Theme development

Im just wondering how I can make the unordered menu lists work as a drop down menu system?

I want to change the backround color for the containers in my Forum so they stand out from the actual forums. I can't seem to find the proper code in the style CSS? Am I looking in the right place?

Is there a way to apply CSS styles based upon the content type? If I create a content type called MyContentType with CCK fields and I want to be able to apply specific styles to any page showing this is it possible.

Basically whether MyContentType is in a block on the front page, in a view or showing as the node page, I want to apply specific css styles to it. And I want those to be different to YourContentType. I'm assuming this is straightforward and being new to Drupal I am just missing it?

Hello All,
Like we create a new region in the page by simply using a print call in the page.tpl.php , can we create a new region within a block by a similar print call in the block.tpl.php ? I tried to do this but did not work.

I defined 'dummy' => t('dummy'), in the mytheme_regions() in the template.php file. Now I write the following code in the block.tpl.php .

Need some css help.

I have added a span around the textarea, this is how the code looks:

<div class="clear-block">

<span class="textarea-container">
<textarea>
</textarea>

</span>

</div>

this is how the css looks:

Hi,

I am included child menu in primary link.but i didnt got the child menus.
In build->menu->am filled title,path and parent item as primary link name. it does nt show the link.

thanks
altoo