IE6 Issues. Now I really don't get it!

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When I am testing a site template in IE6, i would take the HTML and CSS from the live site, tweak it and send it back to be implemented.

Now I have a problem, where I cannot replicate the issue on my PC.

Basically, on IE6, the layout goes wild and stretches out of proportion Horizontally. But only on IE6 and only from the live site.

Here is the link: Inventory Details Page

Can anyone help me at least understand how to replicate the problem so I can start solving it? Anyone encountered similar issues?

Thanks
HH
 


I think the problem is in the table of lenders in the bottom of the page (table.banners) . You set the margin as margin: 0 auto but don't actually give it a width. This could be causing it to expand the page horizontally in IE6. Try forcing width: 600px or something and see if that fixes it.

I'm sure you're using Firebug for Firefox - you can use it in IE6 as well, check this out:

Firebug Lite

Good luck!
 
As a developer I hate IE6 as much as the next guy and wish the 9-year-old browser would fucking die already especially since IE8 will be released any time now and it'll also be 2 generations old after that happens.

But instead of simply saying fuck IE6. I'll actually give you some advice with some emphasis.

Stop using fucking table-based layouts. :D You'll find going with div/css based layout is far more cross-browser compatible and if problems exist they're minimal compared to a messy table, especially if you use something stricter like xhtml.

Now if you actually need someone to fix/convert the issue, hit me up for rates, I should warn you though, I charge a lil more to have to check against IE6 as I would expect most developers to do so now days.
 
I know about table-based layouts. This is an old template that was done almost a year ago by some outsourced labor.

I just want to still fix it up enough to use it while the new template I roll out are state-of-the-art css based. :)
 
audax said:
Bullshit. Web sites targetting non-savvy users typically see higher percentage of users with IE6 than FireFox.
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banks, financial, goverment, news, etc anything that requires maximum accessibility over aesthetics are going to be more apt support even the smaller % of browsers.

The fact of the matter is though, in terms of IE users, IE6 still takes up to 30% of IE users on most sites out there. Some people just don't update, or are afraid to. If windows 7 fairs better in popularity than vista, least IE8 will be the default browser installed into the OS.
 
Sticks79 said:
only if it's, state-of-the-art css based.
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sexy word for table-less.


And yes, tons of our clients are on IE6...I would say over 50%. I even saw this guy the other day with a computer who ran on 640x480. It broke the layout of the admin panel but he that it was normal (he didn't even ask about it) I guess lot of layout are not nice on that resolution.

HH
 
audax said:
Bullshit. Web sites targetting non-savvy users typically see higher percentage of users with IE6 than FireFox.
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I second that. I see a lot of visitors at my site using IE6. It lot depends on your target audience.
 
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