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ASP.NET Easy Menu - How to customize your menu using CSS

The CSS file style.css is located according property StyleFolder
Example: oem.StyleFolder = "Styles/Windows"

If property FolderStyle is not set, default location is 'Styles/style.css'.

Style classes correspondence

Here's how the styles are applied to the menu:

	easyMenu
	easyMenuItemContainer
	easyMenuItem / easyMenuItemOver
	easyMenuItemIconCell / easyMenuItemIconCellOver
	easyMenuItemLeftRoundCornerCell / easyMenuItemLeftRoundCornerCellOver
	easyMenuItemContentCell / easyMenuItemContentCellOver
	easyMenuSeparator / easyMenuSeparatorOver
	easyMenuSeparatorIconCell / easyMenuSeparatorIconCellOver
	easyMenuSeparatorContentCell / easyMenuSeparatorContentCellOver
	easyMenuItemSubMenuCell / easyMenuItemSubMenuCellOver
	easyMenuItemRightRoundCornerCell / easyMenuItemRightRoundCornerCellOver

Note: the styles that end in Over are applied to the element when the mouse hovers it.

easyMenu

Represents the outer-most element of the Easy Menu. It is the element that holds the container for all the items of the menu.

Example:
.easyMenu {
    border: 1px solid #D4D0C8;
    background-color: #D4D0C8;
}

easyMenuItemContainer

It is the element that contains all the items of the menu.

Example:
.easyMenuItemContainer {
    border: 1px solid #000000;
}

easyMenuItem / easyMenuItemOver

It is the element representing the MenuItem. If the menu uses icons, it acts as a container for both the icon and the content of the item (take a look at easyMenuItemIconCell and easyMenuItemContentCell classes).

TIP: if you want to customize the way links are displayed inside your item, you should define a css-class named .easyMenuItem A / .easyMenuItemOver A

Example:
.easyMenuItem {
    font-family: Verdana;
    font-size: 11px;
    background-color: gray;
}
.easyMenuItemOver {
    font-family: Verdana;
    font-size: 11px;
    background-color: yellow;
}

easyMenuItemIconCell / easyMenuItemIconCellOver

It is the element that holds the Icon of the MenuItem (if the item has an Icon and if the Menu is set to use icons).

TIP: if you want to customize the way links are displayed inside this element, you should define a css-class named .easyMenuItemIconCell A / .easyMenuItemIconCellOver A

Example:
.easyMenuItemIconCell {
    text-align: center;
    width: 20px;
}
.easyMenuItemIconCellOver {
    text-align: center;
    width: 20px;
}

easyMenuItemLeftRoundCornerCell / easyMenuItemLeftRoundCornerCellOver

It is the element that holds the left rounded corner of the MenuItem.

Example:
.easyMenuItemLeftRoundCornerCell {
    width: 12px;
    background-image: url(roundcorner_left.jpg);
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: 0px 0px;
}
.easyMenuItemLeftRoundCornerCellOver {
    width: 12px;
    background-image: url(roundcorner_left_over.jpg);
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: 0px 0px;
}

easyMenuItemContentCell / easyMenuItemContentCellOver

It is the element that holds the content of the MenuItem (the InnerHtml or controls inside the item).

TIP: if you want to customize the way links are displayed inside this element, you should define a css-class named .easyMenuItemContentCell A / .easyMenuItemContentCellOver A

Example:
.easyMenuItemContentCell {
    font-family: Tahoma;
    font-size: 11px;
    text-decoration: none;
}
.easyMenuItemContentCellOver {
    font-family: Tahoma;
    font-size: 11px;
    text-decoration: underline;
}

easyMenuSeparator / easyMenuSeparatorOver

It is the element that represents the MenuSeparator. If the menu uses icons, it acts as a container for both the icon and the content of the separator (take a look at easyMenuSeparatorIconCell and easyMenuSeparatorContentCell classes).

TIP: if you want to customize the way links are displayed inside this element, you should define a css-class named .easyMenuSeparator A / .easyMenuSeparatorOver A

Example:
.easyMenuSeparator {
    height: 3px;
    font-size: 1px;
    background-color: red;
}
.easyMenuSeparatorOver {
    height: 3px;
    font-size: 1px;
    background-color: yellow;
}

easyMenuSeparatorIconCell / easyMenuSeparatorIconCellOver

It is the element that holds the Icon of the MenuSeparator (if it has an Icon and if the menu uses icons).

TIP: if you want to customize the way links are displayed inside this element, you should define a css-class named .easyMenuSeparatorIconCell A / .easyMenuSeparatorIconCellOver A

Example:
.easyMenuSeparatorIconCell {
    width: 20px;
}
.easyMenuSeparatorIconCellOver {
    width: 20px;
}

easyMenuSeparatorContentCell / easyMenuSeparatorContentCellOver

It is the element that holds the content of the MenuSeparator (the InnerHtml or controls insite the item).

TIP: if you want to customize the way links are displayed inside this element, you should define a css-class named .easyMenuSeparatorContentCell A / .easyMenuSeparatorContentCellOver A

Example:
.easyMenuSeparatorContentCell {
    font-family: Verdana;
    font-weight: bold;
}
.easyMenuSeparatorContentCellOver {
    font-family: Verdana;
    font-weight: normal;
}

easyMenuItemSubMenuCell / easyMenuItemSubMenuCellOver

it is the element that when displayed shows that the MenuItem has a submenu.

Example:
.easyMenuItemSubMenuCellOver {
    width: 10px;
    padding: 2px;
    background-image: url('submenu.gif');
}
.easyMenuItemSubMenuCellOverOver {
    width: 10px;
    padding: 2px;
    background-image: url('submenuover.gif');
}

easyMenuItemRightRoundCornerCell / easyMenuItemRightRoundCornerCellOver

It is the element that holds the right rounded corner of the MenuItem.

Example:
.easyMenuItemRightRoundCornerCell {
    width: 12px;
    background-image: url(roundcorner_right.jpg);
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: 0px 0px;
}
.easyMenuItemRightRoundCornerCellOver {
    width: 12px;
    background-image: url(roundcorner_right_over.jpg);
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: 0px 0px;
}