Okay, I managed to solve this with some help. Basically the problem
was in the treatment of dimensions to the body and html by IE.
Sticking the following in both fixed it:
height: 100%; overflow: auto; margin: 0;
Just passing it along in case anyone else ran into a similar problem.
On Oct 21, 10:57 am, isyjack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm a complete javascript newbie and I know it's not exactly wise to
> jump into jquery as such, but I did so anyway because I needed
> something done fairly quickly and in a simple manner. So, forgive me
> if this is not the most efficient way to get this done.
>
> Anyway, the idea behind the script is to swap out the existing linked
> css file with another random one after a set amount of time.
>
> As such, I have the following in the head section:
>
> Code:
>
> <link href="styles/style1.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet"
> id="stylesheet" />
>
> <script type="text/javascript" src="scripts/jquery.js"></script>
> <script type="text/javascript">
>
> var interval
> $(document).ready(function() {
> interval = setInterval("getCSS()", 5000);// 5 secs between
> requests
> });
>
> function getCSS() {
> // randomize the stylesheet to be loaded
> var r = Math.floor(Math.random()*3+1);
> // set stylesheet to new stylesheet + randomized number
> $("#stylesheet").attr({href : "styles/style"+r+".css"});
> }
> </script>
>
> Everything works nicely in all browsers I've tested (FF, Safari, and
> Opera) except (of course) IE. Mainly, it swaps out the css (in this
> case, I'm just changing the background and some text colors for
> testing purposes). The problem is that only the area that has content
> receives an update in the background color. Anywhere else, the
> background remains the same as before. I'm not sure what the problem
> is, maybe IE renders too slowly, but if you minimize the browser, then
> maximize again, the background colors display correctly. The problem
> only shows up if the screen is in view when the css swap happens.
>
> Anyone know a way to fix this problem? Any help is much appreciated.
