Shape 5

Hi there,

initially, thanks a lot for this module! I use Joomla 1.0.12

I have to face a problem, this works great with Firefox. the text appears well but not in Internet Explorer. Is there any reason you know?

Thanks in advance

link:http://joomla.irislink.com/joomla/ (http://joomla.irislink.com/joomla/)
 

Hello there!

i've got the same prob with ie - but in my case the text appears... but always with  black color ...

i tried to put the code <font color= ...etc> in  the "Image 1 Text" and also in the field "Image 1 Text Color" however i cannot make it work... :(

any sugestions?..

thx in advance!

Hi, your website seems to be throwing an error. Based on the error line number it looks like it's an internal error on the RokLatest module that's forcing other javascript to not work correctly because it hasn't finished loading. Try unpublishing that module and see if the image fader works.

Thanks for the answer but unfortunately, the problem is the same with another template. I took the most common to test it and it works well wit FireFox but not with IE.
I saw there is a javascript error on line 788 in the index.php

I confirm the issue: text doesn't work in IE7, don't know about IE6

Hi, can you post a url where the problem is? As you can see on our demo the module works on all browsers including text.

Hi Mike,
I'll post you a personal message with the link, the site is still under construction.
anyway, it could depend on rockettheme firenzie template (not on a particular module, since the issue is present on every subpage)...

I'm having the same issue.  I just downloaded and reinstalled a fresh download of the module.  It works like a charm on Firefox.  I am running J1.5 RC3 on a RocketTheme of Versatility III (1.5 edition).  I run an older version of Explorer at work and a constantly updated version at home.

http://www.racespace.net is my site - the module is live and so is the website.

By the way, this module is awesome.  Thank you for creating it.  I hope we can shake out the bugs!

Hi,

I've looked at your site and it looks like it's actually a problem with the template. It's throwing a javascript error here:

 if(!Client.Engine.ie6) this.createShadows();
116 else this.shadow = new Element('div', {'id': 'rbShadow'}).injectInside(document.body);
117

The error is coming from the rokZoom.js file.

One javascript error will mess up all javascript on the page. I would contact the devloper of the template and let them it's throwing errors. Or you can try disabling the rokZoom javascript.

I've test the module just to be on the safe side it works with no problems in the 5 templates I've tested it in.

Let me know if you have anymore questions.

I've completely removed (or so it seems) every reference to rokzoom.js, namely the <script> call
but on IE7 text doesn't get displayed...
I'm testing on rt-firenzie.
Just a question:
does it seems to me or the module needs to load images displayed when the page loads?
If yes, is there a way to load images after page load? (consider it a new point in the wishlist...:-)

This sounds like a conflict with RocketTheme and the module on IE.

I am running the alpha release of RSGallery2 on my RocketTheme website and we encountered a template.css conflict in regards to the use of a prefix.  Could this be the same/similar issue?

Hi, most likely there have been two RocketTheme templates with problems. Versatality 3 and Firenzie both had problems. All other templates we've tested with have had no problems.

Effectively, I use a Rockettheme template too...

The problem seems to be because RocketTheme uses tables on their templates, which is not a good idea. The module has to use positions for the content transition and tables have problems with positions. Maybe the next version of IE will fix some of this but with the combination of RocketTheme making their templates with tables and IE not supporting them correctly; that is what is causing the problem.

Hello. First off thanks for the module, its looks great and its easy to use. I got the same problem with the text not loading in IE.  :-\ Any idea why its not loading on my site?

www.illmaticdesigns.com

Hi, same problem as I mentioned above. Tables have issues with css positions. Your template is using tables.

Oh, alright. Thanks for the fast response.

Hello, I've got the same problem. In Firefox all works well, but in IE the text doesn't appear. I'm using your template "Your Shop" with Joomla 1.0.13. I've tried it also with your template "MagnusOpus". In Firefox OK, but in IE only half of the textarea (without Text) appears.

Greetings from Germany

Artos

Hi, can you please post a url?

I sent you a PM.

Artos

Hi, I got the exacly same problem that Artos, did you find where the problem is when in IE just shows up half of the tap and no text at all... I´ve been checking the code but I really don´t know why is happening this....

Tks for the support ;)

Teris

The problem is more than likely that your template is using tables. This has been the case for all the problems in IE. Tables have a lot of problems with divs using positions and that's how this module works. So if it's using tables the module won't work when wrapped inside the table.

Tks so much for the help and for the great module!

 :-* ;)

I was having same problem with txt not showing up in IE. I fixed it by setting the style of my module to "xhtml" (.e.g. <jdoc:include type="modules" name="top" style="xhtml"/>).

For use with {loadposition positionname} I set the Content-Load Module style parameter to anything other than the Table options (do this via the back-end under Extensions/Plugin-Manager). Also, I copied html\com_content\article\default.php from the beez template and placed it in my template folder. This prevents the article component from placing the module within a <table> tag.

These approaches appear to work for IE 6 & &. Hope this helps

P.S. Great Module!! Big Thanks to the Developer(s)!!

Kevin3d is it possible to make some step-by-step tutorial of how you fixed this issue.

After all IE7 is most often used browser, and this extension is too good to be discredited because of this bug.

Regards

No fix here?

www.shame5.com :(

Hi,

I have problems with the image fader too. Users using IE 7 are getting a error on there screen. When i disable the module , nobody has a problem. Firefox has no problems with the module. I am using the Shape 5 Etensity template. The url is : http://www.uwkerkophetweb.nl

With Regards,

Hilbert

Hilbert,

I was able to load your site fine IE7 with no errors. What error message are you receiving?

Hi mike,

just checked the website again and i didn't receive the error either. But when i just clicked around on the website menu and clicked again the home button i received the error again. The website can't be opened......

With regards,

Hilbert

Hilbert,

I clicked on a few links and came back to the homepage again several times and haven't received an error. What is the exact error you are receiving?

Hi Mike,

I made some screenshots. You can see them at : http://www.uwkerkophetweb.nl/ErrorWebsite.JPG and when i choose OK the following screen i get : http://www.uwkerkophetweb.nl/ErrorWebsite2.JPG. These screens are in dutch language. The Error message : " the operation was aborted".

I hope you understand the problem.

With regards,

Hilbert

Hmmmmm.....

Any chance you can private message me ftp access so I can try something?

Hi mike,

You got a PM.

With regards,

Hilbert

I guaranteed. No text in IE.7

Hi, I must agree with everyone else on this thread that this is a great extension.
However, like most people, I am having somehow of a similar problem too with the Rockettheme Chromatophore template. Everything works fine in ie6, FF2, and FF3 but behaves very erratically in ie7. The entire page flickers randomly in ie7 and very often all page content disappears and appears at random.

This is very frustrating. Is there a way to have a final resolution to this issue once and for all?

I will PM the admin with my site details and hopefully you can help figure out the problem.

Thanks

Hello, as stated previously the problem is not the module, the problem is templates that use tables. Many of Rockettheme's templates use tables, including Chromatophore. Tables are a bad design flaw and can cause problems with CSS positioning with IE. The module has to use CSS positioning in order to work. So unfortnately if your template uses tables it will not work. I would recommend using a different template as tables can cause other problems specifically with SEO.

Well, part of the problem has now been resolved by adding this code to the template_css.css file


Even though the page flickering in ie7 has now stopped, the image and content fader module does not display and throws a invalid argument javascript error.

Hi there,

i got a strange error (only with IE) No Pic is shown - but the text with the transparent part of the image is shown.

You can see it there:

http://www.bierkisten-rennen.de

Any ideas ?
Any other browser works fine with it.

Since i'm using z-index statements on my site i changed the z-index parts in the module from 0 to 9 and from 1 to 10.
So the module should be on top of everything ...
But - no change :-(

Well - if there is no solution for that - i will use the "image fader" - works for me as well - and there are no problems with IE...

But on the other side - the image_AND_CONTENT_fader would be really cool (if working on IE)

I've read through all 3 pages of this post and am dissapointed as I too am using a Rockettheme template (Versatility 4) and my Shape 5 image and content fader is not working properly in IE7.  However, my issue hasn't been mentioned so I'll post it here:

When I open the site in IE7, All aspects of the site (header, top menu, right modules) open up fine but the module holding the shape 5 image fader is blank, as is the space underneather which holds an article.  A IE Error message dispalys:

"Internet Explorer cannot open the Internet Site http://stage.tfplawyers.com.au.  Operation aborted"

I then click o.k. and refresh the page and then it loads fine!  That is the weird part, if it loads the second time fine, why can't it load the first time fine....????

IE6 has the same issue as IE7 but the whole module and article sit below where the right column ends.  IE8 works fine.  Of course all other browsers are fine too.

I guess I'm going to start trying other image faders (already tried JW SIR which I use in nearly every website but on this its not working)

Very good module. Simple and to the point. Exactly what I needed.

My Firefox is fine, however in IE8 text part raises from the bottom in two steps. Besides the text background isn't transparent.

Any idea, guys?
Jacob

Please post a url.

Hello Mike,

The URL is http://66.147.242.178/~gbgusaco/

Thank you
Jacob

I am viewing your site in IE6 and 7 and do not see any issues.

Mike,  you're right, it works okay with IE6 and IE7. I have problem with IE8 running on Vista. The text area pops up in two jaggy steps, not smoothly. Besides the text background isn't transparent, but solid.
Can you check it please with IE8?

Thank you,
Jacob

If you can private message me ftp access to your site I can look into this for you.

Would also like to through my thanks for a great module.

Here is a URL below you can view.

http://mellowventures.brentmellow.com/

This extension is working great in Chrome, Safari, Firefox.  However, in MS IE (7 or 8) the text background is solid vs. transparent.   What needs to be done to have the text background that is in front of the picture show as transparent?

I've noticed that too, since switching to IE8 the background for the text is no longer transparent.

A new version that works with IE8 is now available in the download section. All you need to do is over-write your current mod_s5_image_and_content_fader.php with the new one in the download zip file.

I don't see the new file, thanks