Because IE8 does not add the classname to the element when using new
Element. It is a well documented bug in IE8 and you need to use
addClassName('ghost') after the new Element bit
HTH
Alex Mcauley
http://www.thevacancymarket.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mojito" <[email protected]>
To: "Prototype & script.aculo.us" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 9:51 PM
Subject: [Proto-Scripty] Pure Prototype code was incompatible with IE8.
>
> My site works fine in FF and Safari. When tested with IE8, I get some
> error. It says "ghost" and "ghostPosition" are undefined. Why is my
> code incompatible with IE8 if my DOM reading and writing are purely
> done with Prototype?
>
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> if($$('#lineup .ghost').length === 0)
> {
> $('lineup').appendChild(
> new Element('li', {'class' : 'ghost'})
> );
> }
>
> var ghost = $$('#lineup .ghost')[0];
> var ghostPosition = ghost.cumulativeOffset();
>
> >
>
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