I'm basically trying to implement a popup that blurs the background and makes it so that the user can't touch the buttons and other components in the background.
You can disable the whole div by using css.
#div-id{
pointer-events: none;
}
This will disable all the elements inside the div.
If you want the blur effect you can add opacity: 0.2; to the div css.
You can add this class on your main element container to blur the whole background
.blured {
filter: blur(2px);
-webkit-filter: blur(2px);
}
And add pointer-events: none; on your modal or popup
By using css backdrop-filter property and pointer-events you can achieve what u need .. see example below
* {
box-sizing: border-box;
font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;
font-size: 1rem;
}
body {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
.disabled{
pointer-events: none;
color : grey;
}
.modal {
position: fixed;
inset: 0;
isolation: isolate;
background-color: rgba(19, 128, 119, 0.5);
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
}
.popup {
position: absolute;
z-index: 1;
width: 400px;
background-color: black;
color: white;
padding: 1rem;
}
.blur{
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
z-index: -1;
backdrop-filter: blur(0.2rem);
}
<div class="text">
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</div>
<div class="modal">
<div class="blur"></div>
<div class="popup">
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<br /> <br /> <br />
<a href="#" class="disabled">
I am a disabled link !
</a>
</div>
</div>References : pointer-events and backdrop-filter.
Note: Also remember using pointer events doesn't means you can't use keyboard to focus.. To prevent keyboard tab focus you might need to use tabindex attribute on the link