drop down menu hidden behind flash (only in ie)

[snarf1974]

Hi all,

This is soooooooooooooooo frustrating, but I really want to crack it!!!

I've managed to get a css drop down menu to work over a flash banner in FF, Safari and Opera using the following code:

<!--[if !IE]> -->
<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash"
  data="slideshow.swf" width="740" height="250">
  <param name="wmode" value="transparent" />

<!-- <![endif]-->

<!--[if IE]>
<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"
  codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0"
  width="740" height="250">
  <param name="movie" value="slideshow.swf" />
<!--><!--dgx-->
  <param name="loop" value="true" />
  <param name="menu" value="false" />

  <p>This is <b>alternative</b> content.</p>
</object>
<!-- <![endif]-->

Is there any way to get the css drop down menu to appear 'over' the flash banner in ie 6/7, and ALSO be valid xhtml?

I've tried this:

<embed wmode="transparent" src="slideshow.swf" width="740" height="250" />

to make the drop down menu show in ie 6/7, but it doesn't work, and isn't valid xhtml.

My website is: www.glentechsolutions.co.uk

Any help/suggestions would be gratefully received.

Many Thanks

[abduraooft]

Have a try by putting

 <param name="wmode" value="transparent" />

inside IE's conditional comment also.

[imillar]

HI there,
OK, I've finally figured it out for both browsers.

In IE you must create a param in the OBJECT tag:
<param name="wmode" value="transparent"> 'opaque will work too.

For FF you must add wmode="transparent" to the <EMBED> tag.

This should work - if not use opaque...

Ian

[abduraooft]

Originally Posted by imillar

In IE you must create a param in the OBJECT tag:
<param name="wmode" value="transparent"> 'opaque will work too.

For FF you must add wmode="transparent" to the <EMBED> tag.

Hope you mean the reverse of that?

[Shagun]

i have a dropdown menu in css, it works fine in Chrome, FireFox, but not IE8, i haven't checked it in IE6/7. but it seems hopeless. The dropdown menu is the black one and showing "false" in drop down menu and also menu is hiding of the flash header not showing on flash hader.
i have done this thing in flash-- <param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
any body help me of this problem.....