dropdowMenu Item backgound image does not work well in IE7/8

[xren]

I have this menu and submenu items.

The background images for the top level menu work fine for hover, etc.
However, the hover background image for dropdown menu does not work. It does not change to the set background image when hover for dropdown menu item.

Everything works fine in firefox and chrome.

How to make it work in IE7/8.

Thank you for any suggestions.

[Wai]

Hi Xiaoli,

Please can you forward and export of the form including any CSS and JavaScript required for the menu to me.

Regards,

[xren]

Hi Wai,

I just sent you the exported menu and images.

Thanks,
Xiaoli

[Wai]

In the current release of 4.4.3 there is a bug relating to IE 6 & 7. This will be fixed in the next service pack.

It should work in IE 8 though, it does in mine, can you tell me the exact version number of your IE 8

[xren]

My IE 8 version: 8.0.7601.17514.
Update Versions:0

[Wai]

Hi Xiaoli,

Are you still looking for a resolution to this?

Not sure what to suggest as it works fine in my IE 8. It depends how crucial this menu rollover is to your IE 8 users really.

Moving forwards we will be introducing a client server API in the next few months which will make it much easier to simply re-use a CSS menu in Ebase and the menu can run server scripts, rather than having to use the menu control.

[xren]

Hi Wai,

The project I am working on will not be released soon. It should be ok to wait for the new version of ebase API or the new version of IE.


Xiaoli

[Stevenw]

If you are using IE on an intranet then the IE7 bug will effect IE8 and 9.

IE runs all intranet sites in compatibility mode by default. If you turn this feature off you might find it works for you in the short term, you will need to do this for all the users that are using that form as well.

Hope this helps

[dvanhussel]

If you are using IE on an intranet then the IE7 bug will effect IE8 and 9.

IE runs all intranet sites in compatibility mode by default. If you turn this feature off you might find it works for you in the short term, you will need to do this for all the users that are using that form as well.

Hope this helps

It is possible to force IE into the correct rendering mode with a meta tag

To add this in ebase do the following:

In Ebase Designer choose from the menu Form -> Form metadata
Add a new line with these contens:

• Name: content
  Content: IE=edge,chrome=1
  Http Equivalent: x-ua-compatible

With IE=edge, IE uses the newest rendering engine available. You can also use a version number (i.e. IE=9) to specify a specific version of IE.