My spry horizontal menu drops then returns when clicked?

Hello,
I recently updated my website to include a Facebook "Like" button with counter, and now my spry horizontal menu jumps up and down when you click a menu item?
http://www.kansascitycrates.com/index.html
I played around with the like button position in my template, before just adding it to the existing "Recommend" position at the top. It is simply a 2 column 1 row table.
What setting is causing the Spry horizontal menu to jump like that?
Thanks in advance.
John

Thank you SnakEyez02,
I made the changes you suggested. The spry horizontal menu should be below the header background image. Also, I put the Facebook plugins into a table, for lack of better understanding of controlling it's placement. I would like both Facebook buttons to be even along the top.
When I opened the template this morning, the last spry menu option (Testimonials) suddenly word wrapped (?) and began a second line under the first menu item (Contact). So I played with adjusting it's width and font size. I haven't made any other template changes in 6 months and don't know why it "word wrapped"?
Thank you again for your help.
JM

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color responds correctly on the drop downs. In IE7, the
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Spry
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I am using a background image for the drop down wrapper. This doesn't seem to be the problem. There is no change when I use a solid background.
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I greatly appreciate your help in this matter.
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I cannot seem to find any reason for the slow menu. Seems to be running fine for me with Safari, Chrome and Firefox. You have 2 code errors in the head next to your final 2 meta tags not using a proper ending tag : showing ">" instead of "/>".
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Problem: Spry Horizontal Menu straddles header
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"1 column elastic, centered, header and footer"
I add a Spry Horizontal Menu within the "header" div.
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area.
The menu straddles half in the header and half below the
header.
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"ul.MenuBarHorizontal li" has "float: left;".
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content area?
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margin: 0;
padding: 0;
list-style-type: none;
font-size: 100%;
position: relative;
text-align: left;
cursor: pointer;
width: auto;
float: left;

Hi,
The original CSS has been very carefully composed so that it will work in all browsers. If you make any changes to the original and you do not know what you are doing, you are asking for problems.
When I look at your first set of rules and I see the following marked in red and a rules marked in green that are left out, then I know you will have a problem:
ul.MenuBarHorizontal
    padding: 0;
    list-style-type: none;
    font-size: 100%;
    cursor: default;
    width: auto;
    background-image: url(myImage.jpg); // rename the image to your own
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    position: absolute;
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Keep in mind that the original stylesheet has no browser issues. Any changes that you make are for your account and have basically nothing to do with Spry.
My suggestion to you is, make a copy of the modified stylesheet for reference, then put back the original stylesheet. Consequently, make a new stylesheet called myStyles.css or similar, and put your changed rules in the newly created stylesheet eg.
ul.MenuBarHorizontal
     background-image: url(myImage.jpg);
     background-repeat: repeat;
Then attach this stylesheet to your document after the original stylesheet.
If you cannot get the required result, merely play around with the rules within myStyles.css.
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Spry Horizontal Menu is Vertical

I installed a Spry Horizontal Menu Bar on one of my clients
web pages and everything was going fine.
But then all of a sudden the horizontal menu switched to
vertical and I can't figure out how to undo this.
At this point even when I ask DW to insert a Spry horizontal
menu bar onto a new page, it inserts a vertical one!
Did I mess up the .css somehow?
Thanks!
Greg in New Orleans

Try making one on a fresh page. When you select the Spry
Menu, you are
asked if it's vertical or horizontal and then tells you it
will copy files
and you click okay.
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maybe be
using the wrong one?
If you still can't get it, could you post a link to your
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>
> I installed a Spry Horizontal Menu Bar on one of my
clients web pages and
> everything was going fine.
> But then all of a sudden the horizontal menu switched to
vertical and I
> can't
> figure out how to undo this.
> At this point even when I ask DW to insert a Spry
horizontal menu bar onto
> a
> new page, it inserts a vertical one!
> Did I mess up the .css somehow?
> Thanks!
> Greg in New Orleans
>

Spry horizontal menu becomes vertical menu

In IE my spry horizontal menu becomes vertical but is
stretched to the same width as the horizontal menu is suppose to
be? Any ideas?

If horizontal is turning vertical, I have a feeling what is happening is that when you publish it, it's not connected to any style sheet -- or you have the style sheets in the wrong order.
Remember, with CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) the last stylesheet trumps the earlier one. That's perfectly OK if there are no conflicts, but there may be some that can cause problems.
Thus, you'd be looking for:
<link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
<link href="navigation.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
If navigation.css is first, styles.css may be rewriting your styles for your spry navigation.
Now, I'm going to throw you a curve. Spry has been discontinued and it "going away." I recommend you learn how to make your own navigation and Spry is usually used for drop-down navigation. You can do that in straight HTML and CSS.
Take a look at my last reply in this forum discussion for a bunch of pretty cool "do it yourself" navigation tutorials.

Spry Horizontal Menu query

I am redesigning my current website:
redesign
and trying to implement an Spry Horizontal Menu but would like to
make the sub-menu orient horizontally below the main menu rather
than orient down vertically?
Sample: http:www.carreonphotography.com/index3.html
I have attached the code and any thoughts would be
appreciated greatly folks.
Thanks for your time and attention.
Ed Carreon

Hi,
The original CSS has been very carefully composed so that it will work in all browsers. If you make any changes to the original and you do not know what you are doing, you are asking for problems.
When I look at your first set of rules and I see the following marked in red and a rules marked in green that are left out, then I know you will have a problem:
ul.MenuBarHorizontal
    padding: 0;
    list-style-type: none;
    font-size: 100%;
    cursor: default;
    width: auto;
    background-image: url(myImage.jpg); // rename the image to your own
    background-repeat: repeat;
    vertical-align: bottom;
    float: none;
    position: absolute;
    margin: auto;
Keep in mind that the original stylesheet has no browser issues. Any changes that you make are for your account and have basically nothing to do with Spry.
My suggestion to you is, make a copy of the modified stylesheet for reference, then put back the original stylesheet. Consequently, make a new stylesheet called myStyles.css or similar, and put your changed rules in the newly created stylesheet eg.
ul.MenuBarHorizontal
     background-image: url(myImage.jpg);
     background-repeat: repeat;
Then attach this stylesheet to your document after the original stylesheet.
If you cannot get the required result, merely play around with the rules within myStyles.css.
I hope this helps.
Ben

Spry Horizontal Menu List Items crash IE6 browser

****Update*****
Apparently, it was width:100%; set on each hover over
background color for the list items in our default stylesheet that
was causing IE6 to crash.
Menus are in working order in all browsers now!
We have integrated the Spry Horizontal Menu with a website,
and added custom styling to SpryMenuBarHorizontal.css. The menu
works in Mozilla, Safari, and IE7. However, in IE6, after hovering
over the navigation, the drop down menu appears, but, as soon as
you move your mouse into the drop down to select an item from the
list, IE6 crashes. Every time. Various Computers.
We have tried reverting to the original
SpryMenuBarHorizontal.css file, however, the same problem occurs.
We haven't made any changes to the original js file
(SpryMenuBar.js).
Has anyone ever experienced this issue?
Here is our customized CSS:
@charset "UTF-8";
/* SpryMenuBarHorizontal.css - Revision: Spry Preview Release
1.4 */
/* Copyright (c) 2006. Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights
reserved. */
LAYOUT INFORMATION: describes box model, positioning,
z-order
img#nfl {
background-image:url(/Images/slices/nfl.png);
background-repeat:no-repeat;
height:14px;
width:40px;
margin:7px auto auto 25px;
_filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(enabled=true,
sizingMethod=scale src="/Images/slices/nfl.png");
_background-repeat:no-repeat;
_background-image:none;
img#mlb {
background-image:url(/Images/slices/mlb.png);
background-repeat:no-repeat;
height:14px;
width:43px;
margin:7px 20px auto auto;
_filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(enabled=true,
sizingMethod=scale src="/Images/slices/mlb.png");
_background-repeat:no-repeat;
_background-image:none;
img#milb {
background-image:url(/Images/slices/milb.png);
background-repeat:no-repeat;
height:14px;
width:112px;
margin:7px auto auto auto;
_filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(enabled=true,
sizingMethod=scale src="/Images/slices/milb.png");
_background-repeat:no-repeat;
_background-image:none;
_margin:7px auto auto -10px;
img#ctown {
background-image:url(/Images/slices/ctown.png);
background-repeat:no-repeat;
height:14px;
width:114px;
margin:7px auto auto 50px;
_filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(enabled=true,
sizingMethod=scale src="/Images/slices/ctown.png");
_background-repeat:no-repeat;
_background-image:none;
_margin:7px auto auto 40px;
img#nba {
background-image:url(/Images/slices/nba.png);
background-repeat:no-repeat;
height:14px;
width:43px;
margin:7px auto auto 100px;
_filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(enabled=true,
sizingMethod=scale src="/Images/slices/nba.png");
_background-repeat:no-repeat;
_background-image:none;
_margin:7px auto auto 70px;
img#nhl {
background-image:url(/Images/slices/nhl.png);
background-repeat:no-repeat;
height:14px;
width:41px;
margin:7px auto auto 90px;
_filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(enabled=true,
sizingMethod=scale src="/Images/slices/nhl.png");
_background-repeat:no-repeat;
_background-image:none;
_margin:margin:7px auto auto 100px;
img#ncaa {
background-image:url(/Images/slices/ncaa.png);
background-repeat:no-repeat;
height:14px;
width:52px;
margin:7px auto auto 70px;
_filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(enabled=true,
sizingMethod=scale src="/Images/slices/ncaa.png");
_background-repeat:no-repeat;
_background-image:none;
_margin:7px auto auto 60px;
/* The outermost container of the Menu Bar, an auto width box
with no margin or padding */
ul.MenuBarHorizontal
list-style-type: none;
cursor: default;
width:950px;
height:32px;
background-image:url(/Images/slices/primaryNavSlice.png);
background-repeat:repeat-x;
margin:0px;
padding:0px;
vertical-align:middle;
border-bottom:1px solid #000;
/* Set the active Menu Bar with this class, currently setting
z-index to accomodate IE rendering bug:
http://therealcrisp.xs4all.nl/meuk/IE-zindexbug.html
ul.MenuBarActive
z-index: 1000;
/* Menu item containers, position children relative to this
container and are a fixed width */
ul.MenuBarHorizontal li
margin: 0px;
padding: 0px;
list-style-type: none;
font-size: 100%;
position: relative;
text-align: left;
cursor: pointer;
width: 8em;
float: left;
/* Submenus should appear below their parent (top: 0) with a
higher z-index, but they are initially off the left side of the
screen (-1000em) */
ul.MenuBarHorizontal ul
margin: 0px;
padding: 0px;
list-style-type: none;
font-size: 100%;
z-index: 1020;
cursor: default;
/*width: 8.2em;*/
width:auto;
position: absolute;
left: -1000em; /* without this all menus are visible without
hover */
/* Submenu that is showing with class designation
MenuBarSubmenuVisible, we set left to auto so it comes onto the
screen below its parent menu item */
ul.MenuBarHorizontal ul.MenuBarSubmenuVisible
left: auto; /* without this menus don't show up */
/* Menu item containers are same fixed width as parent */
ul.MenuBarHorizontal ul li
/*width: 8.2em;*/
width:auto;
DESIGN INFORMATION: describes color scheme, borders, fonts
/* Menu items are a light gray block with padding and no text
decoration */
ul.MenuBarHorizontal a
display: block;
cursor: pointer;
padding: 0.15em 0.15em;
text-decoration: none;
ul#teamsMenu table#teams {
font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
color:#000;
font-size:11px;
width:500px;
background-color:#fff!important;
BROWSER HACKS: the hacks below should not be changed unless
you are an expert
/* HACK FOR IE: to make sure the sub menus show above form
controls, we underlay each submenu with an iframe */
ul.MenuBarHorizontal iframe
position: absolute;
z-index: 1010;
li.ncaa_list #teams.ncaa_table {
position:absolute;
left:-590px;
top:7px;
To center the tables in the screen
li.nfl_list #teams.nfl_table {
position:absolute;
top:7px;
li.mlb_list #teams.mlb_table {
position:absolute;
top:7px;
li.milb_list #teams.milb_table {
position:absolute;
left:-80px;
top:7px;
li.ctown_list #teams.ctown_table {
position:absolute;
top:7px;
li.nba_list #teams.nba_table {
position:absolute;
left:-200px;
top:7px;
li.nhl_list #teams.nhl_table {
position:absolute;
left:-190px;
top:7px;
li.ncaa_list #teams.ncaa_table {
position:absolute;
left:-590px;
top:7px;
}

I am having the same problems in IE7. I'm using the latest
version of everything (Spry 1.6.1 and javascript file version 0.12)
and at first I was having the problem on my drop down menus
appearing horizontal with all the correct styles but when I changed
the rule ul.MenuBarHorizontal ul to position: relative; the drop
downs appear vertical now but I have no beige border around the
whole ul anymore and I'm getting white space inbetween list items.
http://www.wusf.usf.edu/Header_Nav_Footer_newStyleSheet.cfm
so if anyone has any advice I'd much appreciate it. Also i'm
using 1px width on my borders no decimals.

Spry horizontal menu problem in IE and Chrome

First I'd like to express my frustration with spry. I spend way too much time trying to "band-aid" spry to work in different browers. I'll admit that I'm new to the web game but I seem to spend a large percentage of my time simply trying different "fixes" to something that I don't think should be this much of a problem. Regardless ...
I've made a pretty simple web page, put a spry horizontal menu on it and it works and displays just like it's supposed to in FF but IE and Chrome both seem to have a problem with it. Currently there are no links attached to it but that's not my problem - getting it to display correctly is. Possibly this issuehas already been addressed but I couldn't find it in the forum. Webpage can be viewed here
I've put (what I believe to be) the relevant css on the Main Content section of the page. Any help will be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

I am so glad that you started again, this is the best way to learn, trial and error.
To fix your woes to date, have a look at the following
.thrColFixHdr #header {padding:0;} /*remove the padding from the menubar container*/
ul.MenuBarHorizontal{width:auto;margin:0;} /*remove the fixed width and auto margin*/
ul.MenuBarHorizontal li{width:16.6667%;} /*spread the 6 items over the full width 6*16.6667% = 100%*/
ul.MenuBarHorizontal ul a{text-align:left;} /*Set the the alignment back to left for any menu item links that are in a sub menu*/
To add images to your menu items have a look at the following http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/spry/samples/menubar/MenuBarSample.html, you will find it at the bottom of the page.
I did not realise that SolidWorks still existed, started using it in the mid 1990's, excellent product, easy to use and promotes fast product development. I lost track of it when I went for retirement 10 years ago.
Gramps.

Spry horizontal menu's not displaying right in IE9

Presently I'm using Dreamweaver CS4. I have built a web site and placed a horizontal spry menu at the top of the web page. It is situated on the page just below a smaller non-spry horizontal menu.    In IE9, the menu appears above and to the right of this smaller menu rather than in the location I want it to appear. What's more, in Dreamweaver the menu seems to float the upper right of the screen (I've attached a screen shot).   When I review the web site in IE 7, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, and Safari, the menu is correctly placed.
Can anyone help solve this issue? When I view the web page in IE9 and put it into IE7 mode, all is well. Not so in IE9 (or IE8 for that matter).
I'd appreciate direct email as well as answering it here to help others with my quandry. My direct email address:   [email protected].
Thank you!
This image shows you where the menu appears in Dreamweaver AND in IE9
This image shows you where the menu correctly displays in IE 7 (standard mode), Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and Safari.
The smaller navigation you see "Subscribe to Alerts" etc is controlled by the following code:
#secondarynav {
width: 475px;
margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
padding: 0px;
float: right;
/* height:20px; */
The entire page including these menus sits in a container (My Code):
#container {
width: 930px;
height:800px; /* changed from 775px */
margin: 0 auto;
border:1pt solid #c7a9a9;
background-color: #FFFFFF; /* added by WDM, 6/5/2012 to keep container white while page body is gray */
Control for Menu Bar: (My code)
#menubar1 ul{
          z-index:5000;
          margin:40px 20px 0px 0px;
LAYOUT INFORMATION: describes box model, positioning, z-order (Dreamweaver Code)
/* The outermost container of the Menu Bar, an auto width box with no margin or padding */
ul.MenuBarHorizontal
/* margin: 0; */
    margin:-45px 0px 0px 200px;
    padding: 0;
    list-style-type: none;
    font-size: 10pt; /* change from 100%, 12pt */
    cursor: default;
    width: auto;
    float:left;
          z-index: 5000;
/* Set the active Menu Bar with this class, currently setting z-index to accomodate IE rendering bug: http://therealcrisp.xs4all.nl/meuk/IE-zindexbug.html */
ul.MenuBarActive
    z-index: 1000;
/* Menu item containers, position children relative to this container and are a fixed width */
ul.MenuBarHorizontal li
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    list-style-type: none;
    font-size: 9pt; /* change from 100%, 12pt */
    position: relative;
    text-align: left;
    cursor: pointer;
    width: 15em; /* change from 8em */
    float: left;
/* Submenus should appear below their parent (top: 0) with a higher z-index, but they are initially off the left side of the screen (-1000em) */
ul.MenuBarHorizontal ul
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    list-style-type: none;
    font-size: 10pt;   /* change from 100%, 12pt */
    z-index: 1020;
    cursor: default;
    width: 13.0em;   /* change from 8.2em/14.2 */
    position: absolute;
    left: -1000em;
/* Submenu that is showing with class designation MenuBarSubmenuVisible, we set left to auto so it comes onto the screen below its parent menu item */
ul.MenuBarHorizontal ul.MenuBarSubmenuVisible
    left: auto;
/* Menu item containers are same fixed width as parent */
ul.MenuBarHorizontal ul li
    width: 14.2em;   /* change from 8.2em/14.2 */
/* Submenus should appear slightly overlapping to the right (95%) and up (-5%) */
ul.MenuBarHorizontal ul ul
    position: absolute;
    margin: 0 0 0 170px; /* change from -5% 0 0 80%; */
/* Submenu that is showing with class designation MenuBarSubmenuVisible, we set left to 0 so it comes onto the screen */
ul.MenuBarHorizontal ul.MenuBarSubmenuVisible ul.MenuBarSubmenuVisible
    left: auto;
    top: 0;

I'm not sure where you attached files (I have not seen a way to do that in the Forum), But I will try to speak generally and work with what you have posted.
My suspicion is that the negative top margin you have applied is messing things up a bit.
I also note that it is usually better to apply margins to a CONTAINER of an unordered list (which is what menus are made of), than to apply the margins to the ul itself. So, restore the margin: 0; to the ul.MenuBarHorizontal style selector and create an enclosing element that bears the margin:-45px 0px 0px 200px; though I would still reconsider the use of negative top margin.
It is entirely possible that this simple change will help.
Please post the HTML for the top of the <body> section, including the menu code.
Beth

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