[SWFObject] SWF Object and CSS drop menus

[Brion Keith Mills]

Thanks for your promt response!

I am using wmode=transparent. The browser in question is IE6 on Virtual PC
-- although I imagine it is no different on an actual PC.

Here is the URL I'm working on: http://65.115.104.39/1105Media/index_v3.html


On 6/20/06, Geoff Stearns <geoff at deconcept.com> wrote:
>
> swfobject doesn't do anything special in terms of overlaying things over
> it.
> if you are using wmode=transparent/opaque and it doesn't work, there's not
> really anything else you can do.
>
> flash has always been really finicky when it comes to overlaying things,
> it just depends on the browser and what you are placing on top of it.
>
>
>
> On Jun 20, 2006, at 3:40 PM, Brion Mills wrote:
>
> Hello Geoff,
>
> Let me first start off by both thanking and congradulating you on your
> success with swfObject.
>
> I am contacting you regarding an issue that was brought up in your "Why
> don't you use FlashObject?" post.
>
> In the comments section, a user addressed the problems with Flash
> transparency. I implemented your suggestion to place the fo.write after
> all of the parameters. I did that and it worked partially.
>
> I am using a CSS drop menu, with a touch of javascript. FF of course
> doesn't cause any issues. However, IE6 doesn't agree with this at all. Upon
> rolling over the menu, the flash movie still forces the menu items behind
> it. I have tried a number of z-index solutions with no success.
>
> If you have the time, could you please show me a contextual example of how
> this should work?
>
> Thanks again for all of your hard work!
>
> Brion
>
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Brion K. Mills,
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Creative Mills Design
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