Forum Bug....webmaster?

[synreal]

its reasons like this that some days i truly hate my job

digitard is correct, not a bug, just how browsers work.

[FalconGuy016]

digitard, im not sure if I understand (and im really trying to)

"but since its highlighting the whole thing when you open that catagory it brings the dropdown boxes to their maximum output size " this part especially, what do you mean it brings the dropdown boxes to their maxium output size? That means the whole screen? (95% of it, if you look at the right there is a little not highlighted)

[synreal]

think of it like this, webpages are just a big list of directions on how to lay out things, like this:

* top of the page
* main navigation
* hidden layers (the menus that pop up when you put your mouse over something like "Forums + Chat")
* forum contents (threads etc)

When you start you selection somewhere in the forum contents, and drag it to the top of the page, you are selecting everything (including the hidden layers that you can't even see)

Once those layers become active (by rolling your mouse over them you then see the highlight on them as well.

Since layers occupy a different z axis/index from the rest of the page (think of the bulk of the page as a flat surface that you are putting a piece of glass with the new layer onto it. they exist in different planes, but from the front "user pov" they are one) the entire new index/axis is shown as highlighted but certain versions of certain browsers. other apps may only show the content in the pop up layer as selected.

Welcome to the wild, wild world of crossbrowser hell.

//edit//

select from here

layer (same as a popup at the top)

to here

see how the little chunk of text top left corner of the page also got highlighted, even though you didn't select anywhere near it? thats because the code to create that layer sits between the words "here" and "to here"

[Webmaster]

Actually - I have the answer for you....

Its not really the layers that are showing up...

When you highlight everything - EVERYTHING gets highlighted - text AND images. Well - in order for the menus to close I use what is called a "closer" image. Its basically ONE HUGE invisible gif (1x1 pic, stretched)that when you roll over it, it closes all the menues and makes sure the roll over graphics reset.

So - if you are highlighting that menu, its going to highlight that image on a layer when you roll over the menu bar.

Its not a bug really - and to be honest your the first person I know who was bored enough to screw around with it until something breaks.

The different colors must be dependent on some highlight color you have set up on your comptuer (probably teh back ground color)

[FalconGuy016]

[CRog075]

Originally posted by digitard
Its just an Internet Explorer/DHTML-JS thing ... here's whats happening.

When you highlight the entire "DHTML" menu (the dropdown menu) nothing is happening, but at some point it attempts to open a catagory (forum+chat/etc) .. but since its highlighting the whole thing when you open that catagory it brings the dropdown boxes to their maximum output size ... thats all.

Its just highlighting every option of the menu so the box is expanding to its maximum outputs designed into its code.

No worries, its not a bug or an XP thing .. itsjust a sideffect

SIncerely,
Dave K

I wish I knew as much as you


Webmaster, what are you trying to say about me