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New Site Design Known Issues

Below is a list of known technical issues with the new site design. If you find a technical problem that is not in this list, please submit a bug report. If you know of a way to resolve a known issue, please send us feedback.


Compatibility Goals

Our goal is to have full functionality in the following Web browsers.

  • Firefox 1.0+ for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux
  • Internet Explorer 6.0+ for Windows
  • Netscape 7.1+ for Windows and Macintosh

We will also attempt to make the site as functional as possible in the following Web Browsers. Technical limitations of the browser may prevent some functionality.

  • Safari 1.2+ for Macintosh
  • Opera 8.0+ for Windows and Macintosh
  • Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows (discontinued by Microsoft)
  • Netscape 6, 7.01, and 7.02 for Windows and Macintosh

Level 1 Issues - Major Impact on Functionality

  • Home page design does not lay out properly in Firefox 1.0 (Windows&Mac). Firefox 1.5 does work properly.

Level 2 Issues - Minor Impact on Functionality

  • Site navigation menus temporarily disappear when dragging mouse across the menu heading in Safari (all versions). This is due to a bug in Safari that repeatedly triggers an 'onmouseover' event.
  • Flash animation is not present in Safari (all versions). Safari has a known bug with placing pull-down menus in front of a Flash animation. We are currently displaying an image in place of the Flash movie for Safari users.
  • Site navigation menu (top) does not display properly in Netscape 7.01 and Netscape 7.02 on Windows.

Level 3 Issues - Visual, No Impact on Functionality

  • First character of a link is not underlined in Firefox 1.0 (Windows&Mac). All other characters are underlined. Firefox 1.5 works properly.
  • White space below menu bar (all templates) in Opera 8+.
  • Log out button appears on top of pull-down menu in My Hamilton (all browsers)