Just wanted to clear up a few misconceptions about placing Flash content in front of or behind other html content.
The original poster was on the right track, z-indexing is how you place the Flash content in front of or behind other html content. What was missing was that z-indexing only work with elements that have a declared position (position:absolute or relative, etc.). When attempting to position Flash content, create a holder <div> for the Flash, give it a background color, width and height dimensions the same as your Flash content, and get that <div> positioned correctly before adding the Flash content.
From second post:
HTML cannot be superimposed over a Flash file
Sure it can, in this case the html container <div> requires a higher z-index than the flash content <div> and no background color.
From third post:
<param name="wmode" value="transparent">
wmode allows content BEHIND the Flash content to “show through” the Flash stage (or document) unless something on the Flash stage blocks it. It has nothing to do with placing html content in FRONT of the Flash content.
From the last post:
Its all about the embed code for flash
Well not really. The embed code by itself would just be in the natural flow of the page and would be parsed by the browser in whatever order and/or position that it appears on the Web page. So it’s not the embed code but rather the use of z-indexing and having a declared position for the <div> containing the Flash. The use of
<param name="wmode" value="opaque" />
would not allow html content behind the Flash content to show through.
So to sum up, positioning Flash content behind or in front of other html content is all about z-indexing and declaring <div> container positions. The use of wmode will determine if other html content behind the Flash content will show through. Using a combination of these methods would allow you to place Flash content in front of html content, and use wmode transparent to allow content behind the Flash to show through and also place another <div> with html content in front of the whole thing. In other words, 3 layers, 2 html layers with Flash content in the middle.
Best wishes,
Eye for Video
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