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I try some Flash, some DHTML menus and some complex tables. All completely legit code according to Dreamweaver MX and it works great in IE 5.5 and 6, but it blows to pieces in NS6.2.
In checking out the problems for NS6 I find:
DHTML menus over a Flash object don't work (there is no fix according to Macromedia).
Even if I rid the page of Flash the DHTML is painfully sluggish.
Complex tables have problems (for some reason the cell or row heights change in appearance), some table data doesn't render at all.
Standard style sheets as created in Dreamweaver don't work (haven't figured this out yet)
... ouch. What else?
Is it as tricky as it seems to provide stable pages for both IE and NS? Especially since most customers now expect some Flash and cool menu treatments. Are there any uncomplicated primers on how to do this?
I'm not trying to be smart here, but there must be something I'm missing here, we’ve got to be able to make money developing these things. Which means nice looking, functional web sites with a bit of a flair produced in a predictable manner? Any comments welcome.
I am relatively new to site development; I've done 15 sites and working on my 16th...
Anybody know when you stop being new.;)
Standard style sheets as created in Dreamweaver don't work (haven't figured this out yet)
-Try removing the doctype from the file and see if the styles are implemented. I was having the same problem yesterday.
Is it as tricky as it seems to provide stable pages for both IE and NS?
You got it. Alternatives are cropping up though. Figure out the right formula, and these problems can be a thing of the past today- or very soon at least.
IMHO - I've looked into javascript a bit but DHTML seems to be an unstable concept in general. Using CSS/PHP/XHTML you can have dynamic & flexible sites that perform well on all browsers- though it will never be pixel for pixel perfect. The information will be available to all people/devices without locking anybody out - this is what happens with things like javascript/dhtml.
functional web sites with a bit of a flair produced in a predictable manner?
Flash MX [macromedia.com] might be your headache powder?
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DHTML menus over a Flash object don't work (there is no fix according to Macromedia).
One method I use to get around this is to place the Flash object on a layer, and hide the flash layer if you need to display anything above it.
This only works in some cases - if it's a large sized flash app and you only wish to display a drop-down menu layer over it, hiding the flash does not make for a smooth feeling page!
