Layers interfering with links

[blueindian1]

Hello,

Here's my problem. I have a table that displays data in a tabular format. Each row corresponds to a different record from the database, and each row has 10 columns. I have an advanced search form that users can click a button to see. The form is in a hidden layer, and when the users clicks the button the layer becomes visible.

Some of the columns contain links to other pages. When you come to my page, you can run your mouse down the column and, of course, where there is a link the pointer turns into a hand and you can click the link.

My problem is this....the links that are are in the area where the advanced search form displays (in other words, after the user clicks the button to display the layer that contains the advanced search form these links are not visible because they are covered) do not work until the user diplays the advanced search form and closes it. Only at that point will the pointer change to a hand and the link work.

Can anyone tell me what causes this?

thanks in advance

 

[crazyboybert]

cant be sure but it sounds to me like a z-indexing problem. z-indexing controls the order of 'stacking' of layers within an html document. for example a layer with a z-index 1 would be displayed under a layer of z-index 2. The default stacking order is the order layers a re written inthe source code. The consequense of this is that if a layer is rendered undernetah another layer then the links inside will not function properly until it is the top layer. How are you specyfing your layers? and how are you 'turning them on and off'?

rob