richard, > well described, and you're right -- once the epiphany strikes, lots > becomes clear ...
thanks. > iiuc, i _do_ have the 'boxes' correctly defined/laid out. the menu & > dropdown are, in fact working 'correctly' as: sweet. sorry for the misunderstanding. > now, i WANT to have the dropdown submenu positioned relative to its > parent's ("techList") 'box', which is floateded right in "topbar" ... #techList ul:hover li ul is currently contained by #techList, and positioned relative to it. > the QUESTION is, HOW TO position the dropdown's SUBMENU relative to the > parent <ul> object, namely the right-floated image ... By setting #techList ul { position: relative; }, you can make _it_ the container for #techList ul:hover li ul instead of #techList. Is that what you're after? -pete ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7b2 testing hub -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/