[cyberscribe]

Hi,

I have an embedded Flash object under some DHTML menus. The problem is that when the menus roll out, the are *under* the Flash object. I have tried setting the z-index of the object, and even span/div/table elements to try to encapsulate the Flash object way down (the DHTML menu is z-index:1). Any ideas on how to get the menus to roll out IN FRONT of the Flash object?

Thanks in advance.

CS

[pioSko]

I don't think it is possible. I've tried as well and failed. I don't know if it is the same thing as I have encountered with Quicktime movies and Macromedia Director... but, since Flash is made by Macromedia then it's quite possible.

In Director, when you place on the stage a quicktime movie, no matter what layer/level you place it in, it always goes to the front. And there is nothing you can do about it.

I think it's a Macromedia thing more than DHTML... They're probably working on it but, this "bug" has been in Director for a while.

[Cookie Mobster]

in your html page change the flash options and attributes of window type to this:

<param NAME=wmode VALUE=opaque>

THe default is to display the object in it's own "windows" over all other html datta, by setting it to opaque the movie become more of a html layer!

[cyberscribe]

Hi Cookie,

Thanks -- I tried this but it didn't work. I have set the menu layers to z-index:1 and the Flash object to z-index:-1. Still the menus load behind the Flash object. See:

http://www.peakepro....default_dev.php

-- maybe I missed something?

-CS

This post has been edited by cyberscribe: 10 June 2003 - 03:51 PM

[Cookie Mobster]

add:

wmode="opaque"

you your embed tag... I tested you page after making that alteration and It is working fine in mozilla now (it was working fine in IE before)

[cyberscribe]

Thanks, cookie -- this did the trick.

Most impressive.

-CS

[pioSko]

Does this work with jpg's, too? So that an image covers flash??

[Cookie Mobster]

It will work with anything... you just have to set the flash as an opique object, and it behaves like a JPEG image or something, you can overlay and whatever. That is also what they do foe the transparent flash backgrounds.

[megamu]

Heres what it looks like XHTML happy:

<object style="content" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="/load.swf?path=%2Fprojects%2Fwhereare%2Fmanboy.swf" width="433" height="300" wmode="opaque">
<param name="item" value="/load.swf?path=%2Fprojects%2Fwhereare%2Fmanboy.swf" />
<param name=wmode value="opaque">
</object>


read up here for some great tips on keeping validators and browsers happy:

http://www.alistapar...atay/discuss/4/

[cyberscribe]

More info on this:

Macromedia recommends wmode=transparent:

http://www.macromedi...h_top_layer.htm

with a transparent background:

http://www.macromedi...ments/wmode.htm

Which is supported on:

Internet Explorer 3 or higher (Windows)
Internet Explorer 5.1* and 5.2* (Macintosh)
Netscape 7.0*
Mozilla 1.0 or higher*
AOL*
CompuServe*

[niq]

I'm trying to get a drop-down menu to appear over a quicktime movie - similar to described above with flash. I've seen this code work for flash, but haven't had any luck getting a drop-down to appear over quicktime. Any ideas?

[pioSko]

quicktime likes to hog the screen... i'venever been able to get anything over the top of quicktime...

good luck.

[JasonT]

pioSko, on 21 Oct, 2004 - 02:17 AM, said:

quicktime likes to hog the screen... i'venever been able to get anything over the top of quicktime...

good luck.

Has this changed in the past 4 years, or are we still hooped?

I too have a CSS menu over quicktime issue, seen here:
http://www.microflig...Nistowiak-Falls
(mouse over the video menu)

I think I have wmode and zindex options exhausted, any other tricks?

JasonT