css 'pointer-events' property alternative for IE

Question

I have a drop down navigation menu in which some of the title should not navigate to other page when clicked(these title open a drop down menu when clicked on) while others

Answer 1

Cover the offending elements with an invisible block, using a pseudo element: :before or :after

a:before {
//IE No click hack by covering the element.
  display:block;
  position:absolute;
  height:100%;
  width:100%;
  content:' ';
}

Thus you're click lands on the parent element. No good, if the parent is clickable, but works well otherwise.