Problem with Suckerfish dropdown menu

Hi there, I’m completely stumped. I’ve created a horizontal menu using sf, and the menu will show when you mouseover the main link, but loses focus when you move your mouse to the menu itself. If I change the .sf-menu ul portion of the css, changing the top descriptive, then you are able to mouse down to the menu, but the menu won’t disappear. I can’t figure out how to fix this, help!!! It’s a cms site developed in cms made simple. Here is a copy of the css:

/* RESETS --------------------------------------------- */
html, body, div, span, applet, object, iframe, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, p, blockquote, pre, a, abbr, acronym, address, big, cite, code, del, dfn, em, font, img, ins, kbd, q, s, samp, small, strike, sub, sup, tt, var, b, u, i, center, dl, dt, dd, ol, ul, li, fieldset, form, label, legend, table, caption, tbody, tfoot, thead, tr, th, td {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	font-size: 100%;
	border: 0;
	outline: 0;
	background: transparent;
}
ol, ul {
	list-style: none;
}
blockquote, q {
	quotes: none;
}
:focus {
	outline: 0;
}
table {
	border-collapse: collapse;
	border-spacing: 0;
	background: transparent;
}
dfn {
	display: none;
}

img, img a
 {max-width: 100%;}
/* PAGE ELEMENTS --------------------------*/

body {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	background: #950819 url('uploads/images/main-bkgrd.jpg') repeat-x;
	text-align: left;
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, Verdana, Geneva;
	font-size: 10.5pt;
	line-height: 16pt;

}
/* Floats, Clears */
.clear {
	clear: both;
}
img.center {
	display: block;
	margin-left: auto;
	margin-right: auto;
}
img.aligncenter {
	margin-top: 7px;
	margin-bottom: 5px;
}
img.alignright {
	padding: 0px;
	margin: 0px 0 0px 0px;
	display: inline;
}
img.alignleft {
	padding: 0px;
	margin: 0px 0px 0px 0;
	display: inline;


}
.alignright {
	float: right;
}
.alignleft {
	float: left;
}
/*TYPOGRAPHY */

p   {
	text-align: left;
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, Verdana, Geneva;
	font-size: 10pt;
	line-height: 17pt;
        margin: 0 0 10px 0;
}
	
h1 {
	text-align: left;
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, Verdana, Geneva;
	font-size: 17pt;
	line-height: 22pt;
	color: #87061e;

}
h2 {
	text-align: left;
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, Verdana, Geneva;
	font-size: 17pt;
	line-height: 22pt;
	color: #87061e;
	text-shadow: 1px 1px 0px #fff;
}
h3, h4, h5, h6 {
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, Verdana, Geneva;
}
h3 {
	font-size: 14pt;
	line-height: 20pt;
	color: #930515;
}
h4 {
	font-size: 14pt;
	line-height: 20pt;
	color: #36C;
}
h5 {
	font-size: 1.2em;
	line-height: 1.4em;
	color: #930515;
}
h6 {
	font-size: 1.1em;
	line-height: 1.4em;
	color: #930515;
}
a.ideaarts span {
	font-weight: bold;
	color: #3693c9;
}
a:link, a:visited {
	font-weight: bold;
	text-decoration: none;
	outline: none;
	color: #87061e;
}
a:link, a:visited {
	-webkit-transition: color .2s linear;
}
a:hover {
	color: rgba(145,11,36,.8);
}

blockquote {
    display: block;
    font-size: 100%;
    background: transparent;
    width: auto;
    font-style: italic;
    margin: 15px 0;
    padding: 0 20px;
    border: none;
    line-height: 150%;
    color:#404040;
}

/* PAGE STRUCTURE */
/* Header part */
#pageHeaderOuter {
	background: #ffffff;
	width: 960px;
	margin: auto;
	position: relative;
}
#pageHeader {
	width: 960px;
	margin: auto;
	height: 142px;
	position: relative;
	background: #ffffff;
}
#pageNavigation {
	background: #950717 url('uploads/images/nav-bkgrd.jpg') repeat-x;
	height: 30px;
	width: 940px;
	padding: 4px 10px;
	margin: auto;
}
#pageContentOuter {
	background: #ffffff;
	width: 960px;
	margin: auto;
	position: relative;
}
#pageWrapper {
	width: 940px;
	margin: 20px auto;
	background: #ffffff;
}

/* Content part */
.pageContent {

}

.pageContentSide {
	float: left;
	width:940px;
	display:inline;
	background: #ffffff;
	padding: 10px;
}
h2.contentTitle {
	background: #ffffff;
	padding-bottom: 35px;
	font-size: 2.6em;
}
.pageContent p {
	/*text-shadow: 1px 1px 0px #fff;*/
}

/* Content Blocks */
.infoBlockWrapper {
	background: url('uploads/BizBuzz/images/infoBlockShadow.gif') no-repeat bottom right;
	padding-bottom: 40px;
	margin: 10px 0;
	position: relative;
}
.infoBlock {
	background-color: #cccccc;
	color: #000000;
	padding: 10px;
	border: 1px solid #ebebeb;
}
.infoBlock h2, .infoBlock p {
	color: #000000;
	text-shadow: none;
}
.infoBlockGroup {
	width: 300px;
	margin: 10px 20px 10px 0;
	min-height: 200px;
	float: left;
	background: #626262;
}
.infoBlockGroup h3 {
	background: #000000;
	color: #464545;
	padding: 5px 5px 0 10px;
	height: 2.0em;
}

.infoBlockGroup a {
 color:#ffffff;}
 
.infoBlockGroupInner {
	padding: 10px;
	background: #626262;
}
.infoBlockGroup.last {
	margin: 10px 0 0 0;
	background: #626262;
}
/* Footer part */
#pageFooter {
	width: 940px;	
	background: #626262;
	min-height: 200px;
	margin: auto;
	position: relative;
}
#pageFooterInner {
	width: 940px;
	padding: 10px;
	margin: auto;
	color: #cccccc;
}
#pageFooterInner .infoBlockGroup p, #pageFooterInner .infoBlockGroup h3 {
	color: #fff;
	background: none;
}

.copyright {
 	display: block;
	color: #fff;
	padding:10px;
	border-top: 2px groove #ba0b2c;
	}

.copyright a, .copyright p {
        color:#fff;}	

/* END OF STRUCTURE */
/* NAVIGATION */
.sf-menu {
	line-height: 1.0;
}

.sf-menu ul {
	position: absolute;
	top: -999em;
	width: 15em;
}
.sf-menu ul li {
	width: 100%;
}
.sf-menu li:hover {
	visibility: inherit;
}
.sf-menu li {
	float: left;
	position: relative;
	z-index: 999;
}
.sf-menu a {
	display: block;
	position: relative;
}
.sf-menu li:hover ul, .sf-menu li.sfHover ul {
	left: 0;
	top: 2.6em;
	z-index: 99;
}
ul.sf-menu li:hover li ul, ul.sf-menu li.sfHover li ul {
	top: -999em;
}
ul.sf-menu li li:hover ul, ul.sf-menu li li.sfHover ul {
	left: 15em;
	top: 0;
}
ul.sf-menu li li:hover li ul, ul.sf-menu li li.sfHover li ul {
	top: -999em;
}
ul.sf-menu li li li:hover ul, ul.sf-menu li li li.sfHover ul {
	left: 15em;
	top: 0;
}
.sf-menu {
	float: left;
	margin-bottom: 1px;
}
.sf-menu li a:link, .sf-menu li a:visited {
	display: block;
	font-size: 0.9em;
	line-height: 28px;
	color: #fff;
	background: transparent;
	padding: 0 5px;
	font-weight: bold;
	-moz-text-shadow: 0 -1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.25);
	-webkit-text-shadow: 0 -1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.25);
	text-shadow: 0 -1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.25);
	text-transform: uppercase;
	border: none;
	text-decoration: none;
	margin-right: 5px;
}
.sf-menu li a:hover, .sf-menu li a:active, .sf-menu li a.current {
	line-height: 26px;
	-moz-border-radius: 5px;
	-webkit-border-radius: 5px;
	border-radius: 5px;
	-moz-box-shadow: 1px 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
	-webkit-box-shadow: 1px 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
	box-shadow: 1px 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
	border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.25);
	background: #7e0219;
	padding:0 4px;
}
.sf-menu li li a:link, .sf-menu li li a:visited {
	background: #7e0219;
	text-transform: none;
	text-shadow: none;
	height: 26px;
	line-height: 26px;
	font-weight: normal;
	-moz-border-radius: 0;
	-webkit-border-radius: 0;
	border-radius: 0;
	-moz-box-shadow: none;
	-webkit-box-shadow: none;
	box-shadow: none;
	border: none;
	margin: 0;
}
.sf-menu li li a:hover, .sf-menu li li a:active, .sf-menu li li a.current {
	background: #910b24;
	text-decoration: none;
	-moz-border-radius: 0;
	-webkit-border-radius: 0;
	border-radius: 0;
	-moz-box-shadow: none;
	-webkit-box-shadow: none;
	box-shadow: none;
	border: none;
	padding: 0 5px;
}
.sf-menu li:hover, .sf-menu li.sfHover, .sf-menu a:focus, .sf-menu a:hover, .sf-menu a:active {
	outline: 0;
}
.sf-menu a.sf-with-ul {
	padding-right: 2.25em;
	min-width: 1px;
}
.sf-sub-indicator {
	position: absolute;
	display: block;
	right: .75em;
	top: 1.05em;
	width: 10px;
	height: 10px;
	text-indent: -999em;
	overflow: hidden;
	background: url('uploads/BizBuzz/images/arrows-ffffff.png') no-repeat -10px -100px;
}
a > .sf-sub-indicator {
	top: .8em;
	background-position: 0 -100px;
}
a:focus > .sf-sub-indicator, a:hover > .sf-sub-indicator, a:active > .sf-sub-indicator, li:hover > a > .sf-sub-indicator, li.sfHover > a > .sf-sub-indicator {
	background-position: -10px -100px;
}
.sf-menu ul .sf-sub-indicator {
	background-position:  -10px 0;
}
.sf-menu ul a > .sf-sub-indicator {
	background-position:  0 0;
}
.sf-menu ul a:focus > .sf-sub-indicator, .sf-menu ul a:hover > .sf-sub-indicator, .sf-menu ul a:active > .sf-sub-indicator, .sf-menu ul li:hover > a > .sf-sub-indicator, .sf-menu ul li.sfHover > a > .sf-sub-indicator {
	background-position: -10px 0;
}
.sf-shadow ul {
	background: url('uploads/BizBuzz/images/shadow.png') no-repeat bottom right;
	padding: 0 8px 9px 0;
	-moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 17px;
	-moz-border-radius-topright: 17px;
	-webkit-border-top-right-radius: 17px;
	-webkit-border-bottom-left-radius: 17px;
}
.sf-shadow ul.sf-shadow-off {
	background: transparent;
}
/* END OF NAVIGATION */
/* MODULES, ADD ONS */

/* News Module */
.newsCycle h2 a {
	color: #ebebeb;
	text-decoration: none;
	line-height: 1.8em;
	border-bottom: 2px groove #6a6a6a;
	display: block;
}
/* News Meta Icons */
.postDate {
	padding: 3px 8px 3px 20px;
	background: url(/cms10star/uploads/BizBuzz/date.png) no-repeat 0 2px;
	margin-top: 5px;
	font-weight: bold;
	float: left;
}
.postAuthor {
	padding: 3px 8px 3px 20px;
	background: url(/cms10star/uploads/BizBuzz/user.png) no-repeat 0 2px;
	margin-top: 5px;
	float: left;
}
.postCategory {
	padding: 3px 8px 3px 20px;
	background: url(/cms10star/uploads/BizBuzz/folder.png) no-repeat 0 2px;
	margin-top: 5px;
	float: left;
}
/* News Content */
.postSummary {
	margin: 10px 0 10px 0;
	height: 120px;
	overflow: hidden;
}
.newsControl a {
	position: relative;
	z-index: 99;
	cursor: pointer;
}
.newsControl a.activeSlide {
	font-weight: bold;
}
.infoBlockWrapper .newsControl {
	position: absolute;
	left: 48%;
	bottom: 15px;
}
.newsControl a {
	display: block;
	width: 10px;
	height: 10px;
	background: url('uploads/BizBuzz/images/bullets.png') no-repeat;
	text-indent: -9999px;
	border: 0;
	margin-right: 3px;
	float: left;
}
.newsControl a.activeSlide {
	background-position: -10px 0;
}
h3.newsSummarytitle a {
	display: block;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #6a6a6a;
	text-shadow: none;
	text-decoration: none;
	line-height: 2.2em;
	color: #6a6a6a;
}
/* Buttons */
.button a:link, .button a:visited {
	background: #222 url('uploads/BizBuzz/images/overlay.png') repeat-x;
	display: inline-block;
	padding: 5px 10px 6px;
	color: #fff;
	text-decoration: none;
	-moz-border-radius: 6px;
	-webkit-border-radius: 6px;
	border-radius: 6px;
	-moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.6);
	-webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.6);
	box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.6);
	text-shadow: 0 -1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.25);
	border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.25);
	position: relative;
	cursor: pointer
}
.button a:hover {
	background-color: #111;
	color: #fff;
}
.button a:active {
	top: 1px;
}
.small.button, .small.button:visited {
	font-size: 11px
}
.button, .button:visited, .medium.button, .medium.button:visited {
	font-size: 13px;
	font-weight: bold;
	line-height: 1;
	text-shadow: 0 -1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.25);
}
.large.button, .large.button:visited {
	font-size: 14px;
	padding: 8px 14px 9px;
}
.super.button, .super.button:visited {
	font-size: 34px;
	padding: 8px 14px 9px;
}
.grey.button a:link, .grey.button a:visited {
	background-color: #3f3f3f;
}
.grey.button a:hover {
	background-color: #cecece;
}
/* News list Navigation in Footer */
.list-news li a:link, .list-news li a:visited {
	display: block;
	text-decoration: none;
	color: #ebebeb;
	height:30px;
	line-height: 30px;
	border-bottom: 1px groove #ba0b2c;
	overflow:hidden;
}
.list-news li a:hover, .list-news li a:active {
	color: #fff;
}
/* jquery scroll to top plugin */
#toTop {
	display: none;
	text-decoration: none;
	position: fixed;
	bottom: 10px;
	right: 10px;
	overflow: hidden;
	width: 32px;
	height: 32px;
	border: none;
	text-indent: -999px;
	background: url('uploads/BizBuzz/images/up.png') no-repeat left top;
}

#toTopHover {
	background: url('uploads/BizBuzz/images/up.png') no-repeat left -51px;
	width: 32px;
	height: 32px;
	display: block;
	overflow: hidden;
	float: left;
}
#toTop:active, #toTop:focus {
	outline: none;
}
/* Social Networks List in Footer */
ul.list-social li {
	float: left;
	padding: 4px;
}

Hi SenseiM. Welcome to the forums. :slight_smile:

We’d need to see your HTML also to be able to help, but it would be much easier to tell you how to fix this with a live link. :slight_smile:

Off Topic:

I moved this to the CSS forum. :slight_smile:

Hi there, thanks for the welcome, and the help… it’s much appreciated! Here is the link to the dev site: http://campbellcreativeservices.com/TenStar/

One thing you need to make sure of is that there’s not a gap between the top level link and the drop menu. Try changing this:


.sf-menu li:hover ul, .sf-menu li.sfHover ul {
     left: 0px;
     [COLOR="#FF0000"]top: 2.6em;[/COLOR]
     z-index: 99;
}

to this


.sf-menu li:hover ul, .sf-menu li.sfHover ul {
     left: 0px;
     top: 28px;
     z-index: 99;
}

Pixels are a bit safer in this case.

So I have made that change, but now, my menus are forced open and won’t close… any idea on how to fix this?

There’s a missing “px” on the ul here (line 287):

.sf-menu ul {
position: absolute;
top: -9999[COLOR="#FF0000"]px[/COLOR];
width: 15em;
}

Add the px back in and all will be well.

You, my friend, are brilliant! Thanks so much for your help. It works like a charm now. :slight_smile:

You’re welcome. :eyebrow:

Edit:

PS - sorry about the eyebrows. Just discovered that emoticon today, and quite like it. :slight_smile: