Hi all,
After I posted the clueTip beta, I realized that something had
regressed and the pngFix code wasn't working properly to get the drop-
shadow effect working in IE6.
I've worked that part out by, starting with the pngFix code in Jörn's
tooltip plugin (thanks!) and, among other things, changing the
"sizingMethod" attribute from "crop" to "scale." I also re-worked and
simplified the CSS for the clueTip quite a bit. Nevertheless, it's
still looking a little funky, depending on the contents of the clueTip.
I was wondering if there are any CSS gurus out there who might be
able to look at this in IE6 and help me find a solution. I'm usually
able to tread fairly nimbly through CSS territory, but this issue has
me flummoxed.
here are thethe files I'm using to try to sort this out:
demo/test page: http://test.learningjquery.com/clue/demo/index.html
style sheet: http://test.learningjquery.com/clue/jquery.cluetip.css
cluetip plugin: http://test.learningjquery.com/clue/jquery.cluetip.js
drop shadow image: http://test.learningjquery.com/clue/shadow.png
I made all the clueTips "sticky" for easier inspection/manipulation
in a DOM viewer.
Also, here is a zipped file of everything, including Dimensions,
jquery.js, images, and so on:
http://test.learningjquery.com/clue/cluetip-test.zip
Any help at all would be greatly appreciated.
** One more thing. I just received a question from someone about the
IE <select> "punch-through" problem and whether the clueTip plugin
handles that.
I started writing a response that I'd like to share with the list, in
case anyone has any strong opinions that I should take into
consideration:
excellent question! The short answer is, no [I haven't accounted
for this IE problem]. But it should. Somehow. That was an oversight
on my part.
That said, I'm a bit torn about how best to go about doing it. Do I
bake it right in to the plugin itself? Do I put in yet another
option? If so, should the default be true (i.e. yes, add the iframe
hack with all corresponding css) or false?
I wonder if it might be best to leave that problem for the bgIFrame
plugin to solve. (http://jqueryjs.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/plugins/
bgiframe/)
It does a great job of it, and I certainly couldn't do any better.
On the other hand, I understand the disadvantages of having to
include too many javascript file references on a single web page.
What are your thoughts?
Thanks so much,
--Karl
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Karl Swedberg
www.englishrules.com
www.learningjquery.com
