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      16th May 2006
I am using FP2003. I have all items on pages positioned absolutely. When I
review site in multiple browsers, other screen resolutions and on 4 other
computers, site layout looks perfect. When site is viewed by another person
on her home computer (using Explorer & page size 800x600) layout is off.
Items that I have positioned absolutely do not appear as they should on her
screen. (Also, when she looks at the pages on a Mac, layout is off as well).
I am not sure what else to try or do, since I am a relatively new user. I
understand cross-platform compatibility is not 100% but if layout looks right
on the tests I run through FP2003, what else am I missing? Any and all input
would be VERY helpful!
 
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      16th May 2006
Well CKK4602, you've pretty much answered your own question.

The major issue with using absolute positioning is exactly what you're seeing.
Different browsers render it in different ways.
Some don't even support it at all.
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"CKK4602" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I am using FP2003. I have all items on pages positioned absolutely. When I
> review site in multiple browsers, other screen resolutions and on 4 other
> computers, site layout looks perfect. When site is viewed by another person
> on her home computer (using Explorer & page size 800x600) layout is off.
> Items that I have positioned absolutely do not appear as they should on her
> screen. (Also, when she looks at the pages on a Mac, layout is off as well).
> I am not sure what else to try or do, since I am a relatively new user. I
> understand cross-platform compatibility is not 100% but if layout looks right
> on the tests I run through FP2003, what else am I missing? Any and all input
> would be VERY helpful!



 
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      17th May 2006
OK. I am using a layout table as well. Should I just get rid of absolute
positioning and let the layout table determine the look? Or even better yet,
could there be a setting on her computer that is causing the site to look
off? (I only ask this because on every other computer it is viewed on & the
tests I run in FP all have the site looking as it should). She is using IE as
browser.
Thanks!

"Steve Easton" wrote:

> Well CKK4602, you've pretty much answered your own question.
>
> The major issue with using absolute positioning is exactly what you're seeing.
> Different browsers render it in different ways.
> Some don't even support it at all.
> --
> Steve Easton
> Microsoft MVP FrontPage
> 95isalive
> This site is best viewed............
> ........................with a computer
>
>
>
>
> "CKK4602" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:0606C057-B9D0-4894-9D00-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I am using FP2003. I have all items on pages positioned absolutely. When I
> > review site in multiple browsers, other screen resolutions and on 4 other
> > computers, site layout looks perfect. When site is viewed by another person
> > on her home computer (using Explorer & page size 800x600) layout is off.
> > Items that I have positioned absolutely do not appear as they should on her
> > screen. (Also, when she looks at the pages on a Mac, layout is off as well).
> > I am not sure what else to try or do, since I am a relatively new user. I
> > understand cross-platform compatibility is not 100% but if layout looks right
> > on the tests I run through FP2003, what else am I missing? Any and all input
> > would be VERY helpful!

>
>
>

 
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      20th May 2006
CKK4602,

I am new to web design and also using FP2003. Did you ever get an answer to
the question as to how to handle cross-platform issues? I am just about to
publish a website and I'm wondering what problems this will cause MAC users
when viewing.

I'm already concerned because I'm using Yahoo Web Hosting. I asked if they
had FP2003 extensions on their servers and I was told that they did. Upon
calling about a publishing error I find out that some of the 2003 components
are not installed. I'm waiting to see if this is problematic for this web
site.
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"CKK4602" wrote:

> OK. I am using a layout table as well. Should I just get rid of absolute
> positioning and let the layout table determine the look? Or even better yet,
> could there be a setting on her computer that is causing the site to look
> off? (I only ask this because on every other computer it is viewed on & the
> tests I run in FP all have the site looking as it should). She is using IE as
> browser.
> Thanks!
>
> "Steve Easton" wrote:
>
> > Well CKK4602, you've pretty much answered your own question.
> >
> > The major issue with using absolute positioning is exactly what you're seeing.
> > Different browsers render it in different ways.
> > Some don't even support it at all.
> > --
> > Steve Easton
> > Microsoft MVP FrontPage
> > 95isalive
> > This site is best viewed............
> > ........................with a computer
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "CKK4602" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:0606C057-B9D0-4894-9D00-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > >I am using FP2003. I have all items on pages positioned absolutely. When I
> > > review site in multiple browsers, other screen resolutions and on 4 other
> > > computers, site layout looks perfect. When site is viewed by another person
> > > on her home computer (using Explorer & page size 800x600) layout is off.
> > > Items that I have positioned absolutely do not appear as they should on her
> > > screen. (Also, when she looks at the pages on a Mac, layout is off as well).
> > > I am not sure what else to try or do, since I am a relatively new user. I
> > > understand cross-platform compatibility is not 100% but if layout looks right
> > > on the tests I run through FP2003, what else am I missing? Any and all input
> > > would be VERY helpful!

> >
> >
> >

 
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      20th May 2006
There are no FP2003 extensions, only FP2002 extensions, and FP2003 support everything that FP2002
offered. However each web host can choose to enable / disable certain features/functions of the FP
extensions

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"spring" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:16D0078D-2F70-48C7-9207-(E-Mail Removed)...
> CKK4602,
>
> I am new to web design and also using FP2003. Did you ever get an answer to
> the question as to how to handle cross-platform issues? I am just about to
> publish a website and I'm wondering what problems this will cause MAC users
> when viewing.
>
> I'm already concerned because I'm using Yahoo Web Hosting. I asked if they
> had FP2003 extensions on their servers and I was told that they did. Upon
> calling about a publishing error I find out that some of the 2003 components
> are not installed. I'm waiting to see if this is problematic for this web
> site.
> --
> Spring
>
>
> "CKK4602" wrote:
>
>> OK. I am using a layout table as well. Should I just get rid of absolute
>> positioning and let the layout table determine the look? Or even better yet,
>> could there be a setting on her computer that is causing the site to look
>> off? (I only ask this because on every other computer it is viewed on & the
>> tests I run in FP all have the site looking as it should). She is using IE as
>> browser.
>> Thanks!
>>
>> "Steve Easton" wrote:
>>
>> > Well CKK4602, you've pretty much answered your own question.
>> >
>> > The major issue with using absolute positioning is exactly what you're seeing.
>> > Different browsers render it in different ways.
>> > Some don't even support it at all.
>> > --
>> > Steve Easton
>> > Microsoft MVP FrontPage
>> > 95isalive
>> > This site is best viewed............
>> > ........................with a computer
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "CKK4602" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> > news:0606C057-B9D0-4894-9D00-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > >I am using FP2003. I have all items on pages positioned absolutely. When I
>> > > review site in multiple browsers, other screen resolutions and on 4 other
>> > > computers, site layout looks perfect. When site is viewed by another person
>> > > on her home computer (using Explorer & page size 800x600) layout is off.
>> > > Items that I have positioned absolutely do not appear as they should on her
>> > > screen. (Also, when she looks at the pages on a Mac, layout is off as well).
>> > > I am not sure what else to try or do, since I am a relatively new user. I
>> > > understand cross-platform compatibility is not 100% but if layout looks right
>> > > on the tests I run through FP2003, what else am I missing? Any and all input
>> > > would be VERY helpful!
>> >
>> >
>> >



 
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