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Different themes for different browsers on the same survey? 2 years 4 months ago #54865

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Hi,

We created a very nice template-design for a survey - however, it doesn't work in IE. It works on all the other browsers though. So we created a plain looking version that works with IE. But it is a shame to use this version! For various reasons, we can't create a new template instead.

So, is it possible to detect which browser is used for the survey, and show the fancy version for all the non-IE browsers and the plain-looking one for the IE-users?

Thanks in advance,
Emile
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Re: Different themes for different browsers on the same survey? 2 years 4 months ago #54890

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You can't switch templates depending on browser but you can include extra style sheets to override your main style sheet. Add the following to the <head> section in startpage.pstpl. It will only include ie_fix.css if IE is detected.
<!--[if IE]>
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{TEMPLATEURL}ie_fix.css" />
<![endif]-->

But...why won't the template work in IE? With something like 30% market share, it's well advised to support IE.
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Re: Different themes for different browsers on the same survey? 2 years 4 months ago #54891

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Can you post a link to a sample survey which uses your template? We might then be able to have a look at your IE issue.

Best regards/Beste Grüße,
Dr. Marcel Minke
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Re: Different themes for different browsers on the same survey? 2 years 4 months ago #54894

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Hi,

thanks for your response!

When using IE, the forms for entering responses to the questions disappear. Yes, we really do need to support IE, but since we can't make a new one at present, and I would really prefer not to show the basic (aka quite amateurish) template except to the IE users, if possible.

@Mazi:
panel.enhedslisten.dk/index.php?sid=31345&lang=da
could be great if you could locate the problem! (We are not using Limesurvey version 1.90, I think it is about 1/2 year old, maybe a bit older)

@tpartner: Thanks! That's a start. I am not the html-coder, I am the maker of the questions, so I am not that proficient in html-coding - so does your code here means that all the custom-IE-only htlm should be listed before <![endif]-->, *or* does it mean that we should insert the link for the basic template instead of "templateurl"?

I really appreciate your help, thank you again.
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Re: Different themes for different browsers on the same survey? 2 years 4 months ago #54902

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There are two invalid HTML lines which might cause the problem:
1. <!-- <br /><span class="questionhelp">Vælg én af følgende svarmuligheder</span> --!>
should read
<!-- <br /><span class="questionhelp">Vælg én af følgende svarmuligheder</span> -->


2. <!-- <br /><span class="questionhelp">Vælg én af følgende svarmuligheder</span> --!>

should read
<!-- <br /><span class="questionhelp">Vælg én af følgende svarmuligheder</span> -->

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Re: Different themes for different browsers on the same survey? 2 years 4 months ago #54905

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...so does your code here means that all the custom-IE-only htlm should be listed before...
No, my code will simply include a style sheet that can be used to insert CSS that works in IE. It does not affect the HTML.

Your survey works fine for me in IE8. (and the template is very nice)
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Tony

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Re: Different themes for different browsers on the same survey? 2 years 4 months ago #54906

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@Mazi:
IT WORKS! Thank you so much!

I can't tell you how happy I am for this, it would have been so embarrassing to use the amateurish basic template, and especially bitter when I knew the good-looking one was right there, but unusable! Thanks alot, this really made my day (maybe even my month!)

@tpartner: I am very pleased with the design as well, which made it so much more bitter that we couldn't use it! I think the problem is in IE6 & 7 and not 8 (Just tested it in IE 7 before Mazi's fix, didn't show the questionforms).
I think your fix was already applied, I could see something similiar or maybe exactly like it in the html.

thanks both of you guys for your effort to help me!
Cheers, Emil
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Re: Different themes for different browsers on the same survey? 2 years 4 months ago #54908

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EmilBB wrote:
@Mazi:
IT WORKS! Thank you so much!

I can't tell you how happy I am for this, it would have been so embarrassing to use the amateurish basic template, and especially bitter when I knew the good-looking one was right there, but unusable! Thanks alot, this really made my day (maybe even my month!)
You're welcome!

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Best regards/Beste Grüße,
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Re: Different themes for different browsers on the same survey? 2 years 4 months ago #54910

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You bet I will, thank you again :)
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