Blinking text

[N.Coffey]

I am still using FP2000. I'd like to make a line of text blink. I went
to Format-->Font and "Blink" is greyed out. I changed the
compatibility to "MS Internet Explorer only" and the highest browser
choice I had was 4.0 and later. Is there some other change I have to
make to be able to make the text blink?

Thanks,
Nancy

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[Mike Mueller]

It is not recommended to blink text for varioous reasons,
and that is why it has been deprecated


:I am still using FP2000. I'd like to make a line of text
blink. I went
: to Format-->Font and "Blink" is greyed out. I changed the
: compatibility to "MS Internet Explorer only" and the
highest browser
: choice I had was 4.0 and later. Is there some other change
I have to
: make to be able to make the text blink?
:
: Thanks,
: Nancy
:
: --
:

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

In FP2000 it is still available, but it is/was a Netscape only option. As of NS version 6.21 it is
no longer supported.

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[Mike Mueller]

I remembered when I first started doing pages, I tried it
and it never did anything for me. Once I got to the point of
using other browsers to test pages in, I found that I had
some blink text and found the long forgotten tags

<blink> is no longer supported, and the css eqvlnt
(text-decoration: blink) only works in Firefox/Mozilla,
Netscape (not in IE mode), and Opera.


: In FP2000 it is still available, but it is/was a Netscape
only option. As of NS version 6.21 it is
: no longer supported.
:
: --
: ==============================================
: Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
: ==============================================
: If you feel your current issue is a results of installing
: a Service Pack or security update, please contact
: Microsoft Product Support Services:
: http://support.microsoft.com
: If the problem can be shown to have been caused by a
: security update, then there is usually no charge for the
call.
: ==============================================
:
: : > It is not recommended to blink text for varioous
reasons,
: > and that is why it has been deprecated
: >
: >
: > : > :I am still using FP2000. I'd like to make a line of
text
: > blink. I went
: > : to Format-->Font and "Blink" is greyed out. I changed
the
: > : compatibility to "MS Internet Explorer only" and the
: > highest browser
: > : choice I had was 4.0 and later. Is there some other
change
: > I have to
: > : make to be able to make the text blink?
: > :
: > : Thanks,
: > : Nancy
: > :
: > : --
: > :
: >
: >
:
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[Mark Fitzpatrick]

Nancy,
Blink is Netscape Navigator only so any IE compatibility won't work.
It was a tag invented by Netscape that never caught on with any other
browser manufacturer (never mind the standards commitee) It can also be
harmful as blinking text of certain colors can cause seizures for some
individuals.Not to mention the fact that it will only work in a small
fraction of the browser market.

Hope this helps,
Mark Fitzpatrick
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage