Tim Dawson wrote: >I've successfully built a drop-down toolbar type menu, following 'More >Eric Meyer on CSS' (Proj 6). It works fine in Firefox, but I'm having >trouble in IE6. I've implemented 'csshover.htc' as in Eric's project. >It loads in IE6 but is conflicting with *.js files that I also need to load. > >See http://www.mullbb.co.uk/new/ (you'll need to click or paste that as >the root is redirected elsewhere). Click around the menus and after a >few pages IE will quit (usually after about six clicks, but I have got >up to about 20). Concentrate on the 'Booking' menu, as there are more >JS files called. > >I think I've traced the problem to a clash between 'csshover.htc' and my >Javascript files. If I delete the *.js files from the server (or don't >call them on the pages), IE6 doesn't quit. >See http://www.mullbb.co.uk/meyer/ (using Eric's CSS almost untouched, >to eliminate another possible source of error. (These pages only show a >heading, no other content or functionality) > >I'm using JS files that have been tested for a long time elsewhere, so >I'm reasonably sure they are not the problem. I've even tried a file >containing just one very simple function (a sort of 'Hello World'), and >IE6 still quits after a few clicks unless I comment out all the JS code. > >I have tried varying the order in which the external files are called, >but it makes no difference to this problem. > >I have read about MIME type problems with WinXP SP2 and 'csshover.htc', >and I'm looking into this. But what I've read so far indicates that the >hover doesn't work at all under WinXP SP2, whereas in my case it works >for a few clicks, then quits. > >Can anyone suggest a solution, please ? > >Tim Dawson > > Hi Tim, As it's apparently a site which needs javascript (for other functions), I think there is no problem with replacing the csshover.htc method by the IE hover javasscript method - the second possibility to get the dropdowns in IE. I always use the great sfhover.js from the Sons of Suckerfish, never difficulties. And I guess it will work in your case too, as long as you don't have the same variables as in one of your other scripts. ;-)
Yes, the link is: http://www.htmldog.com/articles/suckerfish/dropdowns/ Examples included! You can also have a look at the Listamatic-site: http://css.maxdesign.com.au/index.htm and the List-o-matic wizard: http://accessify.com/tools-and-wizards/developer-tools/list-o-matic/ I hope this is the Esc you need! francky ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7b2 testing hub -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
