Information
Similar to the previous sliding tabs menu, but this one is horizontal (also uses opacity for browsers that understand).
The should work in IE5.01, IE5.5, IE6, Opera 7.54, Mozilla 1.75, FF and NN 7.1. Also Mac Safari and IE5.
Cascading Style Sheet
#menu {
margin:0;
padding:0;
width:45em;
height:8.5em;
overflow:hidden;
background:#000;
}
#menu li {
display:inline;
list-style-type:none;
}
#menu li a {
display:block;
float:left;
text-decoration:none;
margin:0;
}
#menu li a img {
opacity:0.7;
margin:0.5em;
border:0;
float:left;
}
#menu li a span {
display:none;
}
#menu li a:hover {
background:#000;
}
#menu li a:hover img {
opacity:1;
}
#menu li a:hover span {
width:11em;
color:#aaa;
display:block;
cursor:pointer;
float:left;
}
#menu .h2 {
margin:0 5px;
padding:0;
color:#fc0;
font-variant:small-caps;
font-size:1.25em;
border:0;
}
#menu .h3 {
margin:0 5px;
padding:0;
font-size:1.1em;
color:#0aa;
}
.outer {
background:transparent;
font-size:0.9em;
}
xhtml
<div class="outer">
<ul id="menu">
<li>
<a href="#nogo">
<img src="../img/cezanne.jpg" alt="painting" title="painting" />
<span>
<b class="h2">Paul Cézanne</b><br />
<b class="h3">(1839-1906)</b><br />
One of the great forerunners of modern painting.
</span>
</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#nogo">
<img src="../img/matisse.jpg" alt="painting" title="painting" />
<span>
<b class="h2">Henri Matisse</b><br />
<b class="h3">(1869-1954)</b><br />
Became a leader in many art circles.
</span>
</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#nogo">
<img src="../img/turner.jpg" alt="painting" title="painting" />
<span>
<b class="h2">William Turner</b><br />
<b class="h3">(1775-1851)</b><br />
Unrivaled in the virtuosity of his painting of light.
</span>
</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#nogo">
<img src="../img/monet.jpg" alt="painting" title="painting" />
<span>
<b class="h2">Claude Monet</b><br />
<b class="h3">(1840-1926)</b><br />
Never abandoned his Impressionist painting style.
</span>
</a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
Copyright
You may use this method on your personal 'non-profit' web site without seeking my permission. A link back to CSSplay is always appreciated.
Commercial usage is also permitted without seeking approval, but I would ask that a donation is considered to support my work on CSSPlay.
If you are having problems integrating any of my demonstrations into your website then I now offer a service to fault find and correct any errors that you may have introduced. Please email me for more information.
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