Create non-transparent div on top of transparent parent element

Question

EDIT: Changed title to actually be correct

I\'m trying to simulate a modal popup in all HTML and CSS and am having a bit of bad luck w

Answer 1

A PNG would provide better compatibility (you have to use a filter: statement for IE6) ,but the better CSS3 method is just to use RGBA colours (e.g. background: rgba(0,0,0,0.5); will get you black at 50% alpha), that gets rid of any inherited opacity.