From: "Tod" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> My goal is to have a dynamically generated three level vertical > dropdown with the top menu items being variable length and each > separated by the same amount of space. I'd also like it to be as > browser agnostic as possible. > > I am following the dropdown guide at > http://www.alistapart.com/articles/dropdowns. Everything works fine > but > I found something a little quirky that is throwing me. > > The <li> tag width is a constant of 10em. I decided that since I > can't always guarantee the text size of my list items I would try > and design things to be as flexible as possible. To accomplish this > I tried setting my width to auto. That works nicely with variable > length text but when I hover over a menu item the dropdown menu > appears horizontal instead of vertical. > > I'm new at this so I think there might be a good approach that I'm > not aware of. Any guidance would be appreciated. Hi Tod, While this links go to a help topic for our menu system, the technique used would most likely work for any cascading list menu with horizontal root items: http://www.projectseven.com/products/menusystems/pmm/user_guide/styling/menu_widths/hz_root_varwidth.htm Al Sparber PVII http://www.projectseven.com "Designing with CSS is sometimes like barreling down a crumbling mountain road at 90 miles per hour secure in the knowledge that repairs are scheduled for next Tuesday". ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
