I searched and found this thread... http://groups.google.com/group/jquery-en/browse_thread/thread/f118475a14a5245a/e60e972d364f11d0?lnk=gst
which is very helpful for list based menus with a need for a current state. But I have a similar request that I hope to solve with your help. I have a horizontal Nav with drop downs only on a few items in the main nav. I don't want the drop downs to stay persistant on screen with a 'current' state rather I would like to have the parent (main nav) to be 'down' if the child's pages are selected and also of course the parent to be 'down' if on that page. I am using a slightly visually modified version of this: http://be.twixt.us/jquery/suckerFish.php Can you guys help me please? BTW - This is my first post - so thanks in advance!