Js dropdown menu help, please

I have a working drop down menu on my “Facebook” icon at the top of my website.

www.billboardfamily.com

The menu works fine, but I would like for it to open to the left of the icon… should look something like the attached pic.

I do not know enough about js to make this happen, any help would be great. Thanks in advance!

anylinkmenu.js

//** AnyLink JS Drop Down Menu v2.0- (c) Dynamic Drive DHTML code library: http://www.dynamicdrive.com
//** Script Download/ instructions page: http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex1/dropmenuindex.htm
//** January 29th, 2009: Script Creation date

//**May 22nd, 09': v2.1
	//1) Automatically adds a "selectedanchor" CSS class to the currrently selected anchor link
	//2) For image anchor links, the custom HTML attributes "data-image" and "data-overimage" can be inserted to set the anchor's default and over images.

//**June 1st, 09': v2.2
	//1) Script now runs automatically after DOM has loaded. anylinkmenu.init) can now be called in the HEAD section

//**May 23rd, 10': v2.21: Fixes script not firing in IE when inside a frame page

if (typeof dd_domreadycheck=="undefined") //global variable to detect if DOM is ready
	var dd_domreadycheck=false

var anylinkmenu={

menusmap: {},
preloadimages: [],
effects: {delayhide: 200, shadow:{enabled:true, opacity:0.3, depth: [5, 5]}, fade:{enabled:false, duration:500}}, //customize menu effects

dimensions: {},

getoffset:function(what, offsettype){
	return (what.offsetParent)? what[offsettype]+this.getoffset(what.offsetParent, offsettype) : what[offsettype]
},

getoffsetof:function(el){
	el._offsets={left:this.getoffset(el, "offsetLeft"), top:this.getoffset(el, "offsetTop"), h: el.offsetHeight}
},

getdimensions:function(menu){
	this.dimensions={anchorw:menu.anchorobj.offsetWidth, anchorh:menu.anchorobj.offsetHeight,
		docwidth:(window.innerWidth ||this.standardbody.clientWidth)-20,
		docheight:(window.innerHeight ||this.standardbody.clientHeight)-15,
		docscrollx:window.pageXOffset || this.standardbody.scrollLeft,
		docscrolly:window.pageYOffset || this.standardbody.scrollTop
	}
	if (!this.dimensions.dropmenuw){
		this.dimensions.dropmenuw=menu.dropmenu.offsetWidth
		this.dimensions.dropmenuh=menu.dropmenu.offsetHeight
	}
},

isContained:function(m, e){
	var e=window.event || e
	var c=e.relatedTarget || ((e.type=="mouseover")? e.fromElement : e.toElement)
	while (c && c!=m)try {c=c.parentNode} catch(e){c=m}
	if (c==m)
		return true
	else
		return false
},

setopacity:function(el, value){
	el.style.opacity=value
	if (typeof el.style.opacity!="string"){ //if it's not a string (ie: number instead), it means property not supported
		el.style.MozOpacity=value
		if (el.filters){
			el.style.filter="progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.alpha(opacity="+ value*100 +")"
		}
	}
},

showmenu:function(menuid){
	var menu=anylinkmenu.menusmap[menuid]
	clearTimeout(menu.hidetimer)
	this.getoffsetof(menu.anchorobj)
	this.getdimensions(menu)
	var posx=menu.anchorobj._offsets.left + (menu.orientation=="lr"? this.dimensions.anchorw : 0) //base x pos
	var posy=menu.anchorobj._offsets.top+this.dimensions.anchorh - (menu.orientation=="lr"? this.dimensions.anchorh : 0)//base y pos
	if (posx+this.dimensions.dropmenuw+this.effects.shadow.depth[0]>this.dimensions.docscrollx+this.dimensions.docwidth){ //drop left instead?
		posx=posx-this.dimensions.dropmenuw + (menu.orientation=="lr"? -this.dimensions.anchorw : this.dimensions.anchorw)
	}
	if (posy+this.dimensions.dropmenuh>this.dimensions.docscrolly+this.dimensions.docheight){  //drop up instead?
		posy=Math.max(posy-this.dimensions.dropmenuh - (menu.orientation=="lr"? -this.dimensions.anchorh : this.dimensions.anchorh), this.dimensions.docscrolly) //position above anchor or window's top edge
	}
	if (this.effects.fade.enabled){
		this.setopacity(menu.dropmenu, 0) //set opacity to 0 so menu appears hidden initially
		if (this.effects.shadow.enabled)
			this.setopacity(menu.shadow, 0) //set opacity to 0 so shadow appears hidden initially
	}
	menu.dropmenu.setcss({left:posx+'px', top:posy+'px', visibility:'visible'})
	if (this.effects.shadow.enabled){
		//menu.shadow.setcss({width: menu.dropmenu.offsetWidth+"px", height:menu.dropmenu.offsetHeight+"px"})
		menu.shadow.setcss({left:posx+anylinkmenu.effects.shadow.depth[0]+'px', top:posy+anylinkmenu.effects.shadow.depth[1]+'px', visibility:'visible'})
	}
	if (this.effects.fade.enabled){
		clearInterval(menu.animatetimer)
		menu.curanimatedegree=0
		menu.starttime=new Date().getTime() //get time just before animation is run
		menu.animatetimer=setInterval(function(){anylinkmenu.revealmenu(menuid)}, 20)
	}
},

revealmenu:function(menuid){
	var menu=anylinkmenu.menusmap[menuid]
	var elapsed=new Date().getTime()-menu.starttime //get time animation has run
	if (elapsed<this.effects.fade.duration){
		this.setopacity(menu.dropmenu, menu.curanimatedegree)
		if (this.effects.shadow.enabled)
			this.setopacity(menu.shadow, menu.curanimatedegree*this.effects.shadow.opacity)
	}
	else{
		clearInterval(menu.animatetimer)
		this.setopacity(menu.dropmenu, 1)
		menu.dropmenu.style.filter=""
	}
	menu.curanimatedegree=(1-Math.cos((elapsed/this.effects.fade.duration)*Math.PI)) / 2
},

setcss:function(param){
	for (prop in param){
		this.style[prop]=param[prop]
	}
},

setcssclass:function(el, targetclass, action){
	var needle=new RegExp("(^|\\\\s+)"+targetclass+"($|\\\\s+)", "ig")
	if (action=="check")
		return needle.test(el.className)
	else if (action=="remove")
		el.className=el.className.replace(needle, "")
	else if (action=="add" && !needle.test(el.className))
		el.className+=" "+targetclass
},

hidemenu:function(menuid){
	var menu=anylinkmenu.menusmap[menuid]
	clearInterval(menu.animatetimer)
	menu.dropmenu.setcss({visibility:'hidden', left:0, top:0})
	menu.shadow.setcss({visibility:'hidden', left:0, top:0})
},

getElementsByClass:function(targetclass){
	if (document.querySelectorAll)
		return document.querySelectorAll("."+targetclass)
	else{
		var classnameRE=new RegExp("(^|\\\\s+)"+targetclass+"($|\\\\s+)", "i") //regular expression to screen for classname
		var pieces=[]
		var alltags=document.all? document.all : document.getElementsByTagName("*")
		for (var i=0; i<alltags.length; i++){
			if (typeof alltags[i].className=="string" && alltags[i].className.search(classnameRE)!=-1)
				pieces[pieces.length]=alltags[i]
		}
		return pieces
	}
},

addDiv:function(divid, divclass, inlinestyle){
	var el=document.createElement("div")
	if (divid)
		el.id=divid
	el.className=divclass
	if (inlinestyle!="" && typeof el.style.cssText=="string")
		el.style.cssText=inlinestyle
	else if (inlinestyle!="")
		el.setAttribute('style', inlinestyle)
	document.body.appendChild(el)
	return el
},

getmenuHTML:function(menuobj){
	var menucontent=[]
	var frag=""
	for (var i=0; i<menuobj.items.length; i++){
		frag+='<li><a href="' + menuobj.items[i][1] + '" target="' + menuobj.linktarget + '">' + menuobj.items[i][0] + '</a></li>\
'
		if (menuobj.items[i][2]=="efc" || i==menuobj.items.length-1){
			menucontent.push(frag)
			frag=""
		}
	}
	if (typeof menuobj.cols=="undefined")
		return '<ul>\
' + menucontent.join('') + '\
</ul>'
	else{
		frag=""
		for (var i=0; i<menucontent.length; i++){
			frag+='<div class="' + menuobj.cols.divclass + '" style="' + menuobj.cols.inlinestyle + '">\
<ul>\
' + menucontent[i] + '</ul>\
</div>\
'
		}
		return frag
	}
},

addEvent:function(targetarr, functionref, tasktype){
	if (targetarr.length>0){
		var target=targetarr.shift()
		if (target.addEventListener)
			target.addEventListener(tasktype, functionref, false)
		else if (target.attachEvent)
			target.attachEvent('on'+tasktype, function(){return functionref.call(target, window.event)})
		this.addEvent(targetarr, functionref, tasktype)
	}
},

domready:function(functionref){ //based on code from the jQuery library
	if (dd_domreadycheck){
		functionref()
		return
	}
	// Mozilla, Opera and webkit nightlies currently support this event
	if (document.addEventListener) {
		// Use the handy event callback
		document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function(){
			document.removeEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", arguments.callee, false )
			functionref();
			dd_domreadycheck=true
		}, false )
	}
	else if (document.attachEvent){
		// If IE and not an iframe
		// continually check to see if the document is ready
		if ( document.documentElement.doScroll && window == window.top) (function(){
			if (dd_domreadycheck) return
			try{
				// If IE is used, use the trick by Diego Perini
				// http://javascript.nwbox.com/IEContentLoaded/
				document.documentElement.doScroll("left")
			}catch(error){
				setTimeout( arguments.callee, 0)
				return;
			}
			//and execute any waiting functions
			functionref();
			dd_domreadycheck=true
		})();
	}
	if (document.attachEvent && parent.length>0) //account for page being in IFRAME, in which above doesn't fire in IE
		this.addEvent([window], function(){functionref()}, "load");
},

addState:function(anchorobj, state){
	if (anchorobj.getAttribute('data-image')){
		var imgobj=(anchorobj.tagName=="IMG")? anchorobj : anchorobj.getElementsByTagName('img')[0]
		if (imgobj){
			imgobj.src=(state=="add")? anchorobj.getAttribute('data-overimage') : anchorobj.getAttribute('data-image')
		}
	}
	else
		anylinkmenu.setcssclass(anchorobj, "selectedanchor", state)
},

addState:function(anchorobj, state){
	if (anchorobj.getAttribute('data-image')){
		var imgobj=(anchorobj.tagName=="IMG")? anchorobj : anchorobj.getElementsByTagName('img')[0]
		if (imgobj){
			imgobj.src=(state=="add")? anchorobj.getAttribute('data-overimage') : anchorobj.getAttribute('data-image')
		}
	}
	else
		anylinkmenu.setcssclass(anchorobj, "selectedanchor", state)
},

setupmenu:function(targetclass, anchorobj, pos){
	this.standardbody=(document.compatMode=="CSS1Compat")? document.documentElement : document.body
	var relattr=anchorobj.getAttribute("rel")
	dropmenuid=relattr.replace(/\\[(\\w+)\\]/, '')
	var dropmenuvar=window[dropmenuid]
	var dropmenu=this.addDiv(null, dropmenuvar.divclass, dropmenuvar.inlinestyle) //create and add main sub menu DIV
	dropmenu.innerHTML=this.getmenuHTML(dropmenuvar)
	var menu=this.menusmap[targetclass+pos]={
		id: targetclass+pos,
		anchorobj: anchorobj,	
		dropmenu: dropmenu,
		revealtype: (relattr.length!=dropmenuid.length && RegExp.$1=="click")? "click" : "mouseover",
		orientation: anchorobj.getAttribute("rev")=="lr"? "lr" : "ud",
		shadow: this.addDiv(null, "anylinkshadow", null) //create and add corresponding shadow
	}
	menu.anchorobj._internalID=targetclass+pos
	menu.anchorobj._isanchor=true
	menu.dropmenu._internalID=targetclass+pos
	menu.shadow._internalID=targetclass+pos
	menu.dropmenu.setcss=this.setcss
	menu.shadow.setcss=this.setcss
	menu.shadow.setcss({width: menu.dropmenu.offsetWidth+"px", height:menu.dropmenu.offsetHeight+"px"})
	this.setopacity(menu.shadow, this.effects.shadow.opacity)
	this.addEvent([menu.anchorobj, menu.dropmenu, menu.shadow], function(e){ //MOUSEOVER event for anchor, dropmenu, shadow
		var menu=anylinkmenu.menusmap[this._internalID]
		if (this._isanchor && menu.revealtype=="mouseover" && !anylinkmenu.isContained(this, e)){ //event for anchor
			anylinkmenu.showmenu(menu.id)
			anylinkmenu.addState(this, "add")
		}
		else if (typeof this._isanchor=="undefined"){ //event for drop down menu and shadow
			clearTimeout(menu.hidetimer)
		}
	}, "mouseover")
	this.addEvent([menu.anchorobj, menu.dropmenu, menu.shadow], function(e){ //MOUSEOUT event for anchor, dropmenu, shadow
		if (!anylinkmenu.isContained(this, e)){
			var menu=anylinkmenu.menusmap[this._internalID]
			menu.hidetimer=setTimeout(function(){
				anylinkmenu.addState(menu.anchorobj, "remove")
				anylinkmenu.hidemenu(menu.id)
			}, anylinkmenu.effects.delayhide)
		}
	}, "mouseout")
	this.addEvent([menu.anchorobj, menu.dropmenu], function(e){ //CLICK event for anchor, dropmenu
		var menu=anylinkmenu.menusmap[this._internalID]
		if ( this._isanchor && menu.revealtype=="click"){
			if (menu.dropmenu.style.visibility=="visible")
				anylinkmenu.hidemenu(menu.id)
			else{
				anylinkmenu.addState(this, "add")
				anylinkmenu.showmenu(menu.id)
			}
			if (e.preventDefault)
				e.preventDefault()
			return false
		}
		else
			menu.hidetimer=setTimeout(function(){anylinkmenu.hidemenu(menu.id)}, anylinkmenu.effects.delayhide)
	}, "click")
},

init:function(targetclass){
	this.domready(function(){anylinkmenu.trueinit(targetclass)})
},

trueinit:function(targetclass){
	var anchors=this.getElementsByClass(targetclass)
	var preloadimages=this.preloadimages
	for (var i=0; i<anchors.length; i++){
		if (anchors[i].getAttribute('data-image')){ //preload anchor image?
			preloadimages[preloadimages.length]=new Image()
			preloadimages[preloadimages.length-1].src=anchors[i].getAttribute('data-image')
		}
		if (anchors[i].getAttribute('data-overimage')){ //preload anchor image?
			preloadimages[preloadimages.length]=new Image()
			preloadimages[preloadimages.length-1].src=anchors[i].getAttribute('data-overimage')
		}
		this.setupmenu(targetclass, anchors[i], i)
	}
}

}

menucontents.js

var anylinkmenu1={divclass:'anylinkmenu', inlinestyle:'', linktarget:''} //First menu variable. Make sure "anylinkmenu1" is a unique name!
anylinkmenu1.items=[
	["Fan Page", "http://www.facebook.com/BillboardFamily/"],
	["Carl", "http://www.facebook.com/CarlMartin.BillboardFamily/"],
	["Amy", "http://www.facebook.com/AmyMartin.BillboardFamily/"]
//no comma following last entry!
]



var anylinkmenu2={divclass:'anylinkmenu', inlinestyle:'width:150px; background:#FDD271', linktarget:'_new'} //Second menu variable. Same precaution.
anylinkmenu2.items=[
	["Fan Page", "http://www.facebook.com/BillboardFamily/"],
	["Carl", "http://www.facebook.com/CarlMartin.BillboardFamily/"],
	["Amy", "http://www.facebook.com/AmyMartin.BillboardFamily/"]
//no comma following last entry!
]



var anylinkmenu3={divclass:'anylinkmenucols', inlinestyle:'', linktarget:'secwin'} //Third menu variable. Same precaution.
anylinkmenu3.cols={divclass:'column', inlinestyle:''} //menu.cols if defined creates columns of menu links segmented by keyword "efc"
anylinkmenu3.items=[
	["Fan Page", "http://www.facebook.com/BillboardFamily/"],
	["Carl", "http://www.facebook.com/CarlMartin.BillboardFamily/"],
	["Amy", "http://www.facebook.com/AmyMartin.BillboardFamily/"]
//no comma following last entry!
]

var anylinkmenu4={divclass:'anylinkmenu', inlinestyle:'width:150px; background:#DFFDF4', linktarget:'_new'} //Second menu variable. Same precaution.
anylinkmenu4.items=[
	["Fan Page", "http://www.facebook.com/BillboardFamily/"],
	["Carl", "http://www.facebook.com/CarlMartin.BillboardFamily/"],
	["Amy", "http://www.facebook.com/AmyMartin.BillboardFamily/"]
//no comma following last entry!
]

css for the menu

.selectedanchor{ /*CSS class that gets added to the currently selected anchor link (assuming it's a text link)*/

}

/* ######### Default class for drop down menus ######### */

.anylinkmenu{
position: absolute;
left: 0;
top: 0;
visibility: hidden;
font: normal 13px Arial;
line-height: 18px;
background: #000000;
width: 85px; /* default width for menu */
}

.anylinkmenu ul{
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
list-style-type: none;
}

.anylinkmenu ul li a{
width: 100%;
display: block;
color: #00AFEF;
text-indent: 10px;
padding: 2px 0;
text-decoration: none;
font-weight: bold;
text-indent: 5px;
}

.anylinkmenu a:hover{ /*hover background color*/
background: black;
color: #00AFEF;
text-decoration: underline;
}

/* ######### Alternate multi-column class for drop down menus ######### */


.anylinkmenucols{
position: absolute;
width: 350px;
left: 0;
top: 0;
visibility: hidden;
border: 1px solid black;
padding: 10px;
font: normal 12px Verdana;
z-index: 100; /*zIndex should be greater than that of shadow's below*/
background: #E9E9E9;
}

.anylinkmenucols li{
padding-bottom: 3px;
}

.anylinkmenucols .column{
float: left;
padding: 3px 8px;
margin-right: 5px;
background: #E0E0E0;
}

.anylinkmenucols .column ul{
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
list-style-type: none;
}



Anyone?

I am having these issues as well:

  1. I need the links in the drop down menu to open in a new tab, rather than the current tab. How can I do this?

  2. I am having a MAJOR issue with the code in my <head>. The code:

<script type="text/javascript">

	//anylinkmenu.init("menu_anchors_class") //Pass in the CSS class of anchor links (that contain a sub menu)
	anylinkmenu.init("menuanchorclass")

	</script>

is making my footer on the page move up, leaving a white gap at the bottom of the web pages. When I remove this line, the drop down menu no longer works, obviously, but the page looks correct once again.