Fellowes - Product - Category- Detail (code at the bottom)
I have been trying like crazy to get the positioning of this nav correct. I need to get each of the navs to position exactly over their respective links. So the white “Products” word (over state) should sit exactly over the purple “Products” link. It should stick in the correct position on screen resolution change too. This nave will be localized too so more letter should be able to be added to each line of the pop-ups and still stick in its spot. These are all the issues I am having. PLEASE HELP! I have spent soooo much time on this and its driving me crazy!!
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title></title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"/>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us"/>
<meta http-equiv="imagetoolbar" content="no"/>
<meta name="robots" content="index,follow,archive"/>
<style type="text/css" title="">
body {
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
line-height: 115%;
font-size:10px;
background-color: #000000;
height:100%;
color:#FDB813;
}
.auto-width {
display:-moz-inline-stack;
display:inline-block;
zoom:1;
*display:inline;
}
#footer-container {
background-color:#000;
height:420px;
}
#footer{
margin:0 auto;
width:980px;
background-color:#000;
}
#footer-nav {
margin:30px 0 0 0px;
width:980px;
position:relative;
}
.fnpc {
position:absolute;
display:none;
top:0px;
left:19px;
z-index:10;
}
.fnp {
border:1px solid #555555;
background-color:#252526;
color:#888888;
text-align:left;
padding:10px;
position:relative;
z-index:10;
top:-34px;
left:0px;
}
.fto {
border-top-style:none;
border-right-style:solid;
border-bottom-style:solid;
border-left-style:solid;
border-width:1px;
border-color:#555555;
background-color:#252526;
position:absolute;
bottom:-1px;
left:0px;
z-index:11;
}
.fnc {
font-size:10px;
color:#ffffff;
padding:10px;
height:15px;
cursor:pointer;
}
</style>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4/jquery.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<!-- Footer Starts Here. Everything Below should be stuck in an include. -->
<div id="footer-container" style="margin-top:200px;">
<div id="footer">
<div id="footer-nav">
<div style="float:left; margin-right:50px;">
<div id="fnp-container-Products" class="fnpc">
<div id="fnp-Products" class="fnp auto-width">
<a href="" class="">Aaaaaaa bbbbbb</a><br>
<a href="" class="">Baaaaaa bbbbbb</a><br>
<a href="" class="">Caaaaaa bbbbbb</a><br>
<a href="" class="">Daaaaaa bbbbbb</a><br>
<a href="" class="">Eaaaaaa bbbbbb</a><br>
<a href="" class="">Faaaaaa bbbbbb</a><br>
</div>
<div id="footnav-Products" class="fto">
<div class="fnc auto-width">Products</div>
</div>
</div>
<a href="" class="footer-nav-link footer-Products">Products</a>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
$('.footer-Products').mouseenter(function() {
$('.fnpc').hide();
$('#fnp-container-Products').show();
$("#fnp-container-Products").css({
"top": $("#fnp-Products").height() + "px",
"left": $("#fnp-Products").height() + "px"
});
});
//-->
</script>
</div>
<div style="float:left; margin-right:50px;">
<div id="fnp-container-Solutions_Center" class="fnpc">
<div id="fnp-Solutions_Center" class="fnp auto-width">
<a href="" class="">Aaaaaaa bbbbbb ccccc</a><br>
<a href="" class="">Baaaaaa bbbbbb ccccc</a><br>
<a href="" class="">Caaaaaa bbbbbb ccccc</a><br>
<a href="" class="">Daaaaaa bbbbbb ccccc</a><br>
<a href="" class="">Eaaaaaa bbbbbb ccccc</a><br>
<a href="" class="">Faaaaaa bbbbbb ccccc</a><br>
</div>
<div id="footnav-Solutions_Center" class="fto">
<div class="fnc auto-width">Solutions Center</div>
</div>
</div>
<a href="" class="footer-nav-link footer-Solutions_Center">Solutions Center</a>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
$('.footer-Solutions_Center').mouseenter(function() {
$('.fnpc').hide();
$('#fnp-container-Solutions_Center').show();
$("#fnp-container-Solutions_Center").css({
"top": $("#fnp-Solutions_Center").height() + "px",
"left": $("#fnp-Solutions_Center").height() + "px"
});
});
//-->
</script>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
$('.fnpc').mouseleave(function() {
$('.fnpc').hide();
});
//-->
</script>
</body>
</html>
PaulOB
March 19, 2011, 12:06pm
2
That’s a bit muddled and not very semantic with all elements split like that.
Your main problem is that you haven’t set a stacking context (position:relative) for the parent of the absolute elements which will tie them together.
Here’s the menu in working order but as I said above the code could do with tidying up and being made more semantic.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Fellowes - Product - Category- Detail</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"/>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us"/>
<meta http-equiv="imagetoolbar" content="no"/>
<meta name="robots" content="index,follow,archive"/>
<style type="text/css" title="">
body {
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
line-height: 115%;
font-size:10px;
background-color: #000000;
height:100%;
color:#FDB813;
}
.auto-width {
display:-moz-inline-stack;
display:inline-block;
zoom:1;
*display:inline;
}
#footer-container {
background-color:#000;
height:420px;
}
#footer {
margin:0 auto;
width:980px;
background-color:#000;
}
#footer-nav {
margin:30px 0 0 0px;
width:980px;
position:relative;
}
.fnpc {
position:absolute;
left:-10px;
bottom:2em;
z-index:10;
display:none;
}
.fnp {
border:1px solid #555555;
background-color:#252526;
color:#888888;
text-align:left;
padding:10px;
position:relative;
z-index:10;
left:0px;
white-space:nowrap;
}
.fto {
border-top-style:none;
border-right-style:solid;
border-bottom-style:solid;
border-left-style:solid;
border-width:1px;
border-color:#555555;
background-color:#252526;
z-index:11;
margin-top:-1px;
position:absolute;
}
.fnc {
font-size:10px;
color:#ffffff;
padding:10px;
height:15px;
cursor:pointer;
}
</style>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4/jquery.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<!-- Footer Starts Here. Everything Below should be stuck in an include. -->
<div id="footer-container" style="margin-top:200px;">
<div id="footer">
<div id="footer-nav">
<div style="float:left; margin-right:50px;position:relative;">
<div id="fnp-container-Products" class="fnpc">
<div id="fnp-Products" class="fnp auto-width"> <a href="" class="">Aaaaaaa bbbbbb</a><br>
<a href="" class="">Baaaaaa bbbbbb</a><br>
<a href="" class="">Caaaaaa bbbbbb</a><br>
<a href="" class="">Daaaaaa bbbbbb</a><br>
<a href="" class="">Eaaaaaa bbbbbb</a><br>
<a href="" class="">Faaaaaa bbbbbb</a><br>
</div>
<div id="footnav-Products" class="fto">
<div class="fnc auto-width">Products x</div>
</div>
</div>
<a href="" class="footer-nav-link footer-Products">Products</a>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
$('.footer-Products').mouseenter(function() {
$('.fnpc').hide();
$('#fnp-container-Products').show();
});
//-->
</script>
</div>
<div style="float:left; margin-right:50px;position:relative">
<div id="fnp-container-Solutions_Center" class="fnpc">
<div id="fnp-Solutions_Center" class="fnp auto-width"> <a href="" class="">Aaaaaaa bbbbbb ccccc</a><br>
<a href="" class="">Baaaaaa bbbbbb ccccc</a><br>
<a href="" class="">Caaaaaa bbbbbb ccccc</a><br>
<a href="" class="">Daaaaaa bbbbbb ccccc</a><br>
<a href="" class="">Eaaaaaa bbbbbb ccccc</a><br>
<a href="" class="">Faaaaaa bbbbbb ccccc</a><br>
</div>
<div id="footnav-Solutions_Center" class="fto">
<div class="fnc auto-width">Solutions Center</div>
</div>
</div>
<a href="" class="footer-nav-link footer-Solutions_Center">Solutions Center</a>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
$('.footer-Solutions_Center').mouseenter(function() {
$('.fnpc').hide();
$('#fnp-container-Solutions_Center').show();
});
//-->
</script>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
$('.fnpc').mouseleave(function() {
$('.fnpc').hide();
});
//-->
</script>
</body>
</html>
As an example here’s a method that doesn’t need javascript (for all but IE6 ) and is semantic and logical and much cleaner.
Untitled Document
Just view source to see how it works. The basis of the html is that a structured unordered list is used.
<ul id="nav">
<li><a href="#">Products</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Lorem ipsum text goes here</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Text</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Link Link </a></li>
<li><a href="#">Lorem ipsum text</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Text</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Link Link </a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="#">Solutions Center</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Lorem ipsum text</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Text</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Link Link </a></li>
<li><a href="#">Lorem ipsum text goes here</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Text</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Link Link </a></li>
<li><a href="#">Lorem ipsum text</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="#">Test</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Lorem ipsum text</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Text</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Link Link </a></li>
<li><a href="#">Lorem ipsum text goes here</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Text</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Link Link </a></li>
<li><a href="#">Lorem ipsum text</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
Paul O’B is spot on (provided you with your answer+).
@cesarcesar
If you look at the given MIME type, it’s text/html; which essentially
Aside:
– I’d stick with the HTML4.01 doctype and try to adhere to the HTML4.01 strict DTD (HTML5 is a language for hobbyists).
@Paul O’B - your a god! thanks you so much!
@domscripter - i guess from what i understood from any ready online the using the HTML5 doctype was acceptable moving forward. I was’t aware it was jst for the “hobbyist”. can you point me anywhere to read about why/why not to use it.
@domscripter - i guess from what i understood from any ready online the using the HTML5 doctype was acceptable moving forward. I was’t aware it was jst for the “hobbyist”. can you point me anywhere to read about why/why not to use it.
What I mean is:
My recommendation still holds valid: “Stick to HTML4.01 Strict”.
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