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hi there,

I hope somone has the answer/solution for me...
To the question then: the site has a vertical menu, with several subitems. When called als

        {menu template='test'}

everything works OK (see http://www.arcana.nl [dutch site]).

The problems arose when i wanted a group of pages to show the menu INCLUDING a folded out part concerning that section of the site. I scanned the menu-function and created a specific template where the menu code looks like this:

        {menu template='test' start_element="1"}
        {menu template='test' start_element="2"}
        {menu template='test' start_element="3"}
         Elerion
        {menu template='test' start_element="3.1.1" show_root_siblings="1"}
        {menu template='test' start_element="4"}
        {menu template='test' start_element="5"}
        {menu template='test' start_element="6"}
        {menu template='test' start_element="7"}
        {menu template='test' start_element="8"}
        {menu template='test' start_element="9"}
        {menu template='test' start_element="10"}
        {menu template='test' start_element="11"}
        {menu template='test' start_element="12"}
        {menu template='test' start_element="13"}

The added divs are for creating a border and a smaller font. This works fine in all browsers and even when eliminating this the problems stay, so that (i think) is nog part of the problem)

My new menu works great in firefox 2&3 and IE7  (see here http://www.arcana.nl/index.php?page=test-submenu). HOWEVER, IE6 only shows the items, but the change in looks on hover only works in the first item, and none of the foldout menu-items are active... At first, i thougt the trouble lay in repaeting ID-calls for elements,, but a change to class for menuwrapper and primary-nav didn't change a thing. Cascade of items is intact in the source although of course the menu is build up several times instead of just once but that shouldn.t be a problem, should it?

Anyhow; it's hunting for the IE6-fix once more and i'm STUCK! Can anyone help?
Alternatively, is there another way to let one submenu show the way i want with a different [menu]-code?

Details:
Server: Linux 010032
Apache/2.0.51 (Fedora)
MYSQL 3.23.58
PHP Version 4.3.11
CMS Made Simple 1.2.5 "Free Hill"

All help greatly appreciated!

Jevos, the Netherlands

What are you trying to do here?...

But I will tell you your problem is that you are confusing IE6 with too many ul id="primar-nav" calls in the menus, IE6 uses it to tell it what li to add the JS function to...

You could have done this with a section header, if what you are doing is what I think it is...

to clarify: i'm trying to make my menu look like this:

on a general area-page a menu looking like this:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
  [childeren shown on hover]

on a specific area page (concerning an activity set as a link [menu-item 2.1] with children)
1.
2.
2.1.1
2.1.2
2.1.3
2.1.4
2.1.5
3.
4.
5.

This way users get a content specific menu but the look and feel of the menu stay intact. The other option, to call the submenu below, above or outside the main menu, breaks the look of the site and the flow of the menu...

hope this helps to clarify? And how can a sectionheader help out here?

Thanks by the way for pointing out the fact that IE6 calls a specific javasctipt for that element... no problem-solving answer but at least a clarification of WHY it breaks 

Jevos