jQuery Hover Menu

Question

The following code displays a sub-menu when you hover over a menu item. Since its using a timer, if you don't select the sub-menu item fast enough, the sub-menu items disappear. I would rather have it highlite the menu option it is on and keep the sub-menu items until you hover over or click another main menu item:

$(document).ready(function(){ Nifty("#menu a","small top transparent"); Nifty("#outcontent","medium bottom transparent");

function hideSubMenu() {
 $("#sub-menu-content").fadeOut('slow');
 hideSubMenu.timeout = 0;
}

$('#menu a').hover(function() { //start function when any link is clicked
 if (hideSubMenu.timeout) clearTimeout(hideSubMenu.timeout);
 hideSubMenu.timeout = 0;
 $("#sub-menu-content").hide();

 var html = '<ul>' + $(this).next('ul.sub-menu').html() + '</ul>&nbsp;';
 $("#sub-menu-content").html(html); //show the html inside .content div
 $("#sub-menu-content").fadeIn('fast'); //animation
},function(){
 hideSubMenu.timeout = setTimeout(hideSubMenu, 800);
}); //close click(

$('#sub-menu-content').hover(function() {
 if (hideSubMenu.timeout) clearTimeout(hideSubMenu.timeout);
 hideSubMenu.timeout = 0;
},function(){
 hideSubMenu.timeout = setTimeout(hideSubMenu, 800);
}); //close click(
}); //close $(

To see it in action:

http://cruisecontrolledmarketing.com/test/welcome/login user: member password: rebmem

Thank you!

Answer 1

Rather than hacking something up yourself, how about checking out the hoverIntent plugin?