IE7 specific layout problem

FunkeyMonk

Joined: 2007-12-20
Posts: 3

Posted: Thu, 2007-12-20 18:59

I have my embedded gallery set up, and the layout is correct in Firefox, Safari, and Opera. (Running Mac OS X.4) Everything displays fine there. My Ubuntu Linux box displays just fine in Firefox and Konquerer.

But my wife is using IE7 at work and says the layout is failing. The Gallery column is displaying centered and below the sidebar.

I don't have a copy of Windows, and therefore can't check for myself. Can anybody offer me some CSS help here? What is the specific problem IE7 has that no other program has with this layout?

A link to my embedded gallery:
http://charleslatshaw.com/testing/wpg2

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FunkeyMonk

Joined: 2007-12-20
Posts: 3

Posted: Sun, 2007-12-23 18:26

Well, I managed to get it to work on IE by rebuilding my Header.php. I put the "sidebar" section below the "content" section in my header, and that solved the IE rendering problem.

However, I haven't been able to create a suitable middle ground to get my gallery installation to display next to the sidebar... but that's less important.

if anybody happened to be looking at my problem, thanks anyway!

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ozgreg

Joined: 2003-10-18
Posts: 1378

Posted: Sun, 2007-12-23 22:58

I so suck at css so I am not going to attempt to help you, I usually just create even more a mess.. The biggest tip I can give is get your site W3C compliant, as that fixes a LOT of the IE7/6 display issues.. Other than that, try using the many fantastic tools around to help with css editing..

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FunkeyMonk

Joined: 2007-12-20
Posts: 3

Posted: Sun, 2007-12-23 23:28

Speaking of which -- does anybody know a way to preview what a site will look like in IE7, using Mac OSX? I know there are some Firefox plugins that emulate IE within FF, but they're Windows only.

I've only been able to fix my website this week because I'm staying with my in-laws, who are Windows users.

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FunkeyMonk Joined: 2007-12-20 Posts: 3	Posted: Thu, 2007-12-20 18:59
	I have my embedded gallery set up, and the layout is correct in Firefox, Safari, and Opera. (Running Mac OS X.4) Everything displays fine there. My Ubuntu Linux box displays just fine in Firefox and Konquerer. But my wife is using IE7 at work and says the layout is failing. The Gallery column is displaying centered and below the sidebar. I don't have a copy of Windows, and therefore can't check for myself. Can anybody offer me some CSS help here? What is the specific problem IE7 has that no other program has with this layout? A link to my embedded gallery: http://charleslatshaw.com/testing/wpg2 ------------------ php n00b, css n00b, longing for the good ol' days of HTML, back when blinking text was the epitome of cool.
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FunkeyMonk Joined: 2007-12-20 Posts: 3	Posted: Sun, 2007-12-23 18:26
	Well, I managed to get it to work on IE by rebuilding my Header.php. I put the "sidebar" section below the "content" section in my header, and that solved the IE rendering problem. However, I haven't been able to create a suitable middle ground to get my gallery installation to display next to the sidebar... but that's less important. if anybody happened to be looking at my problem, thanks anyway! ------------------ php n00b, css n00b, longing for the good ol' days of HTML, back when blinking text was the epitome of cool.

ozgreg Joined: 2003-10-18 Posts: 1378	Posted: Sun, 2007-12-23 22:58
	I so suck at css so I am not going to attempt to help you, I usually just create even more a mess.. The biggest tip I can give is get your site W3C compliant, as that fixes a LOT of the IE7/6 display issues.. Other than that, try using the many fantastic tools around to help with css editing.. ____________________________________ Wordpress / Gallery2 (WPG2) Plugin, , WPG2 Documentation, WPG2 Demo

FunkeyMonk Joined: 2007-12-20 Posts: 3	Posted: Sun, 2007-12-23 23:28
	Speaking of which -- does anybody know a way to preview what a site will look like in IE7, using Mac OSX? I know there are some Firefox plugins that emulate IE within FF, but they're Windows only. I've only been able to fix my website this week because I'm staying with my in-laws, who are Windows users. ------------------ php n00b, css n00b, longing for the good ol' days of HTML, back when blinking text was the epitome of cool.

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