Stupid Internet Explorer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: Stupid Internet Explorer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:14:19 +0000

Apologies, twas a typo:

 * html #top-bar { left: 1px; }

Re: Stupid Internet Explorer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:05:26 +0000

No opening bracket?

Re: Stupid Internet Explorer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:16:43 +0000

IE6 hacks begin * html as in for example:

 * html #top-bar left: 1px; }

I had to use a number of them here if you look at the bottom of the CSS code.

Re: Stupid Internet Explorer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:00:49 +0000

I just found one of the hacks:

Placing an asterisk in front of the property makes it work only with IE. For an exaggerated example:

 #page-title { height: 50px; *height: 500px; }

Just be sure your IE-only code follows the non-IE code or it won't work. This behavior was apparently "fixed" in IE8, unless you have compatibility mode turned on.

-Ed

Re: Stupid Internet Explorer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:32:50 +0000

ok. I'm probably going to get rid of the drop down menus anyway. Unfortunately, people do use IE and so I don't want it to look bad on that browser just so it can look good on everyone else's.

Thanks for trying to find a solution though.

Re: Stupid Internet Explorer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:12:56 +0000

Duh! Sorry. I looked at it too fast and was thinking those if statements were part of the CSS code and not the HTML.

I know there's other CSS hacks for browser-specific code. I can't track it down at the moment, but I recall it involves certain prefixes that only specific browsers will parse.

-Ed

Re: Stupid Internet Explorer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:30:27 +0000

That makes perfect sense :)

Re: Stupid Internet Explorer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:09:00 +0000

Are you planning to add it to themes.wikidot.com? I'd definitely like to use it! :)

I'd rather keep it unique th HMVC and HMR. If / when I decide to change the design, then I'll put it on the themes page :)

Re: Stupid Internet Explorer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:14:23 +0000

I looked into this but I don't know how easy this'll be on wikidot.

Thanks for changing the link… As you could probably tell: I was annoyed :)

Update: I only briefly read that article you mentioned but I think one needs to be able to edit the actual html because I tried the if statements: http://www.havemycv.com/test:me and now both FF and IE cannot open the menus.

Re: Stupid Internet Explorer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:35:32 +0000

So now I have to have it activate by simply hovering http://www.havemycv.com/ :(

Bummer. I just peeked at your site (after fixing your link - you had www/havemycv instead of www.havemycv) and have to say I think the expanding and collapsing by hovering is annoying.

Maybe you can punish just the IE users by using some browser-specific coding tricks and putting your old code back for the rest of us. I haven't done much of this, but this site has a good article about one of the techniques:
http://css-tricks.com/how-to-create-an-ie-only-stylesheet/

-Ed

Re: Stupid Internet Explorer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:06:35 +0000

When you first started modifying the theme I had a look and was impressed. Now when I have a look again, it's even better. Great job with the theme! :) Are you planning to add it to themes.wikidot.com? I'd definitely like to use it! :)

And you're right — I just tested it in IE8 and the drop-down menus don't do anything when you click on them. I like how they behave in Firefox though (closing the menu back up when you move the mouse away)

Stupid Internet Explorer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:42:35 +0000

I have been redesigning one of my sites and in the process changed my menu system. IE was displaying some collapsed menu buttons badly so I changed how they were collapsed.

I was quite proud of this: http://www.havemycv.com/test:me
This uses just CSS styling to make the drop-down menus. Unfortunately, now it turns out that IE can't understand "active" from this line: #side-bar li:active (CSS is on the page, it's at the bottom).

So now I have to have it activate by simply hovering http://www.havemycv.com/ :(

It really is a case of banging yer head against a brick wall with Internet #&*!%$ explorer…

… AHHHHH!