If I understand the question correctly:
Use jquery to reposition the element off screen - into a negative area.
That way - the element is still there - just not “selectable”.
You can could also change the elements opacity (via jquery)
- without the need to move the element.
I actually working on something similar right now… and it works.
The code in that post is not 100% update-to-date as I’ve changed it a little
- but if you know jquery… you can figure it out.
Note however… Safari seems to seem to have an issue with Opacity 0 (zero)…
- use jquerys fadeout instead. Opacity opacity doesn’t seem to be an issue.
Safari also seems to have an issue with jquery fadein / fadeout parameters
- but I’m still testing this.