Information
An unordered list styled to give a horizontal tabbed list with a central pointer under each link on hover. Works in IE5.5, IE6, Firefox, Opera 8, Mozilla and NN 8. Doesn't work in Mac IE5 (why am I not suprised anymore . . . ho hum).
This menu does not use any images, will resize to fit any link text and will keep the pointer centrally positioned. It was produced whilst helping Sven Glazenburg with his menu problem.
Cascading Style Sheet
.menu {
padding:0;
margin:0;
list-style-type:none;
white-space:nowrap;
}
.menu li {
float:left;
min-width:100px;
}
.menu a {
position:relative;
display:block;
text-decoration:none;
min-width:100px;
float:left;
}
* html .menu a {
width:100px;
}
.menu a span {
display:block;
color:#000;
background:#c4c4c4;
border:1px solid #fff;
border-width:2px 1px;
text-align:center;
padding:4px 16px;
cursor:pointer;
}
* html .menu a span {
width:100px;
cursor:hand;
w\idth:66px;
}
.menu a b {
display:block;
border-bottom:2px solid #06a;
}
.menu a em {
display:none;
}
.menu a:hover {
background:#fff;
}
.menu a:hover span {
color:#fff;
background:#08c;
}
.menu a:hover em {
display:block;
overflow:hidden;
border:6px solid #06a;
border-color:#06a #fff;
border-width:6px 6px 0 6px;
position:absolute;
left:50%;
margin-left:-6px;
}
xhtml
<ul class="menu">
<li>
<a href="#nogo">
<b><span>Tab One</span></b><em></em>
</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#nogo">
<b><span>Tab Two</span></b><em></em>
</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#nogo">
<b><span>Tab Three: Long Tab!!</span></b><em></em>
</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#nogo">
<b><span>Tab Four</span></b><em></em>
</a>
</li>
</ul>
Copyright
You may use this method on your personal 'non-profit' web site without seeking my permission. A link back to CSSplay is always appreciated.
Commercial usage is also permitted without seeking approval, but I would ask that a donation is considered to support my work on CSSPlay.
If you are having problems integrating any of my demonstrations into your website then I now offer a service to fault find and correct any errors that you may have introduced. Please email me for more information.
Testimonial
"The 
web site uses
CSS play code for the site drop down menus.
This code works seamlessly in IE 6 & 7, and is an excellent solution to the Creative requirements of the site."
Damon Clark - Brandwidth
