css layout is wonky in IE6
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Posted: Mon, 2006-05-08 22:30
Our association had a website created and they developed the entire site in css. I was used to tables so this caused me alarm. I have been working with it and get the odd complaint from Mac users about alignment problems etc. I turn them to Safari and then all is ok.
Now my problem, lately I have been receiving more and more complaints from users who have updated their browsers to the latest versions. I have not had any with problems in IE6 except for recently. I had a chance to view the site and the entire content area drops to the bottom and aligns to the left underneath the navigation. I have tried different display settings, the techs have tried and nothing.
Has anyone heard of new css problems with IE6 that I should know about and what do I do to resolve this issue. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
The website is; http://www.apegga.org/
Barbara Jensen
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css layout is wonky in IE6
Posted: Mon, 2006-05-08 23:22
I'm unable to replicate. Is there a particular page upon which this happens?
That is an IE w.a.d. bug.
A common cause in IE is adding content that overflows its container. IE expands the container, causing it to be too wide to fit the allotted space, so it drops below the element beside it to have room enough. Modern browsers simply let the overflow over flow.
There are several errors that could cause problems, or not. In xhtml, all elements, attributes and event handlers are lower case, and xhtml is case sensitive. There are several of each that are not. The site will not be forward compatible.
If your contract calls for valid markup, the design house should fix things. And, if you're within the acceptance window, they should also rework things a bit to better accommodate overflow content.
cheers,
gary
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css layout is wonky in IE6
Posted: Tue, 2006-05-09 15:59
Thanks for your advice. The 'wonky' behaviour only happens for certain users and on every page. I make sure the user is uptodate and using the newest versions.
I appreciate your suggestions and will workon fixing things so we are forward compatible. Maybe the company who created the site will fix things but it won't be without a huge cost. So, I will learn.
Thanks again.
Barb