Could it be that your Temporary Internet Files cache is full ? Try emptying it...maybe it's not writing out the cookie properly because IE has exceeded its allowed cache limit... (and then forgets to clear it, or at least warn the user)
Patrick ________________________________ Patrick H. Lauke Webmaster / University of Salford http://www.salford.ac.uk > -----Original Message----- > From: Jaime Wong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 08 March 2004 15:08 > To: WSG - CSS List > Subject: [WSG] Style Switcher and IE > > > > Hi I am not sure if it is appropriate to seek help for some javascript > issues with styleswitcher here but I hope someone will be able to help > because I have no idea what went wrong all of a sudden. > > I am using the style switcher at http://www.alistapart > com/articles/alternate/ on my site and all of a sudden IE > seems to have a > problem with it (used to work and no changes has been done > with it). It will > not remember the selected style and upon every reload, it > will switch back > to the default style. > > But when working with dreamweaver, and by using the preview > option, the > style registers in IE. It only doesn't work when the site goes live. > > All other browsers are working fine. > > This is what I have in <head> > > <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen" href=". > /scripts/css/style_glass/glassStyle.css" /> > <link rel="alternate stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen" title= > simple" href="../scripts/css/style_simple/simpleStyle.css" /> > > and in the body.. > > <li><a href="#" title="Switch to Glass Style" > onclick="setActiveStyleSheet(' > , 1);return false;" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('styles','','. > /images/global/styles/tt_select.gif',1)" > onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore() > ><img src="../images/global/styles/style01_glass.gif" > alt="Switch to Glass > Style" width="22" height="21" /></a></li> > > The script for switcher from above: > onclick="setActiveStyleSheet('', 1);return false;" > > <li><a href="#" title="Switch to Simple Style" > onclick="setActiveStyleSheet( > simple', 1);return false;" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('styles','','. > /images/global/styles/tt_select.gif',1)" > onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore() > ><img src="../images/global/styles/style02_simple.gif" > alt="Switch to Simple > Style" width="20" height="21" /></a></li> > > The script for switcher from above: > onclick="setActiveStyleSheet('simple', 1);return false;" > > > The javascript is what I downloaded from http://www.alistapart > com/articles/alternate/ > > > > > With Regards > Jaime Wong > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > SODesires Design Team > http://www.sodesires.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > ***************************************************** > The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > ***************************************************** > > ***************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ *****************************************************
