I have a simple jQuery UI menu with a header bar over the top:
<div style="width: 100%; min-height: 100px;"></div>
<ul id="menu" style="width: 100px;">
<li><a href="#">Item 1</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Item 2</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Item 3</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Item 3-1</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Item 3-2</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Item 3-3</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Item 3-4</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Item 3-5</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="#">Item 4</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Item 5</a></li>
</ul>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
$("#menu").menu();
});
</script>
Fiddle here: http://jsfiddle.net/uW44Y/
Is there a way I can force the submenu from Item 3 to always open up from it's heading instead of down?
The jQuery UI menu API supports a position
attribute: http://api.jqueryui.com/menu/#option-position. Try something like $("#menu").menu({position: {my: 'left bottom', at: 'top right'}});