Posted by dorayme on 02/08/07 00:15

In article <slrneskkgo.248.spamspam@bowser.marioworld>,
Ben C <spamspam@spam.eggs> wrote:

> <http://members.optushome.com.au/droovies/test/floatingImg.html>

and now also

<http://members.optushome.com.au/droovies/test/floatingImg2.html>

> >
> > The link bit will be evident with the "hand" icon only for the
> > part of the image that is clear of the text. This can be changed
> > and make it always evident by changing the z-index but this then
> > makes the image block out the text, something you may not want.
>
> Unfortunately your example with z-index:-1 hits a Firefox bug. The red
> square should go behind the text but Firefox puts it right behind the
> body background and you can't see it at all.
>
> Opera and Konqueror draw it in the right place, but don't let you click
> on it, I suppose on the grounds that the text is in the way so the red
> box isn't directly under the mouse, even the bits of it you can see.

So! Yes, you are right, now I test it in FF. I only looked at
Safari to be honest. I notice iCab behaves like Safari, red sq
shows, hand icon and clickable where the image pokes out at top
under many conditions.

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dorayme

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