Flash Site Design - Flash overlays DHMTL menu

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Flash overlays DHMTL menu

euan_ecosse

2004-04-21, 3:15 pm

Hi, I'm a bit of a novice with flash. I have a drop-down DHMTL menu on my site
and have added a flash animation underneath. Unfortunately, the flash plays
over the drop-down menus thus hiding the menu options.

I've tried using layers and resetting the z-index which works ok with ordinary
images but when I place the flash animation inside the layer it just over-rides
the menus again!

I don't want to use an animated gif if possible. Am going slightly mad with
this so any help would be REALLY apprecited.

Thanks.

Euan

Kathy

2004-04-21, 3:15 pm

http://www.macromedia.com/support/f...h_top_layer.htm

euan_ecosse wrote:

> Hi, I'm a bit of a novice with flash. I have a drop-down DHMTL menu on my site
> and have added a flash animation underneath. Unfortunately, the flash plays
> over the drop-down menus thus hiding the menu options.
>
> I've tried using layers and resetting the z-index which works ok with ordinary
> images but when I place the flash animation inside the layer it just over-rides
> the menus again!
>
> I don't want to use an animated gif if possible. Am going slightly mad with
> this so any help would be REALLY apprecited.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Euan
>

kevinmacd

2004-07-06, 12:16 pm

I have found this solution works...sort of.
You have to export the movie with a transparent background. Instructions are
found here...
http://www.macromedia.com/support/f...h_top_layer.htm
However, if your flash movie is animating....LIKE MOST ARE!!!! each time flash
moves it covers the drop down menu.
If you ask me this is EXTREMELY COMMON! HELLO MACROMEDIA!!! I wish they would
make a fix to this in the next version of flash!!!!!!

chad_lindsey

2005-03-18, 12:31 pm

wow, this forum is really cool...the bomb.

Anyway, I ran into the same problem and ended up rearranging the page so nothing was overlapped, and then after a while I did'n t use my flash designed-add, it was old stuff.

I know that might not help you, but there are other solutions to problems to get you through, just be open-minded.

Next time I do a flash addition I will check this transparency thing out.

Chad.

Web / IT Manager
Navigation Electronics, Inc.

http://www.neigps.com