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Created January 18, 2014 20:51
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#nav{
list-style:none;
font-weight:bold;
margin-bottom:10px;
/* Clear floats */
float:left;
width:100%;
/* Bring the nav above everything else--uncomment if needed.
position:relative;
z-index:5;
*/
}
#nav li{
float:left;
margin-right:10px;
position:relative;
}
#nav a{
display:block;
padding:5px;
color:#fff;
background:#333;
text-decoration:none;
}
#nav a:hover{
color:#fff;
background:#6b0c36;
text-decoration:underline;
}
#nav ul{
background:#fff; <span class="code-comment">/* Adding a background makes the dropdown work properly in IE7+. Make this as close to your page's background as possible (i.e. white page == white background). */</span>
background:rgba(255,255,255,0); <span class="code-comment">/* But! Let's make the background fully transparent where we can, we don't actually want to see it if we can help it... */</span>
list-style:none;
position:absolute;
left:-9999px; <span class="code-comment">/* Hide off-screen when not needed (this is more accessible than display:none;) */
}
#nav ul li{
padding-top:1px;
float:none;
}
#nav ul a{
white-space:nowrap;
}
#nav li:hover ul{
left:0;
}
#nav li:hover a{
background:#6b0c36;
text-decoration:underline;
}
#nav li:hover ul a{
text-decoration:none;
}
#nav li:hover ul li a:hover{
background:#333;
}</code>
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