Category: Z-Index

  • Background image for visited links

    I’ve been a recent convert to Design Meltdown. The site disects a visual theme and gives examples on how to use them and where they are being used. While exploring the latest post about sketches for the web, I noticed an interesting approach to the visited pages. The Breakdown The site has a series of […]

  • Conflicting Z-Index in IE6

    Internet Explorer 6 has an issue with positioned elements that use z-index. Here’s the trouble I just had with this: I have a topnav consisting of an unordered list with a dropdown menu on one of the list elements. The dropdown is a nested unordered list with position:absolute and a z-index to sit on top […]

  • Microsoft IE7 updates the select box

    Microsoft has just announced IE7 will handle the select input as a modern browser should. It will now allow developers to use z-index to avoid overlapping and perhaps more artistic forms. Søren Madsen put together the utopia of form design, something every designer should look at and dream of possibilities. SELECT element in IE7 – […]

  • Z-index conflict with Flash and DHTML widgets

    I’m working on a project that has a Flash movie and a DHTML dropdown menu on the same page. Flash movies like to sit on top of the page and the dropdown would slide behind the movie. Since this isn’t what I wanted, I needed to find a way to make the it have a […]