Here is what you want http://jsfiddle.net/ELUkf/
HTML
<ul class="dropdown">
<li><a class="list1" href="http://example.com">Suas Mensagens</a>
<ul class="sub" id="messages"></ul>
</li>
<li><a class="list1" href="http://example.com">Movies</a>
<ul class="sub">
<li><a href="http://example.com">Movie 1</a>
</li>
<li><a href="http://example.com">Movie 2</a>
</li>
<li><a href="http://example.com">Movie 3</a>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a class="list1" href="http://example.com">Books</a>
<ul class="sub">
<li><a href="http://example.com">Field 1</a>
</li>
<li><a href="http://example.com">Field 2</a>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
CSS
ul {
margin:0;
padding:0;
text-indent:0;
list-style:none
}
a{text-decoration:none;
color:#fff;}
.dropdown li {
float:left;
margin-left:-1px;
}
.dropdown li:first-of-type {
margin-left:0;
}
.dropdown a {
padding:5px 0;
display:block;
width:120px;
border:#000 solid 1px;
text-align:center;
font-size:12px;
background: #000066;
}
.sub{display:none;}
.sub li {
float:none;
margin-left:0;
margin-top:-1px;
}
Jquery
//<![CDATA[
$("ul.dropdown li").hover(function () {
$(this).find(".sub").slideDown(300);
$("#messages").html("<li><a href=\"http://example.com\">Message1</a></li>");
//$('#inbox').empty();
//$("#inbox").append("<li><a href=\"http://example.com\">Message2</a></li>");
}, function () {
$(this).find(".sub").slideUp(300);
});
//]]>
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