Css Drop down menu, how to keep menu infront of content - css

I have created a Css drop down menu but when i hover over a link i can still see the content beneath.
http://ljessett.hndcomputing.net/lewis/
I have tried editing the z-index but that hasnt work any ideas?

z-index will work but it only works on positioned elements. So you need to position your dropdown menus either by declaring the position property to be either absolute, fixed or relative. In this case I'd suggest going for relative.
Further reading on z-index: http://www.w3schools.com/css/pr_pos_z-index.asp

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Problems with z-index on child element

I'm experimenting with jquery.scrolling-parallax.js for parallax backgrounds.
The background elements has z-index 333.
On all elements on the site i can make the backround be behind or in front of the elements by using z-indexes below or over this.
But i have problems with my header.
I have a header with fixed position and z-index 232 to have the backgrounds be seen over it.
However, in the header div i have two other divs containing logo and menu. These are position:relative and have z-index:999 since i dont want the background to be on top of them. But this does not work!
If i switch the whole header div to z-index over 333 it works fine, the background appears behind it. But i only want it to go behind those child divs!
Appreciate your help
If I understand your problem correctly, I think the problem is that your logo and menu should not be using position:relative. Try either using a different type of positioning or placing their div outside of the header div.
By using relative the child is probably taking the header divs z-index.

Why are my submenus being covered?

What in my CSS is covering up the sub-menus for my drop down menu? Here is my template. Hovering over "Bar" is supposed to produce a sub-menu.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1531353/Misc/menuBarCovered/index.html
I tried altering the z-index of the submenus to no avail.
No need to use overflow:hidden on every element.
If you remove this property from the header css declaration you'll be able to see the submenu on hover.
By using overflow:hidden, you are clipping and making invisible anything that falls below the boundaries of your element.
agreeing with #Pablo - quick fix - remove overflow:hidden from header.

How can menu items be displayed from bottom up using CSS

I have my menu working the way I want with the exception that menu elements are displayed from the top down as supposed to bottom up. I tried changing the CSS properties, but still can't get it working. I need my DIV container to be align on the bottom of the parent container. I used 'bottom: 0' CSS property but that doesn't have any affect using both 'position: absolute' and 'position: relative'.
How can I align all the elements within the parent DIV be displayed at bottom: 0 (bottom up)?
Then click on the Projects bottom link (refresh if you need to reset the menu items). I need that same behaviour I already have, just the menu items should start from the bottom up and be aligned all the way to the bottom.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Partizan
The best way to accomplish this is to either put the divs inside the sought after parent element. Ergo the <li> you want to associate these links with. Give the parent <li> a style of position:relative. The on hover set the position of the child div or li to abosulte and left:0;top:0;. Then from there you can style it closer or farther with margin.
Try using padding-top to push them down with an id or class on each sub menu.
Then if that fails, try using min-height: auto; on each parent.

CSS Drop-down menu z-index issue

The current html and css is a bit messy being that the site is still in early beta and is being developed, but this menu will be used.
http://beta.defiant-guild.net
I have the header and slider both absolutely positioned within a relatively positioned container div. The order of the z-index stack I need from back to front is:
header
slider
menu
slider image
menu drop down list
I am open to any ideas to make this simpler or for a fix to this. Thanks for your time.
What is your problem? Just give them appropriate z-indeces. The higher the value, the further up in the stack it will be. However, it only works on absolute or relative positioned elements. If the css is applied to the drop down menus, and whatever else has an absolute or relative position, all should be fine.

YUI Menu positioned behind div

I have implemented a YUI split button with a menu. The button with menu appears in a scrolling div between header and a footer divs. When exposing the menu near the footer div, the menu appears behind the div.
I have tried positioning the footer div with a z-index of -1. I have tried positioning the div (within the scrolling div) containing the button with menu using a z-index of 500. The menu always appears behind the footer div.
I am not using a YUI layout. Yet. If I did would it help?>
In addition to setting the z-index property, you also have to change the position property. The easiest thing to change it to is position:relative.
Try setting both of those properties.
I don't think YUI layout will assist you in this particular problem.
I started using YUI layout and my issues no longer exist.

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