Drop Down Menu CSS + JS DISAPPEARING-DELAY

Question

Hi. I've recently made a 2 level-dropdown using CSS alone. This, as im sure you're aware, leaves me with the problem of the menu disappearing instantly when a user leaves the area with their pointer. I was wandering if anyone could write me a snippet of JS which lets the menu stay open for a couple seconds or whatever once the user leaves the area. Or perhaps you could link me to a page? I have tried searching for the answer - but i can't find anything which addresses me specifically - i have a CSS menu - but simply want to add a disappearing-delay.
Thanks for your time.
on a different point - what are people's opinions of including an automatic date on your site - advantage is giving the feeling of a well-kept, up-to-date site. Or are they a bit naff? i mean everyone knows the date or simply has it a click away somewhere on their OS UI.

Answer 1

Hi, CripA,
Can't answer the drop down (hopeful) lag question. You could try enlarging the area included in the link with display: block (it may already have that designation), so the cursor has farther to go before it 'leaves' the link...
On your question about date, The automatic date that I include is a "site revised" type of date. Unless I update it every day (not likely), it won't always show the current date, just the date of the last content/code update. So, my date would not give a false feeling of "a well kept, up to date site," unless I were to have it always show the current date. Here's my code:
<p>This page was updated <!-- #BeginDate format:Am1 -->August 5, 2009<!-- #EndDate --> </p>
If your site contains material that would make a difference to your viewers whether or not it were up-to-date, it's nice to reassure them. If the date is irrelevant to the content, not as useful.
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