Tabs Menu (mouse over) Sub Menu - HELP

[Neal]

1) Script Title: Tabs Menu (mouse over)

2) Script URL (on DD): http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex1/tabmouseover.htm

3) Describe problem: I am using this script in my website and want to modify the submenu to display under the main menu topic when mouse is hovering.....for example: it doesnt matter with the following main menu topics .... Javascript Kit | Freewarejava....if i hover over either one, the submenu is poisitoned in the same place...i want the submenu to appear under the main menu item when hovering over it....

Using the code as is no matter which main topic you hover over, the submenu is JUSTIFIED LEFT.......i want to position submenu in a different place.
thanks! neal
code:



<!--Links used to initiate the sub menus. Pass in the desired submenu index numbers (ie: 0, 1) -->
<a href="http://www.javascriptkit.com" onMouseover="showit(0)">JavaScript Kit</a> | <a href="http://freewarejava.com" onMouseover="showit(1)">Freewarejava</a><br>

<!-- Edit the dimensions of the below, plus background color-->
<ilayer width=400 height=32 name="dep1" bgColor="#E6E6FF">
<layer name="dep2" width=400 height=32>
</layer>
</ilayer>
<div id="describe" style="background-color:#E6E6FF;width:400px;height:32px" onMouseover="clear_delayhide()" onMouseout="resetit(event)"></div>


<script language="JavaScript1.2">

/*
Tabs Menu (mouseover)- By Dynamic Drive
For full source code and more DHTML scripts, visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com
This credit MUST stay intact for use
*/

var submenu=new Array()

//Set submenu contents. Expand as needed. For each content, make sure everything exists on ONE LINE. Otherwise, there will be JS errors.

submenu[0]='<font size="2" face="Verdana"><b><a href="http://www.javascriptkit.com/cutpastejava.shtml">Scripts</a> | <a href="http://www.javascriptkit.com/javaindex.shtml">JS tutorials</a> | <a href="http://www.javascriptkit.com/javatutors/index.shtml">Advanced JS tutorials</a> | <a href="http://www.javascriptkit.com/java/">Applets</a> | <a href="http://www.javascriptkit.com/howto/">Web Tutorials</a></b></font>'

submenu[1]='<font size="2" face="Verdana"><b><a href="http://freewarejava.com/applets/index.shtml">Applets</a> | <a href="http://freewarejava.com/tutorials/index.shtml">Tutorials</a> | <a href="http://freewarejava.com/javasites/index.shtml">Sites and Zines</a> | <a href="http://freewarejava.com/jsp/index.shtml">JSP</a></b></font>'

//Set delay before submenu disappears after mouse moves out of it (in milliseconds)
var delay_hide=500

/////No need to edit beyond here

var menuobj=document.getElementById? document.getElementById("describe") : document.all? document.all.describe : document.layers? document.dep1.document.dep2 : ""

function showit(which){
clear_delayhide()
thecontent=(which==-1)? "" : submenu[which]
if (document.getElementById||document.all)
menuobj.innerHTML=thecontent
else if (document.layers){
menuobj.document.write(thecontent)
menuobj.document.close()
}
}

function resetit(e){
if (document.all&&!menuobj.contains(e.toElement))
delayhide=setTimeout("showit(-1)",delay_hide)
else if (document.getElementById&&e.currentTarget!= e.relatedTarget&& !contains_ns6(e.currentTarget, e.relatedTarget))
delayhide=setTimeout("showit(-1)",delay_hide)
}

function clear_delayhide(){
if (window.delayhide)
clearTimeout(delayhide)
}

function contains_ns6(a, b) {
while (b.parentNode)
if ((b = b.parentNode) == a)
return true;
return false;
}

</script>

[ddadmin]

I would imagine the easiest way is just to manually shift the submenus to align with the menu item calling it, for example:


submenu[0]='<b><a href="http://www.javascriptkit.com/cutpastejava.shtml">Scripts</a> | <a href="http://www.javascriptkit.com/javaindex.shtml">JS tutorials</a> | <a href="http://www.javascriptkit.com/javatutors/index.shtml">Advanced JS tutorials</a> | <a href="http://www.javascriptkit.com/java/">Applets</a> | <a href="http://www.javascriptkit.com/howto/">Web Tutorials</a></b>'

submenu[1]='<b style="margin-left: 100px"><a href="http://freewarejava.com/applets/index.shtml">Applets</a> | <a href="http://freewarejava.com/tutorials/index.shtml">Tutorials</a> | <a href="http://freewarejava.com/javasites/index.shtml">Sites and Zines</a> | <a href="http://freewarejava.com/jsp/index.shtml">JSP</a></b>'

[Neal]

Thank You! worked like a charm; however, now when i click the sub menus, the link shows a link outline justified left with the code....
<div id="describe"style=background-color:#FFFFFF;width:495px;height:32px" onMouseover="clear_delayhide()" onMouseout="resetit(event)"></div>

Is there a way to change each submenu justification link box so the user will not see a long box justified left when clicking on the first sub menu item that is margined?