Drop down menu or similar that does not use javascript

[Richard R]

Many browsers have JavaScript turned off now for security reasons (Microsoft
suggest this in their security bulletins unless you trust the site) but many
users are not sophisticated enough to realize this and when drop down menus
don't work they go elsewhere.
Can anyone help with samples of drop down menus that simply don't use
JavaScript.
OR any suggestions
Thanks
Richard

 

[WebcastMaker]

Many browsers have JavaScript turned off now for security reasons (Microsoft
suggest this in their security bulletins unless you trust the site) but many
users are not sophisticated enough to realize this and when drop down menus
don't work they go elsewhere.
Can anyone help with samples of drop down menus that simply don't use
JavaScript.
OR any suggestions

If you google "css drop down menu you will find several samples.

 

[Vladdy]

Many browsers have JavaScript turned off now for security reasons (Microsoft
suggest this in their security bulletins unless you trust the site) but many
users are not sophisticated enough to realize this and when drop down menus
don't work they go elsewhere.
Can anyone help with samples of drop down menus that simply don't use
JavaScript.
OR any suggestions
Thanks
Richard

The problem is that due to poor CSS support in IE, no pure CSS menu will
work there. As far as real browsers go, here is my implementation:
http://www.vladdy.net/Demos/CSSNav.html

 

[Toby Inkster]

Can anyone help with samples of drop down menus that simply don't use
JavaScript.

IE's cruddy CSS support makes this impossible (unless you want to ditch
IE users).

However, there are menus that use CSS mostly, but a tiny bit of JScript
for IE. (And when JScript is disabled, the "top-level" links still work
fine.) (And when CSS is disabled, you see the whole thing as a bullet list.)

See the menu at http://devedge.netscape.com/

 

[Sam Hughes]

Many browsers have JavaScript turned off now for security reasons
(Microsoft suggest this in their security bulletins unless you trust
the site) but many users are not sophisticated enough to realize this
and when drop down menus don't work they go elsewhere.
Can anyone help with samples of drop down menus that simply don't use
JavaScript.
OR any suggestions
Thanks
Richard

I suggest ditching the drop-down menus altogether and using some other
scheme for navigation. It is much simpler to go to a location by clicking
once, rather than hovering, moving, and clicking. Also, users don't have
to check each navigation category to find the link they are looking for, if
the category the link will be in is rather vague (due to user confusion, or
multiple plausible categories for a certain topic). The navigation menu
can then be read completely.

 

[Richard R]

Thanks guys - good advice.
RR

 

[Sentient Fluid]

Many browsers have JavaScript turned off now for security reasons (Microsoft
suggest this in their security bulletins unless you trust the site) but many
users are not sophisticated enough to realize this and when drop down menus
don't work they go elsewhere.
Can anyone help with samples of drop down menus that simply don't use
JavaScript.
OR any suggestions
Thanks
Richard

If you're not worried about your page validating, go check out this:

http://www.stunicholls.myby.co.uk/menus/dropdownfun.html

 

[Will Gittoes]

Many browsers have JavaScript turned off now for security reasons (Microsoft
suggest this in their security bulletins unless you trust the site) but many
users are not sophisticated enough to realize this and when drop down menus
don't work they go elsewhere.
Can anyone help with samples of drop down menus that simply don't use
JavaScript.
OR any suggestions
Thanks
Richard

Pure CSS Menus

http://www.meyerweb.com/eric/css/edge/menus/demo.html

Internet Explorer will see the top-level links.