How do, On Mon, 2006-05-08 at 21:15 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > taharka wrote: > > Howdy, > > > > On Mon, 2006-05-08 at 12:43 +0200, brouwers roland lx wrote: > >> On Mon, 2006-05-08 at 18:29 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > >>> brouwers roland lx wrote: > >>> > >>>>> >From what I can tell, this is a javascript issue that can be fixed by > >>>>> the offending site. > >>>>> > >>>>> They need to add "fixMozillaZIndex=true;" in the appropriate places. > >>>>> > >>>>> Please take a look at > >>>>> > >>>>> http://creatif.dk/mainsites/etdenmark1/www/index_uk.asp > >>>>> > >>>>> Where this is implemented correctly. > >>>>> > >>>>> Ed > >>>> You realize, Ed, that I cannot ask this broadcasting company to change > >>>> their site. It works with microsoft explorer. Why does it function with > >>>> the microsoft explorer and not with firefox? > >>> Sure, I realize that.... > >>> > >>> This is another case of sites coding and testing only with IE. In this > >>> world you will also find sites that require the use of Active-X > >>> controls. A prime example of this is my bank's web site here in Taiwan. > >>> Guess what, they don't work under Linux/Firefox either. > >>> > >>> But, yes, you could complain to the broadcasting company! As a matter > >>> of fact...a few months ago I complained to the folks at the New York > >>> Times on some issue on their web site. Guess what, others must have > >>> complained since a few weeks later they sent me a nice email to let me > >>> know of the fix and asking if I would test it for them. > >>> > >>> I suppose, if I were you, I'd take this to the Mozilla forums. They may > >>> have some better ideas than I do. > >>> > >>> Ed > >> I will do as you proposed. > >> I thank you very much for your time. > > > > Give the following a try. Download/install the Firefox extension > > user_agent_switcher, set it to "Internet Explorer 6 (Windows XP)", try > > the site again & let us know what happens ;-) > > No change....none expected either. I'm on the site as we speak & it's working for me. Just don't read the language :-( Had to enable cookies & java script. The following are my Firefox settings. Last updated: Mon, 08 May 2006 13:27:07 GMT User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1) *** Extensions (enabled: 8, disabled: 0; total: 8) DOM Inspector 1.8.0.3 Google Toolbar for Firefox 1.0.20051122 InfoLister 0.9c Nightly Tester Tools 1.0.2 NoScript 1.1.4 Sage 1.3.6 User Agent Switcher 0.6.8 netcrafttoolbar 1.1.1.3 *** Themes (4) Brushed Firefox (default) [selected] Plastikfox Tango Icons *** Plugins Adobe Reader 7.0 Default Plugin Helix DNA Plugin: RealPlayer G2 Plug-In Compatible Shockwave Flash > > > >> Roland > > > > taharka > > > > Lexington, Kentucky U.S.A. > > > > > -- > Kites rise highest against the wind -- not with it. > -- Winston Churchill >
