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Re: [LUG] display of web site in different browsers
Ray Smith wrote:
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I know enough html to edit the code by hand to tidy it up slightly or is
it bugs in the browsers as some , i.e. Galeon display it properly ? or
is it because I have used frontpage ?
It is because you have used FrontPage ;)
Seriously, though: the W3 standard for HTML/XHTML leaves little room
for interpretation. To do stuff so it looks the same everywhere is a
nightmare because, frankly, you need to employ a subtle blend of
adherance to standards and acquired knowledge of what is stinky about
common browsers.
A quick fix (although disapproved-of) to your problem would to define a
table with one row and two <td>s. Set the border to "0" and put the
text in the left hand cell and the picture in the right. You can define
the width of the cells as a percentage if you like - Bob's yer uncle!
A good book will help - it needn't be over the top. I have Jennifer
Niederst's HTML Pocket Reference here - it cost six quid and answers all
my questions!
Here are the sites that you absolutely must look at:
1. W3 Schools - marvellous:
http://www.w3schools.com/
2. Nick's Tidy-Online (+ other great facilities). This will correct
your code and make it pretty:
http://valet.webthing.com/tidy
3. The W3 validator will pick out problems (although not tell you how to
fix them):
http://validator.w3.org/
You will *always* get better results from typing the code yourself, in
my opinion (many disagree).
Hope that helps!
MB
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