Today’s playtoy:

• Drupal 6.12
• MySQL 5.0.45
• PHP 5.1.6
• Zen Theme 6.x-1.0
• Meta Tags Module
• Nice Menus Module
• DHTML Menu Module  (Standard install for me – makes life so much easier!)

Other module installations that I am not yet using:

• Views
• CCK
• SiteMap
• Menu Per Role
• Webform
• TinyMCE

This is to be a really simple informational site featuring an awesome US locations map created in Flash, and a subtle curve design.

I have the system installed and up-to-date.. I have the modules and theme installed and up-to-date.. I have the Flash map created and ready to install.. and the CSS for the design is totally kicking my butt.  Granted, most of this is my fault because I was not documenting like I should.. and I changed something and cannot for the life of me remember what it was… and now my navbar is no longer showing in FF.  argh!

SO.. I’ve cleaned up my mess.. and I am starting over.  Most of my issue has been the fact that IE and FF are just not friends.  Although IE is not standards compliant, it likes my design better than FF does.  It allows the navigation bar (and search box) to be on top of the background image, while FF hides it. It also doesn’t mind an image sitting in the bottom right corner, while FF’s image follows the text.

Well, I should get back to it.  This project had today as an ideal deadline.  :)  ~ e

Update: And, thank God, I made it!   :)  All was fixed in time and works wonderfully.  Now, I just need to figure out how to rotate an image on page refresh as part of the background image.. and I’ll be all set!  :)  Sigh.