Pop up menus semi-transparent menu background

[anji2222 webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

I am trying to create a menu with a semi-transparent background using Fireworks MX 2004 and Dreamweaver MX. The effect I am trying to recreate is used on the following site: [url]http://my.countrywide.com/[/url] . Is there a way to get this effect using FW? Thank you.

[Japes]

That effect is achived using non-standard CSS

All you need to do is add the following two declarations to the CSS rule for
the drop-down menu.

-moz-opacity: 80%;
filter: alpha(opacity=80);

alter the value of 80 to get your desired effect. (the lower the figure, the
more transparent it will become)

Please note that this is NON-STANDARD and will not validate, but it is a
nice effect :-)

Does that help?
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Japes
[url]http://www.pictura.co.uk[/url]


"anji2222" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> I am trying to create a menu with a semi-transparent background using

Fireworks MX 2004 and Dreamweaver MX. The effect I am trying to recreate is
used on the following site: [url]http://my.countrywide.com/[/url] . Is there a way to
get this effect using FW? Thank you.

>
>

[anji2222 webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Thank you for your help.

"All you need to do is add the following two declarations to the CSS rule for the drop-down menu."

Are you talking about adding it to the mm_menu.js file or .... ?

Thank you -- I have just begun using FW with pop-ups.

[Japes]

Sorry for the delay in replying.

No you need to add them your CSS file.

Come to think of it I'm not sure you can do this with MM pop up menus.

I *my* opinion there are better ways of doing drop-down menus, check these
links:

[url]http://www.youngpup.net/?request=/components/ypSlideOutMenus.xml[/url]
[url]http://www.projectseven.com/tutorials/menuing/mcloser/index.htm[/url]

both of these would allow you to add the CSS effect.

I'm not sure if all that helps but you never know!

--
Japes
[url]http://www.pictura.co.uk[/url]


"anji2222" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Thank you for your help.
>
> "All you need to do is add the following two declarations to the CSS rule

for the drop-down menu."

>
> Are you talking about adding it to the mm_menu.js file or .... ?
>
> Thank you -- I have just begun using FW with pop-ups.
>
>
>
>

[anji2222 webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Thank you for your help Japes,
I'll take a look at the sites.
Anji