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DKN
07-05-2004, 02:18 PM
I've put a pop up menu on my site. The problem is that when the menu appears, it appears underneath this flash movie. Is there a way for it to appear above the flash movie? The site is http://www.sonicfighters.com/testing.htm. Just have your mouse go over Welcome and the links below it.

the_pm
07-05-2004, 02:26 PM
The short answer is "no."

The long answer is that Active-X controllers always rise to the top. I've tried everything myself - load order, z-index, JavaScript - I've even tried placing Flash movies in IFrames to see if they could be treated separately from content in the main page. And no - they still override everything that crosses their paths. You might have a little luck using wmode (search Macromedia's site for mroe info), which at least allows background stuff to show through a movie if there are no active objects in the location in question (which does not appear to be the case with your situation). Even then, I think it only allows you to see through the movie - you still can't click on anything behind it.

I know that wasn't the answer you wanted to hear, but I hope that clears things up for you. Good luck!

Paul H