[solved] can't get cufon to work in IE9 need help

[elkman]

I have a new site and just realized that the site text logo and all of the menu text doesn't appear in IE9. Works fine in IE8, Safari, Firefox, Chrome, etc.

I researched and made sure I had the newest cufon-yui.js script. This didn't solve the problem. I added:

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<!--[if gte IE 9]>
<__script__ type="text/javascript">Cufon.set('engine', 'canvas');</__script>
<![endif]-->

*Solution Below
Place the above code directly before your cufon scripts and it fixes this issue. No {literal}{/literal} tags needed. Not a CSS, HTML, or CMSMS issue. Only an IE9 issue.

This didn't solve it either. Does anyone have any other ideas?
http://www.ccvchamber.com

Thank you!
Elkman

[Dr.CSS]

I would use fontsquirrel instead, it has a generator if the font you need isn't already there, works in every browser...

P.S. this is not a CMSMS problem...

[elkman]

Hi Dr. CSS,

I realize it's not a CMSMS problem. I thought since so many have posted about various cufon issues that this may have come up. Seemed odd that everything works fine in every other browser including IE8 & IE7, but IE9 has issues.

[SimonJ]

Hi Dr. CSS,

I realize it's not a CMSMS problem. I thought since so many have posted about various cufon issues that this may have come up. Seemed odd that everything works fine in every other browser including IE8 & IE7, but IE9 has issues.

Really? Microsoft changed the standard without telling anyone. Shocking! lol

[elkman]

Hey Simon. Yes, shocking!!! LOL

This particular cufon issue has been noted for IE9 since 2009. A quick online search reveals several easy solutions that work with Joomla, Drupal, and most other CMS programs which had the same issue. For some reason, none of these solutions work when tried in CMSMS.

One solution includes downloading the newest version of cufon-yui.js which has been changed to work with IE9. This didn't work when using CMSMS.

Another simply adds an IE8 emulation code before the </head> tag. With or without a {literal} tag, this didn't work.

The last solution was to add code so that IE9 would get the right engine to use cufon. But, none of these worked in CMSMS.

This is why I posted asking for help in case someone has found a solution that worked for them. I only use CMSMS anymore and hoped to find a solution.

I did find if I flip the orders of the various js scripts, I get text to show up if I place the cufon-yui.js script below the font scripts. The fonts that do show then are the regular CSS selected fonts.

[calguy1000]

a: Make sure your code validates
b: Double check any javascript errors.

I Can't believe how many times we have to say this.

This is not a CMSMS problem it's a javascript/HTML problem.

[elkman]

Hey Calguy,

No one is saying it is a CMSMS problem. I know it isn't. I simply posted a question for assistance knowing how helpful forum members can be working around IE bulls**t.