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copied!<p>This is also I nice way of handeling it :)</p> <p><a href="http://css-tricks.com/long-dropdowns-solution/" rel="nofollow">http://css-tricks.com/long-dropdowns-solution/</a></p> <p>From the link above:</p> <pre><code>var maxHeight = 400; $(function(){ $(".dropdown > li").hover(function() { var $container = $(this), $list = $container.find("ul"), $anchor = $container.find("a"), height = $list.height() * 1.1, // make sure there is enough room at the bottom multiplier = height / maxHeight; // needs to move faster if list is taller // need to save height here so it can revert on mouseout $container.data("origHeight", $container.height()); // so it can retain it's rollover color all the while the dropdown is open $anchor.addClass("hover"); // make sure dropdown appears directly below parent list item $list .show() .css({ paddingTop: $container.data("origHeight") }); // don't do any animation if list shorter than max if (multiplier > 1) { $container .css({ height: maxHeight, overflow: "hidden" }) .mousemove(function(e) { var offset = $container.offset(); var relativeY = ((e.pageY - offset.top) * multiplier) - ($container.data("origHeight") * multiplier); if (relativeY > $container.data("origHeight")) { $list.css("top", -relativeY + $container.data("origHeight")); }; }); } }, function() { var $el = $(this); // put things back to normal $el .height($(this).data("origHeight")) .find("ul") .css({ top: 0 }) .hide() .end() .find("a") .removeClass("hover"); }); // Add down arrow only to menu items with submenus $(".dropdown > li:has('ul')").each(function() { $(this).find("a:first").append("<img src='images/down-arrow.png' />"); }); </code></pre> <p>});</p>

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