Java applet visible through pop-up menus (Macromedia Dreamweaver)

Java applet visible through pop-up menus
message from AllyBallyBee on 20 Jul 2004
I've created a pop-up menu, which pops up over a java applet on the page. The problem is, the java applet appears on top of the menu, although the menu should be on top of the applet (if you see what I mean). I've also noticed that this problem occurs with certain types of form field, such as drop-down menus. Does anyone have a solution to this? Thanks!

Murray *TMM* replied to AllyBallyBee on 20 Jul 2004

All Active content on a page will always rise to the top, so to speak,
including Flash, certain form elements, Java applets, and Active X controls.
This means that each of these will poke through layers. There is not a good
cross-browser/platform reliable way to solve this issue, but if you can be
confident in your visitors using IE 5+ or NN6+ (Windows only), then you can
use the Flash
wmode parameter. It doesn't work in all browsers (NN4) or platforms (Windows
only) but it's implemented in the latest netscapes:
http://devedge.netscape.com/

MM articles:
http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/flash_top_layer.htm
http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/wmode.htm

Aziz's solution -
http://www.bezworks.com/lab/opaque.htm

You would be well advised to lose both the pop-up menus *and* the Java
applet, however.

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