CSS3 Drop Line Menu

by Avdhut Sonpethkar

HTML

<div id="menu_container">
    <ul>
        <li class="parent_menu"> <a href="#">Home</a>
            <ul id="submenu">
                <li class="child_menu"><a href="#">Test 1</a>
                </li>
                <li class="child_menu"><a href="#">Test 2</a>
                </li>
            </ul>
        </li>
        <li class="parent_menu"><a href="#"> Article</a>
            <ul id="submenu">
                <li class="child_menu"><a href="#">Test 1</a>
                </li>
                <li class="child_menu"><a href="#">Test 2</a>
                </li>
            </ul>
        </li>
        <li class="parent_menu"> <a href="#">Blog</a>
            <ul id="submenu">
                <li class="child_menu"><a href="#">Test 1</a>
                </li>
                <li class="child_menu"><a href="#">Test 2</a>
                </li>
            </ul>
        </li>
        <li class="parent_menu"> <a href="#">About</a>
            <ul id="submenu">
                <li><a href="#">Test 1</a>
                </li>
                <li><a href="#">Test 2</a>
                </li>
            </ul>
        </li>
    </ul>
</div>

CSS

#menu_container {
    width: 700px;
    height: 20px
}
#menu_container ul, #menu_container ul li, #menu_container ul ul {
    list-style: none;
}
#menu_container ul li.parent_menu a {
    color: white;
    padding-left: 2px;
    font: bold 12px/32px Arial, sans-serif;
    text-decoration: none;
    height: 30px;
    width: 100px;
}
#menu_container ul li.parent_menu {
    padding:0px 0px 5px 5px;
    background-color: #E44d2e;
    border-bottom: solid 1px;
    height: 30px;
    width: 100px;
    float: left;
    display: inline;
    cursor:pointer;
}
#menu_container ul li.parent_menu:hover {
    padding:0px 0px 5px 5px;
    background-color: #E14000;
    border-bottom: solid 2px;
    height: 30px;
    width: 100px;
    float: left;
    display: inline;
}
#menu_container ul li.parent_menu ul {
    position: relative;
    float: right;
    border-bottom: solid 1px;
    border: 0px;
    height: 0px;
    overflow: hidden;
    display:none;
}
#menu_container ul li.parent_menu:hover > ul {
    margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px;
    height: auto;
    padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
    display:block;
    background-color: #f9e5cc;
    color: black;
    
    top: 5px;
    position:relative;
    float: right;
}