# \*\*\*\* IE on a PC

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ie-on-a-pc/29634>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 28, 2003, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ie-on-a-pc/29634 "2003-08-28T22:13:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![hagel](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/hagel/32/262_2.png) [@hagel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hagel)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ie-on-a-pc/29634/1 "2003-08-28T22:13:20Z")

</div>

I have a site I am working on.\_ The client wants a Flash Drop Down to sit in the Nav Bar and drop down over the content in the main area of the site when the user opens it.\_ All that is working and I think I am in good shape.\_

Today I discover that the client wants to put Flash in the content section and have the Flash Drop Down fall over it.\_ Well no problem I thought – I know that Flash is always on top of everything, but thought I would just bump the Drop Down up from z-index 1 to z index 2 and but the Flash in the main section at z index 1.\_ Well that works in every browser but IE on a PC!!!

Why does this not work, because IE has it so that all Flash (objects) are windowed elements and everything else is a windowless element.\_ The way this works is that all windowed elements will work with z-indexing, but will all go to the same z index even if both have been coded to have different z indexes.\_

So what happens in the site, The Flash Drop down always goes behind the Flash in the main area.\_ Even when i code the Drop Down under the Flash main content and position it above the main content with CSS while coding the Drop Down to\_ always in a level above the Flash Main content.\_

What I need is a WORKAROUND:

I have came up with:

- Loose the Flash in the main section (not going to happen)
- Use an iFrame to hold the content in the main section (stupid)
- Someone told me something above coding the main section Flash in an Active X control (dont know how)
- Redesign IE for a PC (we all wish, but sorry I cant\_🙂 )

Anybody got any others ?

Thanks

–  
Michael

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [August 28, 2003, 10:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ie-on-a-pc/29634/2 "2003-08-28T22:53:52Z")

</div>

can you put both flash items into one main movie ? … then flash will control the stacking order (as you set it to be)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [August 29, 2003, 1:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ie-on-a-pc/29634/3 "2003-08-29T01:03:18Z")

</div>

Good idea, but it wont work for this client. The main Flash content – that is below the Drop Down – needs to be able to change every page, and very often and will be managed via the client with a content management system. Again good idea but wont work.

Any OTHERS?

## Thanks

Michael