> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Nick Gleitzman > > > * On pages like About Us and Contact Details, the centre banner > > apparently > > stays stuck at the top of the screen (i.e., the content of the page > > disappears under it as you scroll, and it's always on screen). Does > > anyone > > else get this problem? I don't. More importantly, if anyone else does, > > how > > do I make it stay in place? > > Sounds like an issue with position: fixed. There again, if by 'centre > banner' you mean the Flash file, it doesn't validate... Suggest you > search the archive on this list for valid ways to include Flash files, > or look for Flash Satay at A List Apart. >
Yeah, this is the one remaining thing on my page that doesn't validate. I'll have a look at the alternative methods now that I have a bit of breathing space in this project. > > * If you browse the catalogue, sometimes the product listings don't > > come up > > straight away. The page loads, finishes loading, and expands to its > > required > > height, but the content doesn't show up until you roll your mouse over > > a > > link. Then it magically pops into view. I only get this problem > > sometimes, > > they apparently get it all the time, and I can't figure out why it's > > happening. > > Sounds like either the Peekaboo or Guillotine bug. See > http://www.positioniseverything.net/ for fixes. > Awesome. Turns out it was an attack of the peekaboo bug. Funny though, I could have sworn I tried applying that fix once before, then removed it when it didn't seem to help... Oh well, at least it's working now. *grin* > > * In the View Details page for any of the products, there should be an > > Enquire Now button. It's there on mine. It's not there on the > > client's. They > > don't believe that it's really there at all, in spite of the fact that > > I can > > look in the code and see it. > > I presume the button is a form element. Form elements are really touchy > in XHTML. Again, search the archive for clues. > No, it was just an image with a link around it. Anyway, I solved the problem by deciding that it didn't really need to sit in the top right after all and would look just fine sitting above the main content. SO without any fancy positioning applied to it, it seems to be showing up fine. > Difficult to be any more precise without info on what browser you're > developing/testing on, and what browsers are showing the problem. Also, > step one should *always* be to validate your code. You'll be chasing > your tail for days, otherwise. > Did that. Like I said, the only non-validating thing left (before today's work that is, so I'll be re-validating before I finish up for the night) was the Flash movies. They'll hopefully be gone soon too. > If your client is seeing glitches with an old, non-compliant browser, > suggest to him that he updates it. If he objects on the basis that some > visitors will still get the problem show him how small the percentage > is of visitors to his site who are actually using the old/bad browser - > I bet it's tiny. > *grin* Already there with you. I had been told that they were using IE6/Win98 in the office, so I didn't worry as much about making the admin side of the site work in anything older. Then I was on site with them one day, had a look, and found out that they were actually using IE5. *sigh* Needless to say, they were willing enough to upgrade once I told them that most of their problems with the back-end would disappear if they did. :) And most of them did... just one or two that decided to be particularly persistent. > If that doesn't work, stop trying to use XHTML. HTML4 is perfectly > valid, and can still be Standards-compliant. We don't *have* to use > XHTML; design and usability should come first. See > http://www.zeldman.com/daily/0804b.shtml for an interesting take on > this. > I may consider that for future projects. This one's too near completion for such a reworking to be feasible - if all goes well, we hope to sign off on it at the end of the week. *crossing fingers in hope* > HTH It did. Thanks. :) Cheers, Seona. __________________________________________________________________ << ella for Spam Control >> has removed Spam messages and set aside Later for me You can use it too - and it's FREE! http://www.ellaforspam.com --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.733 / Virus Database: 487 - Release Date: 2/08/2004
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