Menu hidden by internal frame

Im using JDeveloper 3.1.1.2. After opening an internal frame, the pull down part of the menu was hidden behind the opening internal frame, so user can not select other menu options without closing the internal frame, any one know a bug fix or work round? Thanks in advance!

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>I used "insert media activeX" to embed a pdf file on my
webpage, which
>worked
> fine - but it is on top of my horizontal pull out menu.
I used the
> "wmode=opaque" parameter. I also tried
"wmode=transparent". Nether worked.
> I also tried "insert media plugin" which also worked to
embed pdf but
> still
> was on top when I tried to use parameter of "wmode".
>
>
> <script type="text/javascript">
> AC_AX_RunContent(
>
'data','../../assets/PDF/Parts/10-Burners-witn-TOC.pdf','width','1010','height',
> '650',
>
'src','../../assets/PDF/Parts/10-Burners-witn-TOC.pdf','wmode','opaque'
> ); //end AC code
> </script><noscript><object
> data="../../assets/PDF/Parts/10-Burners-witn-TOC.pdf"
width="1010"
> height="650"
>>
> <param name="wmode" value="opaque" />
> <embed
src="../../assets/PDF/Parts/10-Burners-witn-TOC.pdf" width="1010"
> height="650" wmode="transparent"></embed>
> </object>
> </noscript>
>

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