I have some Jquery which will calculate the width of the UL to then

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Asked: June 8, 20262026-06-08T23:48:28+00:00 2026-06-08T23:48:28+00:00

I have some Jquery which will calculate the width of the UL to then

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I have some Jquery which will calculate the width of the UL to then divide it by the number of list items, giving them a value so the menu fits full width.

The problem is i have menu items which dont show fully as the code is calculating the list item rather than the string length in the A.

Cartridges/Cylinders doesnt show correctly and Garden & DIY is wrapped to the next line.

HTML:

<div class="container">
 <div id="new-menu-lower">
  <ul class="menuul">
   <li class="menuli">
       <a href="/test.aspx">Barbecues</a>
   </li>
      <li class="menuli">
       <a href="/test.aspx">Stoves</a>
   </li>
      <li class="menuli">
       <a href="/test.aspx">Lanterns</a>
   </li>
      <li class="menuli">
       <a href="/test.aspx">Cartridges/Cylinders</a>
   </li>
      <li class="menuli">
       <a href="/test.aspx">Coolers</a>
   </li>
      <li class="menuli">
       <a href="/test.aspx">Boats</a>
   </li>
      <li class="menuli">
       <a href="/test.aspx">Airbeds</a>
   </li>
      <li class="menuli">
       <a href="/test.aspx">Garden & DIY</a>
   </li>
      <li class="menuli">
       <a href="/test.aspx">Toilets</a>
   </li>
  </ul>
 </div>
</div>

JQUERY:

//set the menu li sizes once everything has loaded.
$(document).ready(function() {
    $('div#new-menu-lower ul li').css('width', ($('div#new-menu-lower ul').width() / $('div#new-menu-lower ul li').length));
    $(function() {
        var menuWidth = $('div#new-menu-lower ul').width();
        var listItems = $('div#new-menu-lower > ul > li').length;
        alert('The UL is calculated at: ' + menuWidth + 'px');
        var itemWidth = Math.floor(menuWidth * (1 / listItems)) - 20;
        $('div#new-menu-lower ul li').css('width', itemWidth);
    });
});

CSS:

div.container
{
    clear: both;
    margin: 10px auto 0;
    width:960px;
    border:1px solid red;
    height:700px;
}

div#new-menu-lower {
    border-radius: 3px 3px 3px 3px;
    border-top: 0 solid lightgrey;
    margin: 0 8px 10px;
}

#new-menu-lower ul {
    border: 1px solid orange;
    display: block;
    height: 27px;
}

#new-menu-lower ul li:first-child {
    border-left: 0 solid lightgrey !important;
    border-radius: 7px 0 0 7px;
}

#new-menu-lower ul li {
    background-image: url("http://i45.tinypic.com/16if95z.png");
    background-repeat: repeat;
    border-right: 0 solid lightgrey !important;
    float: left;
    height: 27px;
    padding-left: ;
    padding-right:;
    text-align: center;
    width: 168px;
    margin-left:1px;
}

DEMO:
http://jsfiddle.net/rM9MW/45/