http://www.jhansen.net/demo/dhtmlflash.html
Here is a very crude demo. It shows a flash movie in a layer over a <select> box. The real challenge is how to make the movie size dynamic. Which you can't do. If you made one dynamic movie for each menu item, you could stack them up and not have to worry about the canvas size. So, let's say you loop over a flash menu object/custom tag, pass it text="link text" and link="file.html or showmenulayer(name)", and you have yourself one killer menu system. I have had this idea for a while, just haven't taken the time to develop it yet. Justin Hansen -------------------------- Uhlig Communications Web Developer / Programmer -------------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] 913-498-0123 ext 284 -------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Rick Walters [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 10:17 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: DHTML Layers + Flash! I would love to do the dynamic menus in flash. I never thought to put the flash into a layer. Interesting idea. See though drop down menus could create some very cool effects, especially since you can animate of the menu. Good Fortune, Richard Walters, Webmaster, Davita Laboratory Services [EMAIL PROTECTED] (800) 604-5227 x 3525 >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/29/02 11:07AM >>> This is not possible with regular DHTML layers but, I have come up with a solution, but I don't have an example for you. Try putting a flash movie in the layer. It will go over the form fields. It will even (in IE) allow transparency. You can even see the webpage behind/through the menu. Now, to do it right, you'll need a full dhtml/flash/cf solution for menus. I haven't seen one yet. Currently, I'm waiting on my new employer to buy Flash MX. When I get, it I plan on developing one. If anyone has beat me to this, let me know. I would like to see what you came up with. Justin Hansen -------------------------- Uhlig Communications Web Developer / Programmer -------------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] 913-498-0123 ext 284 -------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Rick Walters [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 9:45 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: DHTML Layers Hi Everyone, While this is not a Cold Fusion question, someone out there might have run into this problem before. I am creating dynamic javascript to control a set of drop down menus. My problem arises when I have a page with form input fields. Whenever there are form input fields on the page the layers containing the menuitems display behind the form input elements. Naturally I want the drop down layers to appear above the form elements but I don't really know how. Any ideas? Good Fortune, Richard Walters, Webmaster, Davita Laboratory Services [EMAIL PROTECTED] (800) 604-5227 x 3525 DaVita Inc. ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
