# DHTML to make Flash a Background

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dhtml-to-make-flash-a-background/17522>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 6, 2003, 11:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dhtml-to-make-flash-a-background/17522 "2003-04-06T11:35:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![the\_original\_L5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c2a13f/32.png) [@the\_original\_L5](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/the_original_L5)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2003, 11:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dhtml-to-make-flash-a-background/17522/1 "2003-04-06T11:35:01Z")

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To my surprise, this actually works! 😃 Uh… sorta…

I’m using [http://www.dreams4you.com/howto/flash/background/](http://www.dreams4you.com/howto/flash/background/) as the source for this (since i couldn’t get it working on my own) so here’s my question:

I figured that if I changed the flash layer’s properties from position:absolute; to position:fixed; that the flash layer would lock to the window position and scroll down with the page, as I’ve seen on many different webpages. However, when I do this, the flash layer appears further up on the page in sequence.

From what I gather, this only works in IE6+/Windows.

I know this is “frowned upon” in the world of authoring, but I’m requiring IE6+ to view my page, and a javascript lockout to “reccomend” IE6 to those who don’t have it. Over 99% of my traffic is IE 5.5+ in the first place, so the reprocussions for this don’t bother me.

Anyway… does anyone know why position:fixed; all of a sudden makes this thing go nuts? Any help would be appriciated.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2003, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dhtml-to-make-flash-a-background/17522/2 "2003-04-06T13:32:45Z")

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i hate you IE users 😉

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2003, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dhtml-to-make-flash-a-background/17522/3 "2003-04-06T13:42:44Z")

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yup, it works in IE5, but it doesn’t work in Opera7.1, that sux :bad: =)

[**EDIT]…but I prefer Opera anyway[**/EDIT]