Turning a drop down menu into a pop up

[bejitto101]

Here's the issue, I'm am converting a site from flash to html and my client wants a pop up menu instead of a drop down menu. We have a CMS installed and I can't figure out what to edit in the css to do so. First off, here's the css that handles the menu:


/* Horizontal menu for the CMS CSS Menu Module */
/* by Alexander Endresen */

/* The wrapper clears the floating elements of the menu */

/* Fix for Opera 8
.clearb { clear: both; } */

#menuwrapper {
/* Fix for Opera 8 */
/* overflow: hidden; */
background-color: #ECECEC;
width: 160px;
}

/* Set the width of the menu elements at second level. Leaving first level flexible. */
#primary-nav li li {
width: 160px;
}

/* Unless you know what you do, do not touch this */
#primary-nav, #primary-nav ul {
list-style: none;
margin: 0px;
padding: 0px;
}
#primary-nav ul {
position: absolute;
display: none;
}
#primary-nav ul ul {
margin-top: 1px;
margin-left: -1px;
left: 100%;
top: 0px;
}

#primary-nav li {
margin-left: -1px;
float: left;
}
#primary-nav li li {
margin-left: 0px;
margin-top: -1px;
float: none;
position: relative;
}

/* Styling the basic apperance of the menu elements */
#primary-nav a {
display: block;
margin: 0px;
padding: 5px 10px;
text-decoration: none;
color: #006699;
}
#primary-nav li a {
border-right: 1px solid #C0C0C0;
border-left: 1px solid #C0C0C0;
}
#primary-nav li li a {
border: 1px solid #C0C0C0;
}
#primary-nav li, #primary-nav li.menuparent {
background-color: #ececec;
}

/* Styling the basic apperance of the active page elements (shows what page in the menu is being displayed) */

#primary-nav li.menuactive {
background-color: #C7C7C7;
}


/* Styling the basic apperance of the menuparents - here styled the same on hover (fixes IE bug) */
#primary-nav ul li.menuparent,
#primary-nav ul li.menuparent:hover,
#primary-nav ul li.menuparenth {
/* arrow for menuparents */
background-image: url(images/cms/arrow.gif);
background-position: center right;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
}


/* Styling the apperance of menu items on hover */

#primary-nav li:hover,
#primary-nav li.menuh,
#primary-nav li.menuparenth,
#primary-nav li.menuactiveh {
background-color: #E7AB0B;
}


/* The magic - set to work for up to a 3 level menu, but can be increased unlimited */

/*
just add
#primary-nav li:hover ul ul,
#primary-nav li.menuparenth ul ul ul,
for fourth level
*/
#primary-nav ul,
#primary-nav li:hover ul,
#primary-nav li:hover ul ul,
#primary-nav li.menuparenth ul,
#primary-nav li.menuparenth ul ul {
display: none;
}

/* add
#primary-nav ul ul ul li:hover ul,
#primary-nav ul ul ul li.menuparenth ul,
for fourth level
*/
#primary-nav li:hover ul,
#primary-nav ul li:hover ul,
#primary-nav ul ul li:hover ul,
#primary-nav li.menuparenth ul,
#primary-nav ul li.menuparenth ul,
#primary-nav ul ul li.menuparenth ul {
display: block;
}


/* IE Hacks */
#primary-nav li li {
float: left;
clear: both;
}
#primary-nav li li a {
height: 1%;
}


The code comes with the CMS I am using so I figured I should just be able to edit it with a simple addition. Maybe something like this: #primary-nav li:hover ul{ position:relative; bottom:-20px; }

But that doesn't seem to work. I've tried a bunch of different things but to no avail. I can't edit the html because that is generated through some script that comes with the CMS. Otherwise I'd just go witht he son of a suckerfish menu which I'm most familiar with.

The site is here: http://www.henrynicholsdds.com/index.php?page=our-philosphy if you want to take a look at the html that is generated. The client wants it look like the menu hereunder the our philosophy section: http://www.henrynicholsdds.com/oldstuff/index2.html.

Much thanks for any help!

[LeeU]

I'd use the suckerfish menu because all the CSS does is style the menu. The dropdown aspect is controlled by the HTML.

[bejitto101]

Well I though this controlled the drop down section:


#primary-nav li:hover ul,
#primary-nav ul li:hover ul,
#primary-nav ul ul li:hover ul,
#primary-nav li.menuparenth ul,
#primary-nav ul li.menuparenth ul,
#primary-nav ul ul li.menuparenth ul {
display: block;
}


Because it changes the display from none to block.