# SWFObject vs. firefox 3

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swfobject-vs-firefox-3/280492
**Category:** web dev
**Created:** [January 28, 2009, 8:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swfobject-vs-firefox-3/280492 "2009-01-28T08:20:09Z")
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### Author: ![JeffGrafix\_nl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4da419/32.png) [@JeffGrafix\_nl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JeffGrafix_nl)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2009, 8:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swfobject-vs-firefox-3/280492/1 "2009-01-28T08:20:09Z")

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Hi all,

Yesterday I clicked around the company’s website and found out that my swf movie is not clickable in firefox 3; all the other browsers (IE6, IE7, FF2 and FF3 on MAC) work fine.  
Because Kirupa solved some of my problems in the past, I searched this forum for a possible solution for this and one of the things I found was to use z-index and position:absolute;  
Another solution should be using wmode=transparent.

Now, when I use the first one, the layout of the site gets screwed up. When I try the second one, it’s not clickable either.

The biggest issue here is that, above the swf, I’ve got a javascript dropdown menu that must drop in front of the swf. If I use the wmode thing, the dropdown displays in front of the swf movie; the swf is not clickable though.  
After removing wmode, the swf is clickable, but the dropdown displays behind the swf.

So, what must I do when I a) want the swf to be clickable in all browsers and b) want the javascript dropdown to display in front of the swf movie?

To see all this in action, visit [http://www.arke.nl/Zonvakantie.aspx](http://www.arke.nl/Zonvakantie.aspx) in both firefox 3 and lets say IE 7. In the middle of the page, you can see the main (swf) visual.

Thanks!