Seems like this should be doable.  Have you tried installing the VSI file (the download) for this kit?  It allows you to quickly create a copy of this whole web app demo'ing these adapters.  You do it from VWD.  Read this:

http://forums.asp.net/thread/1296222.aspx

You ought to be able to make a local version of this kit in VWD and then play with its MenuExample.css file (in App_Themes\Basic and App_Themes\Enhanced).  You can play around with the background transparency very quickly to determine if what you are thinking of will work.

BTW, it seems to me like your goal of using the adapters to make transparent menu items should be easy.  If, after you install the kit, you find you can't get the styles quite right by tweaking MenuExample.css, please post back and I'll be happy to try to figure out the exact CSS you need.

Hello Rus,

I am trying to build a transparent menu using CSS adapters. Using the following I am able to get transparency at first level in both IE and Firefox

.PrettyMenu ul.AspNet-Menu li

{

/* background:url(75p_honey.png); */

filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(enabled=true, sizingMethod=scale src='75p_honey.png');

}

.PrettyMenu ul.AspNet-Menu li[class]

{

/* background:url(75p_honey.png); */

background:url(75p_honey.png);

}

BUT problem is using this didnt bring up the second level and subsequent levels. ul and li tags are present on page if we see in View Source but are not showing up

Am I missing something? please help. I am using vertical flow for menu.

Thanks

Also,

Hello everyone,

Whenever I use filter: in any of the CSS calss for the MENU control using CSS adapters, it only renders the first level of the menu, all subsequent levels are not even displayed. I want to use filter for some transparency effect, but using it is not rendering any child menu's. Following is a example -