Is it possible to use z-index without using absolute positioning?

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Is it possible to use z-index without using absolute positioning?

I want to make a cool background in flash that's animated, and I want it to display under some html text content.

Here's what I'm referring to:
http://216.69.151.46/DivTest.php

Here I have a table with 3 columns and a header. I would use absolute positioning and tell both divs to be 150px from the top but the thing I realized, is if I ever make the header bigger, I would have to change the distance from the top also in css for the content area. Is it possible to just make the divs appear relative to the area it's in?

I tried using position:relative but that didn't work. The div's just placed eachother one under the other in height but not in depth.

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hindsight, I could just change the css distance from "top" if the header gets longer in height. I just hoped there would be a way for it to auto distance dependant on its current location without absolute positioning..

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[LJK]

Hi -
Worked for a bit on a non-tabular
version, but not sure how usable it is;
may point you in some new directions, tho ;-)

Example

El

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Hey Thanks a lot LJK for taking a stab at it.
I was attempting to do things in DIV but I'm afraid to because I haven't mastered it yet.

I would do it on my own site first before doing a client's site.

I noticed you still had to use absolute positioning for the object tag, I Guess there's no luck to make it relative to the container/parent it's in? Or am I misunderstanding absolute and relative?

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[zcorpan]

Is it possible to use z-index without using absolute positioning?

Yes, z-index applies to positioned elements, which also includes position:relative and position:fixed.

[0211382]

Wow! that is amazing!
Can you do the same with CSS menu's over flash as well?

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0211382 haha i feel like a tard for showing people this because i haven't seen it done yet but yes you can.

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[0211382]

Gosh, I'm gob Smacked. It's pretty straight foward in doing it. I'm in a middle of a project and wanted to do exactly what is shown here. Thanks a lot for the help. I was gonna make my menu's in 100% flash as I didn't have much choice but now I have and I am not compromising on the accessibility side of it either. Great Stuff! Thanks again.