Re: FN-FORUM: iframes, was: site check please

date posted 14th May 2007 13:00

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>> From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of Richard
>> Fletcher
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>> Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: iframes, was: site check please
> ...
>> I use I frames all the time because of AJAX, but not in the way everyone
>> will think. Placing a div over some form elements in IE6 does not work
>> properly, regardless of what the z-value of the form elements and the
>> divs are.
>>
>> IE6 will always show a above everything else.
>>
>> Except an I frame.
>>
>> In a few places I have tool-tip type divs to display some help text on
>> complicated forms. The code to display these will automatically create
>> an iframe and place the iframe under the tool-tip div, making the div
>> work as expected.
>>
>>
>> Other than that, I think they should be avoided.
>
> Interesting usage, you could set visibility:hidden on the select though,
> although your solution might be neater. Have you got an example page?


All the pages that use the code are hidden behind logins, so I've made
you a page to demonstrate.

http://artumi.com/tooltip.html



Regards
Richard




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