if a:active else condition problem!

[Lynne]

$show is a variable that gets defined in the code. I am guessing that $show['menuselectnav a:active'] was never defined (and I wouldn't use a variable name like that either). Basically your condition is not a valid one (which you already figured out). When someone clicks on the link, are they going to a new page? If so, you can use THIS_SCRIPT in the condition.