Main topic for the menu system - version 2.0 (in my book anyway)

[Stephen]

Works good in Safari as well.

[lfmusiclover]

...and if you are still using IE6, you shouldn't be allowed to surf the Internet.

I don't particularly agree with that. Its my job to accomodate as many people as possible (and LOTS of people still use IE 6).

[jtmal0723]

Well I'm told the system works on IE 7, Firefox 3, Opera, and Safari... What exactly happens on IE 6? Does the hover come up? Does it not come up at all? Does it turn into one clusterf**k of a mess? I'm curious so I can work on the "workaround" for those users if I can't fix it and work on the new window.alert message for those users.

[lfmusiclover]

Well I'm told the system works on IE 7, Firefox 3, Opera, and Safari... What exactly happens on IE 6? Does the hover come up? Does it not come up at all? Does it turn into one clusterf**k of a mess? I'm curious so I can work on the "workaround" for those users if I can't fix it and work on the new window.alert message for those users.

The menu itself looks fine, the hover jsut doesn't come up at all.

[jtmal0723]

Well I'm told the system works on IE 7, Firefox 3, Opera, and Safari... What exactly happens on IE 6? Does the hover come up? Does it not come up at all? Does it turn into one clusterf**k of a mess? I'm curious so I can work on the "workaround" for those users if I can't fix it and work on the new window.alert message for those users.

The menu itself looks fine, the hover jsut doesn't come up at all.

I haven't the slightest idea what could be wrong  I don't want to exactly exclude IE 6 users but I may have to do a temporary workaround for IE6 users until I figure out what CSS properties IE 6 isn't parsing. I'm absolutely stumped... 

[WeatherWitness]

Although not everything is perfect and you may still be encountering some problems, I still am once again amazed by what you have been able to do with the site, Jesse! Thank you for all your hard work in making TWC Today look very professional.

[jtmal0723]

Chris was kind enough to test the menu system in IE6 for me and it seems to work... Something is up... Majorly... It's a bug and I don't know what it could possibly be. It's doing some weird floating (which is required for the popup to appear) and IE6 isn't rendering it properly... It's a minor bug but I'm going to send these files Gary's way tomorrow for publication to the main site and will work on trying to fix this bug throughout the week.... hopefully I can...


Courtesy of TVTunerGuy (Chris)

Although not everything is perfect and you may still be encountering some problems, I still am once again amazed by what you have been able to do with the site, Jesse! Thank you for all your hard work in making TWC Today look very professional.

Thanks 

[jtmal0723]

I have sent the files over Gary's way... As soon as he can, the update should be up soon!

There is one change on the main page, Gary, I need you to update...

In the main page, search for:

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<p><A href="javascript:window.alert('There are known issues that go along with using Internet Explorer in viewing TWC Today.\n\nThe only issue as of this time is the CSS drop down menu system. If you are using any browser that is not IE, then you have nothing to worry about. If you are, however, using IE, then you will not get the full effects. You only have 6 links at the top of your screen to choose from that will help you out in getting you around the website. Also, there will be a select 6-8 links at the bottom of the page for your convenience on Internet Explorer. If you would like to avoid this inconvenience, I recommend using a different browser, like Firefox or Opera.\n\nWe promise you, we are trying workarounds and are working around the clock as best we can to resolve this issue and, hopefully, it will be fixed sooner rather than later.\n\n We, again, apologize for this inconvenience, and we hope you enjoy your visit at TWC Today.');"><font color="red"><b>IMPORTANT: Notice for Internet Explorer users - Please Read!</b></font></a></p>
And replace the notice with this:

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<p><a href="javascript:window.alert('Update - January 24, 2008\n\nThere are known issues that go along with using Internet Explorer version 5 and 6 in viewing TWC Today.\n\nThe CSS drop down menu system has been reworked and overhauled in a sense for cross browser compatability to increase the ease of use of the site. If you are using a browser that is not IE versions 5 and 6, you have nothing to worry about.\n\nIf you are, however, using versions 5 or 6, then you will not get the full effects. Some users are reporting a bug that shows that no menu popup occurs, some users are reporting  that the menu pops up, but while the popup is active, there may be some distortion in the info below, but it is resolved once your menu popup disappears (meaning stop hovering).\n\nThe select 6-8 links that appear at the bottom of the page has now been activated for all browser types...\n\nWe promise you, we are trying workaround and are working around the clock as best we can to resolve this minor bug and, hopefully, it will e fixed sooner rather than later.\n\nAgain, we apologize for this inconvenience and we hope you enjoy your visit at TWC Today!');"><font color="red"><b>IMPORTANT: Updated message for Internet Explorer 5/6 users (excludes IE 7+) - Please Read!</b></font></a></p>
All should go well Good luck Gary, and I hope everyone enjoys this update! 

[lfmusiclover]

Ok, the update has been put in place! Thanks for your hard work Jesse! 

[WeatherWitness]

Looks great! But just out of curiosity, why is there a menu tab with the date on it? While I think having the date on the site is a good idea, it doesn't seem like it should belong as a menu tab.

[jtmal0723]

Looks great! But just out of curiosity, why is there a menu tab with the date on it? While I think having the date on the site is a good idea, it doesn't seem like it should belong as a menu tab.

I needed something to fill that spot because I couldn't put a dropdown menu there because it wouldn't come out right as there wouldn't be a top border on it for some reason...

[lfmusiclover]

Jesse, one question. It looks to me like you reverted the site back to how it used to be, with the text containing portion taking up a considerably smaller portion of the screen. Is there any way you can re-widen it, so that it takes up more space again?

[jtmal0723]

Jesse, one question. It looks to me like you reverted the site back to how it used to be, with the text containing portion taking up a considerably smaller portion of the screen. Is there any way you can re-widen it, so that it takes up more space again?

It's actually the same exact size it was before... I didn't touch that portion... I'm comparing the two and they're the exact same width (708px)  try clearing your cache and reloading the site

if you're talking about the footer, that's a simple change I can do for you.

[lfmusiclover]

Jesse, one question. It looks to me like you reverted the site back to how it used to be, with the text containing portion taking up a considerably smaller portion of the screen. Is there any way you can re-widen it, so that it takes up more space again?

It's actually the same exact size it was before... I didn't touch that portion... I'm comparing the two and they're the exact same width (708px)  try clearing your cache and reloading the site

if you're talking about the footer, that's a simple change I can do for you.

I guess your right, it hasn't changed. But I swear it initially looked like it had!