Re: I-Frames and Layers by Murray
Murray
Mon Aug 28 16:39:07 CDT 2006
Drop-down form elements are also Active content. They are continually
redrawn on the page. That's why they can overlap the IFrame. No normal
HTML page element can do that, however. If the IFrame were a simple layer
instead, you would see the drop-down form element poke through it, as well.
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Murray
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MVP FrontPage
"Mike" <Mike@kainc.com> wrote in message
news:elhmlVuyGHA.2636@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> This makes sense, but explain to me if I use a drop-down box form, how the
> drop down menu can overlap the I-frame regardless of what is located
> inside
> of it? I am not critisizing but simply looking for answers. I really
> appreciate the help you're giving me.
>
>
> "Murray" <forums@HAHAgreat-web-sights.com> wrote in message
> news:O17RPpryGHA.2300@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> This is not a z-index problem. It's a problem that you have no practical
>> way to make an absolutely positioned element (your menu) which is in one
>> page display in the space that is reserved for another page (the IFrame).
>> Your only solution would be to redesign the page, or the menu, so that
> there
>> is no conflict. Or you could dump the IFrame altogether....
>>
>> --
>> Murray
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>> MVP FrontPage
>>
>>
>> "Mike" <Mike@kainc.com> wrote in message
>> news:e1QKbmryGHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> > In my page, I am using some files that are not .htm formats, for
>> > example
>> > (.xls and .doc formats). The content of my page goes into an I-Frame.
> I
>> > also have a drop down layer that pulls down over the I-Frame. However,
> if
>> > the content in the I-frame is not .HTM format, but is .xls or .doc
> frmats,
>> > the dropdown layer hides behind the I-Frame when it is pulled down. I
>> > have
>> > attempted to adjust the Z-Index of these, and still cannot figure out
> how
>> > to
>> > get this to work. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated,
>> > thanks!
>> > -MIKE-
>> >
>> >
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