Span for description not working

[Richard]

So I've been working with this span thing for a descriptions use.
Problem with it is, it only works within the division where I have the span.
Using position absolute top 0 left 0, puts the box in the upper left corner
of the thumbs division, not the window.
The text of, disappears out under the borders of the menu.
The span block sits on top of the thumbnail blocking the thumbnail.
I need a way of moving the span block entirely out of the menu system.
Any ideas appreciated.

 

[Disco Octopus]

Richard wrote :

So I've been working with this span thing for a descriptions use.

WTF are you talking about?

Problem with it is, it only works within the division where I have the span.
Using position absolute top 0 left 0, puts the box in the upper left corner
of the thumbs division, not the window.

WTF are you talking about?

The text of, disappears out under the borders of the menu.

WTF are you talking about?

The span block sits on top of the thumbnail blocking the thumbnail.

WTF are you talking about?

I need a way of moving the span block entirely out of the menu system.

WTF are you talking about?

Any ideas appreciated.

Is that because you have no idea?

 

[Richard]

So I've been working with this span thing for a descriptions use.
Problem with it is, it only works within the division where I have the
span.
Using position absolute top 0 left 0, puts the box in the upper left
corner
of the thumbs division, not the window.
The text of, disappears out under the borders of the menu.
The span block sits on top of the thumbnail blocking the thumbnail.
I need a way of moving the span block entirely out of the menu system.
Any ideas appreciated.

Most interesting. In firefox the span block shows outside of the menu just
fine.
In IE, inside the thumbs division.

 

[Richard]

Richard wrote :

WTF are you talking about?

Let me guess, Homer Simpson was your English teacher right?
Shows how S-M-R-T you are.

 

[Daniel Ruscoe]

So I've been working with this span thing for a descriptions use.
Problem with it is, it only works within the division where I have the span.
Using position absolute top 0 left 0, puts the box in the upper left corner
of the thumbs division, not the window.
The text of, disappears out under the borders of the menu.
The span block sits on top of the thumbnail blocking the thumbnail.
I need a way of moving the span block entirely out of the menu system.
Any ideas appreciated.

A URL would be helpful as I can't quite figure out your problem here,
but would it not be easier to simply move the span out of the thumbs div
altogether?

 

[Richard]

A URL would be helpful as I can't quite figure out your problem here,
but would it not be easier to simply move the span out of the thumbs
div
altogether?

Sure. Then the span item would not be associated with the appropriate <a>
tag.
My script works fine but the hover description would be a nice touch for
when JS is turned off.

Basically what I have is this:

a span {display: none;}
a:hover span {display: block;
width: 250px; position:absolute; top:0px; left:0px;
padding: 5px; margin: 10px;
color: #0f0; background: black;
font: 13pt Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: center;}

Then in the thumbs division I have this:

<img src="images/thmb001.jpg" alt=""
onclick="document.main.src='images/barrod-galaxy.jpg',
main.alt='galaxy'"><span>Bar Red Galaxy</span></a>

IE shows the block only within the thumbs division.
Makes no difference with a z-index.
My thought is because the menu itself is using position:absolute it is over
riding any other uses of it.

 

[rf]

My thought is because the menu itself is using position:absolute it is over
riding any other uses of it.

If you had spent just ten bloody minutes reading the recommendations
regarding how positioning works, including understanding[1] the concept of
the containing element, you would already have your asnwer.

[1] alien as that term is

 

[JDS]

Let me guess, Homer Simpson was your English teacher right? Shows how
S-M-R-T you are.

What is your deal?