DOCTYPE definition causes "page failures" in Netscape and Pheonix

[JProg]

Hi All,

I have developed some javascripts which position page elements on screen based on available screen area. Although the code works well I am forced to exclude the DOCTYPE definition on pages that use it.

This exclusion is necessary because Netscape Navigator 7 and Pheonix render page elements undesirably (in the wrong position and on top of oneanother) when the DOCTYPE is included.

The DOCTYPE did not cause any problems for IE.

Has anybody else discovered any problems with running certain javascripts whilst a DOCTYPE is present?

If so could you please enlighten me as to a way around this dilema that I am facing?

Thanks for your time.

Regards

Davo

 

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Dan


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[cLFlaVA]

i'm willing to bet it has something to do with not including units in widths, heights, and locations.

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[adam0101]

I just ran into this same problem with IE yesterday. What I've found, with IE at least, is some properties are assigned to different objects depending on what schema you are using. Maybe NS is the same way.

For example, using the "loose.dtd" schema, the value for document.body.scrollTop in IE now resides at document.documentElement.scrollTop.

Without more information I can't tell exactly what problem you're having, but I did find a script here that helped me out by getting more accurate coordinates. Maybe it'll help you.

Adam

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[adam0101]

After some more searching, I found this page that might help:

http://www.quirksmode.org/viewport/compatibility.html

Adam

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