Wmode transparent does not keep flash object from covering flyout menu

I don’t work with Flash and was given some object code to add to a Web page that has a vertical flyout menu. However, even after applying the wmode parameter to the object code, the Flash file still covers the flyout menu? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.

Here’s the code from the Web page:


<div id="mediaWrapper">
<object id="FlashContent" data="flash/awards2.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="800" width="640" >
<param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
</object>
</div>

If needed, the code included in the head section of Web page:


<script type="text/javascript" src="js/swfobject.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">swfobject.embedSWF("flash/awards2.swf", "FlashContent", "640", "800", "9.0.0", "flash/expressInstall.swf");</script>
<style type="text/css">
#mediaWrapper {
	width: 100%;
	padding-top: 15px;
	text-align: center;
}
</style>

Have a look through the sticky thread at the top of this forum:

Hi, East Coast. I appreciate the heads up and yes, I did check the stickies before posting. Unfortunately, altering the z-indexes for both the movie and the flyout menu element doesn’t resolve the issue. I don’t have access to the Flash source file so I’m stuck trying to find a fix by altering the object code.

I still would like some help on this issue. Thanks!

You may need to apply z-index to the containers instead. Is this happening in all browsers or just a few?

Could you post a live link? That would make this much easier.

Hi, Ralph. I appreciate the reply and I did apply a z-index to both container elements without any luck. Yes, I’d prefer to post a live page but can’t it’s still in a test environment and not approved. However, I’ll post the code of the page and js below. Keep in mind I don’t have access to the Flash source file so I can change any settings in the .swf. If you can shed some light on this I’d really appreciate. Thanks, Jayne.

HTML:


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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-us">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
<title>Page Title Goes Here</title>
<link href="/style/screen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<link href="/style/print.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"  media="print" />
<script type="text/javascript" src="/scripts/general.js"></script>
<!--#include virtual="/includes/favicon.html" -->
<link href="/style/screen_level1.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<script type="text/javascript" src="js/swfobject.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">swfobject.embedSWF("flash/awards2.swf", "FlashContent", "640", "800", "9.0.0", "flash/expressInstall.swf");</script>
<style type="text/css">
#mediaWrapper {
	width: 100%;
	padding-top: 15px;
	text-align: center;
}
</style>
<!-- INSERT DIVISION SPECIFIC CSS CALL HERE -->
</head>
<body>
<!-- #fontsize required around all content subject to increase and decrease -->
<div  align="center">
  <!--align center necessary for FireFox-->
  
  <!--<div id="masterContainer">-->
  
  <div id="fontsize"> 
    <div id="tools">
    
    <!--Skip to content link for screen readers. Positioned here to avoid extra space in some browsers when placed after open body tag-->
    <a href="#content"><img src="/images/template/transparent.gif" alt="Skip navigation, skip to content" width="1" height="1" border="0" /></a>
    <!--End skip to content link for screen readers-->
    <!--#include virtual="/includes/tools.html" -->
  </div>
  <!-- end #tools -->
  <div id="extension1">
    <!--#include virtual="/includes/extention1spacing.html" -->
  </div>
  <div id="header">
    <!--#include virtual="/includes/header.html" -->
    </div>
  <!-- end #header -->
  <div id="break"></div>
  <div id="extension2"> 
    <div id="searchContainer">
    
    <div id="search">
      <!--#include virtual="/includes/universalNav.html" -->
      <div id="searchbox">
        <!--#include virtual="/includes/search_adhs.html" -->
      </div>
      <!-- end #searchbox -->
    </div>
    <!-- end #search -->
  </div>
  <!-- end #searchContainer -->
</div>
<!-- end #extension -->
<div id="break"></div>
<div id="contentContainer"> <a name="content" id="content"></a>
      <div id="leftNav"><!--#include virtual="includes/leftnav.html" --></div>
      <!-- end #leftNav -->
      <div id="leftNavContact"> <!--#include virtual="includes/contact.html" --></div>
      <!-- end #leftNavContact -->
      <div id="leftNavOther">
        <!-- reserved space for level 1 universal include -->
      </div>
      <!-- end #leftNavOther -->
      <div id="breadcrumb_level1"></div>
      <!-- end #breadcrumb -->
      <div align="right"></div>
      <div id="main_level1">
        <h1>Program Name Goes Here</h1>
        <h2>Research Projects</h2>
        <!--Spacing between H1 and H2 combinations and main content-->
        <div id="spacing1"></div>
        <!--end spacing-->
      <p>Intro goes here...far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean. A small river named Duden flows by their place and supplies it with the necessary regelialia. It is a paradisematic country, in which roasted parts of sentences fly into your mouth.</p>

<div id="mediaWrapper">
<object width="640" height="800">
<param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
<embed src="flash/awards2.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="800"></embed>
</object>
</div>

</div>
      <!-- end #main -->
      </div>
<!-- end #contentContainer -->
<div id="footer"> 
  <!--#include virtual="/includes/footer_english.html" -->
  
  <!--#include virtual="/includes/lastupdated.html" -->
  <!-- #BeginDate format:Am1 -->July 29, 2011<!-- #EndDate -->
</div>
<!-- end #footer -->
</div>
<!-- end #fontsize -->
<!--</div>-->
<!--end #masterContainer -->
</div>
<!--end align center div-->
<!--#include virtual="/rootincludes/googleanalytics.html" -->
</body>
</html>

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I appreciate the input from everyone. I was actually able to solve the issue on my own. I had applied the wmode parameter to the object instead of directly within the embed tag. Problem solved. Thanks.

Glad you sorted it. :slight_smile: