Flaoting and image over other flash

[ackerman]

I tried bugg**ing around with this problem for ages & couldn't find an answer. I am sure I tried the transparent thing, which you can set inside flash, but it was so transparent, I couldn't see it at all!
The flash bits are outside actinic pages, and all flash is shown in grey in Dreamweaver. Have a look at this example http://www.ackermanmusic.co.uk/clarinet_care.html
I ended up doing away with the slide out menu on this sort of page.
I shall have a look at trying it again tonight.

Just tried that on the above webpage & it still doesn't work!!!!
Back to square one. Maybe the script for the menu just will not go ontop of the flash?
If you look at the source for the flash it is right down the bottom of the page.

[ackerman]

If anyone can look at my page as shown above please? Where am I going wrong.

Otherwise I will have to change it back soon, as it looks silly.

[Darren B]

OK im lost which bit are we talking about

the flash i can see is under the company logo and above the l/h menu and section lists no overlapping from here, using ff

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[ackerman]

Hi Darren,
The left-hand links menu slides out right to show the next levels, but they go behind the flash part rather than in front. The result is that you cannot see or click on them.
If you look at the source, you will see that I put the relevant code as shown in this thread, but the links still go behind the flash.

[Darren B]

Im no expert with flash but i dont think you have it coded right

<object width="605" height="542" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" title="string care" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,19,0"></object>
<noscript> <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,19,0" width="605" height="542" title="string care"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <param name="movie" value="Assets/Clarinet care.swf" /> <param name="quality" value="high" /> <embed src="Assets/Clarinet care.swf" width="605" height="542" quality="high" wmode="transparent" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" ></embed> </object> </noscript>

you have the classid and codebase called twice? maybe somehere can confirm this, also the <noscript> ? just does not look right to me

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[ackerman]

Thanks Darren,
I deleted the javascript that was there and it now works fine.
I really don't know where the script came from, but it must have been imported with the flash file.
Maybe it is something to do with flash paper, but as far as I can see it works properly without it.
Sometimes you just can't see things which are right in front of you.
Incidentally, I suppose the macromedia link should be changed to Adobe as well.

[ackerman]

Actually I now find that Dreamweaver added the javascript that I took out. It asks if you want to change the code, as it may not run properly in IE otherwise. Sure enough it was a bit weird, so I let DW put it back in again.

The answer seems to be to put the wmode=transparent bit in, then add the extra script bit afterwards. It works fine then.