djdeuce Posted October 21, 2009 Posted October 21, 2009 My store doesn't scroll properly in the new internet explorer version 8. It scrolls very slow making it look wavy when scrolling down. I have tried running it in compatibility mode and that does not work either. Anyone know what is going on? Please take a look at my site in an IE8 browser to see this bizarre behavior. www.ShedsForLessDirect.com Thanks! -Travis
GemRock Posted October 21, 2009 Posted October 21, 2009 IE7 and now IE8 is my main browser. i dont recognise the problem you reported in you post. Ken commercial support - unProtected channel, not to be confused with the forum with same name - open to everyone who need some professional help: either PM/email me, or go to my website (URL can be found in my profile). over 20 years of computer programming experience.
djdeuce Posted October 21, 2009 Author Posted October 21, 2009 Hi Gem Rock, Thanks for looking. It is happening on both of my pc's that have IE8 on them. My other pc's have IE7 with no problems. When scrolling down in IE8 it is wavy like. Your IE8 browser scrolls fine? I would think if it's my machine it would be a bad video card, but two machines? So, the problem does not occur at all on your pc? Weird, -Travis
knifeman Posted October 21, 2009 Posted October 21, 2009 My store doesn't scroll properly in the new internet explorer version 8. It scrolls very slow making it look wavy when scrolling down. I have tried running it in compatibility mode and that does not work either. Anyone know what is going on? Please take a look at my site in an IE8 browser to see this bizarre behavior. www.ShedsForLessDirect.com Thanks! -Travis I viewed your site in IE8 and safari. The only thing I noticed was the thumbnails are kinda large in bytes. If you install a thumbnailer it might help your scrolling. Tim
djdeuce Posted October 21, 2009 Author Posted October 21, 2009 Thanks Tim, do u also think that it is only happening on my machines and no one elses? Any ideas what is causing this?
knifeman Posted October 21, 2009 Posted October 21, 2009 Thanks Tim, do u also think that it is only happening on my machines and no one elses? Any ideas what is causing this? All I noticed was a little stuttering as I scroll. It scrolls normal speed, but the images are big and they have to 'render', is that right, as the user scrolls the page. Video card, monitor and memory all play a part. The less hardware a user has the worse it will be. I would get the thumbnailer installed and then see how it works for you. Tim
djdeuce Posted October 21, 2009 Author Posted October 21, 2009 Ok, I will try that. Is this a good one? http://addons.oscommerce.com/info/1484 Thanks! -Travis
peter222 Posted October 21, 2009 Posted October 21, 2009 this is my favorite thumbnailer: On the fly thumbnailer
djdeuce Posted October 21, 2009 Author Posted October 21, 2009 Thanks Peter, I'll try installing version 2.4 fix 4 of that one. Thanks all for your help.
knifeman Posted October 21, 2009 Posted October 21, 2009 Ok, I will try that. Is this a good one? http://addons.oscommerce.com/info/1484 Thanks! -Travis I have that one on 2 sites and this one on a new RC2a site http://addons.oscommerce.com/info/6941 I have never used the on the fly add on because it has this in the instructions: ■Ensure your catalog/images/ directory is chmod 777 (usually fresh installs only). ■Create a thumbnails/ directory in catalog/images/ and chmod it to 777. I have always read never have directories at 777. Tim
peter222 Posted October 21, 2009 Posted October 21, 2009 OTFT does NOT need folder_permission 777 755 is ok :) OTFT is very efficient, i use it always, i even rewrite other image_contributions so they use OTFT as well ;)
knifeman Posted October 21, 2009 Posted October 21, 2009 OTFT does NOT need folder_permission 777 755 is ok :) OTFT is very efficient, i use it always, i even rewrite other image_contributions so they use OTFT as well ;) It looks like a good thumbnailer and I was about to install it on my new site until I read the install file that says to chmod to 777. If that is not true, then it seems like the install should be updated... Tim
peter222 Posted October 21, 2009 Posted October 21, 2009 It looks like a good thumbnailer and I was about to install it on my new site until I read the install file that says to chmod to 777. If that is not true, then it seems like the install should be updated... Tim Hi Tim, I do not know why the install reads a 777 permission, it's not needed. I'm also very, very strict in my permissions, and safety altogether (eg. i use file-permission 444 for configure.php) why don't you try it in a fresh_osc_install, that won't take too long ;)
MrPhil Posted October 22, 2009 Posted October 22, 2009 Very rarely does a directory need to be 777 permissions. Read about it here: http://www.oscommerce.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=327395&view=findpost&p=1443272 By the way, Travis, you say you have IE7 emulation on and it doesn't work. Are you absolutely sure that IE8 is running in IE7 emulation mode? Perhaps you didn't actually get it into that mode. Does it seem to behave differently for other sites (built for IE6/7)?
djdeuce Posted October 28, 2009 Author Posted October 28, 2009 Thanks guys the thumbnailer worked and IE8 scrolls fine now! But...it introduced a new problem, now the pictures actually take longer to download rather than just popping up on each screen. I used the Dynamic Image Resize contribution because it was so easy (took me about 15 minutes). I don't see a forum for that contribution. If you've seen this please let me know if you know a fix. Thanks! -Travis
djdeuce Posted October 28, 2009 Author Posted October 28, 2009 Well that was easy enough to fix. I used Dynamic Image Resizing, not Resizer, which installs in just a couple minutes with no errors or slowing down my site. What I don't like about it though is that it created a ton of image files in my catalog folder. From earlier question from Phil, no I used the IE7 emulation mode exactly how microsoft said and it wouldn't work...not sure why.
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