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Author:  Skeetboy [ Wed Aug 05, 2009 7:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Website and IE8
I have been asked to have a quick look at this website www.topnotchjoinery.co.uk . When viewed with IE8 it just does not appear to work (even in compatibility mode). The first screen is OK, after that it no longer displays the sidepanels etc. Anyone got any ideas.
It appears to have been built using an MS-Office product, but not sure which one.
Author:  Linux_User [ Wed Aug 05, 2009 7:55 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Website and IE8
Works perfectly in Firefox 3.5.2 and Safari 4. ;)
Author:  ProfessorF [ Wed Aug 05, 2009 9:17 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Website and IE8
Working fine in Safari (OS X) too, apart from a missing link under projects.
Author:  Nick [ Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Website and IE8
So in summary:

Use a decent browser! ;) :P
Author:  forquare1 [ Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:18 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Website and IE8
The site has 222 errors according to the W3C markup validator. ( clicky )
If you clean the site up to be valid you should find that it works, then you'll need to break it again to work in IE7 and IE6 I should think...
Author:  incognitii [ Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Website and IE8
forquare1 wrote:
The site has 222 errors according to the W3C markup validator. ( http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http% ... omatically)&doctype=Inline&group=0 )
If you clean the site up to be valid you should find that it works, then you'll need to break it again to work in IE7 and IE6 I should think...


Thanks Forquare1 - I steered the guy here for advice and yours is the first sensible input he's had... :D
Author:  ProfessorF [ Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:22 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Website and IE8
forquare1 wrote:
then you'll need to break it again to work in IE7 and IE6 I should think...


Or just leave it. ;)
Author:  JJW009 [ Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:55 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Website and IE8
I think it's the browser checking that breaks it; specifically the bit that says "if IE then break site".

If you delete some of the commented out parts, it works in IE8. I don't have time to investigate further to narrow it down.
Author:  AlunD [ Thu Aug 06, 2009 6:43 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Website and IE8
forquare1 wrote:
The site has 222 errors according to the W3C markup validator. ( clicky )
If you clean the site up to be valid you should find that it works, then you'll need to break it again to work in IE7 and IE6 I should think...

The CSS has 24 errors in it as well.
Author:  big_D [ Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:42 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Website and IE8
Yeah, the code is a nightmare, but the code which checks for IE should check for specific versions, not just IE. That is the gotcha, which a lot of websites have. They check for IE, but they never bother for actually checking whether a specific version is in use...
Author:  Skeetboy [ Fri Aug 07, 2009 8:16 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Website and IE8
Thanks for the useful comments folks and in particular to incognitii for point me here.

All I have to do now is try and work out how to fix it.!!!
Author:  forquare1 [ Fri Aug 07, 2009 10:01 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Website and IE8
Skeetboy wrote:
Thanks for the useful comments folks and in particular to incognitii for point me here.

All I have to do now is try and work out how to fix it.!!!


The HTML and CSS validators should give you a fair idea about what to fix, though it might mean you getting your hands dirty in code so to speak.
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