jquery tools v1.2.1 : expose no longer works (z-index problem) Created May 14, 2010

I am having a similar, but slightly different problem with Overlay. I am able to use the example successfully in chrome, safari, and FF directly from the Flowplayer site. However, when I have implemented the same feature locally using the CSS, HTML and scripts exactly as they appear on the site it works still in FF and Safari, but the external page does not show in Chrome, the overlay works but nothing is in it. It seems to me that this is a Z-Index problem also, but I am unable to explain why.

I implemented the overlay as seen here:
http://flowplayer.org/tools/demos/overlay/external.html

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Jeff

try making a general rule for your form at the beginning of the style-sheet

for Example:

 form{
      z-index: 11;
 }

 path-to-your-css-class-or-ID{
      z-index: 10;
 }

or vice versa don't try to use ridiculously high numbers for your z-index it just doesn't work from my experience with anything related to css.

and if you can or want more info can't fart in the wind sorta speak without seeing it for my self e-mail me the link to your work or just the code for the css part and html.

e-mail: Bassaddicted@gmail.com

Here is my example. If you click on the Terms of Service link at the bottom you can see the overlay. However, after uploading it to a server it DOES work in Chrome. The weird thing is it doesn't work when loaded into Chrome directly from my computer. I would love it if someone could explain why? This makes testing quite a frustration.

http://www.everythingbutthegrape.com/overlay/overlayEX.html

Also having this problem in Chrome (external html page doesn't load in the overlay, while testing from my hard drive). But you're right that once it's uploaded to my host, it works just fine - thanks for that tip! At least now I know I can proceed. So it's something where Chrome just can't find an html file in a local folder?
I guess I'll just test in Safari and FF, and hope nothing goes wrong in Chrome along the way ...

This looks close:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2541949/problems-with-jquery-getjson-using-local-files-in-chrome

I use local server always. Ruby/serve is a lightweight alternative that you can start from any folder if needed. Developing or testing straight from the filesystem is too far away from the real environment so I don't bother.

The problem is described here
http://flowplayer.org/tools/forum/45/41847

Waiting for a solution.