Revamp and problems with CSS
Revamp and problems with CSS
Hello all. I've just finished my first attempt at a site using style sheets and xhtml, but I've got a couple of problems. I tailored the site to be seen in Firefox and Safari, which it seems to work fine with. Only when I asked other people (with different browsers) to look at it have they found a few problems. There may be others than the ones I mention, so have a nosey if you get the time!
Mainly the 'availability' page doesn't seem to work for some people and I can't fathom out why. Also the 'Photos' page some people have a problem with. Maybe some of you experts out there have an idea why?
Many thanks in advance
http://www.holidaysouthwestfrance.com
Mainly the 'availability' page doesn't seem to work for some people and I can't fathom out why. Also the 'Photos' page some people have a problem with. Maybe some of you experts out there have an idea why?
Many thanks in advance
http://www.holidaysouthwestfrance.com
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Apparently, you cannot view some .png images in Internet Explorer 6 (see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822071). Try saving them as a .jpg or .gif file and see if that works.
Have you changed them ?
Still cannot see it in IE6. I think its a lot more than that....
... I'm also struggling with background images (jpgs) showing in IE6 when used in CSS. I haven't narrowed down my problem yet, so am watching this thread carefully, while hoping everyone in the world will soon move to FF or Chrome or Safari - all of which are fine....
Still cannot see it in IE6. I think its a lot more than that....
... I'm also struggling with background images (jpgs) showing in IE6 when used in CSS. I haven't narrowed down my problem yet, so am watching this thread carefully, while hoping everyone in the world will soon move to FF or Chrome or Safari - all of which are fine....
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If you want to clean up your XHTML code you could try this tool:
http://validator.w3.org/check?verbose=1 ... nce.com%2F
There's an option to automatically clean it using HTML Tidy.
There's a similar tool for checking CSS.
NB A lot of the errors are non-essential i.e. not critical to how the page appears.
It's a tool beloved of anal retentives and WWW compliant zealots.
http://validator.w3.org/check?verbose=1 ... nce.com%2F
There's an option to automatically clean it using HTML Tidy.
There's a similar tool for checking CSS.
NB A lot of the errors are non-essential i.e. not critical to how the page appears.
It's a tool beloved of anal retentives and WWW compliant zealots.
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Moved to France in 2004
Likes ducks, nature, gardening, furniture restoration, DIY, rugby, blah, blah.
As one who codes HTML and CSS by hand, I have found these tools invaluable in finding my "bugs".Cassis wrote:It's a tool beloved of anal retentives and WWW compliant zealots.
Browsers are amazingly tolerant of errors and will try to second guess what you meant to code. The trouble is they each guess differently, so using these tools to find serious errors has been invaluable.
Yup, I can't be a**ed to clean up all the little imperfections, so one need not be anal, but don't underestimate the value.
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Solsearch, you might be interested in this add-on for Firefox:
http://chrispederick.com/work/web-developer/
Lots of interesting stuff for website developers.
http://chrispederick.com/work/web-developer/
Lots of interesting stuff for website developers.
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Whymakeyourlifesodifficultandmakeithardertofindyourerrors?Yes, I don't really give a monkeys if it looks crap 'behind the scenes' as it were as long as it works and looks good on everyone's browser!
IE6 thinks the components are too wide so places the right section underneath. Just by adding 20 pixels to the wrapping DIV it allowed it to fit. You need to add up all your sizes and leave some room to play with. Exactly why this is happening just for IE6 I don't know as I'm new to CSS myself.