(BUG) Image downloads and layout glitches

[Michael Allan]

> I have access to a Windows 7 machine and can test it.

Thanks Conseo, if you could.  Here's a potential fix for (1).  This
version should layout fast on Firefox (even with clean cache) and show
no layout glitches on IE: http://zelea.com/project/votorola/home.html

The old, broken version is here:
http://zelea.com/project/votorola/homeBroken.html

Mike

conseo said:
> Am Mittwoch, 3. April 2013, 14:56:59 schrieb Michael Allan:
> > Some bugs, and a request for help from an IE user.
> > 
> > (1) IE 8's layout of the home page is a complete mess.  And Firefox
> > takes too long.  http://zelea.com/project/votorola/home.html
> > I think both browsers have a problem with the slow download of the
> > images.  I tested at a remote site today, which I rarely do, and the
> > download time became a factor.
> > 
> > (2) Also IE 8 messes up the layout of the toolset switch in the
> > pollwiki.  The initial page is okay, but then it messes up when
> > navigating to a new page.  Again, I think this is timing related,
> > because I cannot replicate it local to the server.
> > 
> > Can anyone replicate (1, 2) on IE 8 or higher?  I'll need someone to
> > confirm the fixes once they're ready.  To test with IE, first use
> > shift-ctrl-del to clear the browser's "temporary internet files"
> > (cache).
> I have access to a Windows 7 machine and can test it.
> 
> conseo