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jQuery Drop Line Menu

Author: Dynamic Drive

This menu turns a nested UL list into a horizontal drop line menu, with each sub menu appearing as a single row of links beneath its parent menu. To polish it up, the menu uses a touch of jQuery magic to apply a nice slide down effect to each sub menu as it is revealed.

Demo:

Important: Make sure your page contains a valid doctype for this menu to render properly.

The external files: The menu requires the following support files, which you should upload by default all to the same directory as your page itself:

droplinebar.css (inside this file, confirm the paths to the two blue gradient images below)
droplinemenu.js (inside this file, confirm the path to the arrow image below)

The CSS/ JavaScript: The below code should be added to the HEAD section of your page:

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="droplinebar.css" />

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3.2/jquery.min.js"></script>

<script src="droplinemenu.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

<script type="text/javascript">

//build menu with DIV ID="myslidemenu" on page:
droplinemenu.buildmenu("mydroplinemenu")

</script>

The HTML:

<div id="mydroplinemenu" class="droplinebar">
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/style/">CSS Examples</a>
  <ul>
  <li><a href="#">Activities 1</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">Activities 2</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">Activities 3</a>
	  <ul>
	  <li><a href="#">Water Sports 1</a></li>
	  <li><a href="#">Water Sports 1</a></li>
	  <li><a href="#">Water Sports 1</a></li>
	  <li><a href="#">Water Sports 1</a></li>
	  </ul>
	</li>
  <li><a href="#">Activities 4</a></li>
  </ul>
</li>
<li><a href="http://tools.dynamicdrive.com">Tools</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.javascriptkit.com/">JavaScript</a>
  <ul>
  <li><a href="#">Traveling 1</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">Traveling 2</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">Traveling 3</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">Traveling 4</a>
	  <ul>
	  <li><a href="#">Africa 1</a></li>
	  <li><a href="#">Africa 2</a></li>
	  <li><a href="#">Africa 3</a></li>
	  <li><a href="#">Africa 4</a>
		  <ul>
		  <li><a href="#">Kenya 1</a></li>
		  <li><a href="#">Kenya 2</a></li>
		  <li><a href="#">Kenya 3</a></li>
		  <li><a href="#">Kenya 4</a></li>
		  <li><a href="#">Kenya 5</a></li>
		  </ul>
		</li>
	  </ul>
	</li>
  <li><a href="#">Traveling 5</a></li>
  </ul>
</li>
<li><a href="http://www.cssdrive.com">Gallery</a></li>
</ul>
</div>

Code Info

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Date Posted: 06/13/2009

Revision History: None

Usage Terms: Click here

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Comment Pages 2 of 2 pages < 1 2

I also had trouble centering the menu but overcame it by removing float-left, setting width to 82% and setting left & right margins to auto, as below:
/*float: left;*/
/*width: 100%;*/
width: 82%;
margin-left:auto;
margin-right:auto;
I do however find that the menu does not work in Mozilla Firefox. The bar is invisible until you cursor over it.

Posted by Anne on 07/09, 08:13 AM

Comment Pages 2 of 2 pages < 1 2

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