Horizontal navbar menu submenu alignment - html

Question

In the following code, I am creating a navigation bar. When you hover on an item in the navbar, it displays a drop down menu. Certain items on the drop down menu display a submenu when hovered. All this is working, but when the submenu displays, I am having issues with the positioning of its top property. I have tried making its' parent div position:relative, adjusting it's top: position, adjusting the display property, etc., but can't seem to locate the problem.
#nav {
width: 886px;
height: 32px;
margin: 1px auto 0 auto;
border-top: 1px solid #B1B6B9;
border-bottom: 1px solid #646E73;
background-color: #A9AFB2;
/* 50% gray */
background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #bbbfc1 0%, #7f878b 100%);
/* FF3.6+ */
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #bbbfc1), color-stop(100%, #7f878b));
/* Chrome,Safari4+ */
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #bbbfc1 0%, #7f878b 100%);
/* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #bbbfc1 0%, #7f878b 100%);
/* Opera 11.10+ */
background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #bbbfc1 0%, #7f878b 100%);
/* IE10+ */
background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #bbbfc1 0%, #7f878b 100%);
/* W3C */
filter: progid: DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient (GradientType=0, StartColorStr='#ffBBBFC1', EndColorStr='#ff7F878B');
padding: 0 40px;
}
.navone {
position: relative;
top: 0;
left: 0;
height: 32px;
float: left;
margin-bottom: -3px;
z-index: 150;
width: auto;
}
.navone a {
text-decoration: none;
float: left;
height: 16px;
color: #FFFFFF;
font-family: Jabas, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 19px;
padding: 5px 14px 11px 14px;
display: block;
border-left: 1px solid #B1B6B9;
border-right: 1px solid #737C81;
text-shadow: -1px -1px 0px rgba(84, 95, 101, .35);
}
.navone a:hover {
text-decoration: none;
background-color: #567697;
/* 75% dark blue */
background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #567697 0%, #1e4975 100%);
/* FF3.6+ */
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #567697), color-stop(100%, #1e4975));
/* Chrome,Safari4+ */
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #567697 0%, #1e4975 100%);
/* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #567697 0%, #1e4975 100%);
/* Opera 11.10+ */
background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #567697 0%, #1e4975 100%);
/* IE10+ */
background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #567697 0%, #1e4975 100%);
/* W3C */
filter: progid: DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient (GradientType=0, StartColorStr='#ff567697', EndColorStr='#ff1E4975');
}
.navone a.active {
background-color: #89A8C7;
/* 55% blue */
background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #89a8c7 0%, #5480ad 100%);
/* FF3.6+ */
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #89a8c7), color-stop(100%, #5480ad));
/* Chrome,Safari4+ */
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #89a8c7 0%, #5480ad 100%);
/* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #89a8c7 0%, #5480ad 100%);
/* Opera 11.10+ */
background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #89a8c7 0%, #5480ad 100%);
/* IE10+ */
background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #89a8c7 0%, #5480ad 100%);
/* W3C */
filter: progid: DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient (GradientType=0, StartColorStr='#ff89A8C7', EndColorStr='#ff5480AD');
}
.navone:hover .navtwo {
display: block;
}
.navtwo {
border-top: 1px solid #65809B;
display: none;
position: absolute;
top: 32px;
left: 0px;
z-index: 200;
width: 100%;
-webkit-box-shadow: 4px 4px 3px rgba(84, 95, 101, .3);
-moz-box-shadow: 4px 4px 3px rgba(84, 95, 101, .3);
box-shadow: 4px 4px 3px rgba(84, 95, 101, .3);
}
.navtwo a {
color: #3E6082;
background-color: #D8E2EC;
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 13px;
font-weight: normal;
width: 90%;
height: auto;
display: block;
padding: 4px 5%;
border: 1px solid #B1C5DA;
box-sizing: box-border;
border-top: 1px solid #FFFFFF;
text-shadow: none;
}
.navtwo a:hover {
color: #FFFFFF;
background-color: #3E6082;
text-decoration: none;
}
.dropdown {
position: relative;
}
.dropdown > a {
background: #C1C5C7 !important;
color: #32393D !important;
font-weight: bold;
border-top: 1px solid #E0E2E3;
border-bottom: 1px solid #A2A8AB !important;
z-index: 50;
}
.dropdown > a:after {
float: right;
content: "\25B6"
}
.dropdown:hover > a {
background: #92999D !important;
}
.dropdown-content {
display: none;
z-index: 100;
}
.dropdown-content a {
padding: 4px 8px;
width: 150px;
}
.dropdown:hover .dropdown-content {
display: block;
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 100%;
}
<div id="nav">
<!--begin of option-->
<div class="navone">
Option
<div class="navtwo">
<!--begin of dropdown menu-->
<div class="dropdown">
Test 1
<!--begin of submenu-->
<div class="dropdown-content">
Test Submenu
Test Long Submenu
Test Longest Submenu
</div>
</div>
<!--begin of dropdown menu-->
<div class="dropdown">
Test 2
<!--begin of submenu-->
<div class="dropdown-content">
Test
Long Test
The Longest Test
</div>
</div>
Test 3
</div>
</div>
<!--end of option-->
<div class="navone">
Longer Option Name
<div class="navtwo">
<div class="dropdown">
Test 1
<div class="dropdown-content">
Test Submenu
Test Long Submenu
Test Longest Submenu
</div>
</div>
Test 2
Test 3
</div>
</div>
</div>
or JSFiddle: https://jsfiddle.net/cshanno/1fsk6fm2/5/
WANTED MINE
----------- -----------
| NavOption | | NavOption |
----------- ----------- ---------
| Dropdown | | Dropdown | Submenu |
----------- ---------- ----------- ---------
| Dropdown >| Submenu | | Dropdown >| < The submenu is shifting
----------- ---------- ----------- to the top
Where the > shows the drop down item that contains sub menu options.

Answer 1

I made a small change on the .dropdown selector and now it's working:
.dropdown {
position: relative;
float: left;
clear: both;
width: 100%;
}
JSFiddle: https://jsfiddle.net/c71f6qzm/
Hope it helps!

Answer 2

The issue has to do with your display property of your .dropdowns.
if you set the display property to inline-block on those <div>s they should render more correctly. You may have to add width: 100% to your .dropdown CSS and reduce the white space in between each menu item by adding font-size: 0 to .navtwo css, but it works:
Also, Ignacio's float solution, does pretty much the same thing.
Display: block for those <div>s is the problem. floating or displaying as inline is your best solution
#nav {
width: 886px;
height: 32px;
margin: 1px auto 0 auto;
border-top: 1px solid #B1B6B9;
border-bottom: 1px solid #646E73;
background-color: #A9AFB2;
/* 50% gray */
background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #bbbfc1 0%, #7f878b 100%);
/* FF3.6+ */
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #bbbfc1), color-stop(100%, #7f878b));
/* Chrome,Safari4+ */
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #bbbfc1 0%, #7f878b 100%);
/* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #bbbfc1 0%, #7f878b 100%);
/* Opera 11.10+ */
background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #bbbfc1 0%, #7f878b 100%);
/* IE10+ */
background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #bbbfc1 0%, #7f878b 100%);
/* W3C */
filter: progid: DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient (GradientType=0, StartColorStr='#ffBBBFC1', EndColorStr='#ff7F878B');
padding: 0 40px;
}
.navone {
position: relative;
top: 0;
left: 0;
height: 32px;
float: left;
margin-bottom: -3px;
z-index: 150;
width: auto;
}
.navone a {
text-decoration: none;
float: left;
height: 16px;
color: #FFFFFF;
font-family: Jabas, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 19px;
padding: 5px 14px 11px 14px;
display: block;
border-left: 1px solid #B1B6B9;
border-right: 1px solid #737C81;
text-shadow: -1px -1px 0px rgba(84, 95, 101, .35);
}
.navone a:hover {
text-decoration: none;
background-color: #567697;
/* 75% dark blue */
background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #567697 0%, #1e4975 100%);
/* FF3.6+ */
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #567697), color-stop(100%, #1e4975));
/* Chrome,Safari4+ */
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #567697 0%, #1e4975 100%);
/* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #567697 0%, #1e4975 100%);
/* Opera 11.10+ */
background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #567697 0%, #1e4975 100%);
/* IE10+ */
background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #567697 0%, #1e4975 100%);
/* W3C */
filter: progid: DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient (GradientType=0, StartColorStr='#ff567697', EndColorStr='#ff1E4975');
}
.navone a.active {
background-color: #89A8C7;
/* 55% blue */
background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #89a8c7 0%, #5480ad 100%);
/* FF3.6+ */
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #89a8c7), color-stop(100%, #5480ad));
/* Chrome,Safari4+ */
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #89a8c7 0%, #5480ad 100%);
/* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #89a8c7 0%, #5480ad 100%);
/* Opera 11.10+ */
background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #89a8c7 0%, #5480ad 100%);
/* IE10+ */
background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #89a8c7 0%, #5480ad 100%);
/* W3C */
filter: progid: DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient (GradientType=0, StartColorStr='#ff89A8C7', EndColorStr='#ff5480AD');
}
.navone:hover .navtwo {
display: block;
}
.navtwo {
border-top: 1px solid #65809B;
display: none;
position: absolute;
top: 32px;
left: 0px;
z-index: 200;
width: 100%;
font-size: 0;
-webkit-box-shadow: 4px 4px 3px rgba(84, 95, 101, .3);
-moz-box-shadow: 4px 4px 3px rgba(84, 95, 101, .3);
box-shadow: 4px 4px 3px rgba(84, 95, 101, .3);
}
.navtwo a {
color: #3E6082;
background-color: #D8E2EC;
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 13px;
font-weight: normal;
width: 90%;
height: auto;
display: block;
padding: 4px 5%;
border: 1px solid #B1C5DA;
box-sizing: box-border;
border-top: 1px solid #FFFFFF;
text-shadow: none;
}
.navtwo a:hover {
color: #FFFFFF;
background-color: #3E6082;
text-decoration: none;
}
.dropdown {
position: relative;
display: inline-block;
width:100%;
}
.dropdown > a {
background: #C1C5C7 !important;
color: #32393D !important;
font-weight: bold;
border-top: 1px solid #E0E2E3;
border-bottom: 1px solid #A2A8AB !important;
z-index: 50;
}
.dropdown > a:after {
float: right;
content: "\25B6"
}
.dropdown:hover > a {
background: #92999D !important;
}
.dropdown-content {
display: none;
z-index: 100;
}
.dropdown-content a {
padding: 4px 8px;
width: 150px;
}
.dropdown:hover .dropdown-content {
display: block;
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 100%;
}
<div id="nav">
<!--begin of option-->
<div class="navone">
Option
<div class="navtwo">
<!--begin of dropdown menu-->
<div class="dropdown">
Test 1
<!--begin of submenu-->
<div class="dropdown-content">
Test Submenu
Test Long Submenu
Test Longest Submenu
</div>
</div>
<!--begin of dropdown menu-->
<div class="dropdown">
Test 2
<!--begin of submenu-->
<div class="dropdown-content">
Test
Long Test
The Longest Test
</div>
</div>
Test 3
</div>
</div>
<!--end of option-->
<div class="navone">
Longer Option Name
<div class="navtwo">
<div class="dropdown">
Test 1
<div class="dropdown-content">
Test Submenu
Test Long Submenu
Test Longest Submenu
</div>
</div>
Test 2
Test 3
</div>
</div>
</div>
or JSfiddle