dilemma on vertical menus

vertical or horizontal, menus have become the de facto for navigation. should they be expanded or laid out, what options should be hidden and made available on the clicks are all decisions to be made.



Dynamic Drive CSS Library provides a good listing of vertical menu options. i like their spacing on the menus, which is just right to enclose the clear text.

some things to note and provide are
- indicate which menu option has been selected. google indicates this in a nice way..


- when there aren't many options and there is space, it is better to layout all the options. expand/collapse menu's are cool.. but not needed..