="team.html">Our Team</a></li>
</ul>
</li>

<li>
<a href="departments.html">Departments</a>

<ul>
<li class="departments"><a href="produce.html">Produce</a></li>

<li class="departments"><a href="dairy.html">Dairy</a></li>

<li class="departments"><a href="frozen.html">Frozen</a></li>

<li class="departments"><a href="meat.html">Meat and

Cheese</a></li>

<li class="departments"><a href="ecofriendly.html">Eco

Friendly</a></li>

<li class="departments"><a href="grocery.html">Grocery</a></li>

<li class="departments"><a href="haba.html">Health and

Beauty</a></li>
</ul>
</li>

<li>
<a href="specialities.html">Specialties</a>

<ul>
<li class="specialties"><a href="supplement.html">Supplement

Specialist</a></li>

<li class="specialties"><a href="glutenfree.html">Gluten Free

Products</a></li>

<li class="specialties"><a href="vegetarian.html">Vegetarian

and Vegan</a></li>

<li class="specialties"><a href="smoothie.html">Smoothie and

Juice Bar</a></li>
</ul>
</li>

<li><a href="menus.html">Menus</a></li>

<li><a href="directions.html">Directions</a></li>

<li><a href="contact.html">Contact Us</a></li>
</ul>

David S.

I meant the outer <ul>. Don't add it in more than one place.

The <script> element to load jQuery should be the first <script> element in the page.

jilljill1

ASKER

So I insert the jquery file in the beginning. I am not sure which file it is. I went to download on jQuery, is it jquery1.2.3.js It's a pretty long page of script, I wasn't sure it was the right one?

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David S.

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hankknight

If you use this URL to load jquery it will autmotatically always use the most recent stable version:

http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3.2/jquery.min.js

jilljill1

ASKER

thank you.