Hello,

Some user interface elements, specifically the Categories selection box in the add/blog page, appear above the drop-down menus. This makes it impossible to click on, much less even see the items which are covered up.

I see that Safari handles the layer correctly and the menu appears above the Categories selection box. However, IE 6 and perhaps IE 7 put the admin menu under it.

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#5 admin_menu-DRUPAL-5.ie6-select.patch931 bytessun

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dman commented

If I understand what you are saying (a screenshot would have been appropriate)
This is a known problem with IE6 rendering of UI widgets above all z-index elements.
It occurs in hundreds of other attempts at drop-down menus + forms
There are work-arounds, but they are incredibly ugly (inline iframes for every menu item)

The answer is, as usual, forget IE6 or forgo this feature.

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belloq commented

I understand it being browser-specific. Since I rarely use IE6, I thought it better to point it out than stay quiet, just in case. I agree that time is better spent elsewhere than trying to IE6 to play nice. Thanks for the reply.

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sun
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Status: Active » Postponed (maintainer needs more info)

So, should we actually *do* something regarding IE6 or is it counter-productive?

Did you check if IE6 behaves identical when IE7 is loaded?

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sun
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Title: Some interface elements appear above admin menu » HTML select form items appear above admin menu
Priority: Normal » Minor
Status: Postponed (maintainer needs more info) » Active

Better title.

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sun
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Status: Active » Needs review
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new admin_menu-DRUPAL-5.ie6-select.patch931 bytes

Please test attached patch.

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sun
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Status: Needs review » Closed (won't fix)

Seems there's not much interest in this fix.