In reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED] discuss.org> who, at 06:52 on 27/3/07, wrote:
>Message: 14 >Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 03:33:19 -0400 >From: Harlan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [css-d] z-index issues >To: css-d@lists.css-discuss.org >Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > >Hi, I'm developing CSS tabs & subtabs, and having trouble with the subtabs. >I want to hide the rows of subtabs that are not currently active. This >appears to work in Firefox (2.0.0.1) but fail in IE (7.0.x, and also in 6.x). > > >The page in question is here: >http://www.redmoonherbs.com/zz_test_harlan/classes.php > >In IE you should see orange subtabs, with some unfortunate red subtabs >behind them, even though the red subtabs have a z-index of -1. > >I think I have my stacking contexts wrong, but I can't figure out how to >make them right, as both the main tab <ul> and the subtab <ul> seem to >require a "position: absolute" AFAIKT (meaning that I am adapting these from >examples online, and I'm no CSS expert, any suggestions welcome!) Harlan, As a fellow learner, I would suggest you start by validating your HTML and CSS first. By checking and removing syntax errors, I have answered many problems that have baffled me at times. CSS validator: <http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/> HTML validator: <http://validator.w3.org/> David Gallanders -- Paphos, Cyprus N3451 E03225 GMT+2 (+3 summer) ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7 information -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/