Applet hiding menu bar contents

**Vamsi** · 03-28-2012, 01:29 PM

I have a basic problem.. but i could not find answer anywhere else.. so i resorted to this forum, hoping to find an answer. Here goes my problem..
I have a web page in which i loaded a java applet. It is hiding menu bar's contents.. It is displaying well in firefox but in chrome and IE it is hiding menu bar's contents.. Any help is highly appreciated...

Thank You

**Norm** · 03-28-2012, 01:50 PM

Is that a problem with the HTML or javascript that controls the displaying of the HTML page containing the applet?

**Vamsi** · 03-28-2012, 07:03 PM

I tried changing the html page.. i tried changing the z-index of my menu bar.. its of no use.. the layout is that i have two divisions in my page. one contains menu bar and the other for loading content, applets, etc..when an applet is being loaded.. it is hiding the menu bar's contents..it is like the applet is more towqards m. when i tried to load any flash videos.. it works well...but everything works well in firefox.. when it comes to chrome and IE... there is this problem....:S .....i hope i made my problem clear..??

**Vamsi** · 03-28-2012, 07:04 PM

It is like the applet's z-indes is more.....

**Norm** · 03-28-2012, 07:05 PM

How is this a java programming problem?

**Vamsi** · 03-28-2012, 07:12 PM

I know it doesnt quite come under j programming... but... am asking if applets could be made transparent?? or any solution regarding this...

**Norm** · 03-28-2012, 07:13 PM

What happens if you replace the applet with an image that uses the same space on the html page?

**Vamsi** · 03-28-2012, 07:20 PM

applet contains some buttons.. and some stuff for the user to edit and enter some values....i have to use applets...

**Norm** · 03-28-2012, 07:22 PM

I was suggesting doing some testing to find the problem. If you replace the applet and still have the problem, then the problem is not caused by the applet.

**Vamsi** · 03-28-2012, 07:25 PM

So sorry... actually i tried all those.. i tried having videos loaded in the bottom division.. it works fine.. i mean menu bar's contents are not being hidden... only when loading an applet it is being hidden....

**Vamsi** · 03-28-2012, 07:29 PM

and i have no idea why all are working fine in firefox..

**Norm** · 03-28-2012, 07:31 PM

Can you take a screen shot and post it? I can't understand how the browser would position the applet over the top of some other part of an html page without the html telling it to do that.

**Vamsi** · 03-28-2012, 07:40 PM

Thank you very much for sparing ur time Norm.. :)
actually all those files are in my friend's laptop... i can post them tomorrow... very sorry....
It's like the applet has its own window..and it is like it is more nearer to the screen than the original rame....

**Vamsi** · 03-28-2012, 07:43 PM

and now i dont want to eat ur valuable time off by confusing you... i'll post a screen shot of my page as soon as possible and get back to you... Thank you!!

**Vamsi** · 03-29-2012, 01:22 PM

Here is a screenshot in IE... chrome is also rendering it the same way...U can see drop down is hiding behind applet..

Applet hiding menu bar contents-menuhide.png

**Norm** · 03-29-2012, 01:28 PM

Is the drop down created by the applet or by the HTML/javascript? I don't know much about javascript.

**Vamsi** · 03-29-2012, 04:39 PM

drop down is created by javascript and css....

**Norm** · 03-29-2012, 04:41 PM

Do they understand applets?

**Vamsi** · 03-29-2012, 04:45 PM

applet code.. i have it seperately.. i just have a link in one of my menu items.. i dint get ur question!! or did i answer it?

**Norm** · 03-29-2012, 04:50 PM

Does javascript understand how a browser displays an applet?
My understanding of how an applet works is that the browser gives it an area of an HTML page to display in. If some other code wants to use that same area, then it is up to the browser to control who gets to use it. The browser appears to be giving the applet full rights to the area and the other code is not able to use it.