menu mumbo jumbo with different operating systems?

[catfish]

I am just completing a website that I thought was looking just fine but have just had a comments from some viewers that the menu is messed up viewing with Windows 8. I don't have Windows 8 so I haven't seen this. Wondered if someone could help me out with this. The link is http://www.oliversgarden.com/ and the code below

#navigation {
height:36px;
border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;
border-top:1px solid #ccc;
background-color:#999;
background-image:url(images/menu_bg.jpg);
background-repeat:repeat-x;
}

.menu {width:900px; height:31px; position:relative; z-index:100;border-right:0px solid #000; font-family:arial, sans-serif; margin: 0 auto;}
/* hack to correct IE5.5 faulty box model */
* html .menu {width:900px; w\idth:900px;}
/* remove all the bullets, borders and padding from the default list styling */
.menu ul {padding:0;margin:0;list-style-type:none;}
.menu ul ul {width:148px;}
/* float the list to make it horizontal and a relative positon so that you can control the dropdown menu positon */
.menu li {float:left;width:150px;position:relative;}
/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {display:block;font-size:11px; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; color:#fff; width:148px; height:31px; border:1px solid #585752; border-width:0 0 0 1px; background:#999; background-image:url(images/menu_bg.jpg);
background-repeat:repeat-x; padding-left:0px; padding-top:4px; line-height:31px; font-weight:bold;}
/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {width:148px; w\idth:135px;}

/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop, .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {background:#ccc;}
/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{background:#7cbab8;}
.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {background:#7cbab8;}
/* style the third level background */
.menu ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul a:visited {background:#7cbab8;}
/* style the third level hover */
.menu ul ul ul a:hover {background:#d8f6f5;}


/* hide the sub levels and give them a positon absolute so that they take up no room */
.menu ul ul {visibility:hidden; position:absolute;height:0;top:31px;left:0; width:148px;border-top:1px solid #000;}
/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul {top:30px;t\op:31px;}

/* position the third level flyout menu */
.menu ul ul ul{left:150px; top:-1px; width:150px;}

/* position the third level flyout menu for a left flyout */
.menu ul ul ul.left {left:-149px;}

/* style the table so that it takes no ppart in the layout - required for IE to work */
.menu table {position:absolute; top:0; left:0; border-collapse:collapse;;}

/* style the second level links */
.menu ul ul a, .menu ul ul a:visited {background: #fff; color:#000; height:auto; line-height:1em; padding:5px 14px; width:120px;border-width:0 1px 1px 1px;}
/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul a, * html .menu ul ul a:visited {width:148px;w\idth:128px;}

/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover, .menu ul ul a:hover{color:#000; background:red;}
.menu :hover > a, .menu ul ul :hover > a {color:#000; background:#d8f6f5;}

/* make the second level visible when hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul li:hover ul,
.menu ul a:hover ul{visibility:visible;}
/* keep the third level hidden when you hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul ul{visibility:hidden;}
/* make the third level visible when you hover over second level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul :hover ul{ visibility:visible;}

 

<ul>

<li><a href="index.php"> HOME<!--[if IE 7]><!--></a><!--<![endif]-->
<!--[if lte IE 6]><table><tr><td><![endif]--></li>

<li><a href="#nogo">BIRD TOYS<!--[if IE 7]><!--></a><!--<![endif]-->
<!--[if lte IE 6]><table><tr><td><![endif]-->
<ul>
<li><a href="x-lg_toys.php">EXTRA LARGE TOYS</a></li>
		<li><a href="lg_toys.php">LARGE TOYS</a></li>
		<li><a href="med_toys.php">MEDIUM TOYS</a></li>
		<li><a href="small_toys.php">SMALL TOYS</a></li>
		<li><a href="foot_toys.php">FOOT TOYS</a></li>
		<li><a href="seasonal.php">SEASONAL TOYS</a></li>


</ul>
<!--[if lte IE 6]></td></tr></table></a><![endif]-->
</li>

<li><a href="#nogo">ROPE PRODUCTS<!--[if IE 7]><!--></a><!--<![endif]-->
<!--[if lte IE 6]><table><tr><td><![endif]-->

<ul>
<li><a href="crawlers_nets.php">CRAWLERS, ETC </a></li>
		<li><a href="oddball.php">ODD BALLS </a></li>
		<li><a href="boings.php">BOINGS</a></li>
		<li><a href="swings.php">SWINGS</a></li>

</ul>
<!--[if lte IE 6]></td></tr></table></a><![endif]-->

</li>

<li><a href="#nogo">MISCELLANEOUS<!--[if IE 7]><!--></a><!--<![endif]-->
<!--[if lte IE 6]><table><tr><td><![endif]-->

<ul>
	<li><a href="sandy_perch.php">SANDY PERCH</a></li>

	<li><a href="cuckoo.php">CUCKOO’S CUISINE</a></li>
</ul>
<!--[if lte IE 6]></td></tr></table></a><![endif]-->

</li>
<li><a href="shop.php">SHOP IN PERSON<!--[if IE 7]><!--></a><!--<![endif]-->
<!--[if lte IE 6]><table><tr><td><![endif]--></li>


<li><a href="contact.php">CONTACT/ORDER<!--[if IE 7]><!--></a><!--<![endif]-->
<!--[if lte IE 6]><table><tr><td><![endif]--></li>

</ul>

[catfish]

Oh, my. I just am doing a browser shot and is this how it really looks? I don't know how to fix this?

[falkencreative]

I'm getting issues on Windows XP running IE8. Specifically, I think it involves these lines:

 

<li><a href="shop.php">SHOP IN PERSON<!--[if IE 7]><!--></a><!--<![endif]-->

<!--[if lte IE 6]><table><tr><td><![endif]--></li>


<li><a href="contact.php">CONTACT/ORDER<!--[if IE 7]><!--></a><!--<![endif]-->
<!--[if lte IE 6]><table><tr><td><![endif]--></li>

I'm not completely understanding what you are trying to do here... You are purposely not closing the </a> in IE7? And in other browsers, you are providing invalid code? The way IE8 is acting, I think it needs those two closing </a>s to function properly.

 

EDIT: I think maybe you were trying to comment out the conditional comments? I think IE8 is having issues with them still. If you want to remove the conditional comment, remove it entirely -- don't try and comment it out.

[catfish]

I'm getting issues on Windows XP running IE8. Specifically, I think it involves these lines:

 

<li><a href="shop.php">SHOP IN PERSON<!--[if IE 7]><!--></a><!--<![endif]-->

<!--[if lte IE 6]><table><tr><td><![endif]--></li>


<li><a href="contact.php">CONTACT/ORDER<!--[if IE 7]><!--></a><!--<![endif]-->
<!--[if lte IE 6]><table><tr><td><![endif]--></li>

I'm not completely understanding what you are trying to do here... You are purposely not closing the </a> in IE7? And in other browsers, you are providing invalid code? The way IE8 is acting, I think it needs those two closing </a>s to function properly.

 

EDIT: I think maybe you were trying to comment out the conditional comments? I think IE8 is having issues with them still. If you want to remove the conditional comment, remove it entirely -- don't try and comment it out.

 

Very good, thankyou. That was it I guess, I've heard it looks fine now. Thanks again.