Drop Shadows | Again?

I know this has been disussed here on numerous occasions but
can someone tell me which method is being used on this website's
drop downs? How is the opacity achieved over the content below?
Adobe trade secret??
Rich

> No url posted so just guessing.
I think OP meant Adobe's site, used "this" and
>Adobe trade secret??
They're on the web forum.
Jo
"Nancy O" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> No url posted so just guessing.
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> CSS
>
> .transparent {
> filter:alpha(opacity=50);
> -moz-opacity:0.5;
> -khtml-opacity: 0.5;
> opacity: 0.5}
>
> Html
>
> <div class="transparent">
> <p>your 50% opaque content here</p>
> </div>
>
>
> --Nancy O.
> Alt-Web Design & Publishing
> www.alt-web.com
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>
> "RICH POW" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> news:fs1b4u$72l$[email protected]..
>> I know this has been disussed here on numerous
occasions but can someone
> tell
>> me which method is being used on this website's drop
downs? How is the
> opacity
>> achieved over the content below?
>>
>> Adobe trade secret??
>>
>> Rich
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is happening.
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Ugh.
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{Bumped in the meantime.}

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