I have a undefined list with 6 items. I want to organize these items in 2 columns, odd in left, even in right side, regardless the item content height.
CSS basically:
ul li
{
list-style:none;
width:270px;
background:#eee;
margin-bottom:10px;
padding:10px;
display:inline;
}
ul li:nth-child(odd)
{
float:left;
}
ul li:nth-child(even)
{
float:right;
clear:right;
}
Here's the example: http://jsfiddle.net/cbacelar/x9jLdg8k/
You can simply use display: inline-block without float. Just make your LI width: 50%.
http://jsfiddle.net/x9jLdg8k/2/
Changed your ul li rules to the following: Added width:50% as well.
ul li
{
list-style:none;
width:50%;
background:#eee;
margin-bottom:10px;
padding:10px;
box-sizing:border-box;
-moz-box-sizing:border-box;
clear:both;
}
Related
In the following code, through which I am trying to understand drop down menu. If you see the output, you can notice that the li texts FIRST SECOND AND FOURTH are not equally horizontally aligned with equal spaces between each other.For instance there is more horizontal space on the right side of FOURTH. Whats the best possible way to align the text in the middle (horizontally) without manually giving values of margin, padding etc. Like there should be a way using text-align:center or margin:auto auto that can align the text in the center automatically irrespective of the length of the text or font size.
ul{
width:350px;
height:50px;
padding-left:0;
margin:0;
background:#CCCCCC;
}
ul > li{
list-style: none;
display: inline;
font-size: 24px;
float: left;
width: 106.66px;
margin-right: auto;
text-align: center;
margin-left: auto;
}
ul > li > ul{
margin:10px 0px;
padding-left:0;
width:80px;
height:40px;
visibility: hidden;
}
ul > li > ul > li{
display:block;
list-style-type:none;
padding-left:10px;
}
ul > li:hover ul{
visibility:visible;
}
<body>
<ul>
<li>First</li>
<li>
Second
<ul>
<li>Third</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Fourth</li>
</ul>
</body>
It because of your hidden ul. Don't use vissibility:hidden like that, it will make the ur hidden, right but it still take up space so it make your second li bigger than it normal should be - inspect element and you will see it - and it look like fourth li look in wrong place.
To prevent this, you can use display:none with position:absolute like my demo below; display:none make your third ul "disappear", make the ul look right, and with position:absolute, it prevent the fourth li run around (try delete the attribute position:absolute and you can see.
ul{
width:350px;
height:50px;
padding-left:0;
margin:0;
background:#CCCCCC;
}
ul > li{
list-style:none;
display:inline;
padding:10px 20px;
font-size:24px;
float:left;
position: relative;
}
ul > li > ul{
margin:10px 0px;
padding-left:0;
width:80px;
height:40px;
display:none;
position:absolute;
}
ul > li > ul > li{
display:block;
list-style-type:none;
padding-left:10px;
}
ul > li:hover ul{
display:block
}
Demo
This is my full code: https://jsfiddle.net/dv6gxtoh/2/
I want the dropdown box to expand and be the full width of it's content (so it doesn't have to drop things down a line) but I also don't want it to stretch the main dropdown button to the same width.
The best example I can give is something a bit like this:
http://i.stack.imgur.com/w3ym8.png
This is the CSS I am using:
* {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
.click-nav ul {
position:relative;
display: inline-block;
}
.click-nav ul li {
position: relative;
list-style:none;
cursor:pointer;
display:inline-block;
}
.click-nav ul li ul {
position:absolute;
left:0;
right:0;
}
.click-nav ul .clicker {
position:relative;
color:black;
}
.click-nav ul .clicker:hover, .click-nav ul .active {
background:#196F9A;
}
.click-nav ul li a {
display:block;
padding:8px 10px;
background:#FFF;
color:#333;
text-decoration:none;
}
.click-nav ul li a:hover {
background:#F2F2F2;
}
/* Fallbacks */
.click-nav .no-js ul {
display:none;
}
.click-nav .no-js:hover ul {
display:block;
}
The closest I could get it to remove position:relative; from .click-nav ul which does the trick, except the dropdown menu doesn't sit under the button which opened it.
Any help would be appreciated.
Seems to me white-space : nowrap is what you need, i.e
.click-nav ul li a {
display:block;
padding:8px 10px;
background:#FFF;
color:#333;
text-decoration:none;
white-space: nowrap;
}
forked fiddle -> http://jsfiddle.net/j5ckepbm/
Check the shared fiddle..
you need to make few changes to your css, like adding and width/min-width to your dropdown.
white-space:nowrap
Click to see the fiddle, commented lines are mine changes
You may need to add one more class with a fixed width to get it done.
.click-nav ul li ul li {
width: 150px;
}
Here is a fiddle
I have an unordered list used for navigation tabs. I want them to have space between them but I also want the beginning of the list to line up with the rest of the text to the left.
I know this is simple but I can't figure it out.
http://jsfiddle.net/29g9S/3/
<body>
<div class="page-box">
<p>I am trying to get the ul's li's to line up with the "My Blog" text and still flow with the document</p>
<h1>My Blog</h1>
<ul>
<li>test</li>
<li>test</li>
<li>test</li>
</ul>
</div>
</body>
CSS
.page-box{
position:relative;
left:50px;
}
ul{
position:relative;
left:0px;
}
ul>li{
float:left;
position:relative;
margin-left:100px;
list-style-type:none;
}
The key is killing the margin / padding on the ul:
.page-box{
position:relative;
left:50px;
}
ul{
position:relative;
margin:0;
padding:0;
}
ul>li{
display:inline-block;
position:relative;
margin:0 100px 0 0;
list-style-type:none;
}
Here is an updated jsFiddle. Notice the use of display:inline-block; instead of float:left;. Floats are a one way ticket to old webville! Embrace the wonder that is display:inline-block! :D
If i understood correctly css can be modified as follows,
http://jsfiddle.net/fTdHH/
ul{
position:relative;
left:0px;
padding:0px;
}
ul>li{
float:left;
position:relative;
/* margin-left:100px; */
margin-right:100px;
list-style-type:none;
}
Set
ul {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
ul>li {
// no margin-left
margin-right: 100px;
}
http://jsfiddle.net/beautifulcoder/29g9S/8/
PlantTheldea is right about the margin/padding on the ul. If you want to keep the list items floated with margin-left, just remove the margin-left from the first list-item by using li:first-child:
.page-box {
position:relative;
left:50px;
}
ul {
margin:0;
padding:0;
position:relative;
left:0px;
}
ul>li {
float:left;
position:relative;
margin-left:100px;
list-style-type:none;
}
ul>li:first-child {
margin-left:0;
}
Also, is there are reason you're using position:relative on everything rather than just adding margin or padding to .page-box?
Have a look at http://www.habitatlandscape.co.uk/
In Firefox and even Internet Explorer (!!!) the pop-up menus appear perfectly, vertically centered in the white strip, and always starting on the far-left-hand-side.
In Chrome, the menus start horizontally under the parent li, and are not centered vertically. I can fix the vertical alignment by targetting webkit with a different position, but I can't fix the horizontal alignment.
Why is Webkit ignoring position:absolute;left:0;?
CSS:
#header #menu
{
margin:0;
padding:0;
}
#header #menu ul
{
list-style-type:none;
margin:0;
padding:0;
margin-top:28px;
height:24px;
}
#header #menu ul li
{
display:inline;
position:relative;
}
#header #menu ul li a
{
display:block;
float:left;
padding:7px;
padding-bottom:3px;
background:#fff;
margin-right:5px;
text-decoration:none;
-webkit-border-top-left-radius: 5px;
-webkit-border-top-right-radius: 5px;
-moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;
-moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;
border-top-left-radius: 5px;
border-top-right-radius: 5px;
font-family:'museo', serif;
font-size:12px;
text-transform:uppercase;
color:#fff;
font-weight:bold;
padding-left:12px;
padding-right:12px;
background:#01973D;
position:relative;
z-index:2;
}
#header #menu ul li:hover a
{
background:#00BB4A;
}
#header #menu ul li ul
{
clear:both;
display:none;
position:absolute;
top:39px;
width:700px;
margin:0;
padding:0;
}
#header #menu ul li ul li
{
display:block;
}
#header #menu ul li ul li a
{
background:#fff !important;
color:#000;
font-weight:normal;
padding:7px;
padding-left:11px;
color:#01973D;
padding-top:10px;
margin:0;
float:left;
}
#header #menu ul li ul li a:hover
{
color:#000;
}
#header #menu ul li:hover ul
{
display:block;
}
HTML (CMS-generated):
<div id="menu">
<ul>
<li class="parent"><a class="parent" href="http://www.habitatlandscape.co.uk/about-us/"><span>About Us</span></a>
<ul>
<li><span>Company History</span></li>
<li><span>Meet The Team</span></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="parent"><a class="menuactive parent" href="http://www.habitatlandscape.co.uk/portfolio/"><span>Portfolio</span></a>
<ul>
<li><span>View before, during and after photos from recent projects</span></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="parent"><a class="parent" href="http://www.habitatlandscape.co.uk/services/"><span>Services</span></a>
<ul>
<li><span>Design</span></li>
<li><span>Patios</span></li>
<li><span>Decking</span></li>
<li><span>Turf</span></li>
<li><span>Ponds</span></li>
<li><span>Driveways</span></li>
<li><span>Fencing</span></li>
<li><span>Electrics</span></li>
<li><span>Structures</span></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
// etc
</div>
You've created a mess by display:inline-ing your <li> elements but display:block-ing your <a> elements.
In HTML, it's invalid to nest a block-level element in an inline element:
<span><div>FAIL</div></span>
When you do something like this, you're going to have cross-browser problems. The same goes if you use CSS to change the display property:
<div style="diplay:inline"><span style="display:block">STILL A FAIL</span></div>
Which is what you've done:
#header #menu ul li {
display: inline;
/* ... */
}
#header #menu ul li a {
display:block;
/* ... */
}
That behavior is more or less undefined as far as the specs are concerned (since it makes no sense) so the browser reserves the right to do something insane or ridiculous - which is what you're seeing. It works in Firefox only because you're getting lucky and it works in Internet Explorer because Internet Explorer is inherently insane and ridiculous.
If you want those <li> elements to stack horizontally, float:left them instead of inlining them. Then you can display:block your <a> element without issue. Once that's done you'll still have to switch up which elements are position:relative;-ed, and probably add a left:0 somewhere.
Here's an example of your current issue on jsfiddle, and here's an example of my suggested fix on jsfiddle, which involves positioning the #header #menu ul element relatively instead of the #header #menu ul li.
When I gave the #header #menu ul li a display:inline-block; it fixed it. It also changed the result of the hidden ul's top positioning, which should be 24px to match the height if the button anyways, right?
I tried to do a dropdown menu, but I have a lot of questions and it seems I am doing all wrong. Some of the major question that are perturbing my dreams are:
Should I use list-style:none; on ULs or LIs (or both)?
Is it better to put background-color and border on As or LIs?
Should the LIs that are inside the absolute floating UL have
float:left; or position:relative;?
The code I am using seems of work, but my biggest fear is that I am writing unnecessary lines or even bad coding.
Please help.
The CSS I am using:
*{
padding:0;
margin:0;
}
#menu{
margin:0 auto;
width:800px;
background:#999;
border:1px solid #777;
}
#menu ul{
list-style:none;
border-right:1px solid #aeaeae;
/*Not sure about this V*/
position:relative;
float:left;
}
#menu li ul{
font-weight:normal;
display:none;
position:absolute;
border:1px solid #777;
width:200px;
/*Not sure about this V*/
float:none;
margin-left:-2px;
}
#menu li{
display:block;
position:relative;
float:left;
background:#999;
border-right:1px solid #777;
border-left:1px solid #aeaeae;
}
#menu li li{
float:none;
background:#eaeaea;
border:0;
border-top:1px solid #666;
}
#menu li:hover{
background:#a6a6a6;
}
#menu li li:hover{
background:#f5f5f5;
}
#menu a{
display:block;
text-decoration:none;
color:#fff;
padding:5px 15px;
}
#menu li ul a{
color:#333;
}
#menu a:hover{
color:#fff;
}
#menu li ul a:hover{
color:red;
}
#menu li li:first-child{
border-top:0;
}
.clear{
clear:both;
font-size:0;
line-height:0;
}
The HTML structure is:
<div id="menu">
<ul>
<li>Home</li>
<li>About Us</li>
<li>Products
<li>Drop Down
<ul>
<li>DD Item</li>
<li>Another One</li>
<li>Last DD Item</li>
</ul><div class="clear"></div>
</li>
</ul><div class="clear"></div>
</div>
I am using JQuery to show/hide the menu with:
$('#menu ul li').hover(function(){$('ul',this).slideDown(100);},
function(){$('ul',this).slideUp(100);});
The code I used is strongly modified, but taken from here
Your dreams are probably safe. That is, your CSS looks pretty good overall. You may want to consider using Twitter Bootstrap for some of what you're doing (awesome drop-downs), but you can certainly roll-your-own.
To answer your questions:
Should I use list-style:none; on ULs or LIs (or both)?
Just on ul's.
Is it better to put background-color and border on As or LIs?
Put them on the li elements.
Should the LIs that are inside the absolute floating UL have float:left; or position:relative;?
These accomplish entirely different things. Floating left should be sufficient, but you may want to do both.
You should also refactor your jQuery code, despite the fact that it works:
$("#menu ul li").hover(
function () {
$(this).children("ul").slideDown(100);
},
function () {
$(this).children("ul").slideUp(100);
}
);