Overlapping Frames with a Java Menu!

[obihobbes]

The problem I’m am having is this... I have a website with 2 frame. In frame two I have content. In frame one I have a banner and Java menu. This menu drops down additional links when you scroll over it's options (kinda like a Windows os drop down menu) this is a menu though with buttons and links! The addional links that pop down get cut off by frame two. So all you see is the primary buttons but no drop down links (even though they are there, their cut off). I want the Java menu in frame one to overlap frame two when it drops down. By doing this the additional options will be visible and the top frame and menu won't have to reload when frame two has content targeted to it.

Any suggestions?!?!

tim@portde.com

[obihobbes]

Wow so I guess this must not be possible. If it's not, could someone at least tell me so.

[Skyzyx]

You can't use frames for that. What you could do is create your top menu, and place it in a JS file, creating a script that will draw it to the screen. Reuse this JS file on every page that you want the menu on. That way, you only have to write it once, you don't have to be stuck using frames, and it'll work.

[obihobbes]

Yeah that sounds good, but I'm trying to figure out how to make the menu static or float with ease. There are about a hundred links on the menu because it's on an intranet site that is for resource management (so the menu can't be changed). I'll see if I can get the script up on here. I'm willing to compinsate the person that can help me best.

[Mr J]

Sorry, ........ but you cannot overlap the contents of one frame into another

[beetle]

Some of the menu scripts out there support frames, like this (http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex1/hvmenu/index.htm). It separates the menu into two pieces, with the main menu in the top frame and the dropdowns in the content frame.

[obihobbes]

looks interesting, but just how would one go about setting this script up, I work more with visual design and I'm trying to familarize myself to java and dhtml (remember I'm willing to compensate anyone that can help me solve this problem).