css-image-gallery div:active error

[Scarfie]

Hi,

I'm trying to modify the css-image-gallery code found here:
http://www.dynamicdrive.com/style/cs...-gallery/P400/

I've removed the :hover in the css and substituted it for :active, (see code below) in the attempt to have the image show on mouse click.

It seems to work ok in FF 3.6.12, but in IE 8 it doesn't do anything on click.

CSS (sits inside global <style type="text/css">...</style> and head tags:

/*Credits: Dynamic Drive CSS Library */
/*URL: http://www.dynamicdrive.com/style/ */

.gallerycontainer{
	position: relative;
/*Add a height attribute and set to largest image's height to prevent overlaying*/
}

.thumbnail img{
	border: 1px solid white;
	margin: 3px 3px 3px 3px;
}

.thumbnail:active{
	background-color: transparent;
}

.thumbnail:active img{
	border: 1px solid blue;
}

.thumbnail span{ /*CSS for enlarged image*/
    visibility: hidden;
    position: absolute;
    top: 20%;
    left: 25%;
    background-color: lightyellow;
    padding: 5px;
    border: 1px dashed gray;
    color: black;
    text-decoration: none;
    z-index: 50;
}

.thumbnail span img{ /*CSS for enlarged image*/
    border-width: 0;
    padding: 2px;
}

.thumbnail:active span{ /*CSS for enlarged image*/
    visibility: visible;
    position: fixed;
    top: 20%;
    left: 25%;
    background-color: lightyellow;
    padding: 5px;
    border: 1px dashed gray;
    color: black;
    text-decoration: none;
    z-index: 50;
}

Note. I have kept the HTML portion of the code consistent with the original provided:

<div class="gallerycontainer" align="center">
  <a class="thumbnail" href="#thumb">
<img src="images/gallery/photo-0.jpg" width="150px" height="100px" border="0" />
<span><img src="images/gallery/photo-0.jpg" /><br />Sunset.</span>
 </a>
  
  <a class="thumbnail" href="#thumb">
  <img src="images/gallery/photo-1.jpg" width="150px" height="100px" border="0" />
<span><img src="images/gallery/photo-1.jpg" /><br />Running horses.</span>
 </a>
  
  <a class="thumbnail" href="#thumb">
<img src="images/gallery/photo-2.jpg" width="150px" height="100px" border="0" />
<span><img src="images/gallery/photo-2.jpg" /><br />Hill top.</span>
 </a>
</div>

Any help on what I'm doing wrong would be greatly appreciated. Or an alternative way to create the on click effect I'm after would also be great.

Thanks.

[efini93]

On .thumbnail:active span instead of position: fixed try position: absolute.
I tried this on IE9 so idk if its gonna be the same for IE8 try it out and let me know.