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MenuPaddingLeft

Description:

The distance, in pixels, between the menu's left border and the left edge of its first menu item.

Value:

Integer, or JavaScript expression that returns an integer. Negative values are not allowed.

Applies To:

Menus.

Browser Compatibility:

MenuPaddingLeft is not supported in Netscape 4.x.

Comments:

You must always specify MenuPaddingLeft as an integer, or a JavaScript expression that returns an integer. Do not use quoted strings or non-numerical characters when defining MenuPaddingLeft. MenuPaddingLeft is always interpreted by HM as pixels.

The color that is displayed in the MenuPadding is controlled via MenuBGColor. If MenuBGColor is left null, then the MenuPadding assumes the default color as specified in the page or style sheet settings for the menu elements (usually transparent).

Examples:

// Ok:
MenuPaddingLeft:5,
MenuPaddingLeft:0,
MenuPaddingLeft:(HM_NS4)?3:2, // 3 if NS4, 2 otherwise

// Incorrect:
MenuPaddingLeft:3.8,
MenuPaddingLeft:-3,
MenuPaddingLeft:"2",            // quotes not allowed
MenuPaddingLeft:"(HM_NS4)?3:2", 
    // no quoted expressions

Default:

0

See Also:

MenuBGColor, MenuPaddingTop, MenuPaddingRight, MenuPaddingBottom