hi, i have a javascript dropdown menu about halfway down the page at this link http://oddnerdrum.info the tab is black. and it has white around its bottom border corners, which i want to get rid of, any help GREATLY appreciated. thanks. derek


here is the css for the tab.

.ddpanel .ddpanelcontent{ /*CSS for "content" DIV of Drop Down Panel*/
color: #B39551;
background:#333333; /*background of Drop Down Panel*/
/*Do NOT add any "padding" or "margin" properties here! Any padding/margin should be added to your content's container within this DIV instead */
}

.ddpanel .ddpaneltab{ /*CSS for "toggle" tab DIV of Drop Down Panel*/
margin-right: 20px;
font: normal 12px Arial;
}

.ddpanel .ddpaneltab a{ /*"toggle" tab related CSS*/
float: left; /* was right*/
color: #333333;
background: black url(toggleleft.gif) no-repeat left bottom; /*background of toggle tab*/
text-decoration: none;
letter-spacing: 1px;
}

.ddpanel .ddpaneltab a span{ /*"toggle" tab related CSS*/
float: left; 
display: block;
background: transparent url(toggleright.gif) no-repeat right bottom;
padding: 1px 12px 4px 13px;
cursor: pointer;
}

.ddpanel .ddpaneltab a span img.pointerimage{ /*CSS for pointer image within toggle tab*/
margin-top: 2px;
margin-left: 5px;
}

.ddpanel .ddpaneltab a:hover{ /*"toggle" tab related CSS*/
background-color: navy; /*background of toggle tab onMouseover*/
}

.ddpanel .ddpaneltab a:active, .ddpanel .ddpaneltab a:focus{ /*"toggle" tab related CSS*/
outline: 0;
}

.ddpanel .ddpaneltab a:hover span{ /*"toggle" tab related CSS*/
background-color: transparent;
}

Looks to me as if the gif was saved with a white matte instead of a color that matches your background.

you are awesome ladynred. i fixed it. with what you said. once again, you fixed my problem for the like 1 millionth time. LOL. it is good to hear from you again i havent been on this site for a while because ive actuallly been doing free sites for people to learn. everything i know practically i owe to you too. so thanks. i will probably be on this site more as i run into problems on more sites. i like your new avatar. pretty cool. ok thanks. derek

In cases like this, use PNG 8 format. That works best.

PNG8 works just like a GIF, you have to specify a matte color when you create it.