Posts by Violet_82

all done thank you very much : - ). I have used the recovery dvd and the driver cd, all is well

well, I went through that alreay, but happy to do it again. The error comes up in the jquery file in the internet explorer version, and is this line as said above (a.elem.style[a.prop]=(a.prop==="width"||a.prop==="height"?Math.max(0,a.now):a.now)+a.unit)
At first I thought it was the selectors I was using but I have modified them, to no avail, and then my attention focussed on the event handler that called the main function: thinking that could be the problem I removed the function call from the HTML and deal with everything in the main function

thanks for this, so you reckon it is a bug and not something I could have caused myself?

Oh I see, the battery!! DIdn't think about it, I thought there was something wrong with some file missing. Ok it's a asus PRO61S
Thanks

HI I am experiencing a problem with the system clock. Basically the laptop in question, an asus, had its battery removed a while ago. A few months ago, I noticed something was wrong with the clock. Everytime I unplug the adapter - when the laptop is off - the system clock default to 00:00 and the date to 2009. This seems to have implications with negotiating the connection and browsing websites (I get a certificate error quite often). ANyway, I can easily reset the clock in the bios and it works fine, untill, again, I disconect the adapter. On booting, there is a message coming up, something about a file missing.
What do you guys reckon this is due to? Not entirely sure how to fix it. It looks like when the power source is cut off the clock goes crazy, so I am thinking to put the battery backk even if it doesn't hold any charge, and try with that. Failing that, what dco you reckon I should do?
thanks

ok I see,thanks i will use the recovery dvd and see how it goes. I assume, all the drivers need to be reinstalled after that

hi thanks. Thinking of it, I won't install XP. As for windows 7, if I decide to install it and replace vista, then there is no point using the recovery process anymore, but reformatting the whole HD. Perhaps I stick to vista. I know it is not a good OS, but the laptop is for my parents, and they are old generation, meaning that they have learned vista and I think it is better they stick to it ;-)
As for formatting and restoring vista. I understand you can do it in 2 ways; accessing the recovery partition or do it from the recovery dvd. What I don't understand is the number of options I will have to restore the system. DO I have to create 2 partitions when I restore the laptop?
thanks

Hi all, I have to fix a laptop with windows vista on it (asus) and I was wondering if anybody can assist me with that please. The laptop is very very slow and has some more problems and needs to be formatted.
I have the recovery disk and the drivers disk so whouldn't be too much of a problem. I have never done anything like that to a windows vista machine though.
All the data is backed up, so everything can be deleted.
First of all, what's the procedure here, do I have to reformat the whole HD or use the recovery disk and do something with the recovery partition - don't know much about this sorry but happy to try. Usually I format the whole HD but I am not sure if with Vista is the same thing ot not. ALl I want to make sure the laptop gets fast again.

Do you think I should install a different version of windows (perhaps 7 or xp on it?)
thanks

ok cool thanks, I charged it overnight in the end. One thing though, how about removing the battery completely and rely on the power cable instead? If so how do I store the battery for later/seldom usage? Do I have to charge it and stored it charged or let it discharge and then store it?

ok thanks, I will give it a go

hi thanks, so you reckon there's no need to charge it overnight?

Hi there, I have bought a new laptop an acer 756 and I was wondering if anybody can give me any advice as to what to do with the battery the first time and how to make sure that it lasts long. What I usually do is this:
-laptop off, charge the battery overnight the first time (I leave it plugged in to the main even if is is charged)
-then the following day, unplug it, switch the laptop on and work on it till the battery goes down. At that point i switch the laptop off and chage it again till battery full. Then I switch the computer on and keep working.
So generally I never leave the computer on while charging, at least fr the first few months
Any advice really welcome
thanks

well the autoscroll

$('body,html').animate({
                    scrollTop: $("#" + id).offset().top - 290
                }, 800);

kicks in when the link is clicked on, because it's inside a click function: so the user clicks on a link and the page scrolls. This is what I would refer to as an automatic scroll. SO say you have clicked on a link and the page (a very long page with a lot of anchor links) scrolls till it reaches the target link. Once there let's say you want to scroll down a little more: so if you're on the ipdad you use your fingers, if on a laptop the scrollbars: this is what I consider human scrolling as opposed to the automatic one.

To answer your question the $('myDiv a').click(function (e) {...}) isn't actually called by the autoscroll, but the autoscroll is called from inside it

hi ok, so break this function

$('myDiv a').click(function (e) {
                e.preventDefault();
                var arrayID = $(this).attr('href').split('#');              
                var theId = arrayID[1];                             
                $('body, html').stop();                             
                $(".navigation").slideUp('fast');
                $('body,html').animate({
                    scrollTop: $("#" + id).offset().top - 290
                }, 800);
                return false;   
            });



and move this out of it $('body,html').animate({
                    scrollTop: $("#" + id).offset().top - 290
                }, 800);

is that what you mean?

Hi I run into something peculiar. I have an html file linking to a local file jquery-1.4.4.js.
Now, everything works ok in every browser but when I test the page in IE7 and 8 it fires the following error:

SCRIPT87: Invalid argument. 
jquery-1.4.4.js, line 18 character 20135 

and everything falls apart.
So with the IE debuggers open I click on the message and it sends me to the jquery-1.4.4.js line where the error allegedly sits (I understand this doesn't necessarily mean that the error is in that file, more likely somewhere in my own script instead). ANyway I copy and paste the whole jquery-1.4.4.js from the IE debugger into notepad, and I do the same for the jquery-1.4.4.js file in the firefox debugger. I compare the 2 (that should be the same) and notice that there are differences: the same version of the same file is different in IE and Firefox...Needless to say the line where the error is in (a.elem.style[a.prop]=(a.prop==="width"||a.prop==="height"?Math.max(0,a.now):a.now)+a.unit) doesn't appear in the version taken from firefox.
A solution to this problem - I have already checked - is to move up to the latest jquery version (it still throws the error but at least everything works as it should). Probelm is I can't upgrade, becasue there are some compatibility problems.
From what I gathered from the error and some tests I have performed on the page and on my own script, a possible error seems to be coming from a list …

Hi peeps, quick question. I am debugging a script in IE (it's producing errors and I suspect it might be down to the selectors) and I was
wondering if the below is correct.
Guven the following html

<div id="fruit_filter">
            <h1>Compare the Toyota range</h1>
                <div class="filter_checkboxes">
                    <h2>fruit type</h2>
                    <form id="first_filter">
                    <input type="checkbox" value="apples" name="fruit_type" checked="checked" id="apples" onClick="myFilter(this)"><label for="apples">Petrol</label><br><!-- apparently onchange isn't good and shouldn't be used with checkboxes-->
                    <input type="checkbox" value="bananas" name="fruit_type" checked="checked" id="bananas" onClick="myFilter(this)"><label for="bananas">Diesel</label><br>
                    <input type="checkbox" value="grapes" name="fruit_type" checked="checked" id="grapes" onClick="myFilter(this)"><label for="grapes">Hybrid</label><br>
                    </form>
                </div><!-- END OF filter_checkboxes -->
                <div class="filter_checkboxes">
                    <h2>Another type</h2>
                    <form id="second_filter">
                    <input type="checkbox" value="yellow" name="second_type" checked="checked" id="yellow" onClick="myFilter(this)"><label for="yellow">Manual</label><br>
                    <input type="checkbox" value="red" name="second_type" checked="checked" id="red" onClick="myFilter(this)"><label for="red">Automatic</label><br>
                    </form>
                </div><!-- END OF filter_checkboxes -->               
        </div><!-- END OF fruit_filter -->

I want to select the checked tickboxes in the jquery fragment below:

var $theFirstFilter = $("#fruit_filter").find("#first_filter input[type=checkbox]:checked");    
    var $theSecondFilter = $("#fruit_filter").find("#second_filter input[type=checkbox]:checked");

Is this the correct way to select the checked tickboxes? I mean is this syntax input[type=checkbox]:checked correct? I have seen this done in many different
ways and I am not sure what's good or bad.
cheers

the lappy doesn't have a cd drive...

thanks for that. Unfortunately - forgot to mention in my previous post - the blue screen comes up about 30 second after I log in into windows (any mode) so it doesn't give me the time to even run the program and then the system restarts again, and I am again back to square one.
A few things that might be helpful: in those 30 seconds I have managed to run msconfig and disable a few services, like the infamous virtual drive emulator (clone cd) that seems to have caused the issue, then macafee and norton (yes there are 2 antivirus there for some reasons, one has expired), but that didn't help anyway.
One more thing, this machine has 2 OS: windows 7 starter and android. I can get to android ok, so I am thinking whether there is anything I could do from there?
Lastly, it seems to me that the last resort would be to format the HD, but unfortunately there is stuff that she absolutely wants back, pictures mainly but I can't even get the HD out for some reasons...

Hi guys, I have a big problem with my firend's laptop. Shes got a acer aspire one happy and I was installing on it a virtual drive emulator. ALl went ok, but after the installation I kept getting the blue screen - see link attached - and I can't get into windows (7 starter) anymore. If I go into safe mode it works for literally 20 seconds then blue screen again. Not sure what to do, what do you suggest?
thanks

that's the thing, I don't have the user function as yet, that's what I need to create. The click function, is the one that cause the automatic scroll: you click on a link and the whole page scrolls down/up to the target link. On the Ipad (or on a computer using the scroll bars or the mouse wheel) you then scroll up and down as you please. This is the event I should capture. I was thinking, as said above, to use something like

$(window).scroll(function()
    $(".navigation").slideDown('fast');
});

but this way the function is triggered when the page scrolls (automatic scroll with the click function or user scroll) whereas I want it to be triggered only when the user scroll
thanks

thanks, here's the response I was given:
"The modem needs both the receive power level - the signal strength from our router - and the send power level - the strength that the modem returns the signal at to be heard back at the router at the correct level - to be within quite tight parameters. As the power levels get to the limits of these parameters the signal degrades and can cause slow speeds as the data packets get corrupted and need to be retransmitted. When the levels go outside the parameters then the modem is likely to drop the connection altogether and reboot.

If you could reply to Leannes message stating the best date and time for a visit, then we will be happy to arrange this. There is no charge for an engineer visit to address a fault with our service.
"
SO I guess I will go for it
thanks

sure, it's an idea, I could use a boolean variable but how would I determine that it was the user scrolling and not the autoscroll? If the function is scroll() and happens when the user clicks on the link how do I capture the user input (scrolling)?
thanks

Hi I have run into a issue recently. I am working on a website that involves quite a bit of scrolling: basically, there is a fixed position menu with some anchor links. when you click on an anchor links the page automatically scrolls down to the desired position. All good except that there is a bug in the Ipad version 5 of the OS http://weedygarden.net/2012/04/ios5-position-fixed-bug/. In a nutshell, on the ipad when you click on an anchor something happens and all the anchors are disabled till you manually scroll a bit. A solution - detailed in the link above - is to hide the navigation after you click on a link, and keep it hidden till the user manually scrolls the windows. To implement that I need to fire an event on scroll, so something like after the page has automatically scrolled to desired position, if user scrolls again, bring the menu back. Take this code that perform the automatic scroll:

 $('myDiv a').click(function (e) {
                e.preventDefault();
                var arrayID = $(this).attr('href').split('#');              
                var theId = arrayID[1];                             
                $('body, html').stop();                             
                $(".navigation").slideUp('fast');
                $('body,html').animate({
                    scrollTop: $("#" + id).offset().top - 290
                }, 800);
                return false;   
            });

When it scrolls the navigation is hidden $(".navigation").slideUp('fast');, then I need to bring it back when the scroll ends (and therefore I can't do it as a callback function of the animate method), so something like

$(window).scroll(function()
    $(".navigation").slideDown('fast');
});

which needs to go somewhere. But I have read thatscroll() doesn't differentiate between human scroll …

so adjusting the power level should be for the best? What I don't want is to agree to have somebody to tweak that and then realize that the high value of power level was actually a good thing!

Hi there, lately I have noticed that my connection, despite various speedometers saying it is as fast as it should be, slowed dowm. I have got in touch with my provider, Virgin, and somebody from support came back with this:
"
I have checked your connection and the upstream power level is unacceptably high.
We will need to arrange an engineer visit to adjust the power levels.

Can you please advise when you can be available for a visit during the next 7 days?"

Can somebody explain to me what "upstream power level is unacceptably high" means, what is an upstream power level and how it affect my connection please? Is it a bad thing to get this level lowered?
thanks

ehm...and so it is, sorry the script is about 700 lines and I didn't notice the call was also somewhere else, apologies. In that case I will try onchange again, just out of interest
thanks for your help

ok thanks for clarifying the issue.
I have done what you said

<input type="checkbox" value="apple" name="fruit" checked="checked" id="apple" onClick="myFunction()"><label for="apple">Apple</label><br>

and here's the function:

function myFunction(){
    var update = false;
    console.log("update is " + update);
}

But get this: the console.log output is displayed in the console even if I don't touch the checkbox, so, same problem as before. I get the output when I click on it of course, but when the page load I get it too. What's going on!?

thanks pritaeas, but that means that I have to do all the checking in the function (ie if the checkbox is ticked or not). I thought if I use onChange, I don't need to check anything. I am not sure I understand this though, what do you exactly mean by input focus? Also, where is then onChange used?
thanks

Hi there, quick question about onchange method usage. I have a couple of checkboxes and when I check/uncheck them I want a function to be called, therefore I have decided to use the onchange method. But I am not sure I get how this works. Take the following example:
HTML

<input type="checkbox" value="apple" name="fruit" checked="checked" id="apple" onchange="myFunction()"><label for="apple">Apple</label><br>

and here's the function:

function myFunction(){
    var update = false;
    console.log("update is " + update);

}

When the code runs, the message in the console is displayed even if I don't touch the checkbox...how's that possible? I would have thought that myFunction would run only if I had checked/unchecked the box
thanks

thanks JorgeM. As far as support is concerned, it shouldn't be a problem really because if she has an issue I can log in remotely and fix it for her, so I am not too worries about that. There are 2 things instead that I am not sure about:
1)Whether it is better to buy it online or in the shop
2)which model is less likely to have problems. Let me explain. My parents some time ago bought a Asus laptop, and it turned up that it has problems with monitor, with overheating etc etc. I know that's not a netbook, but different brands have different issues, so I was hoping to get an idea of what brand I should avoid
cheers

Hi there, I need to buy a new netbook for my sister. She isn't IT so I don't need a super expensive and powerful machine, she will just use it for word processing and browse the internet.
Does anybody have any suggestion at all? I myself have a samsung nc10 netbook with win xp and to be honest I found it quite good, so size-wise I guess it will have to be the same as the nc10.
I wanted to get her a Dell but I seem to understand that Dell doesn't produce netbooks anymore (I really wanted to get her the dell duo).
Any advice's much appreciated
thanks

Hi there, thanks. SOrry about the omissions, but as I said the function is quite
long and I thought giving out just the important bit will have avoid confusion. Maybe I was wrong, in any case, here's
the full version and a different approach I have attempted (highlighted in bold ** ** - there is no way to highlight things in different colours oddly enough). Also I haven't included the json notation, because it is enormous

function getVehicleData(booleanVar, stringValue, BestLowerValue, imageLoadedIn){    
    var whatever  = cars_data.seeTheProducte.Product;//accessing 2 levels above the images in json  
    var highest;
    var lowest;
    var i;
    var j;
    var k;
    var htmlToAdd;          

    **var $theImages;**
    if(booleanVar){
        $("#main_div").children().remove();
    }   
    **else{     
        $theImages = $(".myImage a img").eq(0);      
         var currentImage;
        var index;       
    }**
        for(i in whatever ){//access first level of json
            htmlToAdd = '<div class="vehicle_family"><p>' + whatever[i].text + '</p>'; 
            for(j in whatever[i]){//access second level of json, that's where the images are
                var optimalValue;
                var lows;
                var highs;
                var nameOfCars;
                var text = whatever[i].text;                
                for(k in whatever[i][j]){//access third level of json               
                    var valOfCurrentImg = Number(whatever[i][j][k][stringValue]);
                    if(!(isNaN(valOfCurrentImg))){                  
                        if(BestLowerValue){
                            if(optimalValue == null || valOfCurrentImg < optimalValue){
                                optimalValue = valOfCurrentImg;
                            }
                        }
                        **else {
                            if(optimalValue == null || valOfCurrentImg > optimalValue){
                                optimalValue = valOfCurrentImg;
                            }**
                        }
                        if(valOfCurrentImg < lowest || lowest == null)  lowest = valOfCurrentImg;
                        if(valOfCurrentImg > highest || highest == null) highest = valOfCurrentImg;                     
                    }                   
                }               
                if(!(j == 'text')){                 
                    lows = whatever[i][j].lowgrade;//these are taken from the json
                    highs = whatever[i][j].highgrade;//these are taken from the json
                    nameOfCars = whatever[i][j].rangename;          
                if(booleanVar){
                    htmlToAdd += '<div …

hi thanks for your help.
The cable has been tested with a multimeter and the guy that tested it said it was definitely the cable. I also tried to change the fuse, but no joy.
The adapter is for a LG 16x External DVD-CD burner, GSA-2164D.
Hope that's all you need : - )
thanks

Hi there, I am in a bit of a situation. I have a few images that I have inserted in my html using javascript. The url of the images are stored as strings in json object notation and to access them in the script I had to have 2 nested for in loops.
Now, the relevant code in the function is this:

function populateHTML(booleanVar){
...
for(i in whatever ){//accessing the top of json
            for(j in whatever[i]){////accessing second level of json where the images are               
                if(booleanVar){
                    myHTML += '<div id="myImages"><a href="javascript:void(0)"><img src="' + whatever[i][j].thumb + '"  data-value="' + bestVal + '"alt="" ></a></div>';
                }
                else{
                        ...

                        }
                    }
                }

So I end up in a situation like the below.

...
<div id="myImages">
    <img src="image1.jpg" data-value="10">
    <img src="image2.jpg" data-value="11">
    <img src="image3.jpg" data-value="12">
    <img src="image4.jpg" data-value="13">
    <img src="image5.jpg" data-value="14">
    <img src="image6.jpg" data-value="15">
    <img src="image7.jpg" data-value="16">
</div>
...

Now the first time the page load I have a boolean variable set to true so that this bit

{myHTML += '<div id="myImages"><a href="javascript:void(0)"><img src="' + whatever[i][j].thumb + '"  data-value="' + bestVal + '"alt="" ></a></div>';

runs and populate the html with images. After that I call populateHTML() from somewhere else passing booleanVar as false because I don't want to re-insert the images but just update their data-value attribute which will be done in the above else{} statement but this turned out to be a nightmare.
In the else statement - let's not forget we are in a loop still …

oh i see, sorry. It's DA-24B12.
Thanks

Guys, the power cable of my LG external dvd/cd burner have stopped working. I am trying to find a replacement for it but it seems to be an inpossible task. I need a ACDC input 0.65A max output 2A. Can't find it anywhere, any idea at all?
thanks

Hi there, I am not entirely sure how to target checkboxes with jquery. I had a look around but the methods indicated don't seem to work for me for whatever reason.
Given the following html fragment:

    ...
    <form>
                        <input type="checkbox" value="red" name="the_color" checked="checked" id="red"><label for="red">This is red</label><br>
                        <input type="checkbox" value="blue" name="the_color" checked="checked" id="blue"><label for="blue">This is blue</label><br>
                        ...

I need to target each check box and if unchecked do something. So in my javascript I have

        $("#red").click(function(){//targets the first tickbox by id
            color();
        });

    function color(){
        var isChecked = $(this);


            if(isChecked.is(":checked")){
                alert("Checked");
            }
            else{
                alert("Unchecked");
            }

    }

But this doesn't work. I thought I could target checkboxes by ID. Nevermind, I tried this instead:

        $("input:checkbox[name='the_color']").click(function(){
            color();
        });

    function color(){
        var isChecked = $(this);


            if(isChecked.is(":checked")){
                alert("Checked");
            }
            else{
                alert("Unchecked");
            }

}

But no joy either. So I wonder, what selector will actually select a specific check box in the above html?
Also, besides the selector, is the way to check whether a checkbox is checked or not correct?
thanks

Hi there, I am working on a website at the moment and I am using the firefox console quite a lot.
I am in the process of testing a script and I have noticed something really odd, hopefully somebody might be able to tell me whether there is something I am doing wrong.
Take the following code:

console.log("Height is " + height + " New position value is " + newPositionValue + " hey ");

The output is all ok. Because some of the output are quite long, for legibility in the text editor I am using, I started to split the arguments of the console.log like this:

console.log("Height is " + height + " New position value is " + 
+ newPositionValue + " hey ");

and so on. The thing is if I split the code like the above the results are ok but if I split it like this instead

console.log("Height is " + height + " New position value is " + newPositionValue + 
 + " hey ");

the last string returns NaN. In other words if the string is on the other line on its own like + " hey "); it returns NaN but if I have the variable plus the string like + newPositionValue + " hey "); it is ok. Has anybody ever heard of this?
thanks

hi guys thanks for that, I usually have a static ip address all the time...not quite sure why, I think it has something to do with getting faster connection to peer to peer network or something, not even sure. I have now set my ipv4 to obtain the ip automatically and for now it seems to work. I will post back in here if the connection drops again later tonite.

Hi there I have recently bought a usb network adapter (http://www.ebay.com/itm/280891780614?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_2366wt_1170) . It works fine in linux but in windows 7 I can't connect the laptop to the internet, for some reasons it keeps connecting to, it says, an unknown network and the connection is limited, it won't go on the internet in other words. I have installed the drivers.
If I use a normal network cable and look at the usual Network and sharing centre in win 7, under connection it says Local area connection and under access type it says Internet. If I use the adapter instead under local area it says Local area connection 2 and my active network is an Unidentified network
I have attached 2 screenshots, cable.jpg when it is connected to the cable http://antobbo.webspace.virginmedia.com/various_tests/cable.jpg and adapter.jpg when it is connected to the adapter http://antobbo.webspace.virginmedia.com/various_tests/adapter.jpg.
Now does anybody know how to fix this and get the adapter to work with Windows 7?
One possible hint might come from the network diagnostic. While attempting to troubleshoot it came up with the followin message:
"Problem found: Local Area connection 2 doesn't have a valid IP configuration".
So I connected the cable got the ip address and all the relevant details and copied them over to the IPV4 after disconnecting the cable and reconnecting it to the usb adapter, only to get this error message:
"The ip address you ahve entered for this network adapter …

fantastic thanks. Do you know if there are compatibility problems with ubuntu at all? I manily use ubuntu 12.04 so I'd rather get something that is compatible with it. I assume known brands like dlink, belkin etc are cross platforms?

that's ok, I sorted that out, all my fault. I have just discovered that using the gimp to resize a picture isn't as straighforward as I would have thought. Turned out it was the gimp playing up. I have resized it with photoshop, and it's all good. Sorry for that, I should have tried with different software before posting.

you might want to try this http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_pro/ which is quite powerful, there is a free version available. For future reference, I suggest to set up your machine in a different way. Create a separate limited account, give it a password and stick to that rather than being admin on your own computer. If you want to install something windows will ask you for the admin password. That's a very effective way to protect your computer from infections. About removing any virus, spyware etc, I recommend to do that in safe mode (reboot and keep pressing the f8 key till you get to the safe mode screen)
let us know how that goes.

hi thanks for that. The thing is, there are an awful lot of adapter fairly cheap, then some are instead a bit pricey. DO you think is there any difference at all? I mean by buying one of those I am hoping my wired connectin is a s fast as if the network cable was plugged directly onto the network port. Does the fac that ig goes through a usb affect speed at all? The reason why I am asking that is because the wireless in my pleace is very slow and I was hoping to keep using the wired connection
thanks

Hi there,
I wonder if you can help me at all. My lappy's network port is broken, I dropped it with the network cable in and as a result it pushed the pin back so that the network cable's connector is really loose when inserted and it won't connect to the net. At first I thought I'd open it up and reposition the connector but apparently opening up the whole thing (dell xps17) is beyond my ability http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGbyuWY-yqI (it looks like I have to remove the front in order to open up the back where the network connector resides - unless somebody of course knows another way).
So, I have decided I will get a network to usb connector, one of these - sorry for the link to ebay - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Belkin-10-100-USB-To-Ethernet-Adapter-F5D5050-/261078069103?pt=UK_Computing_Other_Computing_Networking&hash=item3cc9772f6f#ht_1842wt_907
Now, there are an awful lot out there, so I wonder, which one do I actually need? All I need to do is to connect the network cable to the usb adapter and connect that to a usb port on the laptop. ANy idea as to which one, prices, spec etc etc
any help much appreciated
thanks

hi thanks for that, I thought it was a tricky one too : - )! Isn't there anyway to avoid having an alternative css notation for IEs, like incorporate all the filters and rule as above within existing css by any chance?

Hi all, I am testing an overlay and I can't get it to work correctly in IE7 and 8, in that the full page is not visible the opacity is set to 0. Here's the link
http://antobbo.webspace.virginmedia.com/various_tests/overlay/test.htm
It works ok in every browser and also IE9.
This is the css rule for the full page overlay:

#full_page_overlay{
    background:#000000;
    opacity:0.35;
    -ms-filter:"progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=50)";
    filter:alpha(opacity=35); /* For IE8 and earlier */
    top:0px;
    bottom:0px;
    left:0px;
    right:0px;
    position:fixed;
    z-index:99998;
    display:none;
}

Other than these 3 declarations

opacity:0.35;
        -ms-filter:"progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=50)";
        filter:alpha(opacity=35); /* For IE8 and earlier */

what else can I do to get it to work in IEs?!
ANy help much appreciated

Hi thanks Dani : - )
I tried that but in the preview the pic is deformed still, so I didn't upload it anymore. I will try again, get a square one (I guess if it is bigger than 80x80 it will get resized automatically) and go all the way through the process, I will post back
thanks

Hi all,what size should be the avatar picture, I tried different combinations but it is always skewed. From what I noticed the usual size are 80x80 but the picture is always deformed!?

Many agencies use it, I guess far too many clients want a flashy looking website without knowing nothing about portability and cross browser compatibility. As far as I am concerned it is good for round corners, but again, as it has been pointed out already not every browser supports that