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ou812 Posts: 1742 Joined: 1/5/2002 From: San Diego Status: offline	CSS Menu and IE6 - 8/20/2009 16:44:40 I was trying to use this css menu from here: http://www.cssmenumaker.com/builder/menu_info.php?menu=065 for a client. The drop downs do not work in IE6 and before. Is there anything I can do to use this, and make it work for IE6 and before? _____________________________ -brian Black Holes suck. EnterpriseDB: Enterprise-class relational database management system PostgreSQL: The world's most advanced open source database


treetopsranch Posts: 1650 From: Cottage Grove, OR, USA Status: offline	RE: CSS Menu and IE6 - 8/20/2009 18:32:10 You know, I would first try to contact them. They have a contact page. Try them first. IE6 is still used by a lot of people so maybe they have a workaround. Probably a conditional statement using JavaScript to make that menu work in IE6 _____________________________ Don from TreeTops Ranch, Oregon "I've got a taste for quality and luxury" (in reply to ou812)


swoosh Posts: 1574 Joined: 5/18/2002 From: Beaver Falls, PA Status: offline	RE: CSS Menu and IE6 - 8/20/2009 19:11:53 quote: quote: I would first try to contact them This is straight from their FAQ Page: My menu wont work in IE6? We have officially decided to drop support for IE6. Less and Less people are using this browser everyday and the amount of work to get websites working properly in this browser is enormous. Most of our single level menus will work in IE6, but our drop down menus will not. _____________________________ Swoooosh Just Do It! (in reply to ou812)


jaybee Posts: 14436 Joined: 10/7/2003 From: Berkshire, UK Status: offline	RE: CSS Menu and IE6 - 8/20/2009 19:21:34 the worm is turning. _____________________________ If it ain't broke..... fix it until it is. GAWDS Now where did I put that Doctype? (in reply to swoosh)


ou812 Posts: 1742 Joined: 1/5/2002 From: San Diego Status: offline	RE: CSS Menu and IE6 - 8/20/2009 21:58:45 Yeah, I saw their FAQ page. I was hoping one of our fantastic CSS folks would snap their fingers for me and make it all better. Okay, maybe I was more hoping that there was a nice trick of some sort I could do to get it working. Looking around the Internet this is a known difficulty, of course, and there are some work arounds to other menus. With my (not so) keen CSS skills I was hoping someone would take a look at it and just say oh... do this and it will work. But it isn't looking that way. sigh. _____________________________ -brian Black Holes suck. EnterpriseDB: Enterprise-class relational database management system PostgreSQL: The world's most advanced open source database (in reply to swoosh)


Tailslide Posts: 6756 Joined: 5/10/2005 From: Out here on the raggedy edge Status: offline	RE: CSS Menu and IE6 - 8/21/2009 3:13:16 Well you could either plan for IE6 users in the same way that you'd plan for disabled users - e.g. have a backup plan such as secondary nav in the top level pages OR you could just use a menu that also works in IE6. Here's one: http://users.tpg.com.au/j_birch/plugins/superfish/#examples _____________________________ Little Blue Plane Web Design \| Land Rover project (in reply to ou812)


treetopsranch Posts: 1650 From: Cottage Grove, OR, USA Status: offline	RE: CSS Menu and IE6 - 8/21/2009 10:40:24 That one seems to use JavaScript. _____________________________ Don from TreeTops Ranch, Oregon "I've got a taste for quality and luxury" (in reply to Tailslide)


TexasWebDevelopers Posts: 761 Joined: 2/22/2002 From: Dallas, TX Status: offline	RE: CSS Menu and IE6 - 8/21/2009 10:57:21 Almost all users have JavaScript enabled and if they don't then the menu should gracefully degrade. You won't find nice CSS-only cross-browser menus that fly-out AND support IE6 - that browser is just a pile of crap. From a usability standpoint the idea of hiding links in a drop down or fly-out tiered menu system is something we try to avoid when designing site for our clients--it's not always possible--but it's always the goal. If a user can't see or find the link without a mouseover then the site become exponentially less friendly to use. _____________________________ Follow us on TWITTER (in reply to treetopsranch)


ou812 Posts: 1742 Joined: 1/5/2002 From: San Diego Status: offline	RE: CSS Menu and IE6 - 8/21/2009 11:58:54 Thanks all. I think I'm going to see if the client is okay with calling "IE6 users are disabled", and check for browser version and display differently for them (less friendly/appealing). If not, I'll just go with some JS menu or something. I just liked how this CSS dropdown menu worked/looked. _____________________________ -brian Black Holes suck. EnterpriseDB: Enterprise-class relational database management system PostgreSQL: The world's most advanced open source database (in reply to TexasWebDevelopers)


caz Posts: 3779 Joined: 10/10/2001 From: Somewhere south of Chester, UK Status: offline	RE: CSS Menu and IE6 - 8/21/2009 19:45:12 You could try this one from Stu Nicholls, without javascript and fooling IE6 with tables. _____________________________ I remember when it took less than 4hrs to fly across the Atlantic. (in reply to ou812)


ou812 Posts: 1742 Joined: 1/5/2002 From: San Diego Status: offline	RE: CSS Menu and IE6 - 8/21/2009 20:03:48 Thanks, Caz. If I can't get by with my "IE 6 is disabled routine" I'll look into this too! _____________________________ -brian Black Holes suck. EnterpriseDB: Enterprise-class relational database management system PostgreSQL: The world's most advanced open source database (in reply to caz)


Tailslide Posts: 6756 Joined: 5/10/2005 From: Out here on the raggedy edge Status: offline	RE: CSS Menu and IE6 - 8/22/2009 6:05:34 The one I posted use Javascript as enhancements but still work as straight CSS menus without. You'll probably find that the dropdowns won't drop in IE6 without scripting on - so you have the backup for that situation. _____________________________ Little Blue Plane Web Design \| Land Rover project (in reply to ou812)


ou812 Posts: 1742 Joined: 1/5/2002 From: San Diego Status: offline	RE: CSS Menu and IE6 - 8/25/2009 22:36:23 Looks like I may not have to do much for poor IE 6. My client is fine with the browser checking for LTE IE6 and displaying links on the page instead of the drop down. Thank goodness... And, thank you all for your suggestions and help! _____________________________ -brian Black Holes suck. EnterpriseDB: Enterprise-class relational database management system PostgreSQL: The world's most advanced open source database (in reply to Tailslide)