Buttons are doing some funky things when I tried to click on them - I had to hover over where the button should be and click 'Tab' until it highlighted it then hit enter. LOL
I'm guessing the website didn't want me to update my ride. LOL 
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Aug. 22, 2010 9:17 a.m. chknhwk Reader
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Aug. 23, 2010 8:38 a.m. Tom Heath Webmaster
That's a result of having your display settings set to display text very large. Your computer is trying to make all the text big, so therefore all the buttons have to be bigger. In this case, your buttons have to be so big that the buttons would overlap. The computer knows that isn't good, so it moves the buttons so they can be displayed, but the "clickable area" didn't change. You're also using internet explorer, which is a very difficult browser to configure for.
There are a few possible fixes.
1) Change your screen settings to something larger. (1024x640 seems to work pretty well at the moment. I know this isn't a solution for everybody, but can be a big help.)
2) Set your window size larger. (This is zero help if you're at full size using a very small screen. I'm sorry.)
Alternatively, patience may be another solution. On our test server, we've changed the display on our end to treat photos, boxes, and buttons to scale with different screen settings. I'm not 100% sure that will be the end-all solution, but it's a step we need to take anyway. (This will also allow the photos on the main page to display correctly instead of being pinched or stretched.) I think this will also help the situation you're seeing.
Thanks for you patience as we try to make our site a better place to be. We're trying to make sure the destination will be worth the journey!
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Aug. 23, 2010 10:04 a.m. chknhwk Reader
Hmmm, interesting. Current screen settings are 1024x768, Windows Classic Style with normal font size. What should I change first to see if it helps? Font size or screen size?
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Aug. 23, 2010 10:05 a.m. chknhwk Reader
Oh, I'm not sure I really explained the problem well, the button 'jumps' when I place the mouse over it making it impossible to click which is why I had to do the tabbed selection.
Personally I think you guys are doing a fantastic job and it adds to the overall personality of the site when it does stuff like that.
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Aug. 23, 2010 10:26 a.m. Tim Baxter SuperDork
IE 6 is a real bitch. Tom, try setting position: relative on .button. That might take care of it. It's not a resolution thing, exactly, so much as it's IE6's craptacular float handling.
