Re: FN-FORUM: Flash & CSS drop down menu

date posted 12th January 2004 17:56

Paul's comment just about sums it up. If you're still speccing it I'd
really advise against using dhtml over flash...it's just too much grief
IMHO. Look at what Jaguar have done...

http://www.jaguar.com/uk/en/Home.htm

They browser sniff, and if MAC they ditch the dhtml menus. Loads over extra
work / testing for little benefit. Can you layout the site differently?
hth
Paul


Paul Cooper
Internet Developer
Intex Design
http://www.intexdesign.net





>From: Paul J White [EMAIL REMOVED]
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>Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: Flash & CSS drop down menu
>Date: 12 Jan 2004 17:15:24 -0000
>
>
>Neelesh Sonawane wrote:
>
>>Currently constructing a site that I've designed with css drop down menus,
>>which I've set with a z-index of 100 to be safe, & intend to have a flash
>>movie underneath this menu.
>>
>>Does flash interfere with CSS layers at all? I remember having problems
>>with
>>this before.
>>
>Flash sits on top of everything, despite the z-index. There is an IE fix
>(setting a parameter to transparent) or there's this (but it doesn't work
>in Opera IIRC):
>http://actionscript-toolbox.com/layerswap.php
>
>Alternatively a js function on the menu mouseover to hide the flash layer
>(or replace it with a static gif/jpg) is a solution we have used, which is
>also Mac friendly.
>
>HTH, Paul.
>
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