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Join Date: Oct 2007
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#1: Aug 29 '09
Hi there,

I've got a series of CSS /Javascript drop down menus that work fine in Safari and Firefox, but not in Explorer (surprise. surpise!) as was wondering if anybody could give me a bit of assistance? The menu first appear to be cut in half when it appears, and depending on the browser, remain with a chunk cut out the top right corner. I've tried changes Z Index' etc without success.

Here is the CSS...

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  1. ul.menu {
  2.     list-style:none;
  3.     padding:0;
  4.     font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  5.     font-size: 11px;
  6.     color: #FFFFFF;
  7.     margin-top: 0;
  8.     margin-right: 0px;
  9.     margin-bottom: 0px;
  10.     margin-left: 0px;
  11. }
  12. ul.menu * {
  13.     padding:0;
  14.     margin-top: 0;
  15.     margin-right: 0;
  16.     margin-bottom: 0;
  17.     margin-left: 0px;
  18. }
  19. ul.menu a {display:block; color:#FFFFFF; text-decoration:none}
  20. ul.menu li {
  21.     float:left;
  22.     padding-right: 0px;
  23.     padding-left: 0px;
  24.     position: relative;
  25.     width: 117px;
  26. }
  27. ul.menu ul {
  28.     position:absolute;
  29.     top:26px;
  30.     left:0;
  31.     display:none;
  32.     opacity:0;
  33.     list-style:none;
  34.     z-index: 0;
  35. }
  36. ul.menu ul li {
  37.     position:relative;
  38.     width:180px;
  39.     margin:0;
  40.     border-top-width: 1px;
  41.     border-right-width: 1px;
  42.     border-bottom-width: 1px;
  43.     border-left-width: 1px;
  44.     border-right-style: solid;
  45.     border-bottom-style: solid;
  46.     border-left-style: solid;
  47.     border-top-color: #aaa;
  48.     border-right-color: #aaa;
  49.     border-bottom-color: #aaa;
  50.     border-left-color: #aaa;
  51.     z-index: 100;
  52.     clear: both;
  53. }
  54. ul.menu ul li a {display:block; padding:3px 7px 5px; background-color:#2A3239}
  55. ul.menu ul li a:hover {background-color:#F6B220}
  56. ul.menu ul ul {left:180px; top:1px}
  57. ul.menu .menulink {font-weight:bold; width:180px}
  58. ul.menu .menulink:hover, ul.menu .menuhover {}
  59. ul.menu .sub {
  60. }
  61. ul.menu .topline {
  62.     border-top:1px solid #aaa;
  63.     background-color: #2A3239;
  64. }
  65.  

My HTML is as follows...

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  1. <div class="navbuttons1"><a href="index.html"><img src="images/home_button_over.gif" alt="Metparking Home Page" width="126" height="54" border="0"/></a></div>
  2.  
  3.   <ul class="menu" id="menu">
  4.     <li><img src="images/about_norm.gif" alt="Metparking About Us" width="117" height="54"/></span>
  5.         <ul>
  6.           <li><a href="about_us/industry_standards.html">Industry Standards</a></li>
  7.           <li> <a href="about_us/employment.html">Employment</a></li>
  8.           <li> <a href="about_us/client_relationship.html">Client Relationship</a></li>
  9.           <li> <a href="about_us/customer_service.html">Customer Service</a></li>
  10.         </ul>
  11.     </li>
  12.  
  13.     <li><img src="images/services_norm.gif" alt="Metparking Our Services" width="117" height="54"/></span>
  14.         <ul>
  15.           <li><a href="our_services/parking_management/parking_management.html">PARKING MANAGEMENT</a></li>
  16.           <li><a href="our_services/parking_management/maximum_stay.html">Maximum Stay</a></li>
  17.           <li><a href="our_services/parking_management/permit_contract_season_tickets.html">Permit/Contract/Season Tickets</a></li>
  18.           <li><a href="our_services/parking_management/pay_and_display.html">Pay and Display</a></li>
  19.           <li><a href="our_services/parking_management/pay_by_phone.html">Pay By Phone</a></li>
  20.           <li><a href="our_services/parking_management/pay_on_foot.html">Pay On Foot</a></li>
  21.           <li><a href="our_services/parking_management/pay_on_entry.html">Pay On Entry</a></li>
  22.           <li><a href="our_services/parking_management/pay_at_exit.html">Pay At Exit</a></li>
  23.           <li><a href="our_services/parking_management/marshalling.html">Marshalling</a></li>
  24.           <li><a href="our_services/parking_enforcement/parking_enforcement.html"><br />PARKING ENFORCEMENT</a></li>
  25.           <li><a href="our_services/parking_enforcement/anpr.html">ANPR</a></li>
  26.           <li><a href="our_services/parking_enforcement/onsite_parking_attendants.html">Onsite Parking Attendants</a></li>
  27.           <li><a href="our_services/parking_enforcement/mobile_parking_attendants.html">Mobile Parking Attendants</a></li>
  28.           <li><a href="our_services/parking_enforcement/self_ticketing.html">Self Ticketing</a></li>
  29.           <li><a href="our_services/parking_enforcement/clamping_tow_away.html">Clamping/Tow Away</a></li>
  30.           <li><a href="our_services/parking_enforcement/abandoned_vehicles.html">Abandoned Vehicles</a></li>
  31.           <li><a href="our_services/parking_enforcement/faqs.html">FAQ's</a></li>
  32.           <li><a href="our_services/parking_enforcement/legalities.html">Legalities</a></li>
  33.           <li><a href="our_services/facilities_management/facilities_management.html"><br />FACILITIES MANAGEMENT</a></li>
  34.           <li><a href="our_services/facilities_management/maintenance.html">Maintenance</a></li>
  35.           <li><a href="our_services/facilities_management/cleaning.html">Cleaning</a></li>
  36.           <li><a href="our_services/facilities_management/landscaping.html">Landscaping</a></li>
  37.           <li><a href="our_services/facilities_management/line_marking.html">Line Marking</a></li>
  38.           <li><a href="our_services/facilities_management/signage.html">Signage</a></li>
  39.           <li><a href="our_services/facilities_management/security_patrols_gate_operation.html">Security Patrols & Gate Operation</a></li>
  40.           <li><a href="our_services/buy_lease_joint_venture/index.html"><br />BUY/LEASE/JOINT VENTURE</a></li>
  41.         </ul>
  42.     </li>
  43.  
  44.  
  45.     <li><img src="images/careers_norm.gif" alt="Metparking Careers" width="117" height="53" /></span>
  46.         <ul>
  47.           <li><a href="careers/about_careers.html">About Careers</a></li>
  48.           <li> <a href="careers/current_vacancies.html">Current Vacancies</a></li>
  49.         </ul>
  50.     </li>
  51.  
  52.         <li><img src="images/our_clients_norm.gif" alt="Metparking Clients" width="117" height="53" /></span>
  53.         <ul>
  54.           <li><a href="clients/industry_sectors.html">Industry Sectors</a></li>
  55.           <li> <a href="clients/testimonials.html">Testimonials</a></li>
  56.         </ul>
  57.     </li>
  58.  
  59.  
  60.         <li><a href="news/index.html"><img src="images/new_norm.gif" alt="Metparking News" width="117" height="54" border="0" /></a></li>
  61.  
  62.  
  63.     <li><img src="images/secure_area_norm.gif" alt="Metparking Secure Area" width="117" height="54" /></span>
  64.         <ul>
  65.           <li><a href="secure_area/client_login.html">Client Login</a></li>
  66.           <li> <a href="secure_area/staff_login.html">Staff Login</a></li>
  67.         </ul>
  68.     </li>
  69.  
  70.  
  71.     <li><a href="online_payment/index.html"><img src="images/online_payment_norm.gif" alt="Metparking Online Payment" width="127" height="54" border="0" /></a></li>
  72.  
  73.   </ul>
  74.  
  75.  


The page itself can be found here...

http://www.metparking.com/new_site/index.html

many thanks in advance.
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