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AndyS86
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Website Design problem in IE?

Sep 9, 2010 10:33 AM

Hi everyone,

 


Ok, I'll try posting my problem in the right forum this time!

 


Basically a short history (sorry!) I've offered to design a website for my in laws, for their vehicle garage, using basically just Photoshop and Wordpad, and have designed a website I'm very happy with and almost finished.


My problem is that it displays fine in Firefox, but I have massive gaps in Internet explorer. Can anyone shed any light on this?

 


I'm an absolute newbie at web design, and I don't know the differences between the two browsers - however the customers use both browsers in droves.

 


The only thing I think I need to say is that I have a javascript on there so the buttons change colour on rollover (I don't know how to do rollover buttons otherwise.)

 


Anyway, I don't want to advertise the site, as to not offend anyone so I have blurred the address and website in these 2 screenshots. I'm guessing it's to do with the fact I'm using images as links?

 


Firefox:

Firefoxscreenshot.jpg

Internet Explorer:

IEscreenshot.jpg
Here is the HTML for the page. Hopefully someone can help !

 

Thankyou so much for reading, and any help - massively appreciated.

 

Andy.

 

 

 
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    Sep 9, 2010 10:54 AM   in reply to AndyS86

    In the WYSIWYG editor toolbar for forum posts, locate the button that looks like this...

     

    >>

     

    ...and then choose to "Insert Raw HTML"

     

    <html>

         <head>

              <title>My Page</title>

    ...

     
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    Sep 9, 2010 12:51 PM   in reply to AndyS86

    If you're brand new that's a very nice website for a start.

     

    IE is absolutely awful at displaying CSS/HTML properly, the earlier versions of it are even worse!

     

    I suggest creating a second style sheet called "stylesIE.css" for example and just fix the site on that style sheet.

    Then ad a conditional at the top that detects IE then used that style sheet. (google it)

     

    Maybe someone else will give you the code on here, if not just play around until it works...its a great way to learn

     
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    Sep 13, 2010 6:00 AM   in reply to AndyS86

    Tables are an old way of doing things, use divs.

     

     

     

    EG

     

     

     

    As for the bottom, put it in a div.

     

    HTML:

    <div id ="footer">

     

    </div>

     

    CSS:

     

    #footer{

    width:960px;

    height:100;

    background-color:blue;

    }

     

    NOTES:

    I haven't read your code, 960 is an EG.

    Don't use colors such as 'blue' use the hex value or an image

    put this at the bottom of the HTML, and it will generally go at the bottom due to document flow (another to google).

     

     

    This is w/o looking at your code by the way

     
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    Nov 20, 2010 12:02 PM   in reply to AndyS86

    hai,

     

        don't worry about that. first u can do table what where ur size split it 2 rows. first rows u can put one table and split want where u want logo etc. after that next row put another table and split and content etc. it sit perfectly.if u can doit send it u r source file i correct it. i send it back .

     
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    Dec 4, 2010 4:21 PM   in reply to AndyS86

    First thing you should do is spend some time on W3C schools (http://www.w3schools.com/) and follow the tutorials on CSS. They are easy to follow and before you know it you'll be putting together great websites. Also download Notepad++(http://notepad-plus-plus.org/), it's great for coding and the colours let you know if you are doing it right.

    Good luck

     
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