Author: David Blackwell
Comments: The padding in the li comes to life with the a:hover, creating a double border on the roll-over. Using {padding: 0 .3em;} gives a double border effect only on the left and right, which is a slightly different effect and also 'shortens' the list vertically, if necessary.
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HTML
<div id="navcontainer">
<ul id="navlist">
<li id="active"><a href="#" id="current">Item one</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Item two</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Item three</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Item four</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Item five</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
CSS
ul#navlist
{
margin: 0 0 0 30px;
padding: 0;
width: 12.5%;
}
#navlist li
{
list-style-type: none;
background-color: #191970;
color: #daa520;
border: .2em solid #daa520;
font-weight: 600;
text-align: center;
padding: .3em;
margin-bottom: .1em;
}
#navlist li a
{
color: #daa520;
text-decoration: none;
display: block;
}
#navlist li a:hover
{
background-color: #faebd7;
color: #191970;
}
ABOUT THE CODE
Some lists within the Listamatic site had to be modified so that they could
work on Listamatic's simple list model. When in doubt, use the external
resource first, or at least compare both models to see which one suits your needs.