Problems with IE6…of course

[guirigales]

This is my first time in here, so hello to all!

I am creating a site and things are moving along nicely except for in IE6. I would like to get this sorted as Im sure someone will enter the site with this browser and I dont want them to leave because of a few important errors.

I can see that certain divs are pushing others down and creating a gap, also the padding is a problem in the footer. There are a couple of screenshots taken in IE6.

If anyone can point me in the right direction as to how to fix this I would appreciate it greatly. I realise that these topics have been covered greatly but while I have done my best to research this I have come up with zero.

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/* http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/css/reset/ */
/* v1.0 | 20080212 */

/* font face */

@font-face {
font-family: ‘CenturyGothicRegular’;
src: url(‘http://www.xxxx.co.uk/fonts/century_gothic-webfont.eot’);
src: local(‘?’), url(‘http://www.xxxx.co.uk/fonts/century_gothic-webfont.woff’) format(‘woff’), url(‘http://www.xxxxx.co.uk/fonts/century_gothic-webfont.ttf’) format(‘truetype’), url(‘http://www.xxxxxx.co.uk/fonts/century_gothic-webfont.svg#webfonto5IOqZom’) format(‘svg’);
font-weight: normal;
font-style: normal;
}
@font-face {
font-family: ‘BaskervilleMTStdRegular’;
src: url(‘http://www.xxxxx.co.uk/fonts/baskervillemtstd-regular-webfont.eot’);
src: local(‘?’), url(‘http://www.xxxx.co.uk/fonts/baskervillemtstd-regular-webfont.woff’) format(‘woff’), url(‘http://www.xxxx.co.uk/fonts/baskervillemtstd-regular-webfont.ttf’) format(‘truetype’), url(‘http://www.xxxxx.co.uk/fonts/baskervillemtstd-regular-webfont.svg#webfontRKLy8lJx’) format(‘svg’);
font-weight: normal;
font-style: normal;
}

@font-face {
font-family: ‘BaskervilleMTStdBoldItalic’;
src: url(‘http://www.xxxxx.co.uk/fonts/baskervillemtstd-boldit-webfont.eot’);
src: local(‘?’), url(‘http://www.xxxxxx.co.uk/fonts/baskervillemtstd-boldit-webfont.woff’) format(‘woff’), url(‘http://www.xxxxx.co.uk/fonts/baskervillemtstd-boldit-webfont.ttf’) format(‘truetype’), url(‘http://www.xxxxx.co.uk/fonts/baskervillemtstd-boldit-webfont.svg#webfontRKLy8lJx’) format(‘svg’);
font-weight: normal;
font-style: normal;
}

/* font face Ends */

html, body, div, span, applet, object, iframe,
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, p, blockquote, pre,
a, abbr, acronym, address, big, cite, code,
del, dfn, em, font, img, ins, kbd, q, s, samp,
small, strike, strong, sub, sup, tt, var,
b, u, i, center,
dl, dt, dd, ol, ul, li,
fieldset, form, label, legend,
table, caption, tbody, tfoot, thead, tr, th, td {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
border: 0;
outline: 0;
font-size: 100%;
vertical-align: baseline;
background: transparent;
}

body {
line-height: 1.846em;
background-color: #b7a99d;
color: #f2f1f1;
text-shadow: #524339 1px 1px 2px;
}

ol, ul {
list-style: none;
}
blockquote, q {
quotes: none;
}
blockquote:before, blockquote:after,
q:before, q:after {
content: ”;
content: none;
}

.clear{
clear: both;
}

/* remember to define focus styles! */
:focus {
outline: 0;
}

/* remember to highlight inserts somehow! */
ins {
text-decoration: none;
}
del {
text-decoration: line-through;
}

/* tables still need ‘cellspacing=”0″‘ in the markup */
table {
border-collapse: collapse;
border-spacing: 0;
}

.opacity {
color: rgba(0,0,255,0.2)
width: 250px;
height: 250px;
}

/* xGeneral Styles */
p{
font-family: CenturyGothicRegular,century gothic, verdana, sans-serif;
font-size: 0.813em;
line-height: 1.846em;
color: #f2f1f1;
text-shadow: #524339 1px 1px 2px;

}
p span{
font-family: CenturyGothicRegular,century gothic, verdana, sans-serif;
font-size: 1em;
line-height: 1.846em;
color: #83d3fe;
text-shadow: #524339 1px 1px 2px;
}

h2{
font-family: BaskervilleMTStdRegular;
color: white;
font-weight:lighter;
line-height: 1.43em;
font-size:2.4em;
text-shadow: #604f44 1px 2px 5px;
}

h2 span{
font-family: BaskervilleMTStdBoldItalic;
font-weight: 400;
color: #83d3fe;
}

h3{
font-family: CenturyGothicRegular,century gothic, verdana, sans-serif;
color: #f2f1f1;
font-size: 0.813em;
font-weight: 100;
margin-top: 0.1em;
margin-left: 0em;
margin-bottom: 1.3em;
text-shadow: #604f44 1px 1px 2px;
}

h3 span{
font-family: CenturyGothicRegular,century gothic, verdana, sans-serif;
font-weight: 300;
color: #83d3fe;
}

h4{
font-family: BaskervilleMTStdRegular;
text-transform: uppercase;
font-size: 1.6em;
text-shadow: #604f44 1px 2px 5px;
font-weight: 100;
}

a.general_link{
text-decoration: none;
color: #eb8c15;

}

.general_link:hover{
text-decoration: none;
color: #83d3fe;

}

/* HM General Styles Ends */

#header{
background-color: transparent;
background-image:url(../images/bg_header.jpg);
height:74px;
background-repeat: repeat-x;
width:100%;
position: relative;
z-index: 1000;
}

#centered_header{
width: 960px;
margin: 0 auto;
height: 74px;

}

#logo{
background-image: url(../images/logo.png);
margin-top: 0;
margin-left: 0;
width: 156px;
height: 170px;
float:left;
clear: both;
z-index: 2000;
}

ul#navbar{
position: relative;
margin-right: -14px;

}
ul#navbar li{
display: inline;

}
ul#navbar li a{
display: block;
height:94px;
text-indent: -9999px;
float: right;
}

ul#navbar li a.home{
width: 100px;
background: url(../images/nav_home.png);
background-position:top center;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
}
ul#navbar li a.services{
width: 100px;
background: url(../images/nav_services.png);
background-position:top center;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
}
ul#navbar li a.projects {
width: 100px;
background: url(../images/nav_projects.png);
background-position:top center;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
}
ul#navbar li a.contact {
width: 100px;
background: url(../images/nav_contact.png);
background-position:top center;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

ul#navbar li a.home:hover, ul#navbar li a.home:active,
ul#navbar li a.services:hover, ul#navbar li a.services:active,
ul#navbar li a.projects:hover, ul#navbar li a.projects:active,
ul#navbar li a.contact:hover, ul#navbar li a.contact:active{
background-position: bottom center;
}

body#home ul#navbar li a.home,
body#services ul#navbar li a.services,
body#projects ul#navbar li a.projects,
body#contact ul#navbar li a.contact{
background-position: bottom center;
}

/* End header */

/* Slide Show Begins */

#slideshow_bg{
background: url(../images/bg_slideshow.jpg);
height:389px;
background-repeat: repeat-x;
width:100%;
position: relative;
padding-top: 55px;
}

#laptop{
background:url(../images/ss_laptop.png) no-repeat;
width:683px;
height: 412px;
margin: 0 auto;
position: relative;
z-index: 100;
}

#slideshow{

}
div#slideshow ul#nav_slide {
list-style: none;
position: relative;
top: 120px;
left:-160px;
z-index: 20;
width:960px;
}
div#slideshow ul#nav_slide li#prev {
float: left; margin: 0 0 0 1px;
}
div#slideshow ul#nav_slide li#next {
float: right; margin: 0 -24px 0 0;
}
div#slideshow ul#nav_slide li a {
display: block;
width: 65px;
height: 65px;
text-indent: -9999px;
}
div#slideshow ul#nav_slide li#prev a {
background: url(../images/prev.png);
background-position:bottom center;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
}
div#slideshow ul#nav_slide li#next a {
background: url(../images/next.png);
background-position:bottom center;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

div#slideshow ul#nav_slide li#prev a:hover {
background: url(../images/prev.png);
background-position:top center;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
}
div#slideshow ul#nav_slide li#next a:hover {
background: url(../images/next.png);
background-position:top center;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

div#slideshow ul#slides {
list-style: none;
}
div#slideshow ul#slides li {
margin: 0 0 20px 0;
}

div#slideshow ul#slides {
list-style: none;
width: 560px;
height:360px;
position: absolute;
display: block;
right:30px;
top:27px;
background: transparent;
}
div#slideshow ul#slides li {
width:496px;
height:309px;
}

/* Slide Show Ends */

/* Index Text Container Begins */

#index_text_bg{
background:url(../images/bg_index_grain.jpg) repeat-x;
width:100%;
height: 650px;
z-index: 220;
margin-top: -56px;
}
#text_container{
margin: 0 auto;
width: 960px;
position: relative;

}
#text_intro{
width:960px;
padding-top:130px;
position: relative;
}
p.index{
font-family: CenturyGothicRegular,century gothic, verdana, sans-serif;
font-size: 0.813em;
line-height: 1.846em;
color: #f2f1f1;
text-shadow: #524339 1px 1px 2px;
padding-top: 20px;

}

img.icon{
padding-right: 10px;
margin-bottom: -3px;
position: relative;
z-index: 5000
}

img.footer_icon{
padding-right: 10px;
margin-bottom: -3px;
height:27px;
position: relative;
z-index: 5000
}
#available{
background:url(../images/icon_available.png) no-repeat;
width:143px;
height: 142px;
position: absolute;
z-index: 500;
margin-top: 100px;
margin-left: 590px;
}

#bio{
background:url(../images/mini_bio.png) no-repeat;
width:309px;
height: 184px;
position: absolute;
z-index: 400;
margin-top: 140px;
margin-left: 655px;
}
/* Index Text Container Ends */

/*Footer Begins */
#footer_bg{
background:url(../images/bg_footer.jpg) repeat-x;
width:100%;
height: 453px;
padding-bottom: 0px;
padding-top: 0px;

}
#mainfooter_centered{
width:960px;
margin: 0 auto;
padding-top: 2.5em;
}
#left{
width: 280px;
height: 370px;;
float: left;
border-right: solid;
border-color: #7d6b5e;
border-width: thin;
padding-right: 10px;

}

#middle{
width: 280px;
height: 370px;
float: left;
border-right: solid;
border-color: #7d6b5e;
padding-right: 40px;
padding-left: 30px;
border-width: thin;
}

#right{
width: 280px;
height: 370px;
float: left;
padding-left: 30px;
}

#dark_footer{
background:url(../images/bg_footer_grain.jpg) repeat-x;
width:100%;
height: 135px;
position: absolute;
bottom: 0:
}
#darkfooter_centered{
width: 960px;
margin: 0 auto;
padding-top: 25px;
font-size: 0.94em;
}
/*Contact Area*/

#contact-area {
width: 300px;
margin-top: 10px;
}

p.footer{
font-family: CenturyGothicRegular,century gothic, verdana, sans-serif;
font-size: 0.813em;
line-height: 1.846em;
color: #000;
text-shadow: #7d6b5e 1px 1px 2px;
}

#contact-area input, #contact-area textarea {
padding: 3px;
width: 250px;
font-family: CenturyGothicRegular,century gothic, verdana, sans-serif;
font-size: 0.8em;
color: #eb8c15;
margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
border: 1px solid #ccc;
}

#contact-area textarea {
height: 80px;
margin-bottom: 15px;
background-color: #7d6b5e;
background-image: url(../images/bg_contact_message.jpg);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

#contact-area textarea:focus, #contact-area input:focus {
border: 1px solid #7e6c5f;
}

#contact-area input.submit-button {
width: 100px;
float: left;
background-image: url(../images/bg_contact_send.jpg);
font-family: CenturyGothicRegular,century gothic, verdana, sans-serif;
font-size: 0.813em;
color: #f2f1f1 1px 2px 3px;
cursor: pointer;

}
#contact-area input#Name {
background-image: url(../images/bg_contact_name.jpg);
background-color: #7e6c5f
}
#contact-area input#Email {
background-image: url(../images/bg_contact_name.jpg);
background-color: #7e6c5f
}

label {
float: left;
text-align: left;
margin-right: 0px;
width: 100px;
padding-top: 10px;
font-size: 0.813em;
color:#f2f1f1 1px 1px 3px;
font-family: CenturyGothicRegular,century gothic, verdana, sans-serif;
}

/*Contact Area Ends*/

/*Testimonial Area Begins*/

#testimonial{
background-image: url(../images/bg_testimonial.png);
height: 284px;
width: 292px;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
margin-top: 30px;
margin-left: -2px;
}

p.testimonial{
padding: 25px 25px 25px 25px;
font-family: CenturyGothicRegular,century gothic, verdana, sans-serif;
text-shadow: #604f44 1px 1px 2px;
color: black;
font-size: 0.9em;
}
/*Testimonial Area Ends*/

/*Tweet Area Begins*/

#twitter{
background-image: url(../images/bg_twitter.png);
height: 284px;
width: 292px;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
margin-top: 30px;
margin-left: -2px;
overflow: hidden;
}
#twitter ul#twitter_update_list{
padding: 21px 30px 25px 27px;
height: 190px;
width: 250px;
overflow: hidden;
}
#twitter ul {
list-style: none;

color: black;
font-size: 0.95em;
line-height: 1.4em;
}

#twitter ul li {
padding-top: 10px;
}
#twitter ul li a {
display: block;
font-family: CenturyGothicRegular,century gothic, verdana, sans-serif;
font-size: 0.7em;
color: #fff;

}
#twitter ul li a:hover {
color: #eb8c15;
font-size: 0.7em;
}

#twitter ul li span {
font-family: CenturyGothicRegular,century gothic, verdana, sans-serif;
font-size: 0.9em;
color: #000;

}
#twitter ul li span a {
font-family: CenturyGothicRegular,century gothic, verdana, sans-serif;
font-size: 0.7em;
color: #fff;

}

/*Tweet Area Ends*/

Many thanks all.

[guirigales]

Anybody ?

[Rob MacKay]

Hey :)

I think the main issue is most people here are starting to leave behind IE6 – I know I have, unless specified by my client in which they will be charged for lol

So I think there is a redundancy in the air :)

That said I would do things like make sure you have everything defined – and you are using position and not margin/padding to place where you want stuff.

Remember if you are using position you need to make sure the parent has a position of at least relative before a position will work.

[guirigales]

Thanks Rob,

I would forget about IE6 also but as its a personal page I wanted it to be available to all and sundry.

Ill try your suggestion, if I dont get anywhere I think Ill just leave it.

Thanks again
nathan

[Rob MacKay]

just to give you a little more confidence

http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp

:D

[guirigales]

Cheers!

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