/*
Author: Craig Erskine
Description: Dynamic Menu System - Horizontal/Vertical
*/

ul#navmenu-h { 
	 vertical-align:middle;
	 margin:0;
	 list-style: none;
}

ul#navmenu-h ul {
	width: 100px; 
	margin: 0;
	list-style: none;
	position: absolute;
	top: 100%;
	left: 0;
	display: none;
	}

ul#navmenu-h ul ul,ul#navmenu-h ul ul ul { top: 0; left: 100%; }

ul#navmenu-h li { 
	float: left; 
	position: relative;
}
ul#navmenu-h ul li { width: 100%; display: block; }

/* Root Menu Hover Persistence */
ul#navmenu-h a:hover,ul#navmenu-h li:hover a,ul#navmenu-h li.iehover a {
 /*background: #BBB;*/
 display: block;
 /*padding: 6px;*/
 float: left 11px Arial;
 text-decoration: none;
 color: #FFF;
}

/* 2nd Menu */
ul#navmenu-h li:hover li a,ul#navmenu-h li.iehover li a {
 display: block;
 padding: 6px;
 float: left 11px Arial;
 text-decoration: none;
 background: #006400;
}

/* 2nd Menu Hover Persistence */
ul#navmenu-h li:hover li a:hover,ul#navmenu-h li:hover li:hover a,ul#navmenu-h li.iehover li a:hover,ul#navmenu-h li.iehover li.iehover a {
 display: block;
 padding: 6px;
 float: left 11px Arial;
 text-decoration: none;
 border:solid 1px #006400;
 color: #006400;
 background: #ffffff;
}

/* 3rd Menu */
ul#navmenu-h li:hover li:hover li a,ul#navmenu-h li.iehover li.iehover li a {
 display: block;
 padding: 6px;
 float: left 11px Arial;
 text-decoration: none;
 color: #ffffff;
 background: #006400;
}

/* 3rd Menu Hover Persistence */
ul#navmenu-h li:hover li:hover li a:hover,ul#navmenu-h li:hover li:hover li:hover a,ul#navmenu-h li.iehover li.iehover li a:hover,ul#navmenu-h li.iehover li.iehover li.iehover a {
 display: block;
 padding: 6px;
 float: left 11px Arial;
 text-decoration: none;
 border:solid 1px #006400;
 color: #006400;
 background: #ffffff;
}

/* 4th Menu */
ul#navmenu-h li:hover li:hover li:hover li a,ul#navmenu-h li.iehover li.iehover li.iehover li a {
 display: block;
 padding: 6px;
 float: left 11px Arial;
 text-decoration: none;	
 color: #ffffff;
 background: #006400;
}

/* 4th Menu Hover */
ul#navmenu-h li:hover li:hover li:hover li a:hover,ul#navmenu-h li.iehover li.iehover li.iehover li a:hover {
 display: block;
 padding: 6px;
 float: left 11px Arial;
 text-decoration: none;
 color: #006400;
 background: #ffffff;
}

/* Hover Function - Do Not Move */
ul#navmenu-h li:hover ul ul,ul#navmenu-h li:hover ul ul ul,ul#navmenu-h li.iehover ul ul,ul#navmenu-h li.iehover ul ul ul { display: none; }
ul#navmenu-h li:hover ul,ul#navmenu-h ul li:hover ul,ul#navmenu-h ul ul li:hover ul,ul#navmenu-h li.iehover ul,ul#navmenu-h ul li.iehover ul,ul#navmenu-h ul ul li.iehover ul { display: block; } 
View the JavaScript (for IE)

$(document).ready(function(){
  $("#navmenu-h li,#navmenu-v li").hover(
    function() { $(this).addClass("iehover"); },
    function() { $(this).removeClass("iehover"); }
  );
}); 
Vertical Example
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/*
Author: Craig Erskine
Description: Dynamic Menu System - Vertical
*/

ul#navmenu-v,ul#navmenu-v li,ul#navmenu-v ul {
 width: 160px; /* Menu Width */
 margin: 0;
 list-style: none;
}

ul#navmenu-v li { float: left; position: relative;  width: 100%; }
ul#navmenu-v li.iehover { z-index: 1000; /* IE z-index bugfix */ }

ul#navmenu-v ul {
 display: none;
 position: absolute;
 top: 0;
 left: 100%;
 z-index: 9999;
}

/* Root Menu */
ul#navmenu-v a {
 border-top: 1px solid #FFF;
 border-right: 1px solid #FFF;
 padding: 6px;
 display: block;
 background: #DDD;
 color: #666;
 font: bold 11px Arial, sans-serif;
 text-decoration: none;
 height: 1%;
}

/* Root Menu Hover Persistence */
ul#navmenu-v a:hover,ul#navmenu-v li:hover a,ul#navmenu-v li.iehover a {
 background: #BBB;
 color: #FFF;
}

/* 2nd Menu */
ul#navmenu-v li:hover li a,ul#navmenu-v li.iehover li a {
 float: none;
 background: #BBB;
}

/* 2nd Menu Hover Persistence */
ul#navmenu-v li:hover li a:hover,ul#navmenu-v li:hover li:hover a,ul#navmenu-v li.iehover li a:hover,ul#navmenu-v li.iehover li.iehover a {
 background: #999;
}

/* 3rd Menu */
ul#navmenu-v li:hover li:hover li a,ul#navmenu-v li.iehover li.iehover li a {
 background: #999;
}

/* 3rd Menu Hover Persistence */
ul#navmenu-v li:hover li:hover li a:hover,ul#navmenu-v li:hover li:hover li:hover a,ul#navmenu-v li.iehover li.iehover li a:hover,ul#navmenu-v li.iehover li.iehover li.iehover a {
 background: #666;
}

/* 4th Menu */
ul#navmenu-v li:hover li:hover li:hover li a,ul#navmenu-v li.iehover li.iehover li.iehover li a {
 background: #666;
}

/* 4th Menu Hover */
ul#navmenu-v li:hover li:hover li:hover li a:hover,ul#navmenu-v li.iehover li.iehover li.iehover li a:hover {
 background: #333;
}

/* Hover Function - Do Not Move */
ul#navmenu-v li:hover ul ul,ul#navmenu-v li:hover ul ul ul,ul#navmenu-v li.iehover ul ul,ul#navmenu-v li.iehover ul ul ul { display: none; }
ul#navmenu-v li:hover ul,ul#navmenu-v ul li:hover ul,ul#navmenu-v ul ul li:hover ul,ul#navmenu-v li.iehover ul,ul#navmenu-v ul li.iehover ul,ul#navmenu-v ul ul li.iehover ul { display: block; } 
View the JavaScript (for IE)

$(document).ready(function(){
  $("#navmenu-h li,#navmenu-v li").hover(
    function() { $(this).addClass("iehover"); },
    function() { $(this).removeClass("iehover"); }
  );
}); 
* Internet Explorer is the exception, of course. IE 6 requires some "hover" help, and IE 7 retains some z-index bugs. Thankfully, both can be fixed with a couple lines of JavaScript and tiny bit of CSS.
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