Small image is overlapping my navigation? - html

Question

With character: http://jsfiddle.net/nuu6g/
For some reason, I cannot click on my text on my navigation menu. This is most likely due to the (missing) image on the left, which I will refer to as the "character." However, when I remove the character, I can indeed click on the text again.
Without character: http://jsfiddle.net/aN5s5/
body {
background:grey;
}
.topContainer {
width: 1000px;
height: 125px;
margin: 0 auto;
padding-bottom: 20px;
}
#logo {
float: left;
padding: 10px 10px;
}
/* Navigation */
#navigation {
background: #107AEB;
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 0%, 0% 100%, from(#107AEB), to(#106FEB));
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #107AEB, #106FEB);
background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #107AEB, #106FEB);
background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #107AEB, #106FEB);
background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #107AEB, #106FEB);
border: 2px solid rgba(16, 86, 235, 0.9);
border-radius: 15px;
float: right;
width: 455px;
height: 55px;
margin-top: 22px;
z-index: 1;
}
#navigation ul {
display: inline-block;
position: absolute;
list-style-type: none;
}
#navigation li {
display: inline-block;
}
#navigation a {
color: #FFF;
font-family: SEGOEUIL, Arial, sans-serif;
text-shadow: 0 1px 0 #000;
text-align: center;
padding: 5px 10px;
font-size: 17px;
}
#navigation a:hover {
background: rgba(16, 86, 235, 0.9);
border-radius: 5px;
}
#navigation a:active {
text-decoration: none;
}
#navigation a:link {
text-decoration: none;
}
.character {
z-index: 2;
padding: 0 275px;
float: left;
position: absolute;
width: 187px;
height: 174px;
}
/* Wrapper */
#wrapper {
background: #FFF;
/*rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);*/
border-top-left-radius: 25px;
border-top-right-radius: 25px;
width: 1000px;
height: 1200px;
position: relative;
z-index: 3;
overflow: hidden;
margin: 0 auto;
}
#photoContent {
background: #ffcc00;
border: 1px solid #b62100;
border-radius: 8px;
width: 781px;
height: 231px;
margin-top: 12px;
display: block;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
}
.displayPhoto {
width: 771px;
height: 221px;
border: 0;
border-radius: 8px;
display: block;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
margin-top: 3px;
border: 1px solid #b62100;
}
#leftContent {
padding-top: 15px;
width: 500px;
height: 140px;
float: left;
padding-left: 45px;
}
.title {
font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
color: #3abfee;
font-size: 20px;
}
.desc {
color: #575757;
font-size: 15px;
font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
}
#rightContent {
padding-top: 15px;
width: 300px;
height: 140px;
float: right;
padding-right: 25px;
}
#flashContent {
padding-left: 25px;
width: 700px;
height: 500px;
}
hr {
width: 750px;
height: 1px;
background: #CCC;
border: none;
margin-top: 10px;
}
/* Bottom Wrapper */
#bwCont {
width: 1000px;
height: 500px;
display: block;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
margin-top: 10px;
}
.galleryCont {
display: block;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
width: 650px;
height: 150px;
}
.galleryImgCont {
width: 175px;
height: 175px;
float: left;
}
.galleryTitle {
font-family:'Exo 2', sans-serif;
font-size: 17px;
color: #333;
text-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
padding-top: 145px;
}
.galleryDesc {
font-family:'Exo 2', sans-serif;
font-size: 15px;
color: #333;
text-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
}
#galleryImg {
width: 175px;
height: 125px;
border: 5px solid #F5F5F5;
box-shadow: 0 0 7px;
border-radius: 5px;
float: left;
}
.readMore {
width: 175px;
height: 50px;
background: #000;
border: 0;
border-radius: 5px;
padding: 10px 10px;
color: #FFF;
font-family:'SEGOEUIL', sans-serif;
font-size: 17px;
}
.readMore:hover {
background: #202020;
}
Please help me, thanks! Also, just an extra question; is there any way I can keep the read more buttons inline, instead of like a staircase? Sorry, but thank you!

Answer 1

For your links to be "clickable", either adjust the padding/width of #character or use the following CSS so #navigation comes up top of #character
#navigation {
z-index: 3;
position: relative;
}
DEMO
For "Read More" to be aligned, you're going to need to have the same number of lines in the title and the description, or you can set a minimum height (or even just the height) of those by adding the following CSS for eaxmple:
.galleryTitle {
min-height:40px;
}
.galleryDesc {
min-height:60px;
}
DEMO

Answer 2

Your nav items are displaying in a staircase because there is not enough room due to the width of your ul. adding width 100% will allow them to display inline the way you want.
#navigation ul {
width: 100%
}
the reason you can't click your text link is because of your character class overlaying your images with a higher z-index.