thanks. the problem was that, in testing it out, i had the same keyboard shortcuts assigned for both my menus & it didn't like that. couldn't get fixed positioning to work in IE as i had hoped, but am using a javascript method instead.

one or two more questions: any way to have submenus "static" - that is, they stay there until they are dismissed. for example, i want a menu at the bottom, and when you click "notes" it pops up a div allowing you enter notes. however, i want the notes div to be visible until someone "hides" it. is this too much to ask from this menu? i know i could just do it manually, but i wanted to keep the same look & feel for the main menu & this bottom bar...

thanks. great product!