Browser help
I am a beginner to creating a web site. I have done a few pages but i never considered other browsers for viewing them. I create them at home and they view fine on my lap top and desk top, but i went to work and viewed them there and the links wont work and the iframe content doesnt show up. Its funny, both browsers are explorer. why wouldnt it show and how do i know what will happen in other browsers like opera and netscape. i have limited laptop space and i don not want to run a version of every browser on my pc. What can i do to assure it views in all browsers. if anyone can help please let me know. heres the url if you wanna get a kick out of a Novices attempt at a site.
Keep trying youll get it..
taff posted this at 23:03 — 15th May 2003.
They have: 956 posts
Joined: Jun 2001
There are some bowser emulators out there (Browserola is one) but I've never been too impressed with their accuracy. There is really no better alternative to multiple browser testing, imo. If you don't have the browsers or the room for them, places like these forums are a good place to get multiple views.
As far as links working on the home machine but not elsewhere, the first likely culprit is that you are linking to local files on your hard drive. Hard to detect from home but immediately noticeable everywhere else
Sorry I don't really have the time to look through your site right now but I'll try to get back a little later
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djhals posted this at 23:28 — 15th May 2003.
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Joined: May 2003
Thank taff, i would appreciate that. A couple of links do work. They are the ones that open in a new browser though. Isnt a iframe very browser friendly. Thanks for the reply
Keep trying youll get it..
andy206uk posted this at 11:29 — 16th May 2003.
He has: 1,758 posts
Joined: Jul 2002
Browserola has been discontinued... i used to use it and thought it was ace, but i can't find anywhere to download it anymore
Megan posted this at 13:38 — 16th May 2003.
She has: 11,421 posts
Joined: Jun 1999
I think the best way to make sure your sites work is to first of all keep it simple - if you're using stuff like iframes rather than plain old tables and HTML you're more likely to have problems. After that it really helps to learn to write your code properly - if you run a validator you'll be able to catch potential problems right away. This does involve some learning time - learning how to write cross-browser code is takes time. Trial and error is a good way to learn (and stick around here - chances are others have had the same problems!)
I am having problems with some of the links but the iframe is showing up although it doesn't seem to be filling all of the space it should be (in Opera7). Can't see anything right off that would be causing this. You could try calling your iframe something other than "Main" - that could be confusing the browser (I think there might be a built-in HTML use for that term but I can't remember what for.)
Megan
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Suzanne posted this at 14:13 — 16th May 2003.
She has: 5,507 posts
Joined: Feb 2000
Make sure you use relative links if you're testing it on your computer then uploading, that there are no spaces in the file or image names, and that you're uploading ALL the files.
If you follow Megan's suggestion and validate our code, you'll likely find things to fix (we all do) that will help, but here's a tip the validator won't tell you:
<td height="26">
<div align="left">
<font color="#800000"><b>
<a href="start.html" target="Main">
<font color="#800000"></font>
<font color="#800000"> Home
</font></a></b></font></div>
</td>
Would be better written like this:
<td class="navigation">
<a href="start.html" target="Main">Home</a>
</td>
And in your stylesheet:
td.navigation {
height: 26px;
text-align: left;
}
.navigation a {
color: #800000;
font-weight: bold;
}
You'll want to remove all the hard returns that I put in so it won't break the forum display, of course.
djhals posted this at 23:02 — 16th May 2003.
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Joined: May 2003
OK, some very good tips , Thank you guys. I wasnt sure i was going to keep the iframe, but do you think i can make it work if i change the name . browser viewing ETC?
Keep trying youll get it..
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