internet-explorer-6

Why are my ul and ol lists not displaying properly in IE7?

Something seems to be breaking the display of lists (ul and ol) in IE7. They work fine in IE8, FF, Safari etc but not IE7 and IE6. I just want them to be displayed normally: ul lists should show bullet points and ol lists should show numbers. I've narrowed it down to the first 1000 lines of code in styles_layout.css... ;) Actually, I ...

JQuery UI datepicker not sitting over dropdowns in IE 6

For some reason our datepicker is falling behind the dropdowns below it in IE6 www.senegal.co.uk Every search I have done seems to suggest the datepicker should deal with this. We do have the following css in place: .ui-datepicker-cover { display: none; /*sorry for IE5*/ display/**/: block; /*sorry for IE5*/ position: abs...

Prevent javascript execution in IE6

Hi! I want to prevent some parts of my javascript, written with jQuery if that matters, from executing in IE6. What are the prefered methods to accomplish this? Thanks! ...

Silverlight 2.0 with IE6 + compression bug

Our silverlight application will not run on IE6 if we have IIS dynamic compression On. However If we turn compression off the site works. Turning compression off is not an option for us. We have tried everything in the post http://otoole.wordpress.com/2009/03/10/18/ but it didn't fix the issue. The problem does not occur on IE7. It ap...

No space between bottom of div and div it is within

I have a div within a div, and when viewing the web page in IE6, it does not display spacing between the bottom of div class="video-tour" and the bottom of div class="content-body" Here is what it looks like in IE6: http://i42.tinypic.com/20zs7s7.png Here is what it looks like displaying correctly in Safari: http://i44.tinypic.com/2h69...

Lazyweb: Is there something funny about how IE7 does onMouseOver javascript on li elements with text?

I'm an Ubuntu user, so I'm not knowledgeable of Internet Explorer. We have a javascript based drop down menu thingie using li's and ul's and all that. It works fine in FF and IE6. However not in IE7. It looks like IE7 doesn't call the onMouseOver function unless you go over the text in the middle, as opposed to the blank area between the...

What ftp library to use in VB6

Hi, We are using the builtin ftp in VB6. (Drag and drop control) The ftp dll that follows VB6 is tied to IE. And after upgrading from IE6 to IE7 the DLL changes and makes it impossible to connect to a password protected ftp. What ftp libraries/dll's are available to use from VB6? Preferably open sourced. ...

webrick server / ie6 truncating javascript files in development mode

I'm using webrick to run my rails app in development mode. The page includes 4-5 javascript files, which are also being served by the same webrick instance. When I load the page on ie6, it appears the javascript files are getting truncated after the first few lines -- can anyone explain that? e.g. if the page contains this script tag:...

can we worry less about IE 6 issues since there seems to be upgrade push?

I noticed that on my Vista and XP machines, the automatic update is asking me to upgrade to IE 8 (from IE 7). News article also says people with IE 6 also get such suggestion. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10218185-56.html (i don't have IE 6 on any of my machine except an XP virtual machine version which might be different from th...

fixing css for ie6 need help!

I have been trying very hard to achieve rounded corners with IE6+jquery ui tabs. I have this page prepared: http://jsbin.com/uzoko (w/out dd_roundies) Ofcourse, the rounded corners work in FF but not IE6. Because some of the properties used in CSS are specific to FF and Chrome. I had asked this question yesterday and based on tha...

IE6 float <img>

Sometimes in a floated div. IE6 does not display tags, however it does space the image correctly, and when you right click the image it gives correct details like size and file size. It just does not display the image: <div style="float:left"> <img src="one.gif" /> </div> <div style="float:left"> <img src="two.gif" /> </div> ...

ExecWB Print Preview Sometimes shows blank pages.

Hello.. This is a weird one. I am using the ExecWB method to create a PrintPreview window. Most of the time the print preview appears correctly. But sometimes it shows a blank page and that is all. Has anyone seen this before? The problem appears to be isolated to IE6. The problem is very hit and miss so it is difficult to determine wha...

anchor IE 6 bug

I created an anchor like this: <a id="create" /> and it works in IE 7 but not in IE 6. How do I fix it in IE6? Further Info: I am using asp.net c#. I am running it in IE6 and in an iframe. The screen just refreshes and the panel doesn't show. But if I don't use: Response.Redirect(Request.Url.PathAndQuery + "&New=1#create"); ...

IE 6.0 z-index issue

Hi, I am facing an issue with Z-index property of CSS in IE 6.0 HTML <div id="banner"></div> CSS #banner{ background:url(pix/banner.PNG) top no-repeat; z-index = -1; } URL: http://www.whizlabs.com/examprep/ In IE 6.0, it shows a line on the forehead of girl, showing in the banner on the top of the page. In other browsers, li...

How do I disable chunked transfer-encoding when using compressed dynamic content?

I want to disable chunked transfer encoding on my web server, in order to avoid this bug: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/871205 . Unfortunately, I need to support IE6 on Win2k, so they cannot install the patch. I found instructions to set AspEnableChunkedEncoding to FALSE, but this does not seem to solve my problem. I believe this is b...

If IE8 is installed, how can I test IE6 and IE7 compatibility?

if IE 8 is installed "by accident" (by the Windows Update program), now the machine has IE 8. Does that mean it is safest to run 2 Virtual PCs, one with IE 6, and one with IE 7 to test our web app? ...

this div to cover up the viewport works perfect on IE 7, 8, FF, Chrome, and Safari, but why not IE 6?

this div to cover up the viewport works perfect on IE 7, 8, FF, Chrome, and Safari, but why not IE 6? http://www.0011.com/css/test/cover_up/i4.html I thought IE 6 breaks if it is position: fixed but not absolute? (on IE 6, the div is only 1 line tall). ...

Unclickable in IE 6

It is all my html code write in XSL file. Div body I have a div categories with two area left and right In each side I have the same div contain a link, but the link in the right can click able and in the left unclickable. Someone have the same issue show me the way please!! <xsl:for-each select="categories/category"> <div class="Categ...

How to detect if a user is running IE 6?

I need to be able to tell if a page is being viewed in IE 6. How can I do this in javascript while ignoring version like 7, 8, or other browsers? ...

Redundant I know, but sIFR in IE 6/7 issue

I promise, I've read through hundreds of Joyent posts and stackoverflow questions and I'll preface this by saying I'm certain I have no misplaced commas and have flash installed and have had others try the page in IE. The issue is that nothing renders in IE 6/7, but IE8, FF, and Safari are all fine. Here's the code: //sIFR-config.js ...