I am almost there, but the text inside the a-tag should not be affected by the semi-transparent overlay:
http://jsfiddle.net/ChrisPrefect/GPLfM/
The text should be bright white, regardless if you hover over the image or not.
I can add more html elements if necessary, but I would like to keep it to the minimum.
There is a new element added with:
.tint:before
which has a semi transparent background:
background: rgba(0,0,0, 0.5);
But the "before" element is over the text inside the a-element too and makes it dark.
Can this be solved with z-index ordering?
Thank you!
Chris
This can easily be solved with ordering your elements z-wise correctly.
Fixed code below, note the use of relative positioning to allow z-indexing and different indexes.
Jsfiddle sample: http://jsfiddle.net/L8hM9/
body {
color: #fff;
font-family:arial;
}
a {
color:#fff;
position: relative;
}
.block {
display:block;
width:250px;
height:250px;
}
.tint {
z-index: 2;
position: relative;
float: left;
cursor: pointer;
}
.tint:before {
content: "";
display: block;
position: absolute;
top: 0;
bottom: 0;
left: 0;
right: 0;
background: rgba(0,0,0, 0.5);
-moz-transition: all .2s linear;
-webkit-transition: all .2s linear;
-ms-transition: all .2s linear;
-o-transition: all .2s linear;
transition: all .2s linear;
z-index:3
}
.tint:hover:before {
background: none;
}
.tint h2, .tint p {
position: relative;
z-index: 4;
}
The most straightforward solution is to contain the contents of the link in an element and apply to background to that.
HTML:
<a class="tint t1 block" style="background-image:url(http://cdn.impressivewebs.com/2011-11/greece001.jpg);" href="#">
<div class="overlay">
<h2>Themenwoche: Glatt gelogen!</h2>
<p>Aktueller Beitrag</p>
</div>
</a>
<a class="tint block" style="background-image:url(http://toxic.fm/site/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/topelement-255x260.jpg)" href="#">
<div class="overlay">
<h2>Themenwoche: Glatt gelogen!</h2>
<p>Aktueller Beitrag</p>
</div>
</a>
CSS:
body {
color: #fff;
font-family:arial;
}
a {
color:#fff;
}
.block {
display:block;
width:250px;
height:250px;
}
.tint {
float: left;
cursor: pointer;
}
.overlay {
width: 210px;
height: 210px;
padding: 20px;
background: rgba(0,0,0, 0.5);
-moz-transition: all .2s linear;
-webkit-transition: all .2s linear;
-ms-transition: all .2s linear;
-o-transition: all .2s linear;
transition: all .2s linear;
}
.overlay *:first-child {
margin-top: 0;
}
.tint:hover .overlay {
background: none;
}
See this JSFiddle.