why not use http://jqueryui.com/demos/accordion/
On Dec 10, 11:05 am, mojoeJohn <mojoej...@gmail.com> wrote: > thanks for the explanation. my accordion works fine but i was wanting > to reduce it's sensitivity. i tried putting return false but it didn't > help much. any other suggestions? > > On Dec 10, 10:02 am, MorningZ <morni...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > if you have > > > $("#links li").hover(function(){ > > var hoveredOverLI = this; > > > }); > > > then "this" is a reference to the <li> item the user hovered over > > > so then > > > $("ul", this) > > > will select <ul> tags that are "in context" of "this" (meaning that > > "this <li> is an ancestor") > > > $(this).find("ul") is the same selector, and in fact, the core code > > converts the first selector to the second > > > // HANDLE: $(expr, [context]) > > // (which is just equivalent to: $(content).find(expr)} else > > > return jQuery( context ).find( selector ); > > > On Dec 10, 9:36 am, mojoeJohn <mojoej...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > could you explain how to read > > > > $("ul", this).slideUp("slow"); > > > > the ("ul", this) has me confused. i just want to make sure i learn > > > something from this instead of just copying and pasting code. > > > > thanks! > > > > On Dec 10, 9:34 am, mojoeJohn <mojoej...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > thanks so much it worked perfectly!!! > > > > > On Dec 10, 3:38 am, Bideshi <itbide...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > Hi mojeJhon, > > > > > Please try this > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > <script type="text/javascript"> > > > > > > $(document).ready(function(){ > > > > > $("#links ul").hide(); > > > > > $("#links li").hover(function(){ > > > > > $("ul", > > > > > this).slideDown("slow"); > > > > > }, function(){ > > > > > $("ul", this).slideUp("slow"); > > > > > } ); > > > > > > }); > > > > > </script> > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > On Dec 10, 2:34 am, mojoeJohn <mojoej...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > sorry i forgot to add the ul in the sublink menus: > > > > > > > here is the correct layout: > > > > > > > <ul id="links"> > > > > > > <li><a href="#">Link Head</a> > > > > > > <ul> > > > > > > <li><a href="#"></a>Sub Link</li> > > > > > > <li><a href="#"></a>Sub Link</li> > > > > > > <li><a href="#"></a>Sub Link</li> > > > > > > <li><a href="#"></a>Sub Link</li> > > > > > > </ul> > > > > > > </li> > > > > > > <li><a href="#">Link Head</a> > > > > > > <ul> > > > > > > <li><a href="#"></a>Sub Link</li> > > > > > > <li><a href="#"></a>Sub Link</li> > > > > > > <li><a href="#"></a>Sub Link</li> > > > > > > <li><a href="#"></a>Sub Link</li> > > > > > > </ul> > > > > > > </li> > > > > > > </ul>