[paulwynd]

I've got this DHTML problem:

I use a layer (DIV) to simulate a draggable window with a z-index > 0.
In the same page there are some dropdown menus (tag SELECT) at the defualt level (z-index=0).
When I move the layer over the dropdown menus, it looks "behind" them, as if they have a greater z-index...

Does anybody know what I mean? Does anybody know why?

Thanks for any advice

bye

[Luke Skywalker]

Hello,

as far as I now, there is now possibility to get layers/div-objects above the drop-down-menus. I'm not sure, but I think it has something to do with the fact, that the browser uses operating-system-routines to draw the drop-down-menus. Obviously they always get the "above everything"-priority.

Cheers - Luke

[fxsinus]

Hello Paul,

There's only one way I know to keep DHTML-layers above select lists and flash-movies, and web menu programmers do it the same way: You have to put the select lists in a DIV and hide it whenever you activate your DIV.
But in your case with the draggable DIV this wouldn't work either. Maybe it works if you compare offset positions of your draggable window and the DIV of your select lists and whenever they collapse, you hide the select lists.

[xyberviri]

I was dong a search about the old method i use to use for Drag/drop menus using divides, i happen upon another page before this one which has what you are looking for:

http://www.mattkruse.com/javascript/...ame/index.html


note: the above uses Iframes to acheive the Above a select box effect, but the author writes on the same page that select objects(ie drop down menus) may causes problems in dhtml.

personally i never had any issues, you can write some preatty sloppy jscript and html(d or otherwise) before a browser actually has a real issue, although its not recommended.

not sure if this will be any help, just posting the info for a person looking for anwsers since this might come back to me one day(internet karma perhaps )

btw the search string i used in google was "draggable div" no quotes, that tut was hit # 5 this page was hit # 7.

heres the string

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...=draggable+div

hope this helps.