Ok, Can we say that if a layer does _hasMouseEvents but does not have bgcolor or bgimage or html then we set a default transparent gif for the bgimage of the layer for MacIE and WinIE?
-- Raymond Irving --- Raymond Irving <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > > Got this information from > http://dhtmlnirvana.com/oldalchemy/dragfix.htm > > ...[snip]... > > Part of being a developer is to find workarounds to > existing problems. One long time bugbear has been > the > highlighting of content when using a drag scroller > dhtml technique. Fortunately, such a workaround > exists. The trick is to create a layer that contains > a > blank gif. In the example below a blank gif is used > as > a background. > > <DIV ID="shieldLayer" STYLE="position: absolute; > left: > 0px; top: 0px; width: 110%; height: 100%; > background-image: url(images/blank.gif); z-index: > 18; > visibility: hidden;"></DIV> > > When a onMouseDown event is triggered when we are > using a drag scroll technique we simply toggle the > visibility of the layer to on. When the mouse leaves > the event capturing layer we then hide the > shieldLayer. It is important that the shield layers > z-index be set to higher than everything else on the > page except for the event capturing layer. Do this > and > no more highlighting of images and content with > dragging techniques in Internet Explorer. > > The other bug is that IE5.5 does not like empty > layers > in relation to drag scroll techniques. Therefore, if > you have a layer with no content, it will not > capture > events, but if you add something to it, it will > capture the events. That something can be the same > size of the layer like an invisible gif. I can get > things to work just by placing an invisible gif as > the > background of the layer and all becomes good. > > <DIV ID="eventLayer" STYLE="position: absolute; > left: > 0px; top: 0px; width: 60px; height: 1020px; > background-image: url(images/blank.gif); z-index: > 19; > visibility: hidden;"></DIV> > > ...[snip]... > > > PS. Don't we just love Microsoft? :) > > -- > Raymond Irving > > --- Jacob Levy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Raymond > > > > This is easy to fix, then. All you have to do is > to > > make the default > > background image a 1x1 GIF, for every layer. So if > > the user does not add > > content or provide her own background image, the > > layer will still be able > > to get events. > > > > I don't have the code ready to show how to do this > > but it seems easy > > enough for someone who knows their way around the > > dynapi core code.. > > > > --JYL > > > > > This is a bug in IE. In order for the top layer > to > > > listen to onmousemove events you will have to > add > > > content to the layer or set a background image > > > > > > We might have to log this inside the > > knowledge-base > > > section of the troubleshooting docs. > > > > > > -- > > > Raymond Irving > > > > > > --- Daniel Tiru <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Hehe, kul att det blev bra :) > > >> > > >> Well.. I must have support... And have used > some > > in > > >> very sharp > > >> enviorments like http://spinn.svt.se which uses > > the > > >> html menu, it works > > >> very nice... Just this one that got a > problem... > > But > > >> its "fixed" now. > > >> But i dont know if this fix can be used for > > >> permanent solutions... > > >> > > >> Regards > > >> Daniel > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On > > >> Behalf Of Michael > > >> Bystrom > > >> Sent: den 11 oktober 2003 02:00 > > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> Subject: Re: [Dynapi-Dev] Layers and text > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Nä jag har köpt Ekeskog soffan (den Stora) och > > >> Barkaby fåtöljen alla i > > >> Sand Färg mmmm mycket fint :) > > >> > > >> Yepp trans gif works fine, > > >> > > >> When I think of it I did the same when I wrote > my > > >> first api (dhtmlapi). > > >> Then I had the same problem with my list > widget. > > >> > > >> Now days I stopped all GUI design for the Mac > > IE5, > > >> there is no more hope > > >> for it and Mozilla and Safari is SOOOOOOO much > > >> faster. > > >> > > >> For IOS I've dropped support for the tree list > > >> widget no match for it... > > >> > > >> Hmmm sad really nice html browser fast really > > fast. > > >> Microsoft works in mysterious ways... > > >> > > >> Oh jag köpte Skyar lampan okså hehe > > >> > > >> Michael > > >> > > >> > > >> > Hi! > > >> > > > >> > Did you buy a "klippan"-sofa? =) > > >> > > > >> > Well.. Can you check the example again? I > have > > >> "fixed" the glitch... > > >> > Temporary... And you will see what i mean > with > > >> "temporary" and "fix" > > >> > :) > > >> > > > >> > Regards > > >> > Daniel > > >> > > > >> > -----Original Message----- > > >> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On > > >> Behalf Of Michael > > >> > Bystrom > > >> > Sent: den 11 oktober 2003 01:39 > > >> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> > Subject: Re: [Dynapi-Dev] Layers and text > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > Sorry for the late response I had to go to > IKEA > > >> and buy extra sofa :) > > >> > > > >> > Ohh I see what you mean, That IE5 mac will > not > > >> fire it's events over > > >> > the html elements. Yep aware this, It refuses > > to > > >> bubble the event down > > >> > > >> > it just sees the html elm and stops. > > >> > > > >> > I've tired and have no fix for this, it's the > > same > > >> for my button > > >> > widget (and > === message truncated === __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. SourceForge.net hosts over 70,000 Open Source Projects. See the people who have HELPED US provide better services: Click here: http://sourceforge.net/supporters.php _______________________________________________ Dynapi-Dev mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
