[BNM] Suckerfish dropdowns and IE flicker

[David Andrew]

This might help

http://superfluousbanter.org/archives/2004/05/navigation-matrix-reloaded/

On 07/09/06, David Andrew <david.andrew at gmail.com> wrote:
> I sweated many hours over this issue to the point
>
> a) I couldn't work out what was going on
> b) Never using dropdowns ever again
>
> D
>
> On 07/09/06, Matt Keogh <Matt at cst-group.com> wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > Every time I have used the sons of suckerfish
> > (http://www.htmldog.com/articles/suckerfish/dropdowns/) I have always ran
> > into background image flicker problems.
> >
> > I have tried various solutions including never putting a background image on
> > the href which is the main problem with IE flicker, adding a behaviour file
> > for IE and changing my cache settings. None of these affect what I am
> > seeing.
> >
> > Changing a cache setting on the server works but isn't always practical.
> >
> > I've stripped the problem down and found that if I use a Background image on
> > the LI as well as using the suckerfish I get either a flicker or at least on
> > this example I get a timer icon. I am assuming that the browser struggles a
> > bit changing the class of the LI for the suckerfish and using a BG image.
> >
> > If I take off the background image of the LI  - no problem
> >
> > If I take off the JS for the suckerfish  - no problem
> >
> > It is a combination of the 2 that I get the problem.
> >
> > Apart from not using a background image is there any way of solving this
> > ugly effect? - What is the browser doing that it has to display the icon?
> >
> > I have set up a stripped down version here:
> > http://212.74.24.69/test/test.html - does anyone see a flicker or at least
> > the timer icon on IE 6? Is there a standards based suckerfish alternative?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any help
> >
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