Please read this before replying to my post:    I am fully aware of how to create permissions on pages and modules, however my issue below is not addressed by these options, which is why I am posting my question again.

I want to create a footer for my site - inside a specific CSS layer - that is visible to the logged in user only.

The actual layer itself will be fixed to the bottom of the screen and only about 250 pixels high.  It's this layer that I want to be invisible to users not logged in which is why I need to do it via a layer in the skin.

Setting page permissions or module permissions will not work because I need this layer open all the time, regardless of what page the user is on, ie the layer will not change if you go to a different page.

For security reasons I will still create permissions for any modules in this layer so they are seen by the registered users only, however I still want the layer itself to not show to anyone not logged in.

Can anyone offer advice on how to do this?

Thanks

You know, this could probably be accomplished with a container and module, too, without any special programming.  Just create a special container that has the background of the layer and set it to 100% width of that layer's content area.  If the container you want to use in this layer has a different background color or images, you could simply hard-code the container images to surround the containers content pane while having the layer background surround the container background, so you'd have a nested container so to speak.  A container with the layer background built in to it.   Then you could use just the module permissions to display the container and not have to worry about figuring out the javascript or jquery.  Of course, this would only work if you are only using one module in that layer.  If you need to use more than one module in this hidden layer area, then you would have to use javascript or something else to change out the classes or css attributes.

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Setting the layer's background to transparent while fixing it to the bottom of the screen is probably not a good idea.  You'd end up with normal page content showing behind this fixed layer, and if the container used on the module in the fixed layer also had a transparent background, you'd end up with some really jumbled looking content.  Just to be clear, I'm assuming you mean that this "hidden layer" has a fixed position at the bottom of the screen, does not scroll with the page so it's always visible.  If my assumption is correct, I think I would set the background to something at least semi-opaque if not entirely opaque, and then in the skin for the general content that does scroll, make certain that there is enough empty space at the bottom of the page for all the content to be able to scroll up past this fixed layer that rests at the bottom of the screen. 

If you want to leave this layer with a transparent background, make sure you have a container that will look good when it resides overtop other content, for example has an opaque background color or image to avoid any problems with readability.

If I'm misunderstanding and the layer is not a fixed area that does not scroll with the page, then there really wouldn't be any problem with just having a transparent content pane that collapses as normal when the module is not rendered for unregistered site visitors.

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