Hi Nadine,
it's a little "strange" how you've organized the structure, because the menu
for "home", "links" and "contact" is after the other menu ("academic
programs", "events", etc.).
Anyway. For fix the color-problem you should have in css the selector "menu
ul li a" and not "menu a".
jff
2008/11/19 Nadine Misiaszek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I am new to a lot of CSS. I have been trying to get a horizontal
> menu to position. I have looked through the archives and found an
> List Apart example that I could duplicate in isolation:
>
> http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~nmisiasz/test/ListApart2.html<http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/%7Enmisiasz/test/ListApart2.html>
>
> I then tried to position the menu with my other elements.
> http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~nmisiasz/test/TestMenu.html<http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/%7Enmisiasz/test/TestMenu.html>
>
> My problems are:
>
> 1) positioning
> 2) font color of white has been lost or superseded.
> I checked with Firebug and it does not seem to be the result
> of the cascade.
>
> To put the matter in context, I am trying to update an existing site:
>
> http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~latamweb/index.html<http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/%7Elatamweb/index.html>
>
> I would like to keep a similar look. My sense is that CSS is more
> fluid and I will not be able to get the menu bar to exactly align
> with the image that follows it. I do not know what to do that would
> make an attractive alternative.
>
> Thanks for any help you may give.
>
> Nadine
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