[sleepingfish]

Right then, what I want to achieve is an area within a web page that can be scrolled.

I don't want to use Flash or frames, I'm thinking of using layers.
So I'm thinking content on a bottom layer that you can move up or down, "masked" by other layers above it.

Anyone know any good examples or tutorials of this?

Cheers

[oli]

You can use a div with overflow - same effect as an iframe ?

[sleepingfish]

Originally Posted by oli

You can use a div with overflow - same effect as an iframe ?

Never used iframes before , will investigate.

Thanks

[Mik]

use flash

[oli]

he doesnt want to

[smallbeer]

http://www.xs4all.nl/~ppk/css2tests/overflow.html

[Bill Posters]

Originally Posted by sleepingfish

Anyone know any good examples or tutorials of this?

Cheers

Ain't nothing to it*.

Simply place your div wherever you want it to go.
Give it a height (and possibly width) attribute.
Set the overflow: auto;. (Don't expect Opera to play ball. It's support for auto is fubar.)
Fill the div with more content than the height allows and bob's your aunty's hubby.

e.g.
my own site uses this simple device for the events listings section.


(* you may need to do a little box model hacking to satisfy IE5/Win if your styling any of the div's content.)

[Mik]

use flash

[Bill Posters]

ignore mik.

he's not an "established designer".

[Mik]

use flash

you had chance to look at pm Billy

[Bill Posters]

(just spotted it. checking now)

[sleepingfish]

Brilliant.

Thanks very much everyone.