<object> obscures drop-down

[freemont]

View please with IE6 at 800x600:

http://www.freemontsoffice.com/gilbert/directions.htm

Hover over Product Line. See that? :-\

I've been fiddling with z-index but can't get it corrected. ONLY a
problem in IE. I appreciate any suggestions for fixing this.

 

[Eric]

View please with IE6 at 800x600:

http://www.freemontsoffice.com/gilbert/directions.htm

Hover over Product Line. See that? :-\

I've been fiddling with z-index but can't get it corrected. ONLY a
problem in IE. I appreciate any suggestions for fixing this.

In IE the drop down reaches down to the "Starting Address" box and in that i
see where the drop down is partially obscured. In Mozilla, the drop down
doesnt reach so it looks ok. I wonder what would happen if you moved the
box up and viewed it in Mozilla. you might see the same result - dont know.
Eric

 

[freemont]

In IE the drop down reaches down to the "Starting Address" box and in that
i see where the drop down is partially obscured. In Mozilla, the drop down
doesnt reach so it looks ok. I wonder what would happen if you moved the
box up and viewed it in Mozilla. you might see the same result - dont
know. Eric

Confirmed- yes, if the dropdown reaches the <object> content in FF, the
same thing happens. Apologies to IE. Any ideas?

 

[freemont]

Confirmed- yes, if the dropdown reaches the <object> content in FF, the
same thing happens. Apologies to IE. Any ideas?

Made it into an <iframe> instead. No more obstruction of the dropdown.

 

[dorayme]

Made it into an <iframe> instead. No more obstruction of the dropdown.

Consider the whole thing. This inner scroll bar appears to have
no meaning on most people's screens. It is a redundancy and looks
fiddly and unnecessary. The dropdowns you actually have are
puzzling, the home does not seem to need separate linked
elaborations (though you may be planning more?). Ditto, the
Contact Us with just one "elaboration"?

You have put in all this machinery, partly to cater for unwanted
side-effects but still simply waste left and right screen estate
with graph-paper bg. Consider just laying out your list of links
and forgetting this fancy pants dropdown until there is a real
need for it after you have exhausted your design efforts and
truly run out of space and ideas...

 

[Travis Newbury]

View please with IE6 at 800x600:
http://www.freemontsoffice.com/gilbert/directions.htm

I am sorry, but that is one butt ugly menu.

 

[freemont]

Consider the whole thing. This inner scroll bar appears to have no meaning
on most people's screens. It is a redundancy and looks fiddly and
unnecessary. The dropdowns you actually have are puzzling, the home does
not seem to need separate linked elaborations (though you may be planning
more?). Ditto, the Contact Us with just one "elaboration"?

You have put in all this machinery, partly to cater for unwanted
side-effects but still simply waste left and right screen estate with
graph-paper bg. Consider just laying out your list of links and forgetting
this fancy pants dropdown until there is a real need for it after you have
exhausted your design efforts and truly run out of space and ideas...

The client wants drop-downs. The first layout I showed him had nav on the
left, with a simpler scheme, bullets, etc. He wants dropdowns. What am I
gonna do?

 

[freemont]

I am sorry, but that is one butt ugly menu.

I agree. Help me out- how can I make it prettier? The damn silver bar
would be simple to replace.

The client does want dropdowns, though. He can't live without them. And he
wants navigation across the top. So that's that.