Is there a way to see the stacking context, in IE/Firefox/Chrome/etc.?

Question

I\'m trying to track down a z-index problem. I\'m looking at the page in IE9\'s DOM Inspector, and I just can\'t figure it out.

I have one element with a z-index of 100

Answer 1

For z-index to work, you have to explicitly set the position to fixed, absolute, or relative.

Here's a great explanation: http://coding.smashingmagazine.com/2009/09/15/the-z-index-css-property-a-comprehensive-look/