Drop down menu: dotted border and solid border in one line

Hi,

How can I use css to make the dotted border and solid border in one line in a drop down menu this site,

http://blip.tv/

here is the image I highlighted the line that I meant above,

here is the link of the drop menu which I fail to make the line like above. what I get is either a total solid border or dotted border, and I can’t have them both dynamical like the site above.

http://quack-project.net/tmp/list_2.htm

some abstract of the css,

/* drop down menu local level 1 */

#footer  > ul > li {
	float:left;
	margin:0px 15px 0px 0px;
	}

#footer > ul > li > a {
	padding: 4px 8px 4px 0px;
	list-style-type:disc;
	list-style-position:inside;
	display:list-item;
	text-decoration:none;
	color:#ffffff;
	border:0px solid #0066FF;
	}
	
#footer  > ul > li > a:hover {
	color:#000000;
	border-top: 1px solid #000;
	border-left: 1px solid #000;
	border-right: 1px solid #000;
	}
	
/* drop down menu local level 2 */

#footer > ul > li > ul{
	display:none;
	position: absolute;
	border: 1px solid #000;
	min-width:200px;
	}
	
#footer > ul > li > ul > li {
	float: none;
	}
	
#footer  > ul > li > ul > li > a {
	padding:4px 15px 4px 15px;
	}

#footer > ul > li:hover ul ,
#footer > ul > li.hover ul  {
	display: block;
	}
	
#footer  > ul > li:hover li > a, 
#footer  > ul > li.hover li > a {
	background-color: #b8b2b2;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;
	color: #000000; 
	/*width:200px;  use a fixed width to fix IE if use 'position: relative' on all <li>*/
	}
	
#footer  > ul > li > ul > li > a:hover {
	color:#000000;
	background-color:#cccccc;
	}

is it some tricks in javascript or using images?

many thanks
Lau

thank you :slight_smile:

I think you should give your top level menu item (only the ones with a submenu) a dotted border bottom on hover and then you have to work with the position and z-index of your sub menus