Viewing website on a Mac

[Guest]

I just finished my website. It looks fine on my PC in Windows Internet Explorer, but when I looked at it on my Mac in the Mac IE Browser version it looked terrible. How am I supposed to see how it looks on a Mac before I publish it? Thank you for all suggestions. I need help on this ...it's giving me a headache.

 

[Andrew Murray]

could you post the url so we can comment on it?

are you using 'web safe' colours (216 colours - the most common that look the
best across both platforms - colour systems on mac & pc are different.

are you using frontpage? or other tool? you didn't actually mention that - I'm
assuming you're just asking this group for their design expertise & advice.

I just finished my website. It looks fine on my PC in Windows Internet

Explorer, but when I looked at it on my Mac in the Mac IE Browser version it
looked terrible. How am I supposed to see how it looks on a Mac before I publish
it? Thank you for all suggestions. I need help on this ...it's giving me a
headache.

 

[Guest]

Yes, I'm using FrontPage 2003. I can't say that I've stuck to the primary colors -- made some custom colors. Colors are the least of my problems when viewing on my Mac. There are missing pages, the links don't work, the fonts are the wrong size....I could go on and on. You may see for yourself at

http://www.malonecopy.co

Thanks
PJ

 

[Stefan B Rusynko]

That's because you are using Word/Shape Art (supported only on Windows IE) and inline styles
- remove all the inline styles like style="margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px"

In Tools Page Options Compatibility/Authoring turn on down level VML graphics
(at least users w/o IE will get ugly .gif images of your art)
- or better still don't use Word/Shape Art

Plus your font is not available to Mac users (or most PC users)
<font face="Franklin Gothic Book"
- stick to std web safe fonts
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| Yes, I'm using FrontPage 2003. I can't say that I've stuck to the primary colors -- made some custom colors. Colors are the least
of my problems when viewing on my Mac. There are missing pages, the links don't work, the fonts are the wrong size....I could go on
and on. You may see for yourself at:
|
| http://www.malonecopy.com
|
| Thanks!
| PJ

 

[Guest]

thanks Stefan...
i didn't think i was using word/shape art except in my bullets (but i'm not real familiar yet with this feature)

inline styles -- just remove all margins? won't that throw off my layout or is there another way to set margins/spacing. i've been using the standard px sizes that come with the program which doesn't give me much of a selection since i really wanted 9pt type in some areas. is there another way to specify font sizes

when i insert a gif or jpeg, i used a text box....should i not be doing this and just import the photo? or make a layout table

got it on the fonts issue. good suggestion

really appreciate your help...thanks

P
----- Stefan B Rusynko wrote: ----

That's because you are using Word/Shape Art (supported only on Windows IE) and inline style
- remove all the inline styles like style="margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px

In Tools Page Options Compatibility/Authoring turn on down level VML graphic
(at least users w/o IE will get ugly .gif images of your art
- or better still don't use Word/Shape Ar

Plus your font is not available to Mac users (or most PC users
<font face="Franklin Gothic Book
- stick to std web safe font
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SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
"Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-
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| Yes, I'm using FrontPage 2003. I can't say that I've stuck to the primary colors -- made some custom colors. Colors are the leas
of my problems when viewing on my Mac. There are missing pages, the links don't work, the fonts are the wrong size....I could go o
and on. You may see for yourself at

| http://www.malonecopy.co

| Thanks
| P

 

[Stefan B Rusynko]

Yes remove all the margins as inline styles
- use tables and cell padding / spacing / alignment, or external style sheets (.css files)
- you also have more control of font sizes in CSS
Don't use textboxes for your images (that's generating the VML)
Just insert your images on the page and either set it's alignment properties or control it's position relative to text w/ table
cells

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| thanks Stefan....
| i didn't think i was using word/shape art except in my bullets (but i'm not real familiar yet with this feature).
|
| inline styles -- just remove all margins? won't that throw off my layout or is there another way to set margins/spacing. i've been
using the standard px sizes that come with the program which doesn't give me much of a selection since i really wanted 9pt type in
some areas. is there another way to specify font sizes?
|
| when i insert a gif or jpeg, i used a text box....should i not be doing this and just import the photo? or make a layout table?
|
| got it on the fonts issue. good suggestion.
|
| really appreciate your help...thanks!
|
| PJ
| ----- Stefan B Rusynko wrote: -----
|
| That's because you are using Word/Shape Art (supported only on Windows IE) and inline styles
| - remove all the inline styles like style="margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px"
|
| In Tools Page Options Compatibility/Authoring turn on down level VML graphics
| (at least users w/o IE will get ugly .gif images of your art)
| - or better still don't use Word/Shape Art
|
| Plus your font is not available to Mac users (or most PC users)
| <font face="Franklin Gothic Book"
| - stick to std web safe fonts
| --
|
| _____________________________________________
| SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
| "Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
| To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
| http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| _____________________________________________
|
|
| | Yes, I'm using FrontPage 2003. I can't say that I've stuck to the primary colors -- made some custom colors. Colors are the
least
| of my problems when viewing on my Mac. There are missing pages, the links don't work, the fonts are the wrong size....I could
go on
| and on. You may see for yourself at:
| |
| | http://www.malonecopy.com
| |
| | Thanks!
| | PJ
|
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