Layers

[Caden]

Hey Tek-Tips...so i'm no stranger to building websites, but i've never used layers in HTML and i'm having an issue.

What i'm trying to do is this:

I have a flash movie (my links) on the far left of the screen. Now it is a popup menu, and from the left, takes up 213 pixels, probably only about 100 of thoes are from the links you can see, you scroll over a link and it opens more links to the right (basic pop-up) that's another approx 113 pixels.

what I want to be able to do, is have text in that additional 113 pixels and when I scroll over the menu, for the pop-up, to cover the text that may be in it's way.

I figure I have to use the "layer" command, but i've never done it, and although i'm reading, it is going slowly.

Thanks
Caden

 

[tlhawkins]

For menu systems similar to what you describe I have used the <div> tag.

You put HTML inside a DIV and then move it around, make it visible or invisible. You can also change which &quot;layer&quot; it is on with the z-order parameter.

I have even stuck Flash objects inside DIVs and it worked well. The only problem I have found with this is that the form <select> item will always apear over anything else no matter what z-order you set. You actually have to make the <select> invisible if it is under a <div> that you want to cover it.

If you need help with any specific part of your menu system post some code and we'll take a look.

-Have fun.


Travis Hawkins
BeachBum Software
travis@cfm2asp.com

http://www.beachbumsoftware.com