problem with ie6

quartzy · Joined: 26 Dec 2007 Posts: 404

I have a link problem with IE6 only, when using this browser the links do not display correctly, they form a vertical line and the picture for the menu, does not align correctly either. I thought I had found a fix, but it does not fix it.

sticks464 · Joined: 31 Dec 2006 Posts: 993

Works fine for me in IE6, but I do not have the images so I can't troubleshoot what I don't have. Do you have a live link?

Correct way to write a conditional statement is

quartzy · Joined: 26 Dec 2007 Posts: 404

I will try and get a free host as it is for someone else. And I will get back when it is online. Just checking is this correct?

<style type="text/css">
</style



do I add all this code to the stylesheet? or do I add it on every page of the HTML? thanks

sticks464 · Joined: 31 Dec 2006 Posts: 993

You have to add this to each page because you have no style closing tag on an external style sheet.

quartzy · Joined: 26 Dec 2007 Posts: 404

I will try this, but there is no way I can test the site as browser shots is not showing IE6 even though I keep ticking only IE6 so I have to wait until Tuesday when I go to my client. As I have Vista I cannot install IE6 do you know of a way I can get IE6? Is it possible to have two <style type="text/css"> </sytle> on one page.
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style2.css" media="screen" />


<style type="text/css">
then follows more style

sticks464 · Joined: 31 Dec 2006 Posts: 993

The standalone versions of IE do not work with Vista. Here's a link that might help get IE6 standalone up and running http://tredosoft.com/IE6_For_Vista_Part_1 or Microoft has a fix by using a virtual pc http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/11/30/ie6-and-ie7-running-on-a-single-machine.aspx
The multiple IE installer (for IE3-6) http://tredosoft.com/Multiple_IE
and IE7 http://tredosoft.com/IE7_standalone
I am still using XP so they work fine for me.

Sure you can use two or more stylesheets, plus you can import one or more stylesheets to another stylesheet using the import rule

quartzy · Joined: 26 Dec 2007 Posts: 404

As regards the above post, I still have problems with the horizontal menu, in IE6 and IE7 I put the conditional statement on all pages, but it is still not working correctly, it was before in IE7 but has now decided to not work. I got an url [url]www.quartzy.007sites.com [/url] with lots of ads, but you can still see that the menu does not work using IE6 and IE7. Appreciate any help with this.

sticks464 · Joined: 31 Dec 2006 Posts: 993

Which menu did you use from the dynamic drive site?
If you take it out of quirks mode in ie, ie7 will display it correctly.

quartzy · Joined: 26 Dec 2007 Posts: 404

this is the link for the horizontal menu. http://www.dynamicdrive.com/style/csslibrary/item/solid-block-menu/
I did not realise it was in quirks mode, I thought Expression Web would just put the right doc type in. But I will change them now. Tested a page and it does indeed work with IE7 though not published yet.

sticks464 · Joined: 31 Dec 2006 Posts: 993

Here's the css to fix ie6, still works in FF and ie7.

quartzy · Joined: 26 Dec 2007 Posts: 404

thanks for getting back to me. I will check the doctype in future, sorry but I just dont see any squiggles in my pages, like the ones you said remove. I took out the html li a and will check to see if it now works. Also found the mistakes you mentioned. Will upload it all now. And get back if it is still not working.

quartzy · Joined: 26 Dec 2007 Posts: 404

uploaded the changes and I cant believe it is now working in IE6 and IE7. Got to work on the centercontent area now, for some reason it is going out of sync. thanks for your help, who would have though that that one line of code for the 3 pixel jog was stopping it working.Wonder what happens now, if it finds a 3 pixel jog? Sometimes I think this is all too much for me.

sticks464 · Joined: 31 Dec 2006 Posts: 993

You don't need the code for a 3 pixel jog except for side by side floated elements. Since the elements you were floating were 100% width it was unnecessary to apply a float and therefore the 3 pixel fix was not needed.