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IE6 Alpha PNGs are messing with Google Maps


02.02.09 Posted in General by Matt

I. Am. Having. A. Nightmare.

I’m being owned this evening by IE6 compatability issues. If I had my way, every website in the world would have a badge on it, forcing all users to switch to Firefox.

I’ve been wrestling with a site nearing completion, but trying to fix issues with Alpha Transparency on CSS controlled images as backgrounds. I cannot seem to find a fix that works. At all.

The application also uses a Google Map interface. However, this is causing issues in IE6 when I viewed it this evening. The maps loads up as it should, but the pointer and the control (zoom & pan) icons aren’t showing. I realised this was because they too are png images.

Firefox:

GoogleMap Firefox

IE6:

GoogleMap IE6

I want to do very bad things to IE6 developers right now, and to all IE6 users.

Burn them. Burn them all. **

If anyone knows of a way or has successfully managed to implement a fix for png alpha transparency for Internet Exploder 6, please share the wealth and knowledge. I’ve tried using http://dean.edwards.name/IE7/ by Dean Edwards with no luck, as well as Supersleight by Drew McLellan.

I appreciate any help you guys could offer. Thank yoooouuu

**note – if you are reading this on an IE6 browser, please don’t be scared. I wont burn you. Thank you for reading to the end. Enjoy your day. I’ll make you a cup of tea.



One Response to “IE6 Alpha PNGs are messing with Google Maps”

  1. I feel your pain. Or, ‘felt’ it.

    Try these resources:

    http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bobosola/pnghowto.htm

    http://www.twinhelix.com/css/iepngfix/ (my personal favorite) EX: http://www.museumofwesternco.com/ (inspect the upper right avatar)

    Best of luck,
    Jules

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