Internet Explorer 8 problem...help please

[maria_b]

Hi guys,

I have been trying to find why my web site is working perfectly fine with Firefox but not with IE8.

With FF everything is where I want it to be but IE just mixes up my layout.

/*wrappers - page or section containers*/
#mainWrapper {
	background-color: #ffffff;
	text-align: left;
	width: 750px;
	vertical-align: top;
	border: 0px solid #031880;
	}
	
#headerWrapper, #contentMainWrapper, #logoWrapper, #cartBoxListWrapper, #ezPageBoxList, #cartBoxListWrapper ul, #ezPageBoxList ul, #mainWrapper, #popupAdditionalImage, #popupImage {
	margin: 0em;
	padding: 0em;
	}	

#logoWrapper{
	background-image: url(../images/header_bg.jpg);
	background-repeat: repeat-x;
	background-color: #ffffff;
	height:110px;
	}

#navColumnOneWrapper, #navColumnTwoWrapper, #mainWrapper {
	margin: auto;
	} 
	
#navColumnOneWrapper, #navColumnTwoWrapper {
	margin-left: 0.5em;
	margin-right: 0.5em;
	}
	
#tagline {
	color:#031880;
	font-size: 2em;
	text-align : center;
	vertical-align: middle;
	}

#sendSpendWrapper {
	border: 1px solid #031880;
	float: right;
	margin: 0em 0em 1em 1em;
	}

.floatingBox, #accountLinksWrapper, #sendSpendWrapper, #checkoutShipto, #checkoutBillto, #navEZPagesTOCWrapper {
	margin: 0;
	width: 47%;
	}

.wrapperAttribsOptions {
	margin: 0.3em 0em;
	}

/*navigation*/

.navSplitPagesResult {}
.navSplitPagesLinks {}

.navNextPrevCounter {
	margin: 0em;
	font-size: 0.9em;
	}
.navNextPrevList {
	display: inline;
	white-space: nowrap;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0.5em 0em;
	list-style-type: none;
	}

#navMainWrapper, #navSuppWrapper, #navCatTabsWrapper {
	margin: 0em;
	background-color: #031880;
	background-image: url(../images/tile_back.gif);
	padding: 0.5em 0.2em;
	font-weight: bold;
	color: #9E901B;
	height: 1%;
	}

#navCatTabsWrapper {
	background-color: #ffffff;
	color: #031880;
	background-image:none;
}

#navMain ul, #navSupp ul, #navCatTabs ul {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0.5em 0em;
	list-style-type: none;
	text-align: center;
	line-height: 1.5em;
	}

#navMain ul li, #navSupp ul li, #navCatTabs ul li {
	display: inline;
	}

#navMain ul li a, #navSupp ul li a, #navCatTabs ul li a {
	text-decoration: none;
	padding: 0em 0.5em;
	margin: 0;
	color: #ffffff;
	white-space: nowrap;
	}

#navCatTabs ul li a {
	color: #031880;
	}

#navEZPagesTOCWrapper {
	font-weight: bold;
	float: right;
	height: 1%;
	border: 1px solid #031880;
	}

#navEZPagesTOC ul {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0.5em 0em;
	list-style-type: none;
	line-height: 1.5em;
	}

#navEZPagesTOC ul li {
	white-space: nowrap;
	}

#navEZPagesTOC ul li a {
	padding: 0em 0.5em;
	margin: 0;
	}

#navCategoryIcon, .buttonRow, #indexProductListCatDescription {
	margin: 0.5em;
	}

#navMainSearch {
	float: right;
	}

#navBreadCrumb {
	padding: 0.5em 0.5em;
	background-color: #ffffff;
	font-size: 0.95em;
	font-weight: bold;
	margin: 0em;
	}

#navEZPagesTop {
	background-color: #ffffff;
	background-image: url(../images/tile_back.gif);
	font-size: 0.95em;
	font-weight: bold;
	margin: 0em;
	padding: 0.5em;
	}

#navColumnOne, #navColumnTwo {
	background-color: transparent;
	}

/*The main content classes*/
#contentColumnMain, #navColumnOne, #navColumnTwo, .centerBoxContents, .specialsListBoxContents, .categoryListBoxContents, .additionalImages, .centerBoxContentsSpecials, .centerBoxContentsAlsoPurch, .centerBoxContentsFeatured, .centerBoxContentsNew, .alert {
	vertical-align: top;
	}

/*.content,*/ #productDescription, .shippingEstimatorWrapper {
	/*font-size: 1.2em;*/
	padding: 0.5em;
	}

.alert {
	color: #9E901B;
	margin-left: 0.5em;
	}
.advisory {}
.important {
	font-weight: bold;
	}
.notice {}
.rating{}
.gvBal {
	float: right;
	}
.centerColumn, #bannerOne, #bannerTwo, #bannerThree, #bannerFour, #bannerFive, #bannerSix {
	padding: 0.8em;
	}

.smallText, #siteinfoLegal, #siteinfoCredits, #siteinfoStatus, #siteinfoIP {
	font-size: 0.9em;
	}

/*Shopping Cart Display*/
#cartAdd {
	float: right;
	text-align: center;
	margin: 1em;
	border: 1px solid #03188;
	padding: 1em;
	}

.tableHeading TH {
	border-bottom: 1px solid #031880;
	}

.tableHeading, #cartSubTotal {
	background-color: #ffffff;
	 }

#cartSubTotal {
	border-top: 1px solid #031880;
	font-weight: bold;
	text-align: right;
	line-height: 2.2em;
	padding-right: 2.5em;
	}

.tableRow, .tableHeading, #cartSubTotal {
	height: 2.2em;
	}

.cartProductDisplay, .cartUnitDisplay, .cartTotalDisplay, .cartRemoveItemDisplay, .cartQuantityUpdate, .cartQuantity, #cartInstructionsDisplay, .cartTotalsDisplay {
	padding: 0.5em 0em;
	}

.cartUnitDisplay, .cartTotalDisplay {
	text-align: right;
	padding-right: 0.2em;
	}

#scUpdateQuantity {
	width: 2em;
	}

.cartQuantity {
	width: 4.7em;
	}

.cartNewItem {
	color: #031880;
	position: relative;  /*do not remove-fixes stupid IEbug*/
	}

.cartOldItem {
	color: #9E901B;
	position: relative;  /*do not remove-fixes stupid IEbug*/
	}

.cartBoxTotal {
	text-align: right;
	font-weight: bold;
	}

.cartRemoveItemDisplay {
	width: 3.5em;
	}

.cartAttribsList {
	margin-left: 1em;
	}

#mediaManager {
	width: 50%; 
	margin: 0.2em;
	padding: 0.5em;
	background-color: #FFFFFF;
	border: 1px solid #031880;
	}
.mediaTitle {
	float: left;
	}
.mediaTypeLink {
	float: right;
	}

.normalprice, .productSpecialPriceSale {
	text-decoration: line-through;
	}

.productSpecialPrice, .productSalePrice, .productSpecialPriceSale, .productPriceDiscount {
	color: #9E901B;
	}

.orderHistList {
	margin: 1em;
	padding: 0.2em 0em;
	list-style-type: none;
	} 

#cartBoxListWrapper ul, #ezPageBoxList ul {
	list-style-type: none;
	}

#cartBoxListWrapper li, #ezPageBoxList li, .cartBoxTotal {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0.2em 0em;
	} 

#cartBoxEmpty, #cartBoxVoucherBalance {
	font-weight: bold;
	}

.totalBox {
	width: 5.5em;
	text-align: right;
	padding: 0.2em;
	}

.lineTitle, .amount {
	text-align: right;
	padding: 0.2em;
	}

.amount {
	width: 5.5em;
	}

/*Image Display*/
#productMainImage, #reviewsInfoDefaultProductImage, #productReviewsDefaultProductImage, #reviewWriteMainImage {
	margin: 0em 1em 1em 0em ;
	}

.categoryIcon {}

#cartImage {
	margin: 0.5em 1em;
	}

/*Attributes*/
.attribImg {
	width: 20%;
	margin: 0.3em 0em;
}

.attributesComments {}

/*list box contents*/
.centerBoxContents, .specialsListBoxContents, .categoryListBoxContents, .additionalImages, .centerBoxContentsSpecials, .centerBoxContentsAlsoPurch, .centerBoxContentsFeatured, .centerBoxContentsNew {
	margin: 1em 0em;
	}

.centerBoxWrapper {
	border: 1px solid #031880;
	height: 1%;
	margin: 1.1em 0;
	}

h2.centerBoxHeading {
	font-size: 1.3em;
	color: #ffffff;
	}

/*sideboxes*/
.columnLeft {}

h3.leftBoxHeading, h3.leftBoxHeading a,
h3.rightBoxHeading, h3.rightBoxHeading a {
	font-size: 1em;
	color: #ffffff;
	}
#manufacturersHeading, #currenciesHeading, #musicgenresHeading, #recordcompaniesHeading, #searchHeading, #search-headerHeading {
	font-size: 0.9em;
	color: #ffffff;
}

.leftBoxHeading, .centerBoxHeading, .rightBoxHeading {
	margin: 0em;
	background-color: #FFFFFF;
	background-image: url(../images/tile_back.gif);
	padding: 0.5em 0.2em;
	}

.leftBoxContainer, .rightBoxContainer {
	margin: 0em;
	border: 1px solid #031880;
	border-bottom: 5px solid #031880;
	margin-top: 1.5em;
	}

.sideBoxContent {
	background-color: #ffffff;
	padding: 0.4em;
	}

h3.leftBoxHeading a:hover, h3.rightBoxHeading a:hover {
	color: #9E901B;
	text-decoration: none;
	} 

.rightBoxHeading a:visited, .leftBoxHeading a:visited, .centerBoxHeading a:visited {
	color: #FFFFFF;
	}

.centeredContent, TH, #cartEmptyText, #cartBoxGVButton, #cartBoxEmpty, #cartBoxVoucherBalance, #navCatTabsWrapper, #navEZPageNextPrev, #bannerOne, #bannerTwo, #bannerThree, #bannerFour, #bannerFive, #bannerSix, #siteinfoLegal, #siteinfoCredits, #siteinfoStatus, #siteinfoIP, .center, .cartRemoveItemDisplay, .cartQuantityUpdate, .cartQuantity, .cartTotalsDisplay, #cartBoxGVBalance, .leftBoxHeading, .centerBoxHeading,.rightBoxHeading, .productListing-data, .accountQuantityDisplay, .ratingRow, LABEL#textAreaReviews, #productMainImage, #reviewsInfoDefaultProductImage, #productReviewsDefaultProductImage, #reviewWriteMainImage, .centerBoxContents, .specialsListBoxContents, .categoryListBoxContents, .additionalImages, .centerBoxContentsSpecials, .centerBoxContentsAlsoPurch, .centerBoxContentsFeatured, .centerBoxContentsNew, .gvBal, .attribImg {
	text-align: center;
	}

#bestsellers .wrapper {
	margin: 0em 0em 0em 1.5em;
	}

#bestsellers ol {
	padding: 0;
	margin-left: 1.1em;
	}

#bestsellers li {
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0.3em 0em 0.3em 0em;
	}

#bannerboxHeading {
	background-color: #031880;
}

#upProductsHeading {
	text-align: left;
	}

#upDateHeading {
	text-align: right;
	}

/* categories box parent and child categories */
A.category-top, A.category-top:visited {
	color: #031880;
	text-decoration: none;
	}
A.category-links, A.category-links:visited {
	color: #031880;
	text-decoration: none;
	}
A.category-subs, A.category-products, A.category-subs:visited, A.category-products:visited {
	color: #9E901B;
	text-decoration: none;
	}
SPAN.category-subs-parent {
	font-weight: bold;
	}
SPAN.category-subs-selected {
	font-weight: bold;
	}
/* end categories box links */

/*misc*/
.back {
	float: left;
	}

.forward, #shoppingCartDefault #PPECbutton {
	float: right;
	}

.bold {
	font-weight: bold;
	}

.rowOdd {
	background-color: #FFFFFF;
	height: 1.5em;
	vertical-align: top;
	}

.rowEven {
	background-color: #F0F0F0;
	height: 1.5em;
	vertical-align: top;
	}

.hiddenField {
	display: none;
}
.visibleField {
	display: inline;
}

CAPTION {
	/*display: none;*/
	}

#myAccountGen li, #myAccountNotify li {
	margin: 0;
	} 

.accountTotalDisplay, .accountTaxDisplay {
	width: 20%;
	text-align: right;
	/*vertical-align: top*/
	}

.accountQuantityDisplay {
	width: 10%;
	vertical-align: top
	}

TR.tableHeading {
	background-color: #ffffff;
	height: 2em;
	}

.productListing-rowheading {
	background-color: #FFFFFF;
	background-image: url();
	height: 2em;
	color: #ffffff;
	}

#siteMapList {
	width: 90%;
	float: right;
	}

.ratingRow {
	margin: 1em 0em 1.5em 0em;
	}

LABEL#textAreaReviews {
	font-weight: normal;
	margin: 1em 0em;
	}

#popupShippingEstimator, #popupSearchHelp, #popupAdditionalImage, #popupImage, #popupCVVHelp, #popupCouponHelp, #popupAtrribsQuantityPricesHelp, #infoShoppingCart {
	background-color: #ffffff;
	}
.information {padding: 10px 3px; line-height: 150%;}

#shoppingcartBody #shippingEstimatorContent {
	clear: both;
	}

.seDisplayedAddressLabel {
	background-color:#ffffff;
	text-align: center;
	}
.seDisplayedAddressInfo {
	text-transform: uppercase;
	text-align: center;
	font-weight: bold;
	}
#seShipTo {
	padding: 0.2em;
	}

I want IE to:
- Center the main wrapper
- reduce the side boxes' fonts

I've tried everything on the forum, but nothing works

CSS edited... and nothing. I thing the problem is not in the CSS.


Help me please...
Thanks in advance,
Maria B.

[kuroi]

Can you provide a link to your site?

[maria_b]

The site:
http://www.wineconnection.pt/boutique/

Thank you...
Maria B.

[kuroi]

You have somehow added a copyright statement to your output ahead of the doctype declaration. You can see it by looking at the page source of your homepage.

This invalidates the declaration and sends IE into "quirks mode", which removes a lot of normal functionality in an attempt to render the page in a way that is consistent with how pages used to be built a way back.

That copyright statement needs to go, and it would be nice to fix the other validation errors at the same time.

[maria_b]

Main problem solved!

Just took the statment (have no idea how ended up there)

Thank you again!

Cheers,
Maria B.