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css drop-down menu hides under flash movie
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:25 pm
by martinco
hi!
i've got a problem that i think can be fixed by css.
i have a drop-down menu, that when the user rolls over it, drops down... (everything fine until here)
... but it drops and hides under a flash movie that lies a fex pixels below... (

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the flash movie is loaded by a js script into a div (don't know if this is useful)
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:54 pm
by feyd
If memory serves, Flash is rendered after the browser has finished drawing the current window, just as the operating system actually draws (actual) drop-downs.
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 12:09 am
by themurph
I had the same problem on a site awhile back. Never found a fix or a workaround for it

Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 12:33 am
by martinco
isn't it possible to take to the back the div container that holds the flash movie? or take to the front the div that holds the menu?
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 6:30 am
by vigge89
Seen this numerous times, don't think there exists any way of placing html above flash in the browsers (I could be wrong though).
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 6:37 am
by JayBird
Yes, this is because the flash movie isn't actually "inside" the browser. It is rendered over the top of it, like feyd said.
I remember a few years back having issues with javascript drop down menus doing the same thing
There is a work around in some instances.
Add this to your Flash HTML
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<param name="wmode" value="transparent">
You can read more here -
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewCon ... &sliceId=2
Don't think it works for all browsers though
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:58 pm
by martinco
JayBird wrote:Code: Select all
<param name="wmode" value="transparent">
Works on IE, but not on Firefox
