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[solved] can't get cufon to work in IE9 need help
Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 10:11 pm
by 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]-->
Thank you!
Elkman
Re: can't get cufon to work in IE9 need help
Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 2:34 am
by 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...
Re: can't get cufon to work in IE9 need help
Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 4:37 am
by 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.
Re: can't get cufon to work in IE9 need help
Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 6:43 am
by SimonJ
elkman wrote: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
Re: can't get cufon to work in IE9 need help
Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 12:18 pm
by 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.
Re: can't get cufon to work in IE9 need help
Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 1:47 pm
by 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.
Re: can't get cufon to work in IE9 need help
Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 6:49 pm
by 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.