ie6 blues - Originally Posted by saltedm8 I know it might sound like a chore, but have you considered using just floats ?..

bboscobb · 16th January 2010, 01:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saltedm8

I know it might sound like a chore, but have you considered using just floats ?.. I do this all the time and hardly ever get this sort of issue, I honestly hate attributes like 'absolute' and 'relative', I have only ever found they cause issues that are harder to fix, 'relative' being the worst offender.

of course they have their place and of course you are using them as rightly you should if thats your choice, its just a suggestion based on previous experience.

I wish I had caught this BEFORE I'd finished the site... Seems time-consuming for a browser that is used by less than 20% of viewers. Do you think that's my only choice at this point?

Gotta quick fix for the peekaboo bug on my navbar up top?

saltedm8 · 16th January 2010, 01:35 AM

I dont think its your only choice but I do think it will take someone with experience in using 'relatives' and 'absolutes' throughout their coding to be able to fix it, and i am sorry to say i dont have that type of experience.

for the bug, try the haslayout solution http://www.satzansatz.de/cssd/onhavinglayout.html

bboscobb · 16th January 2010, 01:38 AM

It's always a guessing game for me between relative, fixed, inherit, etc.

Thanks for trying. It was nice to meet you! I'll be back...

bb

saltedm8 · 16th January 2010, 01:41 AM

in case you missed the above last minute add to the post

Quote:

for the bug, try the haslayout solution On having layout ? the concept of hasLayout in IE/Win

nice to meet you too

bboscobb · 16th January 2010, 01:47 AM

had that page bookmarked before I got lost in the other problem...

Frinkky · 16th January 2010, 02:12 AM

It may be a generalisation on my part, but try the following in the css of your problem div

Code:

zoom:1;

bboscobb · 1st February 2010, 12:13 AM

hello, again

have finally figured out my ie6 problems (if only all problems were resolvable in this way.)

1. What I failed to tell you was that I was viewing the site on my Acer web book with a resolution of 1024x600, so we were not seeing the same thing. Once I plugged the Acer into my 1600x1200 ViewSonic things became much clearer. My images didn't drop down to the bottom of the page any more. Everything you said, saltedm8, made sense.

2. Re: peekaboo bug, my fatal flaw was this:

<div id="navbar">
<ul id="main_nav">

in the stylesheet the id I used was .twoColLiqLtHdr #navbar. When I renamed the id .twoColLiqLtHdr #main_nav the nav no longer disappeared in ie6 and worked like a charm on all platforms in all browsers -- with just a few normal tweaks for ie6 regarding margins.

Dare I say my site is finished. Thanks for all your help!

saltedm8 · 1st February 2010, 05:06 AM

no probs, glad its sorted, sometimes it just takes a little investigation lol

p.s - dont forget those alt tags to make the site validate

bboscobb · 1st February 2010, 05:28 AM

next site I do will be much more efficient...

site is validating for xhtml 1.0 transitional... (without alt tags) ... is 1.0 outdated?

saltedm8 · 1st February 2010, 05:37 AM

16th January 2010, 01:35 AM	#12
saltedm8 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kent Uk Posts: 1,595 Blog Entries: 6 Thanks: 15 Thanked 49 Times in 49 Posts Expertise: (X)HTML / CSS Experience: Professional	I dont think its your only choice but I do think it will take someone with experience in using 'relatives' and 'absolutes' throughout their coding to be able to fix it, and i am sorry to say i dont have that type of experience. for the bug, try the haslayout solution http://www.satzansatz.de/cssd/onhavinglayout.html __________________ web design kent

16th January 2010, 01:38 AM	#13
bboscobb Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 15 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Expertise: Design & Graphics Experience: Professional	I have less experience than you do. It's always a guessing game for me between relative, fixed, inherit, etc. Thanks for trying. It was nice to meet you! I'll be back... bb

16th January 2010, 01:47 AM	#15
bboscobb Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 15 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Expertise: Design & Graphics Experience: Professional	thanks! had that page bookmarked before I got lost in the other problem...

16th January 2010, 02:12 AM	#16
Frinkky Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 700 Thanks: 0 Thanked 37 Times in 37 Posts Expertise: Design & Graphics Experience: Professional	It may be a generalisation on my part, but try the following in the css of your problem div Code: zoom:1; __________________ Jon Warner Web Pro Cafe :: The PixelForge :: Follow my Twits (or something) :: LinkedIn

1st February 2010, 05:06 AM	#18
saltedm8 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kent Uk Posts: 1,595 Blog Entries: 6 Thanks: 15 Thanked 49 Times in 49 Posts Expertise: (X)HTML / CSS Experience: Professional	no probs, glad its sorted, sometimes it just takes a little investigation lol p.s - dont forget those alt tags to make the site validate __________________ web design kent

1st February 2010, 12:13 AM	#17
bboscobb Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 15 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Expertise: Design & Graphics Experience: Professional	hello, again have finally figured out my ie6 problems (if only all problems were resolvable in this way.) 1. What I failed to tell you was that I was viewing the site on my Acer web book with a resolution of 1024x600, so we were not seeing the same thing. Once I plugged the Acer into my 1600x1200 ViewSonic things became much clearer. My images didn't drop down to the bottom of the page any more. Everything you said, saltedm8, made sense. 2. Re: peekaboo bug, my fatal flaw was this: <div id="navbar"> <ul id="main_nav"> in the stylesheet the id I used was .twoColLiqLtHdr #navbar. When I renamed the id .twoColLiqLtHdr #main_nav the nav no longer disappeared in ie6 and worked like a charm on all platforms in all browsers -- with just a few normal tweaks for ie6 regarding margins. Dare I say my site is finished. Thanks for all your help!

1st February 2010, 05:28 AM	#19
bboscobb Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 15 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Expertise: Design & Graphics Experience: Professional	next site I do will be much more efficient... site is validating for xhtml 1.0 transitional... (without alt tags) ... is 1.0 outdated?

1st February 2010, 05:37 AM	#20
saltedm8 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kent Uk Posts: 1,595 Blog Entries: 6 Thanks: 15 Thanked 49 Times in 49 Posts Expertise: (X)HTML / CSS Experience: Professional	no, but since you bought it up transitional is not meant to be used on new websites, you should be using strict html or strict xhtml the following pages are invalid ( missing alt tags - nothing to do with the doctype ) arnot..interactive : guy lawson arnot..interactive : ADR.com 2 arnot..interactive : citibank top holders arnot..interactive : NYSEnet arnot..interactive : tse arnot..interactive : first call events arnot..interactive : tfprn arnot..interactive : adrINSITE arnot..interactive : carson biotech arnot..interactive : intangibles iq arnot..interactive : active roadshow arnot..interactive : ibm s390 execclub arnot..interactive : capezzana arnot..interactive : newsweek arnot..interactive : intelisys ( its about accessibility ) check this out too Strict and Transitional Doctype Differences __________________ web design kent

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