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Using mouseout to close drop-down menu not working properly

My test page:
http://partnersdesign.net

Mouseover the "make contact" text at the top-right, and a menu appears below it. That works fine.

I'm trying to create a smooth, usable mouseout effect. I thought if the user mouses away from the menu, it should close (the actual menu, not the menu's opener "make contact"). This is what I have:

$('#contact').mouseout(function(){
      $('#contact').slideUp(500);
});

However, if you mouseover the "EMAIL" link, that apparently counts as a "mouse out" of the <div> that contains it, and the menu closes prematurely. My markup looks like this:

<a id="contactbtn">MAKE CONTACT</a>
<div id="contact">
      610.488.7611
      <div class="blackline"></div>
      <a href="mailto:info@partnersdesign.net">EMAIL</a>
      <div class="blackline"></div>
      <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Partners-Design-Inc/62221992069?fref=ts" target="_blank">FACEBOOK</a>
</div>

Is there a better way to handle the mouseout so it works more smoothly?

Thank you!

skullnobrains

you need to apply cancelBubble() to the event that fires in your a tag

Brad Bansner

ASKER

I'm not following you. How do I modify my script to make the menu slide up at the right time?

$('#contact').mouseout(function(){
$('#contact').slideUp(500);
});

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Brad Bansner

ASKER

I ended up doing this:

$('#contact').mouseout(function(){
      if ($('#contact').is(':hover')===false && $('#contacthover1').is(':hover')===false && $('#contacthover2').is(':hover')===false){
            $('#contact').slideUp(500);
      }
});

So now it just checks each element individually to make sure it isn't in a mouseover state... if none are moused over, then it closes the menu.