Pop-up menus behind certain types of form elements

My pop-up menus are appearing behing drop-down boxes and multi-line text
boxes. Unfortunately, the site I am working on is password protected so I can't
share the code.

However, a good example of the problem is on this web page (New Topic page -
messagepost.cfm). Therefore, it must be a fairly common. My only fear is that
there must not be a fix, or DW would not have the problem on their own pages.

Nonetheless, I thought I'd post this to see if anyone knows of a fix.

Thanx
TextText

Nonetheless, I thought I'd post this to see if anyone knows of a fix.

The fix is usually to hide the form elements when using the menu via
javascript, though the easier solution is typically to just move the form
elements (or don't use fly-out navigation).

The issue is that form elements are active content, and active content
'pokes through' the rest of the HTML.

-Darrel

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.

The only way you can fix this is one of the following -

1. Redesign the page so that there is no conflict
2. Make the menu HIDE the form element before it opens the submenu

Take your choice.

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"wsogator" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

My pop-up menus are appearing behing drop-down boxes and multi-line text
boxes. Unfortunately, the site I am working on is password protected so I
can't
share the code.

However, a good example of the problem is on this web page (New Topic
page -
messagepost.cfm). Therefore, it must be a fairly common. My only fear is
that
there must not be a fix, or DW would not have the problem on their own
pages.

Nonetheless, I thought I'd post this to see if anyone knows of a fix.

Thanx
TextText

Hi wsogator,

Have you tried working in layers and assigning a "z-index" value on the
layers? Items with a higher z-index number would display "on top ov" elements
with a lower z-index number.

TPK

I'm afraid of using layers for browser-compatibility reasons. I'm already
seeing signficant differences between the way IE, Safari and Mozilla treat the
same page (the home page of the site, which uses layers).

However, thank you for the suggestion. I may end up going that route, or may
just design the form elements to appear lower on the page.

Also, it turns out that the form elements that are causing problems contain
ASP code - I think that may be the real issue - Microsoft is trying to appear
on top of DW! Ha.

That's not going to work. It's not a z-index issue.

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"TPK" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

Hi wsogator,

Have you tried working in layers and assigning a "z-index" value on the
layers? Items with a higher z-index number would display "on top ov"
elements
with a lower z-index number.

TPK

I'm afraid of using layers for browser-compatibility reasons

Don't be - there are none. You have fallen for the urban legends. What you
should be afraid of, though, is using them without understanding operator
errors when using them.

I'm already
seeing signficant differences between the way IE, Safari and Mozilla treat
the
same page (the home page of the site, which uses layers).

Operator usage errors are what's responsible for all of these differences.

But here's the biggest operator usage error of all -

Using layers as a primary page-layout tool.

Show us your page, and you'll see what the problem is....

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"wsogator" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

I'm afraid of using layers for browser-compatibility reasons. I'm already
seeing signficant differences between the way IE, Safari and Mozilla treat
the
same page (the home page of the site, which uses layers).

However, thank you for the suggestion. I may end up going that route, or
may
just design the form elements to appear lower on the page.

Also, it turns out that the form elements that are causing problems
contain
ASP code - I think that may be the real issue - Microsoft is trying to
appear
on top of DW! Ha.

I just read on some other posts that this is a known issue that can't be fixed
short of putting the form elements in a different layer that dissappears
whenever the mouse rolls over the active content.

Hence, I'm going to close this post.

Hence, I'm going to close this post.

This is a newsgroup. Posts don't get 'closed'.

-Darrel