IE5 for Mac interprets absolute position differently?

Does IE5 for Mac interpret absolute positioning differently than does IE for
Windows?

I checked my website on a Mac with IE5 this morning and the absolutely
positioned flyout menus (a la Jon Spivey) were not where they should be. But
I have had other reports from users of Macs that the menus were fine. I am
puzzled.

Thanks for any light you can shine on this. Jeremy

http://vatican2andbutler.org

It really is best NOT to use absolute positioning ... ever! See this
article:
http://www.interlacken.com/winnt/ti...how.aspx?tip=29 by Jim Buyens
ETC

"Jeremy" <jeremybbutler@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Does IE5 for Mac interpret absolute positioning differently than does IE
> for Windows?
>
> I checked my website on a Mac with IE5 this morning and the absolutely
> positioned flyout menus (a la Jon Spivey) were not where they should be.
> But I have had other reports from users of Macs that the menus were fine.
> I am puzzled.
>
> Thanks for any light you can shine on this. Jeremy
>
> http://vatican2andbutler.org
>

> It really is best NOT to use absolute positioning ... ever!
That's just not true. Absolute Posining falls under the " Approach With
Caution: " heading.

Assessing your audience and providing alterantives to users who's browsers
don't support current implementations is the best approach.

Bob Lehmann



"E. T. Culling" <etcetc@notatcrcwnet.com> wrote in message
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> It really is best NOT to use absolute positioning ... ever! See this
> article:
> http://www.interlacken.com/winnt/ti...how.aspx?tip=29 by Jim Buyens
> ETC
>
> "Jeremy" <jeremybbutler@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eO1mpCO0EHA.3376@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Does IE5 for Mac interpret absolute positioning differently than does IE
> > for Windows?
> >
> > I checked my website on a Mac with IE5 this morning and the absolutely
> > positioned flyout menus (a la Jon Spivey) were not where they should be.
> > But I have had other reports from users of Macs that the menus were
fine.
> > I am puzzled.
> >
> > Thanks for any light you can shine on this. Jeremy
> >
> > http://vatican2andbutler.org
> >
>
>

Thanks Bob and ET. I am planning to keep my pretty flyout menus (which I
invested a lot of learning time in), but provide a link to users of Macs and
old browsers to an alternate site that will have only traditional html links
and no javascript.

Sorry, I got carried away with my warning!
Eleanor

"Bob Lehmann" <nospam@dontbotherme.zzz> wrote in message
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>> It really is best NOT to use absolute positioning ... ever!
> That's just not true. Absolute Posining falls under the " Approach With
> Caution: " heading.
>
> Assessing your audience and providing alterantives to users who's browsers
> don't support current implementations is the best approach.
>
> Bob Lehmann
>
>
>
> "E. T. Culling" <etcetc@notatcrcwnet.com> wrote in message
> news:uJhNURO0EHA.3256@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> It really is best NOT to use absolute positioning ... ever! See this
>> article:
>> http://www.interlacken.com/winnt/ti...how.aspx?tip=29 by Jim Buyens
>> ETC
>>
>> "Jeremy" <jeremybbutler@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:eO1mpCO0EHA.3376@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> > Does IE5 for Mac interpret absolute positioning differently than does
>> > IE
>> > for Windows?
>> >
>> > I checked my website on a Mac with IE5 this morning and the absolutely
>> > positioned flyout menus (a la Jon Spivey) were not where they should
>> > be.
>> > But I have had other reports from users of Macs that the menus were
> fine.
>> > I am puzzled.
>> >
>> > Thanks for any light you can shine on this. Jeremy
>> >
>> > http://vatican2andbutler.org
>> >
>>
>>
>
>