[thelist] IE Scroll Problem?

[Jennifer]

Ken,

Thanks! When they didn't post the code, I assumed it was because it didn't
work the way they'd intended... but thanks! I'll try it out and see if it
works for me!

Thanks again for your help,
Jen

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Kogler" <ken.kogler at curf.edu>
To: <thelist at lists.evolt.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2002 3:32 PM
Subject: RE: [thelist] IE Scroll Problem?


> From http://www.alistapart.com/bugs.html:
>
> "UPDATE - 3 September 2002: a JavaScript workaround seems to have solved
> the problem for now. More will be revealed."
>
> And from http://www.zeldman.com/daily/0802d.html#csslayoutrevisited:
>
> "Aaron Boodman wrote a tiny JavaScript function that, in the presence of
> IE/Windows, iterates an existing property of the content block, causing
> the page to reflow and display correctly. We've added Aaron's script to
> ALA's primary, global JavaScript file, and the site now seems to work
> correctly in Microsoft's flagship Windows browser. We also reported
> Eddie and Aaron's findings to Microsoft to help that company fix its
> browser bug in a future upgrade."
>
> And here's the aforementioned code, pulled from one of their .js files:
>
> ----- START CODE -----
> if (document.all && window.attachEvent) window.attachEvent("onload",
> fixWinIE);
> function fixWinIE() {
>         if (document.body.scrollHeight <
> document.all.content.offsetHeight) {
>                 document.all.content.style.display = 'block';
> }
> }
> ----- / END CODE -----
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> --Ken
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thelist-admin at lists.evolt.org
> [mailto:thelist-admin at lists.evolt.org] On Behalf Of Jennifer
> Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2002 6:57 AM
> To: thelist at lists.evolt.org
> Subject: Re: [thelist] IE Scroll Problem?
>
>
> The URL was supposed to be
> http://www.avarweth.thechain.com/pMachine/test/ala.php.
>
> And it does, indeed appear to be IE's float bug.
>
> Drat. The link you suggested came to the conclusion that there *was* no
> workaround-- the one they originally tried didn't do it, I guess.
>
> Well, back to the drawing board I think. Thank you for your help!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ken Kogler" <ken.kogler at curf.edu>
> To: <thelist at lists.evolt.org>
> Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 11:45 PM
> Subject: RE: [thelist] IE Scroll Problem?
>
>
> > >When I load the page
> > (http://www.avarweth.thechain.com/pMachine/ala.php),
> > >everything looks right, but the page won't scroll more than, say, an
> > inch.
> > >It just sits there. If I click a link and then go back, I can scroll
> > down
> > >the length of the page.
> >
> > First, the link above returns a 404. Just FYI...
> >
> > But it sounds like you're describing the known bug in IE6 that results
> > in certain block-level elements getting cut off.
> >
> > http://www.alistapart.com/bugs.html
> >
> > This is the bugs page for alistapart -- the first thing listed on this
> > page is the bug we're -- or at least *I'm* ... <g> -- talking about.
> >
> > Aaron Boodman (of youngpup.net and thelist fame) came up with a nifty
> > little workaround, which is described somewhere in here:
> >
> > http://www.zeldman.com/daily/0802d.html#csslayoutrevisited
> >
> > Good luck!
> >
> > --Ken
> >
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