Hi Marje, Yes, positioned elements (relative or absolute) can be assigned a z-index.
Here's the CSS 2.1 spec from the World Wide Web Consortium: http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/visuren.html#z-index Be Well, Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marje Cannon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <css-d@lists.css-discuss.org> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 6:01 PM Subject: [css-d] Z-index and positioning > When I learned about z-indexes umpteen years ago, it was in connection with > absolutely positioned elements. And I assumed, maybe incorrectly, that > Z-index always applied to absolutely positioned elements. And that's the way > I used them. > > I just saw an example of a relatively positioned element with a z-index. > > And over at w3schools I found this: > > Note: Z-index only works on elements that have been positioned (eg > position:absolute;)! > > So am I correct in understanding that as long as an element is positioned > (relative, absolute, etc) it can have a Z-index? > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d > IE7 information -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 > List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ > Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/ > ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7 information -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
