Thanks Walter,
I have just installed firebug, I know this is not related the above
question, but how do I get firebug to show me what line of javascript
is getting upset?

thanks

On Dec 18, 4:18 pm, Walter Lee Davis <wa...@wdstudio.com> wrote:
> There's a general error in your code (found it in Safari). It looks  
> like you're trying to call an effect on an object that doesn't exist,  
> because you're referencing $(element) on a null object from inside  
> effects.js.
>
> Take a look through your code, and make sure that you only call  
> effects on an object that you're sure exists. So for example, instead of
>
>         $('something').appear();
>
> you could do
>
>         var elm;
>         if(elm = $('something')) elm.appear();
>
> Another great trick is this (if you're working from an element that  
> can be gotten through css)
>
> $$('#something').invoke('appear');
>
> Since that's like writing a for loop over an array of results, it  
> naturally works fine when there are no results -- it just doesn't fire.
>
> In any case, you really want to test this stuff in Firebug or Safari's  
> Web Inspector. That gives you a real-time look into what your code is  
> doing or not.
>
> Walter
>
> On Dec 18, 2010, at 9:08 AM, livewire9174 wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > Hi everybody.
> > I hope this is the correct place to post.
>
> > I have a menu system using the scriptaculous code. However, the menu
> > disappears when using Internet Explorer. I am not sure what I am doing
> > wrong, but it must be something simple?
>
> > My page is here,http://bit.ly/haBsGY,  just mouse over the menus and
> > you will see the issue.
>
> > Please help if you can,
>
> > Thanks in advance.
>
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