Remove Horizontal Menu

As I work with Dolphin, it seems to me the horizontal menu is just a repeat of the top drop-down menu.  If that is the case, then I would like to remove the horizontal menu because it does not add any value.  In doing so I free up some vertical space.  If the horizontal menu is just a repeat of the menu items in the drop-down, How do I go about removing the horizontal menu?

Not a good idea.  On the other hand, removing the drop downs, is a stellar idea.

Why is that not a good idea?  I don't see it serving any purpose except to take up room.  I trust you that it is not a good idea, just I am the type of person that wants to know why?

It seems to me the horizontal menu below is generated by the drop-down, so what are you telling me?  Do I remove the drop down menu items and keep the top level?  If that is the case, then I gain no real estate at all.

What if I simply hide the menu using CSS? 

Hiding with CSS is the best way.

Keep in mind the more source code changes you make, the harder it will be to upgrade dolphin in the future if you decide to do so.

display:none in common.css for the subMenuContainer class.

You will also need to replace the background image for the top menu. tm_bg.png

That image extends all the way down to the submenu. So you will have to crop it.

It's a bad idea because the sub menu is NOT the same as the drop downs.  Case and point, this page:

http://houstonlively.com/pages/view/Joe-s-Bar

Once you have drilled down to this level, you cannot access any of these sub menu items from the drop down menus.  The sub menu adapts to the users relative location.... the drop down menus do not.

OK, I think I understand from the example.  Remove the dropdowns but keep the main top menu items.  Thanks.  I just want to streamline the menu system so it is not as confusing to members.