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
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