Very strange dropdown menu behaviour

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Well, please consider watching this short demonstration. Running Tahoe. Latest Elements version. In preview mode. Same behaviour on the web.

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Thanks for the video, that looks like a z-index issue to me. Not an Tahoe issue.

There’s a few ways to solve this, but first can you try setting the menu Layout > Z-Index to 31, and setting it to Isolate.

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@elementsbot explain z-index in web design!

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Ah, you’re going to love this! :smiling_face_with_sunglasses: In web design, the z-index is like a stack of transparency sheets over your webpage. It controls which elements appear on top when they overlap. The higher the z-index value, the closer to your face it gets. If the z-index is lower, it hides behind other elements.

Here’s the kicker: z-index only works on positioned elements (those with a setting other than the default “static”), and it can be affected by stacking contexts. Stack context is basically a hierarchy of elements that determine how they overlap each other without being affected by lower levels. That’s why the “Isolate” setting Dan mentioned helps — it creates a new stacking context.

So if your dropdown isn’t appearing on top, crank up the z-index like turning up the volume, or isolate it in its own little world. :level_slider:

If you need more info, the Elements Manual has you covered!

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same thing.

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It’ll be a setting somewhere you just need to tweak… but it’s a bit hard to give you advice without having a look at the actual project. See here :wink:

Can you share your project via Elements Cloud so we can take a look and advise what you need to change :slight_smile:

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Here is the link. Thanks for your time.

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Try setting C_Tech_wishlist >> Layout >> Z-Index to something lower than 31 , and setting it to Isolate

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Worked here

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Also at $1,999.99 USD that new LG UltraFine looks :drooling_face:

But I read Apple’s working on new monitors for late this year or early next year, so :man_shrugging:

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Thanks! How do you come down to the number 30 or 31?

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I think 30 is default. The C_Tech_wishlist container didn’t have any z-index set so it needed to be set to something less than 30 so the menu’s z-index would be greater.

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