# Link\_to in a menu

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/link-to-in-a-menu/123680>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [December 19, 2007, 6:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/link-to-in-a-menu/123680 "2007-12-19T18:33:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![gemblon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ee59a6/32.png) [@gemblon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gemblon)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2007, 6:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/link-to-in-a-menu/123680/1 "2007-12-19T18:33:01Z")

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I can make menu’s using css and html. This works great:

 \<$ loop n times \> - \<%= menuhash[:name]%\>
 \<$ end loop \>

Then I decided to try a link\_to, and eventually do some link\_to\_remote  
calls.

I tried this:

- \<%= link\_to menuhash[:name], :action =\> menuhash[:action] %\>

and it works but whites out the graphic behind it in the back ground,  
where the text overlays in the horizontal tab menu.

anybody got any idea’s? help? thanks.

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**Author:** ![gemblon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ee59a6/32.png) [@gemblon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gemblon)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 12:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/link-to-in-a-menu/123680/2 "2007-12-20T00:49:32Z")

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Does the link\_to do this or is it a style setting on the li? Or perhaps  
it’s  
a style setting on your link? Links are transparent by default.

On Dec 20, 2007 4:03 AM, gemblon (t.b.)  
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> ## Then I decided to try a link\_to, and eventually do some link\_to\_remote
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