using Flash toshow <div>, but movie stays on top

[JulianUK]

Hi

I have a simple html login page with a Flash built "tour" of the site on one page.

on some of the Flash frames, there are URL links that fire a Javascript function on the originating HTML page, to show (using visibility) a <div> section (which shows an enlarged version of the graphic the user was looking at in Flash).

My problem is that although the div appears fine, the Flash object always remains on top of all content, thus sometimes obscuring the graphic in the div. I do not want the Flash object to disappear as the user may want to view the graphic in the div whilst continuing to progress with the "tour".

Any idea how I can remedy this? I tried the Z-index of the div but it does not affect its appearance in relation to the Flash.

Many thanks in advance,
Julian

 

[kennethkawamoto]

Setting WMODE to "opaque" or "transparent" should do the trick.

Kenneth Kawamoto

http://www.materiaprima.co.uk

 

[JulianUK]

Yes, thanks I just found the same answer in another thread (

http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=772563

).

Did that and it works a treat - many thanks.

I promise i DID do a forum search before posting my q, why didn't I see that post before?! Law of Sod.

Cheers

Julian

 

[oldnewbie]

Also...

http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash5/dhtmlflash.htm

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[JulianUK]

Hmm, thanks, but it took me a while to realise that the example in the link does not work in Firefox!

 

[oldnewbie]

That tutorial was posted before Mozilla ever supported the wmode parameter...
You can simply had an embed tag in that code, and with a few mods, it will also work with FF.

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