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Weird CSS issue on Dropdown Menu
I have a dropdown menu that's producing some weird results.
The menu is designed to so that the dropdown menu stretches the width of the navigation bar. Each dropdown menu has 4 columns of links. Each column of links has a <h2> title with a class of "headLink" at the top of it. When I add a link to the title as in <h2 class="headlink"><a href="#">Column Head</a></h2>, the border-bottom defined in ".headlink" appears above the <h2> as opposed to under.
The rest of the menu works & looks as expected...
I'm including my CSS and simplified code:
So I'm not sure why the H2 border isn't working properly. I'd appreciate any insight.
Thanks!
The menu is designed to so that the dropdown menu stretches the width of the navigation bar. Each dropdown menu has 4 columns of links. Each column of links has a <h2> title with a class of "headLink" at the top of it. When I add a link to the title as in <h2 class="headlink"><a href="#">Column Head</a></h2>, the border-bottom defined in ".headlink" appears above the <h2> as opposed to under.
The rest of the menu works & looks as expected...
I'm including my CSS and simplified code:
@charset "utf-8";
/* CSS Document */
* {
margin:0px;
padding:0px;
}
body{
font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;
font-size:14px;
color:#666;
background-color:fff;
}
.content{
width:100%;
min-height:100%;
position:relative;
height:100%;
}
.wrapper{
width:968px;
margin-left:auto;
margin-right:auto;
position:relative;
min-height:100%;
}
.header{
width:100%;
position:relative;
}
.base_nav{
width:100%;
position:relative;
height:30px;
background-color:#006;
}
/* BASE NAV POSITION ----------------------------------------- */
/* this is for the UL under .base_nav */
#base_nav_ul{
position:absolute;
list-style:none;
}
#base_nav_ul li{
float:left;
position:relative;
height:40px;
}
/* COLOR INFORMATION FOR base_nav_ul */
#base_nav_ul a{
display:block;
padding:5px;
color:#fff;
text-decoration:none;
float: left;
}
#base_nav_ul a:hover{
color:#bc8e30;
text-decoration:none;
}
/*--------------- DROP DOWN ------------------ */
#base_nav_ul ul{
list-style:none;
position:absolute;
left:-9999px;
margin-top:30px;
}
#base_nav_ul ul li{
padding-top:1px;
float:none;
}
#base_nav_ul ul a{
white-space:nowrap;
}
#base_nav_ul li:hover ul{
left:0px;
z-index:100;
}
#base_nav_ul li:hover a{
color:#bc8e30;
text-decoration:underline;
}
/*--------------- END DROP DOWN ---------------- */
.base_nav_link{
margin-left:6px;
width:90px;
margin-right:26px;
background-repeat:no-repeat;
font-size:12px !important;
margin-top:3px;
}
.base_nav_link:hover{
margin-left:6px;
width:90px;
margin-right:26px;
background-repeat:no-repeat;
}
.base_nav_link:hover a{
text-decoration:none !important;
}
/* This is the actual dropdown box */
.link_div{
position:relative;
margin-top:-4px;
dispaly:block;
width:962px;
height:375px;
background-color:#FFF;
border-left:#ccc solid 1px;
border-right:#ccc solid 1px;
border-bottom:#ccc solid 1px;
-moz-box-shadow: 3px 3px 4px #ccc;
-webkit-box-shadow: 3px 3px 4px #ccc;
box-shadow: 3px 3px 4px #ccc;
padding-top:4px;
padding-left:4px;
}
.link_div ul{
margin:0px !important;
padding:0px !important;
position:relative !important;
}
.link_div li{
position:relative !important;
color:#333;
clear:both;
margin:0px !important;
padding:0px !important;
height:16px !important;
margin-bottom:4px !important;
margin-left:10px !important;
}
.link_div li a{
color:#666 !important;
padding:0px !important;
margin:0px !important;
text-decoration:underline !important;
font-size:12px;
font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;
}
.link_div li a:hover{
background-color:inherit !important;
margin:0px !important;
padding:0px !important;
text-decoration:underline;
font-size:12px;
font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;
}
.bottom{
width:100% !important;
overflow: hidden;
padding-left:6px;
margin-top:10px;
font-size:12px;
}
.bottom a{
font-size:12px;
color:#666;
width:auto !important;
text-decoration:underline !important;
display:inline !important;
float:none !important;
}
.bottom a:hover{
color:#333;
text-decoration:none !important;
background:none !important;
}
/* --------------------- END LINKS --------------------------- */
.link_a{
position:relative;
width:200px;
margin-right:32px;
float:left;
}
.link_b{
position:relative;
width:200px;
margin-right:32px;
float:left;
}
.link_c{
position:relative;
width:200px;
margin-right:32px;
float:left;
}
.link_d{
position:relative;
width:200px;
float:left;
}
.dropdown a{
padding-left:10px;
padding-right:10px;
}
/* DROP DOWN MENUS */
.headLink {
font-size:13px !important;
font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;
border-bottom:#666 solid 1px;
margin-bottom:5px;
padding-bottom:5px;
display:block;
width:100px;
}
.headLink a:link, .headLink a:visited{
color:#666 !important;
background:none !important;
width:100%;
}
.headLink a:hover{
color:#bc8e30 !important;
background:none !important;
}
/* DD = DROP DOWN LINKS - for MENUS */
.ddLinks a:links, .ddLinks a:visited{
color:#666;
text-decoration:none;
}
.ddLinks a:hover{
color:#bc8e30 !important;
text-decoration:underline !important;
}
/* END DROP DOWN MENUS */<!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 http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<title>Test DD Menu</title>
<link href="styles/css.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
</head>
<body>
<div class="content">
<div class="wrapper">
<div class="header">
<div class="base_nav">
<ul id="base_nav_ul">
<!-- 01 -->
<li class="base_nav_link" style="width:78px;"><a href="#">Link 01</a>
<ul>
<li>
<div class="link_div" style="margin-left:-6px;">
<div class="link_a">
<h2 class="headLink"><a href="#">Column A</a></h2>
<ul class="ddLinks">
<li><a href="1">Sub Link 1</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="link_b">Column B</div>
<div class="link_c">Column C</div>
<div class="link_d">Column D</div>
<div style="clear:both;"></div>
<div class="bottom">Bottom Code</div>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<!-- END 01 -->
<!-- 02 -->
<li class="base_nav_link" style="width:60px;"><a href="#">Link 02</a>
<ul>
<li>
<div class="link_div" style="margin-left:-116px;">
<div class="link_a">Column E</div>
<div class="link_b">Column F</div>
<div class="link_c">Column G</div>
<div class="link_d">Column H</div>
<div style="clear:both;"></div>
<div class="bottom">Bottom Code</div>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<!-- END 02 -->
<!-- 03 -->
<li class="base_nav_link" style="width:80px"><a href="#">Link 03</a>
<ul>
<li>
<div class="link_div" style="margin-left:-208px;">
<div class="link_a">Column I</div>
<div class="link_b">Column J</div>
<div class="link_c">Column K</div>
<div class="link_d">Column L</div>
<div style="clear:both;"></div>
<div class="bottom">Bottom Code</div>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<!-- END 03 -->
<!-- 04 -->
<li class="base_nav_link" style="width:80px"><a href="#">Link 04</a>
<ul>
<li>
<div class="link_div" style="margin-left:-320px;">
<div class="link_a">Column M</div>
<div class="link_b">Column N</div>
<div class="link_c">Column O</div>
<div class="link_d">Column P</div>
<div style="clear:both;"></div>
<div class="bottom">Bottom Code</div>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<!-- END 04 -->
<!-- 05 -->
<li class="base_nav_link" style="width:79px"><a href="#">Link 05</a>
<ul>
<li>
<div class="link_div" style="margin-left:-432px;">
<div class="link_a">Column Q</div>
<div class="link_b">Column R</div>
<div class="link_c">Column S</div>
<div class="link_d">Column T</div>
<div style="clear:both;"></div>
<div class="bottom">Bottom Code</div>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<!-- END 05 -->
<!-- 06 -->
<li class="base_nav_link"><a href="#">Link 06</a>
<ul>
<li >
<div class="link_div" style="margin-left:-543px;">
<div class="link_a">Column U</div>
<div class="link_b">Column V</div>
<div class="link_c">Column W</div>
<div class="link_d">Column X</div>
<div style="clear:both;"></div>
<div class="bottom">Bottom Code</div>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<!-- END 06 -->
<!-- 07 -->
<li class="base_nav_link" style="width:80px"><a href="#">Link 07</a>
<ul>
<li>
<div class="link_div" style="margin-left:-665px;">
<div class="link_a">Column Y</div>
<div class="link_b">Column Z</div>
<div class="link_c">Column AA</div>
<div class="link_d">Column BB</div>
<div style="clear:both;"></div>
<div class="bottom">Bottom Code</div>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<!-- END 07 -->
<!-- 08 -->
<li class="base_nav_link" style="width:84px"><a href="#">Link 08</a>
<ul>
<li>
<div class="link_div" style="margin-left:-777px;">
<div class="link_a">Column CC</div>
<div class="link_b">Column DD</div>
<div class="link_c">Column EE</div>
<div class="link_d">Column FF</div>
<div style="clear:both;"></div>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<!-- END 08 -->
</ul>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>So I'm not sure why the H2 border isn't working properly. I'd appreciate any insight.
Thanks!
ASKER
Thanks! Changing to a DIV makes sense - but quick question...
My thought behind having a plain .headLink as opposed to .headLink a was that some column heads do not have a link, but I wanted them to look the same. I know I could achieve this with two different classes, but I thought perhaps only needing to change one would be better.
Does that make sense?
Thanks for the quick reply! I made the change and it works.
My thought behind having a plain .headLink as opposed to .headLink a was that some column heads do not have a link, but I wanted them to look the same. I know I could achieve this with two different classes, but I thought perhaps only needing to change one would be better.
Does that make sense?
Thanks for the quick reply! I made the change and it works.
ASKER
I spoke a little too soon...
I changed the code to this:
and the underline now works, but it's no longer a link. (or at least, no longer clickable)
It looks good though... :)
I changed the code to this:
<div class="headLink"><a href="#">Column A</a></div>
<ul class="ddLinks">
<li><a href="1">Sub Link 1</a></li>
</ul>and the underline now works, but it's no longer a link. (or at least, no longer clickable)
It looks good though... :)
I see.
/* DROP DOWN MENUS */
.headLink {
font-size:13px !important;
font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;
/*border-bottom:#666 solid 1px; /// move border style to ".headlink a" */
margin-bottom:5px;
padding-bottom:5px;
display:block;
width:100px;
}
/* move border here */
.headLink a {
border-bottom:#666 solid 1px;
}
}
.headLink a:link, .headLink a:visited{
color:#666 !important;
background:none !important;
width:100%;
}
.headLink a:hover{
color:#bc8e30 !important;
background:none !important;
}
http://jsbin.com/oziLUsip/2/
/* DROP DOWN MENUS */
.headLink {
font-size:13px !important;
font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;
/*border-bottom:#666 solid 1px;*/
margin-bottom:5px;
padding-bottom:5px;
display:block;
width:100px;
}
.headLink a:link, .headLink a:visited{
color:#666 !important;
background:none !important;
width:100%;
border-bottom:#666 solid 1px;
}
.headLink a:hover{
color:#bc8e30 !important;
background:none !important;
border-bottom:#666 solid 1px;
}ASKER
Thank you very much for your help. I really appreciate it.
After making the change you suggested, the link works again - except...
When you rollover the column header, "Column A" - it seems that only the top 1/2 of the word is a link. If you move the cursor to the bottom half of the link, it doesn't work.
After making the change you suggested, the link works again - except...
When you rollover the column header, "Column A" - it seems that only the top 1/2 of the word is a link. If you move the cursor to the bottom half of the link, it doesn't work.
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Thank you very much for your help! This had been driving me crazy!
.headLink {
to
.headLink a {
Also, I think you are better off using a div rather than h2 and making it <strong> or bold in css.
The reason is your page should have 1 main topic that is not duplicated (h1) then multiple supporting topics (h2).
By placing the h2 in the nav, you are duplicating the same sub topic all over the site. That is just my personal preference though.