how to show layers ontop of form objects

[hogtied]

Hello,

I have a layer that is hidden by default. an event triggers the layer to be visible. The problem is that only form objects (textbox, combobox) is shown through the layer.

How to i get the layer to be shown on top of everything.

I have tried to raise the z-index but doesn't make a difference.

Thanks.

[redhead]

its been discussed loads of times... although i thought it was only drop down select boxes that had a problem...

ok... for a start its a bug in IE... where the select boxes appear on top of everything... so... it cant really be completely solved, but:

you could make a script to hide all the select boxes when you want the layer to appear... or hide the whole form if you're haveing problems with all form elements...

[hogtied]

My bad redhead, I didn't even bother to search the forum to see if this type of post as already been answered. but thanks,

[Oakendin]

http://www.brothercake.com/dropdown/topnavIII/custom.html#hideSELECT

Question for IE only: select dropdown will always show on top of a layer?

Because I can use z-index (putting select in a div) to control this in Mozilla.

If there's been another thread on this subject, I am not able to find it. Can someone point me to it?

[Roy Sinclair]

The previous thread would be http://www.codingforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=28261