Javascript PROBLEM!!!

[flickall]

Guys,
We have a situation here, i have Pligg script loaded on my account & the problem is that i have a drop down menu without the Go button. so that the menu is activated immediately after selection, my problem is that i cannot add it to pligg because i get a Smarty Class.php error.

Can anyone help me on this, my pligg is situated here - http://www.flickall.com/flickit
http://www.flickall.com/shopit

I have to add the above table situated here - http://www.flickall.com/articles

you will see a table just above the header Advertisement. this has to added to the 2 pligg headers.
without the javascript menu it works fine

Please help me Guys,

[wired076]

Why don't use a css menu instead of javascript so you don't encounter any of these errors. CSS is supported by all modern browsers. I use css on my homepage of my site http://wired.profusehost.net. I am currently in the process of changing my other pages over to css as it easier to add new links and to manage and create.

If you would like me to show you how to create a navigation bar like what you have up the top and the one below it just requires you to write some css code and put it in an external .css file so that it can be accessed from any one of your pages.

[leegao]

there are many custom made css menus out there, or you can make your own, its actually very simple (if you take out the browser compatibility issues -.-)

the idea's just this:
create a list with a class like "menu" and fill it in with the items you want
create a css code for menu where when it hovers over the individual lists, it will set the display of the child items to block, of course, this is oversimplified but its the basic idea behind a menu

i think theres a really helpful link for this at http://www.cssplay.co.uk/menus/final_drop.html

[rock]

Originally Posted by wired076

Why don't use a css menu instead of javascript so you don't encounter any of these errors. CSS is supported by all modern browsers. I use css on my homepage of my site http://wired.profusehost.net.

I've got to say one thing, most people havn't made any updates to IE, the majority of people are below 7.0. Anything below 6.0 doesn't have css fully authenticated to the browser, I've experienced problems using css because of this.
Next, they comment about you using css on your homepage is completly unnecessary. If you made a post like that in my site, I would give you a slap on the wrists and say keep that to yourself.
To flickall, if you gave me a snipit of the source that's messing up, I'll take a look and tell you if I can help or not.

[flickall]

Originally Posted by rock

I've got to say one thing, most people havn't made any updates to IE, the majority of people are below 7.0. Anything below 6.0 doesn't have css fully authenticated to the browser, I've experienced problems using css because of this.
Next, they comment about you using css on your homepage is completly unnecessary. If you made a post like that in my site, I would give you a slap on the wrists and say keep that to yourself.
To flickall, if you gave me a snipit of the source that's messing up, I'll take a look and tell you if I can help or not.

Hi Rock,
I am unable to paste a code fragment because my site is now having visitors. The error i got was containing a smarty class error because XHTML doesnot support javascript in it. i think so... i got an error only when i add the javascript code to it other than that it works very fine. if you come to http://www.flickall.com you will find that 2 services are not using javascript menu shopit & flickit otherthan that all others are using javascript menu inside a table. Hope you got the thing!

[wired076]

I use css because html was never meant for formatting text. Using javascript is a bit of a luck of the draw. Even though it is really good the problem is that a user can change their browser to ignore and not display javascript at all, get it to prompt or have it automatically displayed. I use ie less than 7 on all my pc's when testing with css and have never had any problems using CSS 1 so you rock I would slap silly because you obviously don't know how to use css properly or aren't doing it via the standards set out by w3.org.

Hope this helps.

CSS is a good thing to use because it is compatible with XHTML and HTML. Do not use fancy scripting stuff like javascript for buttons (navigation) because browsers that don't display a graphic won't display the buttons and ones set up to ignore javascript as it can potentially be a problem.

Rock I would not use your site because you are wrong to a certain degree in what you are saying. CSS is compatible mostly with IE 3 and 4 and upwards so you were obviously using ones that weren't compatible with any browser. See http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_reference.asp.

All other browsers should be mostly alright but you should still check all pages created in ie, firefox, safari and in a non graphics browser to ensure that people can still navigate your site.

Hope this helps.

[rock]

Originally Posted by wired076

Rock I would not use your site because you are wrong to a certain degree in what you are saying. CSS is compatible mostly with IE 3 and 4 and upwards so you were obviously using ones that weren't compatible with any browser. See http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_reference.asp.

I've personally experiences problems with IE 5 css problems because they are stricter than IE6 and 7. This can be a problem when you are using IE 6 or 7 and you make an error that isn't picked up, but the compliancy standard is different from browser to browser. I've got no idea what your first sentance in that paragraph is supposed to mean, your grammar is horrible, but what I am pointing out is a compliancy variation. My health project site uses css and has problems with older browsers ( www.quititnow.org ) even though "CSS is compatible mostly with IE 3 and 4 and upwards so you were..."

Unless the computer that my teacher was using was using IE2 I think you might be wrong.