cvandal
Reputation: 794
CSS Drop Down Menu
I'm trying to make a simple CSS drop down menu that when you mouse over a link, the sub menu appears. I've managed to achieve this when you mouse over an li but can't figure out how to do it using a link.
The reason why I'm trying to do this using a link rather than the li is that my menu width is 100% and the li spans a greater area than the link so if you mouse over that area, the sub menu appears when you don't want it to.
My CSS is as follows:
.menu {
border: solid 1px red;
font-size: 5em;
font-family: 'Raleway', arial, serif;
}
.menu ul {
}
.menu ul.children {
display: none;
}
.menu ul li {
margin: 20px 0 10px 0;
}
.menu ul li:hover ul.children {
display: block;
position: absolute;
}
.menu ul li a {
padding: 10px 10px 0 40px;
background: rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
color: #fff;
text-decoration: none;
}
Upvotes: 1
Views: 2571
Answers (3)
Pankaj Upadhyay
Reputation: 2138
<!doctype html>
<html lang=''>
<head>
<meta charset='utf-8'>
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css">
<script src="http://webdesign9.in/js/jquery.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
(function($) {
$.fn.menumaker = function(options) {
var cssmenu = $(this), settings = $.extend({
format: "dropdown",
sticky: false
}, options);
return this.each(function() {
$(this).find(".button").on('click', function(){
$(this).toggleClass('menu-opened');
var mainmenu = $(this).next('ul');
if (mainmenu.hasClass('open')) {
mainmenu.slideToggle().removeClass('open');
}
else {
mainmenu.slideToggle().addClass('open');
if (settings.format === "dropdown") {
mainmenu.find('ul').show();
}
}
});
cssmenu.find('li ul').parent().addClass('has-sub');
multiTg = function() {
cssmenu.find(".has-sub").prepend('<span class="submenu-button"></span>');
cssmenu.find('.submenu-button').on('click', function() {
$(this).toggleClass('submenu-opened');
if ($(this).siblings('ul').hasClass('open')) {
$(this).siblings('ul').removeClass('open').slideToggle();
}
else {
$(this).siblings('ul').addClass('open').slideToggle();
}
});
};
if (settings.format === 'multitoggle') multiTg();
else cssmenu.addClass('dropdown');
if (settings.sticky === true) cssmenu.css('position', 'fixed');
resizeFix = function() {
var mediasize = 900;
if ($( window ).width() > mediasize) {
cssmenu.find('ul').show();
}
if ($(window).width() <= mediasize) {
cssmenu.find('ul').hide().removeClass('open');
}
};
resizeFix();
return $(window).on('resize', resizeFix);
});
};
})(jQuery);
(function($){
$(document).ready(function(){
$("#cssmenu").menumaker({
format: "multitoggle"
});
});
})(jQuery);
</script>
<title>WELCOME TO WEBDESIGN9.IN</title>
<style>
#cssmenu,#cssmenu ul,#cssmenu ul li,#cssmenu ul li a,#cssmenu #head-mobile{border:0;list-style:none;line-height:1;display:block;position:relative;-webkit-box-sizing:border-box;-moz-box-sizing:border-box;box-sizing:border-box}
#cssmenu:after,#cssmenu > ul:after{content:".";display:block;clear:both;visibility:hidden;line-height:0;height:0}
#cssmenu #head-mobile{display:none}
#cssmenu{font-family:sans-serif;background:#EEE;}
#cssmenu > ul > li{float:left}
#cssmenu > ul > li > a{padding:17px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:1px;text-decoration:none;color:#ddd;font-weight:700;}
#cssmenu > ul > li:hover > a,#cssmenu ul li.active a{color:#fff}
#cssmenu > ul > li:hover,#cssmenu ul li.active:hover,#cssmenu ul li.active,#cssmenu ul li.has-sub.active:hover{background:#448D00!important;-webkit-transition:background .3s ease;-ms-transition:background .3s ease;transition:background .3s ease;}
#cssmenu > ul > li.has-sub > a{padding-right:30px}
#cssmenu > ul > li.has-sub > a:after{position:absolute;top:22px;right:11px;width:8px;height:2px;display:block;background:#ddd;content:''}
#cssmenu > ul > li.has-sub > a:before{position:absolute;top:19px;right:14px;display:block;width:2px;height:8px;background:#ddd;content:'';-webkit-transition:all .25s ease;-ms-transition:all .25s ease;transition:all .25s ease}
#cssmenu > ul > li.has-sub:hover > a:before{top:23px;height:0}
#cssmenu ul ul{position:absolute;left:-9999px}
#cssmenu ul ul li{height:0;-webkit-transition:all .25s ease;-ms-transition:all .25s ease;background:#333;transition:all .25s ease}
#cssmenu ul ul li:hover{}
#cssmenu li:hover > ul{left:auto}
#cssmenu li:hover > ul > li{height:35px}
#cssmenu ul ul ul{margin-left:100%;top:0}
#cssmenu ul ul li a{border-bottom:1px solid rgba(150,150,150,0.15);padding:11px 15px;width:170px;font-size:12px;text-decoration:none;color:#ddd;font-weight:400;}
#cssmenu ul ul li:last-child > a,#cssmenu ul ul li.last-item > a{border-bottom:0}
#cssmenu ul ul li:hover > a,#cssmenu ul ul li a:hover{color:#fff}
#cssmenu ul ul li.has-sub > a:after{position:absolute;top:16px;right:11px;width:8px;height:2px;display:block;background:#ddd;content:''}
#cssmenu ul ul li.has-sub > a:before{position:absolute;top:13px;right:14px;display:block;width:2px;height:8px;background:#ddd;content:'';-webkit-transition:all .25s ease;-ms-transition:all .25s ease;transition:all .25s ease}
#cssmenu ul ul > li.has-sub:hover > a:before{top:17px;height:0}
#cssmenu ul ul li.has-sub:hover,#cssmenu ul li.has-sub ul li.has-sub ul li:hover{background:#363636;}
#cssmenu ul ul ul li.active a{border-left:1px solid #333}
#cssmenu > ul > li.has-sub > ul > li.active > a,#cssmenu > ul ul > li.has-sub > ul > li.active> a{border-top:1px solid #333}
@media screen and (max-width:900px){
.logo{position:absolute;top:0;left: 0;width:100%;height:46px;text-align:center;padding:10px 0 0 0 ;float:none}
.logo2{display:none}
nav{width:100%;}
#cssmenu{width:100%}
#cssmenu ul{width:100%;display:none}
#cssmenu ul li{width:100%;border-top:1px solid #444}
#cssmenu ul li:hover{background:#363636;}
#cssmenu ul ul li,#cssmenu li:hover > ul > li{height:auto}
#cssmenu ul li a,#cssmenu ul ul li a{width:100%;border-bottom:0}
#cssmenu > ul > li{float:none}
#cssmenu ul ul li a{padding-left:25px}
#cssmenu ul ul li{background:#333!important;}
#cssmenu ul ul li:hover{background:#363636!important}
#cssmenu ul ul ul li a{padding-left:35px}
#cssmenu ul ul li a{color:#ddd;background:none}
#cssmenu ul ul li:hover > a,#cssmenu ul ul li.active > a{color:#fff}
#cssmenu ul ul,#cssmenu ul ul ul{position:relative;left:0;width:100%;margin:0;text-align:left}
#cssmenu > ul > li.has-sub > a:after,#cssmenu > ul > li.has-sub > a:before,#cssmenu ul ul > li.has-sub > a:after,#cssmenu ul ul > li.has-sub > a:before{display:none}
#cssmenu #head-mobile{display:block;padding:23px;color:#ddd;font-size:12px;font-weight:700}
.button{width:55px;height:46px;position:absolute;right:0;top:0;cursor:pointer;z-index: 12399994;}
.button:after{position:absolute;top:22px;right:20px;display:block;height:4px;width:20px;border-top:2px solid #dddddd;border-bottom:2px solid #dddddd;content:''}
.button:before{-webkit-transition:all .3s ease;-ms-transition:all .3s ease;transition:all .3s ease;position:absolute;top:16px;right:20px;display:block;height:2px;width:20px;background:#ddd;content:''}
.button.menu-opened:after{-webkit-transition:all .3s ease;-ms-transition:all .3s ease;transition:all .3s ease;top:23px;border:0;height:2px;width:19px;background:#fff;-webkit-transform:rotate(45deg);-moz-transform:rotate(45deg);-ms-transform:rotate(45deg);-o-transform:rotate(45deg);transform:rotate(45deg)}
.button.menu-opened:before{top:23px;background:#fff;width:19px;-webkit-transform:rotate(-45deg);-moz-transform:rotate(-45deg);-ms-transform:rotate(-45deg);-o-transform:rotate(-45deg);transform:rotate(-45deg)}
#cssmenu .submenu-button{position:absolute;z-index:99;right:0;top:0;display:block;border-left:1px solid #444;height:46px;width:46px;cursor:pointer}
#cssmenu .submenu-button.submenu-opened{background:#262626}
#cssmenu ul ul .submenu-button{height:34px;width:34px}
#cssmenu .submenu-button:after{position:absolute;top:22px;right:19px;width:8px;height:2px;display:block;background:#ddd;content:''}
#cssmenu ul ul .submenu-button:after{top:15px;right:13px}
#cssmenu .submenu-button.submenu-opened:after{background:#fff}
#cssmenu .submenu-button:before{position:absolute;top:19px;right:22px;display:block;width:2px;height:8px;background:#ddd;content:''}
#cssmenu ul ul .submenu-button:before{top:12px;right:16px}
#cssmenu .submenu-button.submenu-opened:before{display:none}
#cssmenu ul ul ul li.active a{border-left:none}
#cssmenu > ul > li.has-sub > ul > li.active > a,#cssmenu > ul ul > li.has-sub > ul > li.active > a{border-top:none}
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<header>
<nav id='cssmenu'>
<div class="logo"><a href="index.php">Responsive </a></div>
<div id="head-mobile"></div>
<div class="button"></div>
<ul>
<li class='active'><a href='#'>HOME</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>ABOUT</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>PRODUCTS</a>
<ul>
<li><a href='#'>Product 1</a>
<ul>
<li><a href='#'>Sub Product</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Sub Product</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href='#'>Product 2</a>
<ul>
<li><a href='#'>Sub Product</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Sub Product</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href='#'>BIO</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>VIDEO</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>GALLERY</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>CONTACT</a></li>
</ul>
</nav>
</header>
</body>
<html>
Upvotes: 0
Spycho
Reputation: 7788
I would avoid using JS for this if possible. It's not necessary. Just stick a div inside your li (with a bit less padding on it than the li itself) and style the div:hover to display:block;.
Here's a fiddle demonstrating the approach. It's much like what you already have.
Upvotes: 1
Dirk van Bergen
Reputation: 245
Simply put, this is not something you can do in CSS as the nested <ul> is in the <li> and not the <a> (Or the entire submenu would be a link and that's just silly)
You can get around that with javascript/jquery
$('.menu ul li a').hover(function() {
$(this).parent().children('ul').toggle();
});
Upvotes: 0