Hi all! I've got a question regarding skinning the menu. I have been using the SolPartMenu [Menu] skin object as my menu. I can almost get what I want out of it, but I'm having some trouble, and the more I learn the more I'm thinking the SolPartMenu may not be the best option for what I want. So, I'll begin by defining what I'm after.

I'm creating a menu (see http://los.thriveis.com/c/Home/tabid/250/Default.aspx) where I need a rollover effect (with an image for the background) and I want the submenu items to appear horizontally (not vertically).

B/C solpart uses tables (and <tr>s) for submenu items, I don't see a way I can massage that via CSS to make things show up side by side. Furthermore, I'm not sure exactly how to do the rollover background image for the top-level items. I don't want to have to create two images (non-rolled-over & rolled-over) for the menu (though I will if I have to).

Anyway, I think I'm rambling. Please take a look at the link above (where the request is shown from a photoshop file and further explained) and impart of your wisdom, oh knowledgable ones, as to how I can do this. Let me know if I've left out any needed info (which I certainly may have).

Thanks in advance!

-Charlie

I think my post in this thread could help you.
I would use Housemenu....
You could not do this with CSSNAV menu I think because it renders alle levels in one UL
This menu:

main00
    sub00a
    sub00b
main01
    sub01a
    sub02a

Is rendered by CSS NAV  like this:
<ul>
    <li>main00</li>
    <li>sub00a</li>
    <li>sub00b</li>
    <li>main01</li>
    <li>sub01a</li>
    <li>sub02a</li>
</ul>

Housemenu renders this:
<ul>
    <li>main00
        <ul>
        <li>sub00a</li>
        <li>sub00b</li>
        </ul>
    </li>
    <li>main01
        <ul>
        <li>sub01a</li>
        <li>sub02a</li>
       </ul>
    </li>
</ul>

And that's what you need......

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Timo,

Thanks for your reply to my post! I have actually downloaded HouseMenu, and I've been trying to get it to work, but for some reason even when I set the scope to -1 it's only showing menu items that are children of the current tab (as if I'd set the scope to 0).

Of course, I may be misunderstanding how to use it, so if you (or anyone else) can correct my misunderstandings or offer some clarification I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks again for the feedback!

-Charlie