i have a DIV layer that's black and transparent, and I have another one with white text on it. How can I get the white text to be on top and show up clearly? I remember vaguely something about z-index, but I'm not sure, and any help would be appreciated.

You got it right, z-index!

<div style="z-index:#;">STUFF</div>
<div style="z-index:#;">STUFF</div>

Replace the #'s with any number you want, but keep in mind that the higher number will be on top :) .

thanks :D

what if the div layer is black and transparent (filter opacity)? i tried to put an image on top of it but even though the transparent layer was below, you could still see the effects of the transparency on the image (AND text, they're all faded).

i hope there's a way to fix this...