Shapely Bodies

**magicyte** · 09-01-2008, 08:59 PM

You were right! Alright, pretend you have a picture frame (the iframe in this case) and there are elements in it, some stacked on top of the other. Well, when you put a transparent sheet over it, you can't reach it's elements, right? No matter how large the z-index number is, you won't be able to reach the link because the picture is covering the iframe. So even if your link was at the TIPPY TOP, you couldn't touch it, because something was in the way. You were correct. There may be a way to fix this problem.

Try to make images to go around the iframe so that you can reach it's elements. Try to make images like the outer part of the triangle and surround the iframe with it. That should work.

Any help, questions, or comments, PM or post. And whatever you may choose to do, let there be a way to reach the iframe's contents.

-magicyte

**Medyman** · 09-02-2008, 02:19 AM

Simon,

As you stated in your first post (and everyone else caught on later), the general premise of the situation can't be changed with your current coding. Usining Magictye's analogy, a picture isn't accessible through its frame.

So, the trick is to remove the glass!

Bascially, instead of using a transparent window through which you can view the text, you can make the frame in the shape that you need.

I would recommend some CSS based techniques to achieve your goal. (There are 4 links there).

Hope that helps

**magicyte** · 09-02-2008, 03:03 AM

How is it possible to reshape an iframe with CSS?

-magicyte

**simonjones** · 09-02-2008, 11:31 AM

Thanks again – to all of you. Loads to think about, study and experiment with here. Glad I’ve got the week off work.

Excellent, helpful and friendly forum, by the way.

**Medyman** · 09-02-2008, 01:08 PM

Originally Posted by magicyte

How is it possible to reshape an iframe with CSS?

-magicyte

You can't...

My suggestion was to get rid of the iframe and use "CSS frames"
Sorry if that isn't clear.

**BLiZZaRD** · 09-02-2008, 03:24 PM

My question is this: If you have images with links on (under, in) them.. why not just use image mapping? You can make the image once, then make it again with the text or link items on it, then map them...
Wouldn't it be easier, or am I just missing the point?

**simonjones** · 09-02-2008, 03:50 PM

Originally Posted by BLiZZaRD

My question is this: If you have images with links on (under, in) them.. why not just use image mapping? You can make the image once, then make it again with the text or link items on it, then map them...
Wouldn't it be easier, or am I just missing the point?

I have considered image mapping. Having never used it before, I might be wrong, but wouldn’t that mean the image mapped link(s) would be static? If so, it wouldn’t work for what I want. I intend for the shape/image to remain static, while the text beneath (and links) would be scrollable. I feel sure the CSS frames will be my answer.

**BLiZZaRD** · 09-02-2008, 03:54 PM

Okay, sorry I must have missed that part. Yes mapping makes them static.

**simonjones** · 09-02-2008, 11:37 PM

Just another thank you for everyone’s ideas and help – I finally managed what I wanted using CSS frames. Learned a lot of other interesting things in the process too, so it was doubly worthwhile.

Thanks again, I’ll come back to bother you all when I think of another daft idea

**Medyman** · 09-03-2008, 12:55 AM

Originally Posted by simonjones

Just another thank you for everyone’s ideas and help – I finally managed what I wanted using CSS frames. Learned a lot of other interesting things in the process too, so it was doubly worthwhile.

Thanks again, I’ll come back to bother you all when I think of another daft idea

Glad you got it working Simon. Do you have the page up? I'd love to see how it turned out.