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bowers01 · 11-12-2008, 05:06 AM

Hi,
I have tried the following sites:
24 ways: Transparent PNGs in Internet Explorer 6 which made my site go like this http://everythingsfree.org/image//im...5421pngfix.jpg
and IE PNG Fix - TwinHelix which made my site go like this http://everythingsfree.org/image//im...ansperency.jpg

i just wondered if aanyone else had a solution to this that actually works correctly?
Cheers,
Nick

Maffo · 11-12-2008, 08:51 AM

You are always going to struggle when trying to accommodate users with old browsers. IE 7 has been out for over 3 years. IE 8 is just around the corner with BETA version available for download.

It is a whole lot easier to advise your clients to ugrade to the latest software rather than trying to make your page fit to their OLD needs. You can use DOM instructions to recognize the browser and have a popup stating 'You are using a really old crappy browser, to enjoy the site in its full glorious state, please upgrade your 5 year old browser which is now redundant'

**Eric Barnes** · 11-12-2008, 11:00 AM

Oh the joys of IE. Just like netscape used to be.

I can really be a pain to try and accommodate your site for every browser and I am sure it is possible. But you might be spending way to much time for not a lot of visitors. I would recommend using something like Google Analytics and just see how many users are actually using the browser you are trying to get it to work for. You may see it is not worth and then again may see it is worth it.

bowers01 · 11-12-2008, 05:25 PM

Hi,
Well to date 13% of my visitors are using IE6 and a few using 5.5 according to google analytics.
So i want to get this fixed. Any ideas?
Cheers

Mike-N-Tosh · 11-12-2008, 06:08 PM

Why not just convert your png files to gif files.

-Mike

bowers01 · 11-12-2008, 10:52 PM

By converting to gif the quality went terrible but the size went down heaps. Do you know of a converter that keeps the quality? i was using photoshop.
Cheers

Mike-N-Tosh · 11-13-2008, 07:29 AM

Photoshop allows you set set the quality in every detail when you use the save for web option.

-Mike

DGiscombe · 01-07-2009, 07:21 AM

I thought I found the perfect fix for this from this site:

jquery.pngFix.js - PNG transparency for Windows IE 5.5 & 6 (IE PNG Fix)

BUT

A few days later I noticed the pop-up calendar not popping up anymore due to some conflication with jquery-1.2.1.pack.js I'm guessing.

I opened this file up to see if there was anything obvious to delete, but have no idea...

Unless you'd be able to find the conflict in this file, the search goes on

hel68c · 01-07-2009, 08:04 AM

Hi,

have you tried to change jquery to the latest version?

DGiscombe · 01-07-2009, 08:07 AM

I haven't yet...

The strange thing is, I commented out:



And the transparency still works fine in IE6 anyway, so maybe its ok. I hope.

11-12-2008, 05:06 AM	#1
bowers01 Genius At Work Join Date: May 2008 Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia Posts: 907 Rep Power: 25	PNG Transperency In IE Hi, I have tried the following sites: 24 ways: Transparent PNGs in Internet Explorer 6 which made my site go like this http://everythingsfree.org/image//im...5421pngfix.jpg and IE PNG Fix - TwinHelix which made my site go like this http://everythingsfree.org/image//im...ansperency.jpg i just wondered if aanyone else had a solution to this that actually works correctly? Cheers, Nick __________________ Nick Bowers 68c v4.09 Developer Custom Template

11-12-2008, 08:51 AM	#2
Maffo The Master Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: British in Argentina Posts: 1,342 Rep Power: 44	You are always going to struggle when trying to accommodate users with old browsers. IE 7 has been out for over 3 years. IE 8 is just around the corner with BETA version available for download. It is a whole lot easier to advise your clients to ugrade to the latest software rather than trying to make your page fit to their OLD needs. You can use DOM instructions to recognize the browser and have a popup stating 'You are using a really old crappy browser, to enjoy the site in its full glorious state, please upgrade your 5 year old browser which is now redundant' __________________ Bulk Upload System has been upgraded. Works on all v4 versions with new functionality. Free upgrade for existing customers.

11-12-2008, 11:00 AM	#3
Eric Barnes 68 Classifieds Staff Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Belmont, NC Posts: 5,133 Rep Power: 120	Oh the joys of IE. Just like netscape used to be. I can really be a pain to try and accommodate your site for every browser and I am sure it is possible. But you might be spending way to much time for not a lot of visitors. I would recommend using something like Google Analytics and just see how many users are actually using the browser you are trying to get it to work for. You may see it is not worth and then again may see it is worth it. __________________ Eric Barnes 68 Classifieds Developer Customer Area \| Issue Tracker \| Documentation \| 68C Mods \| 68 @ Twitter \| My Modules

11-12-2008, 05:25 PM	#4
bowers01 Genius At Work Join Date: May 2008 Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia Posts: 907 Rep Power: 25	Hi, Well to date 13% of my visitors are using IE6 and a few using 5.5 according to google analytics. So i want to get this fixed. Any ideas? Cheers __________________ Nick Bowers 68c v4.09 Developer Custom Template

11-12-2008, 06:08 PM	#5
Mike-N-Tosh 68 Evangelist & Developer Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 1,716 Rep Power: 50	Why not just convert your png files to gif files. -Mike __________________ Mike-N-Tosh IndianaPC.org - A community website (v3.1.10 Developer - heavily modified) Sandbox (v3.1.10, v4.0.9, 4.1.5) Visit My blog for tips, tricks, tutorials, reviews for 68 Classifieds as well as my store with Templates, Mods & Docs Web Hosting \| Web Design & Development \| 68 Classifieds Customizations I am not a 68C employee, just a user and try to help out

11-12-2008, 10:52 PM	#6
bowers01 Genius At Work Join Date: May 2008 Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia Posts: 907 Rep Power: 25	By converting to gif the quality went terrible but the size went down heaps. Do you know of a converter that keeps the quality? i was using photoshop. Cheers __________________ Nick Bowers 68c v4.09 Developer Custom Template

11-13-2008, 07:29 AM	#7
Mike-N-Tosh 68 Evangelist & Developer Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 1,716 Rep Power: 50	Photoshop allows you set set the quality in every detail when you use the save for web option. -Mike __________________ Mike-N-Tosh IndianaPC.org - A community website (v3.1.10 Developer - heavily modified) Sandbox (v3.1.10, v4.0.9, 4.1.5) Visit My blog for tips, tricks, tutorials, reviews for 68 Classifieds as well as my store with Templates, Mods & Docs Web Hosting \| Web Design & Development \| 68 Classifieds Customizations I am not a 68C employee, just a user and try to help out

01-07-2009, 07:21 AM	#8
DGiscombe Graphic / Web Desginer Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: London, England Posts: 77 Rep Power: 5	I thought I found the perfect fix for this from this site: jquery.pngFix.js - PNG transparency for Windows IE 5.5 & 6 (IE PNG Fix) BUT A few days later I noticed the pop-up calendar not popping up anymore due to some conflication with jquery-1.2.1.pack.js I'm guessing. I opened this file up to see if there was anything obvious to delete, but have no idea... Unless you'd be able to find the conflict in this file, the search goes on

01-07-2009, 08:04 AM	#9
hel68c Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Canada, Quebec Posts: 272 Rep Power: 14	Hi, have you tried to change jquery to the latest version? __________________ Serge HobbyClassified.com V4.08 Developper, Module installed (CIV Scam Filter, Maffo Location System, Maffo News, VBulletin Usershare)

01-07-2009, 08:07 AM	#10
DGiscombe Graphic / Web Desginer Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: London, England Posts: 77 Rep Power: 5	I haven't yet... The strange thing is, I commented out: <!--<script type="text/javascript" src="javascript/jquery/jquery-1.2.1.pack.js"></script>--> And the transparency still works fine in IE6 anyway, so maybe its ok. I hope.

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