Drop down menu creation

Hi,
I tried the same thing on my local site. I modified the code in page.tpl.php :
Now it looks like following code :

<div id="menu">
<div id="rounded-menu-left"></div>
   <?php if ($page['superfish_menu'] || $main_menu): ?>
       <div id="<?php print $page['superfish_menu']  ? 'superfish' : 'nav' ; ?>">
	 <?php
	  if (!empty($page['superfish_menu'])){
	   print render ($page['superfish_menu']);
          } 
          elseif ($main_menu) {
	    print theme('links__system_main_menu', array('links' => $main_menu));
	  }
      ?>
      </div>
      <?php endif; ?>
<div id="rounded-menu-right"></div>
</div> <!-- end menu -->

And Added following css code in local.css file :

/*to remove the blue colored image*/
#rounded-menu-left, #menu, #rounded-menu-right { 
  background: none;
}

/*to hide rounded menu images*/
#rounded-menu-left, #rounded-menu-right { 
  display: none;
}

/*to set the backgound color for superfish menu bar*/
#superfish {  
  background:#095CB1 none repeat scroll 0 0;
  float:none;
  padding-bottom:1px;
}

#superfish ul { 
  margin-top: 0;
}

Please clear cached data. Check the attachment.
Note: I enabled the superfish menu block under 'Superfish menu' region. Here we have set background for #menu 'none' so that we can use different color for menu bar(this is when superfish menu block is enabled). But If you disable the superfish menu block then it will show you main menus(primary links) and you will have to remove '#menu' from following css code

/*to remove the blue colored image*/
#rounded-menu-left, #menu, #rounded-menu-right { 
  background: none;
}

HTH !!

Rgrds,
Deepika Chavan.

Hi,
To get that little arrow go to the Administration » Structure » Blocks. Configure the block(superfish block). Under 'SUPERFISH SETTINGS' there is a checkbox saying 'Auto-arrows', select that.
When we hover the parent menu it shows the list of sub-menus this is default behavior. If this not the case then Can you please explain with screenshot?

Rgrds,
Deepika Chavan.

I'm with nicole_green, the is no 'SUPERFISH SETTINGS' in the block configure form. Are you using Danland 7.x-1.0?
I have my main menu block placed in my superfish region, and I do get a drop down, but only after the parent item is activated. So once I click on the parent menu item and that becomes the active-trail, the arrow appears and the children present on hover. But there are no arrows or hover functionality for the parent items that are not active.

OK, I found my issue with the active menu. I had not checked the "Show as expanded" for the parent items, I had only checked it for the children. Now everything is working as it should.

But still, there is no 'SUPERFISH SETTINGS' in the block configure form. Also, I never made any changes to superfish menu region code in the page.tpl.php.

Nicole,

I not sure that I understand your question. Are you saying that all your parent menu items show the dropdown, but your home menu item doesn't? If you want the Home menu item to show a dropdown then you will need to go to structure/menus/main menu and create the child links you want under the Home parent, make sure all are checked "show as expanded", and you should be good to go.

Ken

Try clearing cache.

Hi Nicole,
here you have said that you have main menu for superfish menu region enabled. but the 'SUPERFISH SETTINGS' is not there for main menu block it is there for 'Superfish (Superfish)' blcok.
So configure the 'Superfish (Superfish)' block and enable the 'Auto-arrows' option to get the little arrow.
Rgrds,

Deepika chavan.

Hi,

I think this problem already solved.

Dan