It is possible to create a simple navigation menu box with CSS. In fact I see this same style of menu for many of the templates for Mambo and WordPress. Here is a code sample of such a menu:
#menu_box {
width: 200px;
font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;
border-top: 1px solid #666666;
border-bottom: 1px solid #666666;
}
#menu_box ul {
list-style: none;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
#menu_box li {
border-botom: 1px solid #666666;
}
#menu_box li a {
display:block;
padding: 5px 5px 5px 0.5em;
border-left: 10px solid #0066CC;
border-right: 1px solid #666666;
background-color: #CCCCCC;
color: #FFFFFF;
text-decoration: none;
}
#menu_box li a:hover {
background-color: #0066CC;
color: #FFFFFF;
}
The end result is a menu without tables, that highlights when you hover over any of the links.