Done it .BUT.

September 27th, 2006, 5:45 pm

Hi,

After my requests most of the day for JS code for vertical drop down menus I discovered the easiest way to tackle my task was to infact start again and you CSS and HTML only....so I did , heres the results:

Click here

BUT , yes theres always one of those unfortunately......

FF is not displaying it like IE6.....

As ive only used CSS and HTML I wonder if an expert could tell me why FF is not displaying it the same way as IE6?

Thanks in advance

Cheers!

[grinch2171]

September 27th, 2006, 7:29 pm

It looks to me like you are using this menu from CSSPlay
http://www.cssplay.co.uk/menus/flyoutt.html

If you pay attention to the code for this menu there are two separate CSS files. One for normal behaving browsers and one for IE.

What you did is you took both of those CSS files and combined them which will not work. They were separated for a reason.

Go back through and pay attention to how the code works and your problems will go away.

September 28th, 2006, 5:34 am

I am using the menu from the link you in your thread well spotted

"Go back through and pay attention to how the code works and your problems will go away."

After spending 10 hours on it I thought I someone could easily point out the errors in my way....well i was praying actually....

please help me

thanks in advance

cheers!

[grinch2171]

September 28th, 2006, 7:44 am

grinch2171 wrote:

If you pay attention to the code for this menu there are two separate CSS files. One for normal behaving browsers and one for IE.

What you did is you took both of those CSS files and combined them which will not work. They were separated for a reason.

I told you what you did wrong. Study his code and look at yours. See the differences between the two of them.

September 28th, 2006, 8:11 am

I hear ya and I did as you suggested...

I used two files for the css just as is done in the example over on that site..

So 1 for IE and the other for non IE as stated in the code descripiton....

But still it doesnt work.....

And as Im really stuck I thought as your a "master" you could kindly show me the errors of my ways so that I would have learnt a lesson for life?

Please help its really important

thanks

September 28th, 2006, 12:52 pm

i give up

thanks for all your words of wisdom grinch, just wished u cud of show me the error of my ways...

no worries, have to go back to the old way it was...

September 28th, 2006, 2:07 pm

xirokx, start a new page with nothing on it and follow the tutorial on CSSPlay.co.uk and see what you come up with.

Don't add anything the tutorial doesn't specify you to use and don't remove anything from the code, just follow it.

If after following the tutorial you are still genuinly stuck, get back to us and we will help.

The reason Grinch is not just handing you your error on a plate is because that does you no good in the long run. It might be a quick fix just now, but if in 6 months time you get another similar problem and all that happened was someone handed you code to fix it ... what happens if you can't find that code.

What I`m getting at is its character building to persevere and resolve problems yourself, along with that, it means you learn how the code works and how to correct similar errors when you come across them in the future.

September 28th, 2006, 2:40 pm

hey enigmatic,

thanks for your reply...

I have done exactly what you said prior to even posting on the forum...

http://web.bethere.co.uk/dee01/indexg.html

http://web.bethere.co.uk/dee01/indexx.html

one works in FF but not in IE and vice versa.....

I totally appreciate what you are saying about learning and perserving and resolving the issue which enables one to learn by themselves...However since 1pm yesterday I started searching and then eventually found some code....thereafter it took me ages to get it to work, but then late last night like 1am I realised it wouldnt work in FF....

So all day today I have been trying diff things...one of which was to put code on a fresh html page....most frustating thing being it would work in both browsers however once I incorporated it into my site it wouldnt....

I am genuinely stuck, I am pulling my hear out, I really wish I knew what I was doing wrong......the worst thing is that after spending so long on this task I still cannot do it...

I dont give up easily but after spending literally 2 days on it, its frustating and pulls u down knowing that someone could easily tell you what u are doing wrong 98% of your work wasnt in vain....

I dont mean to sound abrupt I am just mentally exhausted, I love webdesign and coding but this time I have no choice but to accept defeat....Its not even my site, I am a volunteer its for a charity....

I hope you can appreciate my frustations and see my side of things, I do understand what you are saying is 10000% true because that wouldnt be just if I simply came on here and asked for help as you say I wouldnt learn anything....but honestly after spending so much time on this I really give up now

thanks for your advise

cheers!

September 28th, 2006, 2:50 pm

If your code for the nav works correctly in both IE and FF when it is just the navigation on its on, then there must be a code conflict somewhere.

What I suggest you do is start with just the basics of your page and add stuff in, checking after you add something new if your navigation is still working.

Obviously once, you nave stops working, you have found the selection of code that is conflicting and from there you can debug further.

September 28th, 2006, 3:08 pm

i know there is a code conflict but i cant suss it out......

like i said ive had it big time....

altho i appreciate your comments it really is like adding salt into my wounds after two days work as well i get nothing....im gutted....

i have done what u have suggested pal, trust me, if u could have sat behind me you would know this....

so therefore if you dont wanna give me the code that will sort it out then thats fine......i honestly dont have it in me to sit there for 2 more days when somewhen cud quite easily help me out........oh thats if they know how to

cheers and thanks for your response...

i offically give up , its so frustating why ppl wont help u when they can especially when you have stressed how hard you have tried ............ guess thats people for ya

cheers mate

September 28th, 2006, 8:09 pm

DONE IT

http://web.bethere.co.uk/dee01/indexx.html

WOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

*dances*

Thanks for all your indept help everyone, it was most appreciated

September 29th, 2006, 4:04 am

congrats.