Comments on: IE z-index bug with CSS dropdown menu

By: Luke Raymond

Luke Raymond — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:12:09 +0000

Johnathan,

Thanks so much for this post! I have a corporate site launch on Thursday and this bug was causing me great frustration.

By: David Moore

David Moore — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:49:17 +0000

Lovely fix, thanks very much.

By: ktsixit

ktsixit — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:24:25 +0000

Thanks a lot This is the easiest and most easy to understand example-solution I’ve found about this issue.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:18:26 +0000

@Bob: Well, I'm not sure. First of all, though, see if it works in IE7 without the csshover.htc file. Of course it won't work in IE6, but IE7 does not have the hover issue so you can test there and see if that is the problem. I've sometimes had weird issues with htc files, so it is possible. If that does fix it, you can use a conditional comment to serve a JavaScript to IE6 instead of the htc file. I've successfully used the Suckerfish technique, for example. If the htc file proves not to be the issue, though, feel free to post a link.

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:17:43 +0000

I copied and pasted your code, and I have the csshover.htc file to take care of IE’s :hover failings. However, your solution did not work *completely*. The H1 tag appears behind the dropdown like it should. However, when I replaced your H1 tag with a SELECT tag, the SELECT tag forces its way in front of the dropdown. Are you adding anything special to your SELECT tag in the example?

By: Joe Bloggs

Joe Bloggs — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:31:58 +0000

Awesome. I had been struggling with fixing the z-index bug even with help from some other respectable websites, but the clarity with which you have explained and the simple example have helped me understand almost instantly the solution. how do i thank you?
Cheers.
you are a good man.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:19:09 +0000

thanks very much, this was exactly what i needed to cater for the users languishing in an ie7 hell…

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:43:15 +0000

Thank you!. It works perfectly as you described for IE6 and IE7.

By: Rick

Rick — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:37:28 +0000

Thanks – helped me greatly!

By: Vance Bell

Vance Bell — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:14:44 +0000

A nice, clear description of the issue yields a timely 3AM bug fix for me. Thanks!