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izzy goldman
12,542 Pointsz-index
Why should we give an element a z-index: 1... Instead of giving the 'overlapping' element a z-index: of -1 ?!
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Nathan Gallagher
21,518 PointsI suspect if you have a complex site where many z-indexes are defined, it would quickly get confusing if you had a mix of negative and positive z-indexes. You would most likely end up using multiple digits for your z-index, (eg 100, 200) so you could easily place elements between one another if you had to. (eg. 150)