Hi John, Try this. I think Felix will approve of this one. ;) /* new header nav */
#main_nav{ /* border:1px solid red; */ border:1px solid rgb(255,255,255); float:left; width:100%; } #main_nav ul { list-style-type:none; position:relative; margin: 0.5em 0 0 0; padding:0; } #main_nav ul > li { float:left; margin:0 auto; padding: 0 1.99em; font-weight:bold; } #main_nav > ul li a{ text-decoration:none; border:1px dotted rgb(0,0,0); border-width:0 0 1px 0; color:rgb(31,166,0); display:block; font-size:70%; } #main_nav ul li a:hover, #main_nav ul li a:focus{ } /* new header sub-nav */ #main_nav ul ul{ margin:0 0 0 0; padding:0; background:rgb(31,166,0); border-radius: 0 0 6px 6px; border-top:4px solid rgb(0,0,0); position:absolute; visibility:hidden; opacity:0; transition:visibility 0s linear 0.35s, opacity 0.5s linear; } #main_nav ul li:hover ul{ visibility:visible; opacity:1; transition-delay:0s; } #main_nav ul ul li{ width:auto; float:none; padding: 8%; } #main_nav ul ul li a{ border:0; font-weight:normal; color:rgb(255,255,255); padding:0 0 2px 0; } #main_nav ul ul li a:hover{ font-weight:normal; border-bottom:2px solid rgb(255,255,255); padding:0; } /* END new header nav */ Best, Karl DeSaulniers Design Drumm http://designdrumm.com On Aug 19, 2014, at 8:10 PM, Felix Miata <mrma...@earthlink.net> wrote: > On 2014-08-19 17:30 (GMT-0700) John composed: > >> Felix Miata wrote: > >>> If such a nav absolutely has to wrap, then (to me) it would look better >>> (more >>> professional) with the left margin matched to the right, and/or with the >>> left >>> margin of line two *not* matched to the left margin of the first line (such >>> as doubled). > >> Ah…so you’re keying on the fact that the header nav isn’t centered >> horizontally, right? > > I would not call it key, just a part of the overall impression presented. The > abundance of whitespace on line 1 coupled with a runt on line 2 bothers me > more than a little. I'm an anti-fan of the scrolling abundant whitespace > implies. > -- > "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant > words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) > > Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! > > Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ > ______________________________________________________________________ > css-discuss [css-d@lists.css-discuss.org] > http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d > List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ > List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html > Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/ ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [css-d@lists.css-discuss.org] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/