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Javascript IE6 problem, please help

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Jun 29.2010

Hi Folks,

I’ve got a drag and drop interface working using bbc’s glow, its great, but I have a slight problem.

The script at the top of the page creates the widgets using dom functions. It gets the order from a string stored in a cookie. The widgets are also in the page as a default layout incase JS is turned off.

This works fine in FF. However in IE, the default widget layout flashes for a couple of seconds, then JS creates the new layout. Is there anyway to stop this?

Is it to do with the way IE reads the page?

I have abasic example here, if you drag and drop a heading in a blue box, refresh the page, you should see the default appear for a few seconds before the JS kick in.

[url]http://www.sandwell.nhs.uk/test/index.html[/url]

Can anyone please help?

Thankyou

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@KorJun 29.2010 — You must be kidding: in IE6 the code does not work at all (nor you should worry - let's hope IE6 will dissapear till the end of the year)

Now, at a first glance: You have used an XHTML Doctype, but a HTML notation for the nonempty elements. Make up your mind: XHTML or HTML?. My advice: if you do not need to handle XML objects, use a HTML 4.01 strict Doctype (and HTML notation). It will be enough.
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@mattasticauthorJun 29.2010 — Thanks for your reply.

It works for me in IE6???!!!! sorry I dont understand.

I've changed it to strict but I get the same problem.

Any ideas?
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@KorJun 29.2010 — It simply does not work for me : IE 6.0.2900.2180 on XP/SP2. No error. Just that the drag'n'drop does not work.

And: you still have the XHTML Doctype.

Read more about Doctypes:

http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_DOCTYPE.asp?PHPSESSID=14eb1802ceb1a3d0e6e6777008520db9
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@mattasticauthorJun 29.2010 — Thanks again for our reply.

Thats very weird.

Its deffo here:

http://www.sandwell.nhs.uk/test/portaltest.html

I done a refresh and the page definately works in IE 6.0.3790

Could you try again for me please?

If you move a widget and refresh the page, whilst it loads it shows the default layout. I was after a way to stop that.

Thanks again
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@KorJun 29.2010 — I have tested the page in all the browsers I have.

It works on: IE7, IE8, FF 3.5, Opera 10, Chrome, Safari (for Win)

It does not work on: IE6

OS: Win XP/SP2

It is true that my IE6 is not independent, it is a part of a virtual IE Collection (which helped me to install the IE versions all together), but this would not matter, as far as I know.
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