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Before I go to far down the path of trying to work out how I might do this, perhaps someone would be able to let me know if it's even possible.

I want the background of each of my menu list items to change depending on it's class, it's class equals it's page alias.

Rather than type in the css individually as it will change when the pages change, is there a way of dynamically writing the css? I'm thinking of something along the lines of: A lot of this hinges on whether or not the child page aliases of a page are available, I haven't found any evidence so far!

You can use a MenuManager template and other smarty magic to generate inline css. but the colors in the css still has to be hardcoded somewhere, unless you're going to be using some kind of mathematics to calculate the color.

Not sure what you want to do exactly.

Menu items are build using Menu Manager I assume?
In Menu Manager help you can find the available properties you can use like $node->alias but also $node->extra1

You could use the 'extra1' property to fill in a color value in 'Extra Page Attribute 1' field in Options tab of content (page).

Want to make it really flexible?
Read this post: http://www.i-do-this.com/blog/Add-color ... website/57

I recently implemented it so editor can change color of menu/page background.

The background is an image which has the page alias as it's name. It's for an employee list, see http://proof.chillifish.com/pgp/index.php?page=people.

I have currently done it in-line with the menu manager template, but was hoping not to have multiple menu templates as I have two already that only have subtle differences, doing it this way would also mean having another html template and menu template for the children of this page.

If there's no way of doing it the way I was thinking, ie, a page's children are not accessible, then I'll just have to do it with two templates.

I think I'd use a module for that purpose in stead of Menu Manager and lot of content pages.

Have a look at ListItExtended (a.k.a Listit2 and LI2)

That said, you need to setup that module too and of course customize templates for your needs.

Good thinking, I've used that module in the past, it's funny how you go too far down one path without thinking of easier solutions!

Your UL don't have the starting/opening <li> in them...