Never claimed it was OT, I was just wondering if any of the
FP versions were responsible for the code.
in message : Does that mean that it shouldn't be discussed here? I
thought that questions
: about HTML and browsers were on-topic.
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: : > No, it is not an FP issue.
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: > Thomas A. Rowe
: > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
: >
: >
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: > ==============================================
: >
: >
: > : >>I agree with you on all 3; however, I also agree with
Murray
: >> in the fact that just because IE can do it doesn't mean
it
: >> should.
: >>
: >> What we can all agree on is the problem, but is it an
FP
: >> issue at all?
: >>
: >>
: >>
: >> : >> : Most users will use whatever browser is installed on
the
: >> machine they are using.
: >> :
: >> : I agree developers need to code pages correctly.
: >> :
: >> : If IE can display the correct color when the # is
missing
: >> then so can the others.
: >> : --
: >> : ==============================================
: >> : Thomas A. Rowe
: >> : Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
: >> :
: >> :
http://www.Ecom-Data.com
: >> : ==============================================
: >> :
: >> :
message
: >> : : >> : > For the viewing user only, it may lead him/her to
think
: >> : > another browser does not work properly because it
does
: >> not
: >> : > render the authors mistakes as the original browser
: >> : > *guessed* at what the developer intended.
: >> : >
: >> : > For the looking-for-ideas user, it may lead to a
further
: >> : > propagation of improper coding techniques.
: >> : >
: >> : > For the original developer who only views his page
in
: >> one
: >> : > browser, he/she will be led to believe their coding
is
: >> OK
: >> : > and not learn from the mistake they made. This
could
: >> just go
: >> : > on and on until the author starts putting in some
: >> doc-type
: >> : > and fails validation when they learn of it and then
the
: >> : > author has multitudes of pages to go through and
errors
: >> to
: >> : > fix
: >> : >
: >> : > Regardless, I think its reaching to say the other
: >> browsers
: >> : > make the sites look bad.
: >> : >
: >> : > Maybe the browsers' owner could run a bot and look
for
: >> all
: >> : > of these codings and extort millions for their big
: >> coverup
: >> : > But in todays legal system, MS would be
class-action
: >> sued by
: >> : > the incorrect coders association for teaching them
: >> improper
: >> : > coding techniques. They would also lose then to the
: >> other
: >> : > browsers developers who will state that IE's
rendering
: >> of
: >> : > quirk code makes their software look bad
: >> : >
: >> : >
: >> : > : >> : > : IE doesn't penalized users if the code is wrong,
but
: >> still
: >> : > readable, whereas other browsers do.
: >> : > :
: >> : > : --
: >> : > : ==============================================
: >> : > : Thomas A. Rowe
: >> : > : Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
: >> : > :
: >> : > :
http://www.Ecom-Data.com
: >> : > : ==============================================
: >> : > :
: >> : > :
in
: >> : > message
: >> : > : : >> : > : > Yep - as Patty notes, IE will forgive you.
Other
: >> : > browsers will not. IE is wrong to do this.
: >> : > : >
: >> : > : > --
: >> : > : > Murray
: >> : > : > --------------
: >> : > : > MVP FrontPage
: >> : > : >
: >> : > : >
in
: >> : > message
: >> : > : >
: >> : >
: >>
: >> : > : >> Would that make it appear on one computer and
not
: >> on
: >> : > another - I would assume
: >> : > : >> a missing octothorpe would be an all or
nothing
: >> : > phenomenon?
: >> : > : >>
: >> : > : >>
: >> : > : >> "Murray" wrote:
: >> : > : >>
: >> : > : >>> All hex color values MUST be prefixed with
the
: >> : > octothorpe "#". Have you
: >> : > : >>> done this?
: >> : > : >>>
: >> : > : >>> #DDDDDD?
: >> : > : >>>
: >> : > : >>> --
: >> : > : >>> Murray
: >> : > : >>> --------------
: >> : > : >>> MVP FrontPage
: >> : > : >>>
: >> : > : >>>
: >> : > : >>> "Scott" <
[email protected]>
wrote in
: >> : > message
: >> : > : >>>
: >> : >
: >>
: >> : > : >>> >I have a frontpage site where I've used hex
: >> colors
: >> : > EEEEEE and F2F2F2 to
: >> : > : >>> > display different shades of gray in a
table. On
: >> my
: >> : > computer, and most
: >> : > : >>> > others, it displays fine. However, I have
a
: >> client
: >> : > who apparently can't
: >> : > : >>> > display EEEEEE or F2F2F2 (they all look
white on
: >> her
: >> : > screen). She can see
: >> : > : >>> > DDDDDD (which is almost the same), She has
a
: >> ATI
: >> : > Radeon Xpress with Benq
: >> : > : >>> > monitor. Is this common? Should I use a
: >> different
: >> : > color, or is it simply
: >> : > : >>> > some problem with her setup. Thanks
: >> : > : >>>
: >> : > : >>>
: >> : > : >>>
: >> : > : >
: >> : > : >
: >> : > :
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: >> : >
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