Stupid IE Problem..

[Trasion]

Oh I hate IE, I wish I could force everyone in the world to use Firefox.

Anyways, here's how the top of my website looks in IE, and how it looks in FF. I need to find a fix for it..

Internet Explorer:

Link: http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/9982/76681667.jpg

Firefox

Link: http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/4411/21764994.jpg

In Internet Explorer, the top part gets messed up.

Anyways, here's my navbar template... The problem should be found in this template, but I have no idea what it could be. Could someone help me fix this?

navbar template:

<br />

<div style="float:left;">
<table>
<tr>
$ad_location[ad_header_end]
</tr>
</table>
</div>


<div style="float:right;">
<!-- breadcrumb, login, pm info -->
<table align="right" class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" style="background: #c9e9c9 url(images/zoovix/misc/link_background_green.gif) repeat-x top left;width:250px;">
<tr>


<if condition="$show['member']">
    <td class="alt2" nowrap="nowrap" style="background: #c9e9c9 url(images/zoovix/misc/link_background_green.gif) repeat-x top left;width:250px;">
    <div class="smallfont">
        <strong><phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[musername]" 2="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$bbuserinfo[userid]">$vbphrase[welcome_x_link_y]</phrase></strong> (<a href="usercp.php">edit</a> - <a href="login.php?$session[sessionurl]do=logout&amp;logouthash=$bbuserinfo[logouthash]" onclick="return log_out('$vbphrase[sure_you_want_to_log_out]')">logout</a>)<br />
        <phrase 1="$pmbox[lastvisitdate]" 2="$pmbox[lastvisittime]">$vbphrase[last_visited_x_at_y]</phrase>

        <if condition="$show['notifications']">
            <div><span id="notifications"><a href="usercp.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[your_notifications]:</a> <strong>$notifications_total</strong></span></div>
            <if condition="$show['popups']">
                <script type="text/javascript"> vBmenu.register("notifications"); </script>
            <else />
                <script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/vbulletin_notifications_nopopups.js?v=$vboptions[simpleversion]"></script>
                <script type="text/javascript"> vBulletin.register_control("vB_Notifications_NoPopups", "notifications");  </script>
            </if>
        <else /><if condition="$show['pmstats']">
            <div><phrase 1="$vbphrase[unread_x_nav_compiled]" 2="$vbphrase[total_x_nav_compiled]" 3="$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[private_messages_nav]</phrase></div>
        </if></if>

        <if condition="$show['pmwarning']"><div><strong><phrase 1="$vbphrase[pmpercent_nav_compiled]">$vbphrase[your_pm_box_is_x_full]</phrase></strong></div></if>
    </div>
    </td>
</tr>
<else />


























    <tr><td class="alt2" style="background: #c9e9c9 url(images/zoovix/misc/link_background_green.gif) repeat-x top left;width:250px;"><div class="smallfont">
        <b>Welcome</b>, Guest. (<a href="clogin.php">login</a> - <a href="register.php">register</a>)<br />Please login or register for all of the regular member forum features.

</div></tr></td>
</if>
</tr>
</table>
</div>

<!-- / breadcrumb, login, pm info -->




<br />
<table>
<tr>
<td>
&nbsp;
</td>
</tr>
<br /><br />
</table>




<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center"  style="background: #DCDCDC url(images/zoovix/misc/link_background.gif) repeat-x top left;">

<tr>
<td>Welcome to the Trasion &middot; Web Based Software and Graphic Development. On this forum, you can discuss software, you can release software, you can do anything that is software (web based), or graphic related. Releasing or developing software has never been as easy as it is right now on Trasion. Be sure to contribute to our community if you wish.</td>
</tr>




</table>



















<if condition="$show['popups']">
<!-- NAVBAR POPUP MENUS -->

	<if condition="$show['communitylink']">
	<!-- community link menu -->
	<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="community_menu" style="display:none;margin-top:3px" align="$stylevar[left]">
		<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
		<tr><td class="thead">$vbphrase[community_links]</td></tr>
		$template_hook[navbar_community_menu_start]
		<if condition="$show['quick_links_groups']">
					<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="group.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[social_groups]</a></td></tr>
		</if>
		<if condition="$show['quick_links_albums']">
					<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="album.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[pictures_and_albums]</a></td></tr>
		</if>



		<if condition="$bbuserinfo['userid']">
			<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=buddylist"><if condition="$show['friends_and_contacts']">$vbphrase[contacts_and_friends]<else />$vbphrase[contacts]</if></a></td></tr>
		</if>
		<if condition="$show['memberslist']">
			<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="memberlist.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[members_list]</a></td></tr>
		</if>
		$template_hook[navbar_community_menu_end]
		</table>
	</div>

	<!-- / community link menu -->

	</if>
	

	<if condition="$show['searchbuttons']">
	<!-- header quick search form -->
	<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="navbar_search_menu" style="display:none;margin-top:3px" align="$stylevar[left]">
		<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
		<tr>
			<td class="thead">$vbphrase[search_forums]</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td class="vbmenu_option" title="nohilite">
				<form action="search.php?do=process" method="post">

					<input type="hidden" name="do" value="process" />
					<input type="hidden" name="quicksearch" value="1" />
					<input type="hidden" name="childforums" value="1" />
					<input type="hidden" name="exactname" value="1" />
					<input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[sessionhash]" />
					<input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="$bbuserinfo[securitytoken]" />
					<div><input type="text" class="bginput" name="query" size="25" tabindex="1001" /><input type="submit" class="button" value="$vbphrase[go]" tabindex="1004" /></div>
					<div style="margin-top:$stylevar[cellpadding]px">
						<label for="rb_nb_sp0"><input type="radio" name="showposts" value="0" id="rb_nb_sp0" tabindex="1002" checked="checked" />$vbphrase[show_threads]</label>
						&nbsp;
						<label for="rb_nb_sp1"><input type="radio" name="showposts" value="1" id="rb_nb_sp1" tabindex="1003" />$vbphrase[show_posts]</label>
					</div>
				</form>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<if condition="$vboptions[threadtagging]">
		<tr>
			<td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="tags.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[tag_search]</a></td>
		</tr>
		</if>
		<tr>
			<td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="search.php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="4" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[advanced_search]</a></td>
		</tr>
		$template_hook[navbar_search_menu]
		</table>
	</div>
	<!-- / header quick search form -->
	</if>
	
	<if condition="$show['member']">
	<!-- user cp tools menu -->
	<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="usercptools_menu" style="display:none;margin-top:3px" align="$stylevar[left]">
		<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">

		<tr><td class="thead">$vbphrase[quick_links]</td></tr>
		<if condition="$vboptions['enablesearches']"><tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getdaily">$vbphrase[todays_posts]</a></td></tr></if>
		<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]do=markread">$vbphrase[mark_forums_read]</a></td></tr>
		<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="#" onclick="window.open('misc.php?$session[sessionurl]do=buddylist&amp;focus=1','buddylist','statusbar=no,menubar=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=250,height=300'); return false;">$vbphrase[open_contacts]</a></td></tr>
		$template_hook[navbar_quick_links_menu_pos1]
		$template_hook[navbar_quick_links_menu_pos2]

		<tr><td class="thead"><a href="usercp.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[user_control_panel]</a></td></tr>
		<if condition="$show['siglink']"><tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editsignature">$vbphrase[edit_signature]</a></td></tr></if>
		<!--<if condition="$show['avatarlink']"><tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editavatar">$vbphrase[edit_avatar]</a></td></tr></if>-->
		<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editprofile">$vbphrase[edit_your_details]</a></td></tr>
		<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editoptions">$vbphrase[edit_options]</a></td></tr>
		$template_hook[navbar_quick_links_menu_pos3]

		<tr><td class="thead">$vbphrase[miscellaneous]</td></tr>
		<if condition="$show['pmmainlink']"><tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="private.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[private_messages]</a></td></tr></if>
		<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="subscription.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[subscribed_threads]</a></td></tr>
		<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$bbuserinfo[userid]">$vbphrase[your_profile]</a></td></tr>
		<if condition="$show['wollink']"><tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="online.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[whos_online]</a></td></tr></if>
		$template_hook[navbar_quick_links_menu_pos4]

		</table>
	</div>
	<!-- / user cp tools menu -->

	</if>
<!-- / NAVBAR POPUP MENUS -->

<!-- PAGENAV POPUP -->
	<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="pagenav_menu" style="display:none">
		<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
		<tr>
			<td class="thead" nowrap="nowrap">$vbphrase[go_to_page]</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td class="vbmenu_option" title="nohilite">
			<form action="$vboptions[forumhome].php" method="get" onsubmit="return this.gotopage()" id="pagenav_form">
				<input type="text" class="bginput" id="pagenav_itxt" style="font-size:11px" size="4" />
				<input type="button" class="button" id="pagenav_ibtn" value="$vbphrase[go]" />
			</form>
			</td>
		</tr>
		</table>
	</div>
<!-- / PAGENAV POPUP -->
</if>









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[TimberFloorAu]

mate both those images look identical to me

--------------- Added [DATE]1252356365[/DATE] at [TIME]1252356365[/TIME] ---------------

ahhh spotted the GAP sorry, will go check.

--------------- Added [DATE]1252356933[/DATE] at [TIME]1252356933[/TIME] ---------------

Whats with all the huge amounts of white space ?

What does this code do:

<br />
<table>
<tr>
<td>
&nbsp;
</td>
</tr>
<br /><br />
</table>

You also seem to have set width in px then have left gif set at 100% and right gif at 250 px

[phpwannabe]

Are you by chance using IE 8?

I had this same problem for a few days after upgrading and it almost drove me nuts.

Might not be your problem, but in case some aren't aware of it, the IE 8 will magnify everything until you adjust it.

When things are set at 100%, it auto ups it to 125%.

What posessed them to do this I will NEVER know!

anyway bottom right hand corner of the IE8 browser has a magnifying glass with the % it's currently browsing it.. I just clicked on it and set it for 100%.

I'm serious though, I was working on a webpage and kept changing the size values over and over before I figured it out!

[Lynne]

Invalid html like what TimberFloor AU quoted and like this will do strange things in different browsers:

        <if condition="$show['pmwarning']"><div><strong><phrase 1="$vbphrase[pmpercent_nav_compiled]">$vbphrase[your_pm_box_is_x_full]</phrase></strong></div></if>
    </div>
    </td>
</tr>
<else />
    <tr><td class="alt2" style="background: #c9e9c9 url(images/zoovix/misc/link_background_green.gif) repeat-x top left;width:250px;"><div class="smallfont">
        <b>Welcome</b>, Guest. (<a href="clogin.php">login</a> - <a href="register.php">register</a>)<br />Please login or register for all of the regular member forum features.

</div></tr></td>
</if>
</tr>
</table>

</table>