General Format Question

[mkohl]

I have a problem and was hoping that you guys can assist me with some value advice.

The problem is "Browser Compatability" I am using IE 6.0 and my web pages(asp.net) look fine on this side. But the client is using a different browser(I think its the Apple default browser?? safari?) Anyway, its not looking good. I checked other browsers such as, Netscape, which looks ok but needs minor adjustments. I also, checked Mozzela and it looks pretty bad.

Some of the issues I am seeing are:
1. Button controls should be next to the drop down box, but in some browsers its wrapping onto another line.

2. I have a few images that are in a image control and they should be the same size, but in some browsers they are being displayed different sizes and different locations than what I have programmed for.

My question is: How would I go about fixing problems like this. Should I get a book on CSS? or is there something else I should look into?

I feel that I am a pretty good programmer, but I am new at ASP.Net/webdesign. So, if you have any usful information please let me know, so I can take the actions to fix my problems.

-Mike

 

[ca8msm]

Should I get a book on CSS?

Definately. If you use CSS correctly, in most cases you won't have many cross browser issues to deal with (or at least it will dramatically reduce the number of issues that you do get). Also, you should choose a correct DOCTYPE and validate your pages at:

http://validator.w3.org/

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[mkohl]

Thanks,

I really appreciate the advice, I already see that the validator will be a gret tool to use.

-Mike

 

[ca8msm]

Also, a good introduction to CSS can be found at:

http://www.w3schools.com/css/default.asp

and a great example of why you should use CSS and what can be done when you do use it, can be found at:

http://www.csszengarden.com/

If you take the time to have a look at the above site, you'll see the difference it can make to the maintainabilty of your site.


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[ecannizzo]

I don't know if this will help you any but here is an article from 4 guys:

http://aspnet.4guysfromrolla.com/demos/printPage.aspx?path=/articles/050504-1.aspx

It talks about putting <browsercaps> in your web.config to have HTML render properly in all browsers.

 

[mkohl]

ecannizzo,

Thanks for the article, I felt the pain when I started reading it. All the problems I have been experiencing are referenced in this article.

I havent read the whole article yet but I feel this might be a great temperary solution to the problem.

-Mike