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[Solved] IE 8 Problems - float bug

  • I am working on a redesign for a blog site. I am getting some major layout problems in internet explorer 8. I have never encountered problems like ones I am getting, so I don't even no how to trouble shoot it.

    The layout is pretty much broken in ie8, but not ie7. The main bug I am getting is, when the page is first loaded, the layout is broken. But, if I rollover the menu, ummm... it fixes everything.The layout literally is changed, and the floats are fixed. Like there is something that is being parsed on
    :hover
    that is not recognized when the page is first loaded.

    Here is the site: http://thomaslattimore.com/wawdrupal/ - *still in development

    Any ideas?
  • I don't know if you've fixed it already, but it looks the same to me in firefox 3.5.8, ie8(compatibility mode) and ie8 (except for the hover on your nav not working).
  • That's one thing that is really weird about it. Sometimes it is loaded and looks fine, but if it is refreshed, 50% of the time the layout will break. It is really strange. I think it might be a parsing bug, rather than a CSS one.

    Here is what I am getting:
    [attachment=0]layout.jpg[/attachment]
  • I'm not actually sure what causes it. I got the same problem once when I refreshed a few times, but only in safari.
  • hmmm.... Thats very interesting, I am not getting the bug at all in Safari (windows). This is weird.
  • Haha sorry, my mistake. I meant I had the same problem with a website I was once developing, but in safari. I wasn't able to fix it unfortunately. I will look into this and I'll let you know if I find anything. (I have a feeling it was my javascript causing the problems but I see you aren't loading any .js files, so it can't be the case for you)
  • Thanks a lot for the help. I done a lot of searching around, and cant find a solution to the problem. I hope to be able to find a solution, and not have to start from scratch on a new design/layout.
  • Not sure what was wrong. But I decided to re-due the theme from the beginning, starting with the original html template. Problem now fixed. Thanks.