My client says that the css menus disappear when she selects them. For
example, when hovering over the title, the drop down appears. But,
when she moves the mouse down, the drop down does not stay open.
This is happening not only for her, but others on her site. Also, some
people she has contacted don’t even get the drop down menu to appear.
Would there be something causing this problem? I’m at a loss of what
to do to correct a problem that is showing in my FF and Safari.
Further to this, it works ok in FF and Safari, but not in Opera.
Nathan Garner
Creative Director
Austin Wells Design Limited
One Elmgate Drive - Littledown - Bournemouth BH7 7EF
t 01202 301271 e email@hidden w http://www.austinwellsdesign.co.uk
Member of NAPP
On 23 Sep 2009, at 17:59, Nathan Garner wrote:
Just a weird one…
My client says that the css menus disappear when she selects them.
For example, when hovering over the title, the drop down appears.
But, when she moves the mouse down, the drop down does not stay open.
This is happening not only for her, but others on her site. Also,
some people she has contacted don’t even get the drop down menu to
appear.
Would there be something causing this problem? I’m at a loss of what
to do to correct a problem that is showing in my FF and Safari.
I think I’ve just solved the problem. It was only happening when the
menus were above another item - in my case a graphic in the background
(whether it was a layered graphic or not). As soon as I removed ‘Item
Dividers’ in the action pallet, it worked in Opera. IE tests in the
morning before upload.
It would be interesting to hear if anyone else has had this problem,
and if not, then why would it have been a problem for me
Nathan Garner
Creative Director
Austin Wells Design Limited
One Elmgate Drive - Littledown - Bournemouth BH7 7EF
t 01202 301271 e email@hidden w http://www.austinwellsdesign.co.uk
Member of NAPP
On 23 Sep 2009, at 18:11, Nathan Garner wrote:
Further to this, it works ok in FF and Safari, but not in Opera.
Nathan Garner
Creative Director
Austin Wells Design Limited
One Elmgate Drive - Littledown - Bournemouth BH7 7EF
t 01202 301271 e email@hidden w http://www.austinwellsdesign.co.uk
Member of NAPP
On 23 Sep 2009, at 17:59, Nathan Garner wrote:
Just a weird one…
My client says that the css menus disappear when she selects them.
For example, when hovering over the title, the drop down appears.
But, when she moves the mouse down, the drop down does not stay open.
This is happening not only for her, but others on her site. Also,
some people she has contacted don’t even get the drop down menu to
appear.
Would there be something causing this problem? I’m at a loss of
what to do to correct a problem that is showing in my FF and Safari.
This happened in older versions of Freeway (before 5.4). What version
are you using?
Joe
On 23 Sep 2009, at 20:46, Nathan Garner wrote:
I think I’ve just solved the problem. It was only happening when the
menus were above another item - in my case a graphic in the
background (whether it was a layered graphic or not). As soon as I
removed ‘Item Dividers’ in the action pallet, it worked in Opera. IE
tests in the morning before upload.
It would be interesting to hear if anyone else has had this problem,
and if not, then why would it have been a problem for me
Nathan Garner
Creative Director
Austin Wells Design Limited
One Elmgate Drive - Littledown - Bournemouth BH7 7EF
t 01202 301271 e email@hidden w http://www.austinwellsdesign.co.uk
Member of NAPP
On 23 Sep 2009, at 18:11, Nathan Garner wrote:
Further to this, it works ok in FF and Safari, but not in Opera.
Nathan Garner
Creative Director
Austin Wells Design Limited
One Elmgate Drive - Littledown - Bournemouth BH7 7EF
t 01202 301271 e email@hidden w http://www.austinwellsdesign.co.uk
Member of NAPP
On 23 Sep 2009, at 17:59, Nathan Garner wrote:
Just a weird one…
My client says that the css menus disappear when she selects them.
For example, when hovering over the title, the drop down appears.
But, when she moves the mouse down, the drop down does not stay
open.
This is happening not only for her, but others on her site. Also,
some people she has contacted don’t even get the drop down menu to
appear.
Would there be something causing this problem? I’m at a loss of
what to do to correct a problem that is showing in my FF and Safari.
Austin Wells Design Limited
One Elmgate Drive - Littledown - Bournemouth BH7 7EF
t 01202 301271 e email@hidden w http://www.austinwellsdesign.co.uk
Member of NAPP
On 23 Sep 2009, at 23:10, Joe Billings wrote:
This happened in older versions of Freeway (before 5.4). What
version are you using?
Joe
On 23 Sep 2009, at 20:46, Nathan Garner wrote:
I think I’ve just solved the problem. It was only happening when
the menus were above another item - in my case a graphic in the
background (whether it was a layered graphic or not). As soon as I
removed ‘Item Dividers’ in the action pallet, it worked in Opera.
IE tests in the morning before upload.
It would be interesting to hear if anyone else has had this
problem, and if not, then why would it have been a problem for me
Nathan Garner
Creative Director
Austin Wells Design Limited
One Elmgate Drive - Littledown - Bournemouth BH7 7EF
t 01202 301271 e email@hidden w http://www.austinwellsdesign.co.uk
Member of NAPP
On 23 Sep 2009, at 18:11, Nathan Garner wrote:
Further to this, it works ok in FF and Safari, but not in Opera.
Nathan Garner
Creative Director
Austin Wells Design Limited
One Elmgate Drive - Littledown - Bournemouth BH7 7EF
t 01202 301271 e email@hidden w http://www.austinwellsdesign.co.uk
Member of NAPP
On 23 Sep 2009, at 17:59, Nathan Garner wrote:
Just a weird one…
My client says that the css menus disappear when she selects
them. For example, when hovering over the title, the drop down
appears. But, when she moves the mouse down, the drop down does
not stay open.
This is happening not only for her, but others on her site. Also,
some people she has contacted don’t even get the drop down menu
to appear.
Would there be something causing this problem? I’m at a loss of
what to do to correct a problem that is showing in my FF and
Safari.
It works fine for me in Opera. Is that the browser she’s using or is
she on Internet Explorer. When I looked yesterday I noticed you didn’t
have the IE6 compatibility option on which would have prevented the
dropdowns from working in that browser (they wouldn’t have appeared at
all).
Joe
On 24 Sep 2009, at 09:14, Nathan Garner wrote:
Hi Joe, I’m using 5.4.1
Nathan Garner
Creative Director
Austin Wells Design Limited
One Elmgate Drive - Littledown - Bournemouth BH7 7EF
t 01202 301271 e email@hidden w http://www.austinwellsdesign.co.uk
Member of NAPP
On 23 Sep 2009, at 23:10, Joe Billings wrote:
This happened in older versions of Freeway (before 5.4). What
version are you using?
Joe
On 23 Sep 2009, at 20:46, Nathan Garner wrote:
I think I’ve just solved the problem. It was only happening when
the menus were above another item - in my case a graphic in the
background (whether it was a layered graphic or not). As soon as I
removed ‘Item Dividers’ in the action pallet, it worked in Opera.
IE tests in the morning before upload.
It would be interesting to hear if anyone else has had this
problem, and if not, then why would it have been a problem for me
Nathan Garner
Creative Director
Austin Wells Design Limited
One Elmgate Drive - Littledown - Bournemouth BH7 7EF
t 01202 301271 e email@hidden w http://www.austinwellsdesign.co.uk
Member of NAPP
On 23 Sep 2009, at 18:11, Nathan Garner wrote:
Further to this, it works ok in FF and Safari, but not in Opera.
Nathan Garner
Creative Director
Austin Wells Design Limited
One Elmgate Drive - Littledown - Bournemouth BH7 7EF
t 01202 301271 e email@hidden w http://www.austinwellsdesign.co.uk
Member of NAPP
On 23 Sep 2009, at 17:59, Nathan Garner wrote:
Just a weird one…
My client says that the css menus disappear when she selects
them. For example, when hovering over the title, the drop down
appears. But, when she moves the mouse down, the drop down does
not stay open.
This is happening not only for her, but others on her site.
Also, some people she has contacted don’t even get the drop down
menu to appear.
Would there be something causing this problem? I’m at a loss of
what to do to correct a problem that is showing in my FF and
Safari.
She is using IE (although in some IE browsers it has always worked
fine - IE7 and 8, but in other peoples computers using those browsers,
it hasn’t worked - very intermittent).
I have just uploaded the new drop downs - without the item dividers
and it works all round. I also have tried both IE6 on and off and it
works in Opera 10 with that option on or off.
Joe, if I have IE6 turned off, is there the posibility that it won’t
work in some browsers then?
Nathan Garner
Creative Director
Austin Wells Design Limited
One Elmgate Drive - Littledown - Bournemouth BH7 7EF
t 01202 301271 e email@hidden w http://www.austinwellsdesign.co.uk
Member of NAPP
On 24 Sep 2009, at 09:25, Joe Billings wrote:
It works fine for me in Opera. Is that the browser she’s using or is
she on Internet Explorer. When I looked yesterday I noticed you
didn’t have the IE6 compatibility option on which would have
prevented the dropdowns from working in that browser (they wouldn’t
have appeared at all).
Joe
On 24 Sep 2009, at 09:14, Nathan Garner wrote:
Hi Joe, I’m using 5.4.1
Nathan Garner
Creative Director
Austin Wells Design Limited
One Elmgate Drive - Littledown - Bournemouth BH7 7EF
t 01202 301271 e email@hidden w http://www.austinwellsdesign.co.uk
Member of NAPP
On 23 Sep 2009, at 23:10, Joe Billings wrote:
This happened in older versions of Freeway (before 5.4). What
version are you using?
Joe
On 23 Sep 2009, at 20:46, Nathan Garner wrote:
I think I’ve just solved the problem. It was only happening when
the menus were above another item - in my case a graphic in the
background (whether it was a layered graphic or not). As soon as
I removed ‘Item Dividers’ in the action pallet, it worked in
Opera. IE tests in the morning before upload.
It would be interesting to hear if anyone else has had this
problem, and if not, then why would it have been a problem for me
Nathan Garner
Creative Director
Austin Wells Design Limited
One Elmgate Drive - Littledown - Bournemouth BH7 7EF
t 01202 301271 e email@hidden w http://www.austinwellsdesign.co.uk
Member of NAPP
On 23 Sep 2009, at 18:11, Nathan Garner wrote:
Further to this, it works ok in FF and Safari, but not in Opera.
Nathan Garner
Creative Director
Austin Wells Design Limited
One Elmgate Drive - Littledown - Bournemouth BH7 7EF
t 01202 301271 e email@hidden w http://www.austinwellsdesign.co.uk
Member of NAPP
On 23 Sep 2009, at 17:59, Nathan Garner wrote:
Just a weird one…
My client says that the css menus disappear when she selects
them. For example, when hovering over the title, the drop down
appears. But, when she moves the mouse down, the drop down does
not stay open.
This is happening not only for her, but others on her site.
Also, some people she has contacted don’t even get the drop
down menu to appear.
Would there be something causing this problem? I’m at a loss of
what to do to correct a problem that is showing in my FF and
Safari.
It should work in all modern browsers. IE6 doesn’t support the
necessary CSS for the menus to do their thing so, if IE6 compatibility
is turned on (it is by default) , they are powered by JavaScript on
that browser.
Joe
On 24 Sep 2009, at 09:33, Nathan Garner wrote:
She is using IE (although in some IE browsers it has always worked
fine - IE7 and 8, but in other peoples computers using those
browsers, it hasn’t worked - very intermittent).
I have just uploaded the new drop downs - without the item dividers
and it works all round. I also have tried both IE6 on and off and it
works in Opera 10 with that option on or off.
Joe, if I have IE6 turned off, is there the posibility that it won’t
work in some browsers then?
Nathan Garner
Creative Director
Austin Wells Design Limited
One Elmgate Drive - Littledown - Bournemouth BH7 7EF
t 01202 301271 e email@hidden w http://www.austinwellsdesign.co.uk
Member of NAPP
On 24 Sep 2009, at 09:25, Joe Billings wrote:
It works fine for me in Opera. Is that the browser she’s using or
is she on Internet Explorer. When I looked yesterday I noticed you
didn’t have the IE6 compatibility option on which would have
prevented the dropdowns from working in that browser (they wouldn’t
have appeared at all).
Joe
On 24 Sep 2009, at 09:14, Nathan Garner wrote:
Hi Joe, I’m using 5.4.1
Nathan Garner
Creative Director
Austin Wells Design Limited
One Elmgate Drive - Littledown - Bournemouth BH7 7EF
t 01202 301271 e email@hidden w http://www.austinwellsdesign.co.uk
Member of NAPP
On 23 Sep 2009, at 23:10, Joe Billings wrote:
This happened in older versions of Freeway (before 5.4). What
version are you using?
Joe
On 23 Sep 2009, at 20:46, Nathan Garner wrote:
I think I’ve just solved the problem. It was only happening when
the menus were above another item - in my case a graphic in the
background (whether it was a layered graphic or not). As soon as
I removed ‘Item Dividers’ in the action pallet, it worked in
Opera. IE tests in the morning before upload.
It would be interesting to hear if anyone else has had this
problem, and if not, then why would it have been a problem for me
Nathan Garner
Creative Director
Austin Wells Design Limited
One Elmgate Drive - Littledown - Bournemouth BH7 7EF
t 01202 301271 e email@hidden w http://www.austinwellsdesign.co.uk
Member of NAPP
On 23 Sep 2009, at 18:11, Nathan Garner wrote:
Further to this, it works ok in FF and Safari, but not in Opera.
Nathan Garner
Creative Director
Austin Wells Design Limited
One Elmgate Drive - Littledown - Bournemouth BH7 7EF
t 01202 301271 e email@hidden w http://www.austinwellsdesign.co.uk
Member of NAPP
On 23 Sep 2009, at 17:59, Nathan Garner wrote:
Just a weird one…
My client says that the css menus disappear when she selects
them. For example, when hovering over the title, the drop down
appears. But, when she moves the mouse down, the drop down
does not stay open.
This is happening not only for her, but others on her site.
Also, some people she has contacted don’t even get the drop
down menu to appear.
Would there be something causing this problem? I’m at a loss
of what to do to correct a problem that is showing in my FF
and Safari.
It should do yes, is there any reason for not using the IE6
compatibility option though? If your clients have users on that
browser then there are many other benefits to using IE6 compatibility
including PNG transparency and relative positioning fixes (I notice
you are using an inflow layout).
Joe
On 24 Sep 2009, at 10:33, Nathan Garner wrote:
If I copy the code FW generates for the IE6/7 Fix, save is as a
javascript file and reference it back in, would that also work?
Nathan Garner
Creative Director
Austin Wells Design Limited
One Elmgate Drive - Littledown - Bournemouth BH7 7EF
t 01202 301271 e email@hidden w http://www.austinwellsdesign.co.uk
Member of NAPP
On 24 Sep 2009, at 10:14, Joe Billings wrote:
Yep. Well, any submenus won’t appear.
On 24 Sep 2009, at 09:52, Nathan Garner wrote:
…and if that option is turned off then the menus won’t work at
all in IE6. Is that correct Joe?
Nathan Garner
Creative Director
Austin Wells Design Limited
One Elmgate Drive - Littledown - Bournemouth BH7 7EF
t 01202 301271 e email@hidden w http://www.austinwellsdesign.co.uk
No other reason other than I’ve been asked to externalise as much as
possible (js and css), so just looking at options to the best way to
do it.
I will turn on the IE fix until I work it all out.
Nathan Garner
Creative Director
Austin Wells Design Limited
One Elmgate Drive - Littledown - Bournemouth BH7 7EF
t 01202 301271 e email@hidden w http://www.austinwellsdesign.co.uk
Member of NAPP
On 24 Sep 2009, at 10:38, Joe Billings wrote:
It should do yes, is there any reason for not using the IE6
compatibility option though? If your clients have users on that
browser then there are many other benefits to using IE6
compatibility including PNG transparency and relative positioning
fixes (I notice you are using an inflow layout).
Joe
On 24 Sep 2009, at 10:33, Nathan Garner wrote:
If I copy the code FW generates for the IE6/7 Fix, save is as a
javascript file and reference it back in, would that also work?
Nathan Garner
Creative Director
Austin Wells Design Limited
One Elmgate Drive - Littledown - Bournemouth BH7 7EF
t 01202 301271 e email@hidden w http://www.austinwellsdesign.co.uk
Member of NAPP
On 24 Sep 2009, at 10:14, Joe Billings wrote:
Yep. Well, any submenus won’t appear.
On 24 Sep 2009, at 09:52, Nathan Garner wrote:
…and if that option is turned off then the menus won’t work at
all in IE6. Is that correct Joe?
Nathan Garner
Creative Director
Austin Wells Design Limited
One Elmgate Drive - Littledown - Bournemouth BH7 7EF
t 01202 301271 e email@hidden w http://www.austinwellsdesign.co.uk