Layer drop down over flash

[eternal]

Im having a problem with a drop down menu in css/dhtml. Basically it is a hide and show layer function. But underneath I have a real player movie and the layer goes behind that.

Ive tried setting the z-index and Ive even tried putting the movie in a an Iframe but to no avail.

Any ideas guys?

many thanks.

[tedster]

From what I've read, there is no way to place content on top of a Flash movie - it always takes the top position no matter what.

[BlobFisk]

As will <select> lists in IE! I have only ever seen one workaround for this and that was to set the display of the object to none while the menu is visible.

It is not an attractive alternative from a user experience point of view though, IMHO. It can cause an amount of confusion when the movie dissapears....

[monkeythumpa]

There is a way. Google "flash window transparent DHTML" and you should find some good code to help you.

[bcolflesh]

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[tedster]

Wow -- thanks for that bcolflesh. Very good to know.

[BlobFisk]

That is useful! While you're on a roll any suggestions about the same problem with <select> lists?!?

[eternal]

Yea thanks .. I knew about that flash trick to make it transparent but real player objects do not support that [which is what I was asking].

So I guess it is impossible to do what I want to do.

[monkeythumpa]

Sorry, your post title confused me. Can you put it into a windows format?

That should fix two birds with one stone. The latest stats I have seen (2004) is that Media Player is on twice the number of machines that Real Player is installed on.

[eternal]

No can do im afraid .. we are talking thousands of movie clips here. I think a re-design is the only option seeming as the drop down of real player is impossible.

thanks for your time.