I am using a list for the nav for the nav of my website and when a user hovers over certain list items a dropdown appears with extra navigation options. In my case when a user hovers over the "Brands" item then a dropwdown appears with all the different brands. At the moment the dropdown appears instantly however I'd like it to appear in a motion as if it is sliding down rather than just appearing instantly. Is this possible with CSS or do I need some jQuery magic ?? Code:
HTML:
<section id="nav">
<div id="nav-wrapper">
<ul id="nav-list">
<li id="nav-home"><a href="">Home</a>
</li>
<li id="nav-brands"><a href="">Brands</a>
<ul id="brands-list">
<li><a href="">Brand 01</a>
</li>
<li><a href="">Brand 02</a>
</li>
<li><a href="">Brand 03</a>
</li>
<li><a href="">Brand 04</a>
</li>
<li><a href="">Brand 05</a>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li id="nav-about"><a href="">About Us</a>
</li>
<li id="nav-contact"><a href="">Contact Us</a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</section>
CSS :
#nav-brands { position:relative; }
#nav-list li:hover ul { display: block; opacity: 1; visibility: visible; background-color: #fff; }
#brands-list { padding: 10px 0px 0px 0px; position: absolute; top: 20px; left: -35px; width: 120px; box-shadow: none; display: none; opacity: 0;
visibility: hidden; -webkit-transiton: opacity 0.2s; -moz-transition: opacity 0.2s; -ms-transition: opacity 0.2s;
-o-transition: opacity 0.2s; -transition: opacity 0.2s; border:thin solid #000000; border-radius:0px 0px 5px 5px;
border-top:0px;
}
#brands-list li { display: block; margin:0px 0px 5px 0px; padding:0px 0px 5px 0px; text-align:center; border-bottom:thin solid #CECECE;
}
#brands-list li:hover {}
#brands-list li:last-child { border-bottom:0px; }
I am using a list for the nav for the nav of my website and when a user hovers over certain list items a dropdown appears with extra navigation options. In my case when a user hovers over the "Brands" item then a dropwdown appears with all the different brands. At the moment the dropdown appears instantly however I'd like it to appear in a motion as if it is sliding down rather than just appearing instantly. Is this possible with CSS or do I need some jQuery magic ?? Code:
HTML:
<section id="nav">
<div id="nav-wrapper">
<ul id="nav-list">
<li id="nav-home"><a href="">Home</a>
</li>
<li id="nav-brands"><a href="">Brands</a>
<ul id="brands-list">
<li><a href="">Brand 01</a>
</li>
<li><a href="">Brand 02</a>
</li>
<li><a href="">Brand 03</a>
</li>
<li><a href="">Brand 04</a>
</li>
<li><a href="">Brand 05</a>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li id="nav-about"><a href="">About Us</a>
</li>
<li id="nav-contact"><a href="">Contact Us</a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</section>
CSS :
#nav-brands { position:relative; }
#nav-list li:hover ul { display: block; opacity: 1; visibility: visible; background-color: #fff; }
#brands-list { padding: 10px 0px 0px 0px; position: absolute; top: 20px; left: -35px; width: 120px; box-shadow: none; display: none; opacity: 0;
visibility: hidden; -webkit-transiton: opacity 0.2s; -moz-transition: opacity 0.2s; -ms-transition: opacity 0.2s;
-o-transition: opacity 0.2s; -transition: opacity 0.2s; border:thin solid #000000; border-radius:0px 0px 5px 5px;
border-top:0px;
}
#brands-list li { display: block; margin:0px 0px 5px 0px; padding:0px 0px 5px 0px; text-align:center; border-bottom:thin solid #CECECE;
}
#brands-list li:hover {}
#brands-list li:last-child { border-bottom:0px; }
3 Answers
Reset to default 2No Jquery magic.
A css approach would be to wrap your sublist within a div. Use that div to set the submenu position, and then use an overflow / transition trick to give to the inner list the sliding effect you are looking for.
See it here: http://jsfiddle/vrGfc/
Also, remove the hover effect from the submenu itself. It will only need to be applied to the wrapper div.
See an example
http://jsfiddle/DHW9v/1/
You need set transition-timing-function
transition: opacity .8s ease-in-out;
There's no need for any jQuery or anything like that here - the css properties you're looking for are "transitions" - http://www.w3schools./css/css3_transitions.asp