CSS error on IE MAC: mouse pointer doesn't change 1

[luthierbytrade]

Hi folks-

I have been developing a site using xhtml and CSS. The site works fine in the browsers I have used, but in IE MAC the mouse curser does not change when mousing over links. The hover states don't work.

The test page is here:

http://www.radfordpl.org/hope/index1.html

and the CSS is here:

http://www.radfordpl.org/hope/styles/second.css

Thanks-
paul

 

[Vragabond]

Nothing seems to be really wrong with your code. Does it happen to all links or just some? Is it just the cursor that doesn't change or is whole css ignored?

 

[BabyJeffy]

Testing the page on my IE 5.2 with OSX I note the cursor doesn't change to the "hand" and that none of the hover states work. Just so you know it's not isolated to just you.

If you delete line 16 in second.css you will get everything functioning as you expect it to. I have no idea why... but it appears IE 5.2 doesn't like position:fixed;.

On another note, since IE for the Mac has ceased development, there will be no more IEs into the future. There are a lot of legacy users still using it... but I think over time you'll see it showing less and less in your logs.

Cheers,
Jeff

 

[Vragabond]

Nice spotting BabyJeffy. I guess that was probably it, since none of IE versions supports the fixed position -- a shame since it is such a useful value.

 

[luthierbytrade]

Thanks folks-

Jeff was indeed right. Take out the fixed position and the links work. Since I don't have an extra PC anymore, can someone tell me if the hover states work in IE on PC?

-paul

 

[Vragabond]

In Mozilla, links in the main menu (about us, calendar...) change their background, in IE they don't. In IE, links in main text have darker background then the rest of the background in that area. Other than that, everything seems the same.

 

[luthierbytrade]

Thanks Vragabond,

This is terrible. I just looked at it in IE on a PC. AOL is even worse. Makes me wish everyone used Firefox.

The whole design would work fine if I got rid of the fixed header.

-paul