Figured this out - the problem wasn't jquery or hover and/or fadeTo, rather the infamous IE Guillotine Bug. More info and how to fix located here:
http://www.positioniseverything.net/explorer/guillotine.html Cheers~ On Apr 20, 2:09 pm, Jonathan <wyscr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Anyone come across something like this before? > > I understand it's easy enough to keep IE 6/7 from implementing the > script -- if($.browser.msie && $.browser.version < 8) return; -- but > I'd like to get IE working with this if possible. > > On Apr 20, 1:02 am, Jonathan <wyscr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Sorry, forgot to include a link. You can see the IE bug here: > > >http://themes.nimblehost.com/preview/sleek/test/ > > > On Apr 19, 10:46 pm, Jonathan <wyscr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I'm using jquery to add a smooth fade effect when users mouse over a > > > menu item. The site has split navigation, with this effect applied to > > > all menu items on the page. Hovering over the main top navigation > > > works fine, but hovering of menu items in the second and third level > > > split menu (IE 7) causes the content area to shorten by about 50px. In > > > IE 6, the page displays properly until the script is applied, then the > > > content area is automatically shortened by about 50px (before the user > > > hovers over the secondary menus). > > > > Would appreciate any pointers on how to fix this issue. Google > > > searches have yielded very little about this - the closest thing I've > > > come across is an offsetWidth bug that doesn't quite fit the problem > > > I'm having, and the solution doesn't work in my case. > > > > Many thanks~ > > > > Jonathan
