Flash takes focus over CSS dropdown menu 1

[benniesanders]

Greetings,

Flash and CSS are relatively new to me, but here goes... I have an entry page with a CSS dropdown menu at the top and a flash splash below it. When a visitor hovers over the CSS menu items, some have additional items in the dropdowns. On the flash splash screen, the items in the dropdown are hiding behind the flash object. Is there a way to make the CSS dropdown menu take focus over the flash object? Many thanks in advance for any ideas.

 

[tektipsismyfavorite]

This is an issue that designers have been dealing with for years. It's something Adobe should be working on, but it has to do with the swf itself. I know i've tried using z-index and I even tried putting the flash inside an iframe and it still didn't help. I'm pretty sure someone out there knows a fix for it, but I think it's rather hard to find.

 

[Vragabond]

It is the problem with the z-index and the flash element is given a higher z-index than other elements, because it works like an applet -- it is not a html element it is a replaced element from somewhere else. Here's one blog telling you a possible way to solve it:

http://joshuaink.com/blog/82/flash-content-and-z-index

 

[benniesanders]

Unbelievable, Vragabond. The fix in that link you posted worked like a charm. And with the same "wmode="transparent" code inside the <embed> tag, it works great in Netscape, as well.

MANY, MANY thanks for your help!!