[WEB4LIB] IE 5.5 quirk

[Dan Kissane]

I don't know but I suspect this has to do with poor java code. Some
versions of Netscape degrade on the submit buttons in WebSPIRS for us
which from the sound of it is a problem much like the one you are having.

Dan Kissane



On Wed, 12 Jul 2000, Andrew Mutch wrote:

> I just downloaded IE 5.5 and decided to test-drive it on our cooperative's new
> DRA Web2 installation.  From the first screen, IE 5.5 is having some fun with the
> "submit" buttons and "text" fields, creating gibberish where there was once
> readable text.  I cruised to a couple of other sites and found the same thing
> happening.  I'm wondering if this a product of IE 5.5's CSS implementation and
> possible coding conflicts with Web2?  I've run into similar problems with Mozilla
> 6 where sites that weren't code-compliant displayed in ways that the designers
> probably didn't intend.  Of course, it could just be my machine....
> 
> For those who want to see what I'm talking about:
> 
> http://web2.dra.com/html/welcome.html
> 
> http://web2.tln.lib.mi.us/web2/tramp2.exe/log_in
> 
> http://draweb.library.phila.gov/web2/tramp2.exe/log_in
> 
> Andrew Mutch
> Library Systems Technician
> Waterford Township Public Library
> Waterford, MI
> 
> 

Dan Kissane
Systems Librarian
SUNY College at Oneonta
Oneonta, NY 13820
dfk at oneonta.edu