G'day

The problem with these drop-down menus is that they rely on Javascript for 
cross-browser compatibility.
http://www.easymenu.co.uk/ is a classic example. Try disabling JavaScript in Firefox and finding 
the pages under the navigation item "About us". For example "contact us" takes 
you to http://www.easymenu.co.uk/contactus.asp
but there is no way to get there from the homepage without JavaScript.
Be careful to consider this when designing sites that use this 
'standards-compliant' method.

The (son of) Suckerfish menu does not require Javascript in browsers other than MSIE. It will work fine in Mozilla/Firefox and Opera without javascript.


http://www.htmldog.com/articles/suckerfish/

Not many people with MSIE would have javascript disabled (it's hard to find in the settings) but you could provide alternative navigation for them if you think it matters. Browsers that have neither js nor css support (e.g. lynx) will see a standard nested bullet list with ALL the links.

Regards
--
Bert Doorn, Better Web Design
http://www.betterwebdesign.com.au/
Fast-loading, user-friendly websites

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