Here's a method for doing this in CSS. It will not work on IE, as that browser does not properly implement the :hover pseudoclass. You can fix that with JavaScript, but then why bother with this solution?

td.nodelets { background-color: #eee; width: 1%;}
td.nodelets .nodelet_container {display: none;}
td.nodelets:hover { width: 100%;}
td.nodelets:hover .nodelet_container {display: block;}

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In reply to Re: Request: Collapsible Side Bar by idsfa
in thread Request: Collapsible Side Bar by SciDude

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