Problem with IE 6

I have the following CSS code, this code works great in FF and IE7 (as
expected) however IE 6 chokes on it. I think the issue is the line
that states: "position: absolute; left: 520px;". When I take that
line out IE 6 works however, the image is not positioned to my
liking... Can anyone please suggest a fix? HTML code below CSS:

#detailsHelp a {
border-bottom: 1px dashed #FEB14C;
text-decoration: none;
position: absolute; left: 520px;
}

#detailsHelp a:hover {
/* position: absolute; */
}

#detailsHelp a span {
display: none;
}

#detailsHelp a:hover span {
display: block;
position: absolute; top: 10px; left: -250px;
/* formatting only styles */
padding: 5px; margin: 10px; z-index: 100;
background: #eee; border: 1px dashed #FEB14C;
opacity: 0.9;
width: 250px;
color: #1A315F;

font-size:small;
font-weight: bold;
text-align:left;
/* end formatting */
}


HTML snippet:

<span id='detailsHelp'>
<a href='#'><img src='images/information.gif' border='0' alt='Bringing
God to your online life!'/>
<span><center>About this Page:</center><br/>
Text Goes here!<br/><br/>
Text Goes here!<br/><br/>
Text Goes here!<br/><br/>
Text Goes here!
</span>
</a>
</span>
<br/>

Thanks for any and all help!

Jeff
http://www.godsurfer.com/
Jeff Vaccaro [ So, 30 März 2008 18:16 ] [ ID #1932177 ]

Re: Problem with IE 6

In article
<fe47f9a7-f8ae-4b0b-8622-4cfe80273e6b [at] u10g2000prn.googlegroups.com>,
JeffV <jeff.vaccaro [at] gmail.com> wrote:

> I have the following CSS code

A url with a minimal test case, validated, with a proper doctype will
increase your chances of getting help.

--
dorayme
dorayme [ Mo, 31 März 2008 01:29 ] [ ID #1932218 ]

Re: Problem with IE 6

On Mar 30, 4:29 pm, dorayme <doraymeRidT... [at] optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> In article
> <fe47f9a7-f8ae-4b0b-8622-4cfe80273... [at] u10g2000prn.googlegroups.com>,
>
> JeffV <jeff.vacc... [at] gmail.com> wrote:
> > I have the following CSS code
>
> A url with a minimal test case, validated, with a proper doctype will
> increase your chances of getting help.
>
> --
> dorayme

Fair enough:

Test Case A: (Works in all browsers but the Information Button isn't
properly placed)

http://www.godsurfer.com/addStory.php

Test Case B: (Works in FF and IE 7 only - Information Button is placed
correctly)

http://www.godsurfer.com/details.php?id=221

Doc Type:
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://
www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
Jeff Vaccaro [ Mo, 31 März 2008 01:32 ] [ ID #1932228 ]

Re: Problem with IE 6

In article
<cbd2d004-12a0-4f5e-b95a-fb4782567385 [at] e6g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
JeffV <jeff.vaccaro [at] gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mar 30, 4:29 pm, dorayme <doraymeRidT... [at] optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> > In article
> > <fe47f9a7-f8ae-4b0b-8622-4cfe80273... [at] u10g2000prn.googlegroups.com>,
> >
> > JeffV <jeff.vacc... [at] gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I have the following CSS code
> >
> > A url with a minimal test case, validated, with a proper doctype will
> > increase your chances of getting help.
> >
> > --
> > dorayme
>
> Fair enough:
>
> Test Case A: (Works in all browsers but the Information Button isn't
> properly placed)
>
> http://www.godsurfer.com/addStory.php
>
> Test Case B: (Works in FF and IE 7 only - Information Button is placed
> correctly)
>
> http://www.godsurfer.com/details.php?id=221
>
> Doc Type:
> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://
> www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

First thing, I guess, to look at is:

<http://tinyurl.com/22jdrx>

You can check both your url's above at <http://validator.w3.org/>

--
dorayme
dorayme [ Mo, 31 März 2008 04:38 ] [ ID #1932242 ]

Re: Problem with IE 6

On 31/03/08 00:32, JeffV wrote:
> On Mar 30, 4:29 pm, dorayme <doraymeRidT... [at] optusnet.com.au> wrote:

> Test Case A: (Works in all browsers but the Information Button isn't
> properly placed)
>
> http://www.godsurfer.com/addStory.php
>
> Test Case B: (Works in FF and IE 7 only - Information Button is placed
> correctly)
>

Neither case renders correctly in Opera 9.26
Ed [ Mo, 31 März 2008 11:06 ] [ ID #1932266 ]

Re: Problem with IE 6 - how do you install IE6 additionally

Hi to all is there a possibility to install the IE6 additionally to IE7
or maybe in the future IE6/7/8

REgards Knut
knut.krueger [ Fr, 04 April 2008 08:40 ] [ ID #1935945 ]

Re: Problem with IE 6 - how do you install IE6 additionally

Knut Krueger wrote:
> Hi to all is there a possibility to install the IE6 additionally to IE7
> or maybe in the future IE6/7/8
>
> REgards Knut

http://www.google.com/search?query=ie6%20and%20ie7&num=50

I've tried it and I cannot recommend it. It's problematic at best.

--
Ed Mullen
http://edmullen.net
Deja Loo: I've heard this flush before!
Ed Mullen [ Fr, 04 April 2008 21:28 ] [ ID #1935963 ]

Re: Problem with IE 6 - how do you install IE6 additionally

On Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:40:11 +0200, Knut Krueger wrote:

> Hi to all is there a possibility to install the IE6 additionally to IE7
> or maybe in the future IE6/7/8
>
> REgards Knut

Under Windows I use one of the virtual machines (either vmware or
virtualbox) and install an older copy of windows in it. Its not hard to
find someone with a retail version of 98 that you can snag from them for
a few coins.

Under Linux I sometimes use "ies4linux." the beta version can install IE
5.5, 6 and 7. (If you modify the source you can also get IE1 and a few
other ancient versions.)

They aren't 100% accurate -- they fall apart with a lot of plug ins, but
for most of my testing, I find it a very comfortable option.
Jeremy J Starcher [ Fr, 04 April 2008 22:48 ] [ ID #1935965 ]

Re: Problem with IE 6

"dorayme" <doraymeRidThis [at] optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:doraymeRidThis-48873E.12383331032008 [at] news-vip.optusnet. com.au...
> In article
> <cbd2d004-12a0-4f5e-b95a-fb4782567385 [at] e6g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
> JeffV <jeff.vaccaro [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Mar 30, 4:29 pm, dorayme <doraymeRidT... [at] optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>> > In article
>> > <fe47f9a7-f8ae-4b0b-8622-4cfe80273... [at] u10g2000prn.googlegroups.com>,
>> >
>> > JeffV <jeff.vacc... [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>> > > I have the following CSS code
>> >
>> > A url with a minimal test case, validated, with a proper doctype will
>> > increase your chances of getting help.
>> >
>> > --
>> > dorayme
>>
>> Fair enough:
>>
>> Test Case A: (Works in all browsers but the Information Button isn't
>> properly placed)
>>
>> http://www.godsurfer.com/addStory.php
>>
>> Test Case B: (Works in FF and IE 7 only - Information Button is placed
>> correctly)
>>
>> http://www.godsurfer.com/details.php?id=221
>>
>> Doc Type:
>> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://
>> www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
>
> First thing, I guess, to look at is:
>
> <http://tinyurl.com/22jdrx>
>
> You can check both your url's above at <http://validator.w3.org/>
>
I agree with this. It helps a lot with working out answers to problems when
you have valid code.

--
Regards Chad.
http://freewebdesignonline.org
Frank Marx [ Mo, 07 April 2008 10:05 ] [ ID #1937535 ]
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