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August 25, 2006
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Drop down menu over .swf file

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I have a drop down menu created by Dreamweaver in the behaviours panel, but this menu is above a .swf file and when the menu drops, it drops behind the .swf file how do I get it to fall in front?
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Inspiring
August 26, 2006
All Active content on a page will always rise to the top, so to speak,
including Flash, certain form elements, Java applets, and Active X controls.
This means that each of these will poke through layers. There is not a good
cross-browser/platform reliable way to solve this issue, but if you can be
confident in your visitors using IE 5+ or NN6+, then you can use the Flash
wmode parameter.

MM articles:
http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/flash_top_layer.htm
http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/wmode.htm
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"ward-ie" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:ecmtus$cvi$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>I have a drop down menu created by Dreamweaver in the behaviours panel, but
>this menu is above a .swf file and when the menu drops, it drops behind the
>.swf file how do I get it to fall in front?


Inspiring
August 26, 2006
All Active content on a page will always rise to the top, so to speak,
including Flash, certain form elements, Java applets, and Active X controls.
This means that each of these will poke through layers. There is not a good
cross-browser/platform reliable way to solve this issue, but if you can be
confident in your visitors using IE 5+ or NN6+, then you can use the Flash
wmode parameter.

MM articles:
http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/flash_top_layer.htm
http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/wmode.htm
--
Murray --- ICQ 71997575
Adobe Community Expert
(If you *MUST* email me, don't LAUGH when you do so!)
==================
http://www.dreamweavermx-templates.com - Template Triage!
http://www.projectseven.com/go - DW FAQs, Tutorials & Resources
http://www.dwfaq.com - DW FAQs, Tutorials & Resources
http://www.macromedia.com/support/search/ - Macromedia (MM) Technotes
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"ward-ie" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:ecmtus$cvi$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>I have a drop down menu created by Dreamweaver in the behaviours panel, but
>this menu is above a .swf file and when the menu drops, it drops behind the
>.swf file how do I get it to fall in front?


Inspiring
August 25, 2006
All Active content on a page will always rise to the top, so to speak,
including Flash, certain form elements, Java applets, and Active X controls.
This means that each of these will poke through layers. There is not a good
cross-browser/platform reliable way to solve this issue, but if you can be
confident in your visitors using IE 5+ or NN6+, then you can use the Flash
wmode parameter.

MM articles:
http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/flash_top_layer.htm
http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/wmode.htm
--
Murray --- ICQ 71997575
Adobe Community Expert
(If you *MUST* email me, don't LAUGH when you do so!)
==================
http://www.dreamweavermx-templates.com - Template Triage!
http://www.projectseven.com/go - DW FAQs, Tutorials & Resources
http://www.dwfaq.com - DW FAQs, Tutorials & Resources
http://www.macromedia.com/support/search/ - Macromedia (MM) Technotes
==================


"ward-ie" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:ecmtus$cvi$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>I have a drop down menu created by Dreamweaver in the behaviours panel, but
>this menu is above a .swf file and when the menu drops, it drops behind the
>.swf file how do I get it to fall in front?


Inspiring
August 25, 2006
All Active content on a page will always rise to the top, so to speak,
including Flash, certain form elements, Java applets, and Active X controls.
This means that each of these will poke through layers. There is not a good
cross-browser/platform reliable way to solve this issue, but if you can be
confident in your visitors using IE 5+ or NN6+, then you can use the Flash
wmode parameter.

MM articles:
http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/flash_top_layer.htm
http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/wmode.htm
--
Murray --- ICQ 71997575
Adobe Community Expert
(If you *MUST* email me, don't LAUGH when you do so!)
==================
http://www.dreamweavermx-templates.com - Template Triage!
http://www.projectseven.com/go - DW FAQs, Tutorials & Resources
http://www.dwfaq.com - DW FAQs, Tutorials & Resources
http://www.macromedia.com/support/search/ - Macromedia (MM) Technotes
==================


"ward-ie" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:ecmtus$cvi$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>I have a drop down menu created by Dreamweaver in the behaviours panel, but
>this menu is above a .swf file and when the menu drops, it drops behind the
>.swf file how do I get it to fall in front?


Inspiring
August 25, 2006
All Active content on a page will always rise to the top, so to speak,
including Flash, certain form elements, Java applets, and Active X controls.
This means that each of these will poke through layers. There is not a good
cross-browser/platform reliable way to solve this issue, but if you can be
confident in your visitors using IE 5+ or NN6+, then you can use the Flash
wmode parameter.

MM articles:
http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/flash_top_layer.htm
http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/wmode.htm
--
Murray --- ICQ 71997575
Adobe Community Expert
(If you *MUST* email me, don't LAUGH when you do so!)
==================
http://www.dreamweavermx-templates.com - Template Triage!
http://www.projectseven.com/go - DW FAQs, Tutorials & Resources
http://www.dwfaq.com - DW FAQs, Tutorials & Resources
http://www.macromedia.com/support/search/ - Macromedia (MM) Technotes
==================


"ward-ie" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:ecmtus$cvi$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>I have a drop down menu created by Dreamweaver in the behaviours panel, but
>this menu is above a .swf file and when the menu drops, it drops behind the
>.swf file how do I get it to fall in front?


Inspiring
August 25, 2006
All Active content on a page will always rise to the top, so to speak,
including Flash, certain form elements, Java applets, and Active X controls.
This means that each of these will poke through layers. There is not a good
cross-browser/platform reliable way to solve this issue, but if you can be
confident in your visitors using IE 5+ or NN6+, then you can use the Flash
wmode parameter.

MM articles:
http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/flash_top_layer.htm
http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/wmode.htm
--
Murray --- ICQ 71997575
Adobe Community Expert
(If you *MUST* email me, don't LAUGH when you do so!)
==================
http://www.dreamweavermx-templates.com - Template Triage!
http://www.projectseven.com/go - DW FAQs, Tutorials & Resources
http://www.dwfaq.com - DW FAQs, Tutorials & Resources
http://www.macromedia.com/support/search/ - Macromedia (MM) Technotes
==================


"ward-ie" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:ecmtus$cvi$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>I have a drop down menu created by Dreamweaver in the behaviours panel, but
>this menu is above a .swf file and when the menu drops, it drops behind the
>.swf file how do I get it to fall in front?