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<style type="text/css">
#holder {width:750px; height:350px; position:relative; font-family:arial, sans-serif; border:1px solid #004479;z-index:100;}
#holder table {border-collapse:collapse; margin:-1px;}
#holder ul {float:left; padding:0; margin:0; list-style:none;}
#holder ul.sub {margin-bottom:-4px;}
#menuOuter li a.lv1-a {background:blue; zoom:1;}
#menuOuter li a.lv1-a:hover {direction:ltr;}
#holder ul.sub {float:left;}
#holder ul.sub ul {position:absolute; left:-9999px; top:180px;}
#holder ul.sub li.sub-li a img {display:block; position:absolute; left:-9999px; border:0; height:200px; width:750px;}
#holder ul.sub li.sub-li {display:block; float:left; width:150px; height:240px;}
#holder ul.sub li.sub-li a {margin-top:200px; width:110px; display:block; padding:0 20px; height:40px; line-height:40px; color:#fff; text-decoration:none; font-family:arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px;}
#holder ul.sub li.sub-li a.a1 {background:#000000;}
#holder ul.sub li.sub-li a.a2 {background:#000000;}
#holder ul.sub li.sub-li a.a3 {background:#000000;}
#holder ul.sub li.sub-li a.a4 {background:#000000;}
#holder ul.sub li.sub-li a.a5 {background:#000000;}
#menuOuter li:hover ul.sub li.current a {margin-top:200px; height:40px;}
#menuOuter li:hover ul.sub li.current ul {left:-9999px;}
#menuOuter li:hover ul.sub li.current a img {left:-9999px;}
#menuOuter a:hover ul.sub li.current a {margin-top:200px; height:40px;}
#menuOuter a:hover ul.sub li.current ul {left:-9999px;}
#menuOuter a:hover ul.sub li.current a img {left:-9999px;}
#holder ul.sub li.sub-li:hover > a {margin-top:0; height:350px;}
#holder ul.sub li.sub-li a:hover {margin-top:0; height:350px;}
#holder ul.sub li.current a {margin-top:0; height:350px;}
#holder ul.sub li.current a.a1 img {left:0; top:0; z-index:-1;}
#holder ul.sub li.current a.a2 img {left:-150px; top:0; z-index:-1;}
#holder ul.sub li.current a.a3 img {left:-300px; top:0; z-index:-1;}
#holder ul.sub li.current a.a4 img {left:-450px; top:0; z-index:-1;}
#holder ul.sub li.current a.a5 img {left:-600px; top:0; z-index:-1;}
#menuOuter li:hover ul.sub li.current:hover a {margin-top:0; height:350px;}
#menuOuter li:hover ul.sub li.current:hover ul {left:0;}
#menuOuter li:hover ul.sub li.current:hover ul li {float:left; height:15px; padding:0; margin:0;}
#menuOuter li:hover ul.sub li.current:hover ul li a {height:15px; line-height:15px; margin:0; padding:0 20px;}
#menuOuter li:hover ul.sub li.current:hover ul li a:hover {height:15px; line-height:15px; margin:0; padding:0 20px; text-decoration:underline;}
#menuOuter a:hover ul.sub li.current a:hover {margin-top:0; height:350px;}
#menuOuter a:hover ul.sub li.current a:hover ul {left:0;}
#menuOuter a:hover ul.sub li.current a:hover ul li {float:left; height:15px; padding:0; margin:0;}
#menuOuter a:hover ul.sub li.current a:hover ul li a {height:15px; line-height:15px; margin:0; padding:0 20px;}
#menuOuter a:hover ul.sub li.current a:hover ul li a:hover {height:15px; line-height:15px; margin:0; padding:0 20px; text-decoration:underline;}
#holder ul.sub li {position:relative;}
#holder ul.sub li.sub-li:hover ul {left:0; width:130px;}
#holder ul.sub li.sub-li:hover ul li {float:left; height:15px; padding:0; margin:0;}
#holder ul.sub li.sub-li:hover ul li a {height:15px; line-height:15px; margin:0; padding:0 20px; font-size:11px;}
#holder ul.sub li.sub-li:hover ul li a:hover {height:15px; line-height:15px; margin:0; padding:0 20px; text-decoration:underline;}
#holder ul.sub li.sub-li:hover a.a1 img {left:0; top:0; z-index:-1;}
#holder ul.sub li.sub-li:hover a.a2 img {left:-150px; top:0; z-index:-1;}
#holder ul.sub li.sub-li:hover a.a3 img {left:-300px; top:0; z-index:-1;}
#holder ul.sub li.sub-li:hover a.a4 img {left:-450px; top:0; z-index:-1;}
#holder ul.sub li.sub-li:hover a.a5 img {left:-600px; top:0; z-index:-1;}
#holder ul.sub li.sub-li a:hover ul {left:0; width:130px;}
#holder ul.sub li.sub-li a:hover ul li {float:left; height:15px; padding:0; margin:0;}
#holder ul.sub li.sub-li a:hover ul li a {height:15px; line-height:15px; margin:0; padding:0 20px; font-size:11px;}
#holder ul.sub li.sub-li a:hover ul li a:hover {height:15px; line-height:15px; margin:0; padding:0 20px; text-decoration:underline;}
#holder ul.sub li.sub-li a.a1:hover img {left:0; top:0; z-index:-1;}
#holder ul.sub li.sub-li a.a2:hover img {left:-150px; top:0; z-index:-1;}
#holder ul.sub li.sub-li a.a3:hover img {left:-300px; top:0; z-index:-1;}
#holder ul.sub li.sub-li a.a4:hover img {left:-450px; top:0; z-index:-1;}
#holder ul.sub li.sub-li a.a5:hover img {left:-600px; top:0; z-index:-1;}
#holder ul.sub li.current ul {left:0; width:130px;}
#holder ul.sub li.current ul li {float:left; height:15px; padding:0; margin:0;}
#holder ul.sub li.current ul li a {height:15px; line-height:15px; margin:0; padding:0 20px; font-size:11px;}
#holder ul.sub li span {display:block;position:absolute; top:240px; left:0; line-height:15px; width:130px; padding:10px; height:90px; z-index:-1; color:#fff; text-decoration:none; font-size:11px;}
#holder ul.sub li.p1 span {background:#d7d7d7;}
#holder ul.sub li.p2 span {background:#d7d7d7;}
#holder ul.sub li.p3 span {background:#d7d7d7;}
#holder ul.sub li.p4 span {background:#d7d7d7;}
#holder ul.sub li.p5 span {background:#d7d7d7;}
</style>
<div id="holder">Questions or Comments? Just ask or leave a note, I'd be glad to help you out or take any advice.
<ul id="menuOuter">
<li class="lv1-li">
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<ul class="sub">
<li class="sub-li p1"><a class="a1" href="#url"><img src="
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<li><a href="#url">Dresses</a></li>
<li><a href="#url">Coats & Jackets</a></li>
<li><a href="#url">Jeans</a></li>
<li><a href="#url">Knitwear</a></li>
<li><a href="#url">Shirts & Blouses</a></li>
<li><a href="#url">Skirts</a></li>
<li><a href="#url">Shoes</a></li>
</ul>
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<li><a href="#url">Jackets</a></li>
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<li><a href="#url">Shirts</a></li>
<li><a href="#url">Suits</a></li>
<li><a href="#url">Jeans</a></li>
<li><a href="#url">Shoes</a></li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li><a href="#url">Shirts</a></li>
<li><a href="#url">Jumpers</a></li>
<li><a href="#url">Trousers & Jeans</a></li>
<li><a href="#url">Trainers</a></li>
<li><a href="#url">School Wear</a></li>
</ul>
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<li><a href="#url">Dresses & Skirts</a></li>
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<li><a href="#url">Coats</a></li>
<li><a href="#url">Jeans</a></li>
<li><a href="#url">Accessories</a></li>
<li><a href="#url">Belts</a></li>
<li><a href="#url">Trainers & Shoes</a></li>
</ul>
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<li><a href="#url">Sleep Suits</a></li>
<li><a href="#url">Baby Grows</a></li>
<li><a href="#url">Vests</a></li>
<li><a href="#url">Socks & shoes</a></li>
<li><a href="#url">Coats & Jackets</a></li>
<li><a href="#url">Hats</a></li>
<li><a href="#url">Jumpers</a></li>
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From this tutorial, you will be able to add a horizontal lava lamp style navigation menu to your Blogger BlogSpot.
You will need these file(s) for this tutorial:
lavalamp_0.1.0.zip |
You will need to upload these files to your server.
To add a horizontal Lava Lamp navigation:
1. From your Blogger dashboard, navigate to Layouts and then Edit HTML.
2. Add the following javascript and style sheet link below right after the opening head tag of your blog:
<span id="preserve153fad06688e4daba0a63153cc59a967" class="wlWriterPreserve"><script type="text/javascript" src="jquery-1.1.3.1.min.js"></script></span> <span id="preservec55a3f5b20c642859020b34d0b920624" class="wlWriterPreserve"><script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.easing.min.js"></script></span> <span id="preservee1ba8ce4b8c2419b8ec01f337d9c4f45" class="wlWriterPreserve"><script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.lavalamp.min.js"></script></span> <span id="preserve4cc7688c44874d529d432ce8ba0d6e6b" class="wlWriterPreserve"><script type="text/javascript"> $(function() { $("#1, #2, #3").lavaLamp({ fx: "backout", speed: 700, click: function(event, menuItem) { return false; } }); }); </script></span>
3. Next, you will need to add the following section code below to where you want the featured content box to appear. You can do this by adding a new HTML/JavaScript widget or paste it within your HTML section of your layout.
<ul class="lavaLampWithImage" id="1"> <li><a href="#">Home</a></li> <li><a href="#">Plant a tree</a></li> <li><a href="#">Travel</a></li> <li><a href="#">Ride an elephant</a></li> </ul>
Depending on the three, you will need to modify UL class name to the one you want to use: “lavaLampWithImage”, “lavaLampNoImage”, “lavaLampBottomStyle”
4. You should preview your blog first to see if all codes have been implemented correctly. If so, save your template and you’re finished.
This widget is brought to you by Ganeesh.
Here are 10 pre-made menus if you need a quick navigation menu for your template. These come from the web and can greatly shorten the development process. The one's listed here are mainly jQuery and CSS based and are either drop-down or just multi level menus. Nonetheless, they all bring functionality and appearance inclination to your template.