Using a Flash Drop Down over HTML Page

**pandenwolf** · 12-20-2004, 07:51 PM

Hello,

I am working on a site where only the top navigation is done in Flash. I want to have drop down menus but how do I develop a drop-down menu so that it shows up over the HTML table in Dreamweaver?

I want a drop-down to show up over top of existing HTML content like it would if you created the drop-down right in Dreamweaver. If I created a full drop-down in Flash it would create a large empty space until the user mouses over the links in the menu. Does this make sense?

Thanks very much for any guidance/help!!

Denise

**oldnewbie** · 12-20-2004, 08:18 PM

Mailed you a suggestion...

Regards.

**MiLo_Anderson** · 12-21-2004, 02:38 AM

I've always wondered if this was possible. Would you mind posting how it is done?=, if it can be that is.

**oldnewbie** · 12-21-2004, 03:35 AM

PMed you the same suggestion!

**Samurdha** · 12-21-2004, 03:51 AM

For me

?

**pandenwolf** · 12-21-2004, 08:38 AM

Thanks OldNewbie!!

I will try this out today. Appreciate your help

Denise

**Samurdha** · 12-21-2004, 08:53 AM

pandenwolf can u send me what oldnewbie sent you?

**oldnewbie** · 12-21-2004, 12:28 PM

I did!

**wbwd** · 12-28-2004, 09:05 AM

can u send me one to ? a PM
thx

**oldnewbie** · 12-28-2004, 09:24 AM

I did!

**amorari** · 12-28-2004, 09:50 AM

I've always wondered that myself. I would appreciate your advice as well. Thanks in advance.

**oldnewbie** · 12-28-2004, 10:57 AM

Edited!

**chvrnt** · 01-18-2005, 07:26 AM

can i have it too please?
thanks in advance.

Originally posted by oldnewbie
Edited!

**oldnewbie** · 01-18-2005, 10:07 AM

PMed you.

**wbwd** · 01-18-2005, 02:13 PM

lol

oldnewbie ---> your my favourit

the perfect POST MAN

cheers ;]

**Bluegum** · 01-26-2005, 08:22 AM

may I also have your advice pls?

Thanx in advance

**astro_sk** · 01-26-2005, 09:03 AM

Originally posted by Bluegum
may I also have your advice pls?

Thanx in advance

Simply put it can't be done the way Html does it. Flash is like a sand box only allowing its content to be seen with in the width and Height set in its embeded html object.

Now there is a few ways you could imitate or hack the "OVER HTML" functionality. One way would be to place your flash file in a layer and position it over your html content you will need to set a few parameters in the embeded object.

first the
wmode = transparent

in flash or in parameters you could set the below
Stage.scaleMode = "noScale"
Stage.align = "T"

now you will need a to use a little javascript to get your div+flash layer to resize when the drop down is shown.

I think that should get any of you, interested, started. Don't have time to put one together but shouldn't be very difficult.
don't forget to set swliveconnect="true" for any flash back n forth javascript juggling of vars.

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