ingo, you're a genius. thank you so much. i'd tried altering the z-index of the 'dropdown' but not the div that contains it. i didn't think that would make a difference. thanks again! vince
2008/5/14 Ingo Chao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > vincent pollard wrote: > > i have a 'dropdown' that when visible has a z-index of 2 that overlaps a > DIV > > with no z-index set but is appearing above the 'dropdowns' (in IE > anyway). > > easy to fix by putting a z-index of -1 on the offending DIV. the trouble > > with that is that our print function <asp:HyperLink > ID="lblPrinterFriendly" > > runat="server" Text="Print" NavigateUrl="javascript:void > openNewWindow();" > > />stops working > > Remove your easy fix. Then, apply position:relative to the container > that holds the dropdown, and add a positive z-index there. > > IE tends to establish a new stacking contexts for every relatively > positioned container, even if it has no z-index. Your dropdowns cannot > escape from that wrong stacking context. > > Unfortunately I have no URL to test whether I am right or not > > Ingo > > -- > http://www.satzansatz.de/css.html > http://www.dolphinsback.com > ______________________________________________________________________ > css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d > List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ > List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html > Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/ > -- Vincent Pollard http://www.ithinkx.co.uk ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
