Web pages viewed incorrrectly on other PC's !

Guest · Nov 18, 2003

Hi- I just created and launched a small business website- I'm on XP Home, w/Front Page 2002- Have a server w/ftp extensions
Viewed webpage on various PC's and all seemed fine so launched it, got it submitted, etc. Now I find out the site is not being vieved right on Macs (pages- text not in boxes), (Text doesn't line up on various different computers, not only Mac) or people get error messages, or can only be viewed in Explorer- help, it is a business site - I'm a newbie at HTML- do certain codes affect the interpretation on other computers
Other XP users have no problems. Site is dollrarities.com. Would appreciate any help on this matter- (If viewed, it is slow, need to work on my images
Most Appreciatively
Lin

Thomas A. Rowe · Nov 18, 2003

URL ?

Most likely you designed your pages using absolute positioning which is not
well supported, where you really should have designed your pages based on
tables.

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Lin said:
Hi- I just created and launched a small business website- I'm on XP Home,

w/Front Page 2002- Have a server w/ftp extensions-

Viewed webpage on various PC's and all seemed fine so launched it, got it

submitted, etc. Now I find out the site is not being vieved right on Macs
(pages- text not in boxes), (Text doesn't line up on various different
computers, not only Mac) or people get error messages, or can only be viewed
in Explorer- help, it is a business site - I'm a newbie at HTML- do certain
codes affect the interpretation on other computers?

Other XP users have no problems. Site is dollrarities.com. Would

appreciate any help on this matter- (If viewed, it is slow, need to work on
my images)

Jim Buyens · Nov 18, 2003

-----Original Message-----

Hi-
Howdy.

I just created and launched a small business website-
I'm on XP Home, w/Front Page 2002- Have a server w/ftp
extensions- Viewed webpage on various PC's and all seemed
fine so launched it, got it submitted, etc. Now I find
out the site is not being vieved right on Macs (pages-
text not in boxes), (Text doesn't line up on various
different computers, not only Mac) or people get error
messages, or can only be viewed in Explorer- help, it is
a business site - I'm a newbie at HTML- do certain codes
affect the interpretation on other computers?

Other XP users have no problems. Site is
dollrarities.com. Would appreciate any help on this
matter- (If viewed, it is slow, need to work on my images)
Most Appreciatively,
Lin

These problems are occurring because you used Absolute
Positioning to "nail" content in place. Unfortunately,
different browsers interpret the positioning measurements
differently. The solution is to use HTML tables for
arranging your content.

Absolute Positioning is one of my Top Ten Traps for New
FrontPage Designers listed at:

http://www.interlacken.com/winnt/tips/tipshow.aspx?tip=29

Jim Buyens
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
http://www.interlacken.com
Author of:
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|| Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
|| Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
|| Troubleshooting Microsoft FrontPage 2002
|| Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
|| (All from Microsoft Press)
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Guest · Nov 18, 2003

Tom- Thank you kindly- So if I were to remove the items that I used absolute positioning on,and replaced w/tables, it should then be O.K

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URL

Most likely you designed your pages using absolute positioning which is no
well supported, where you really should have designed your pages based o
tables

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Lin said:
Hi- I just created and launched a small business website- I'm on XP Home

w/Front Page 2002- Have a server w/ftp extensions

Viewed webpage on various PC's and all seemed fine so launched it, got i

submitted, etc. Now I find out the site is not being vieved right on Mac
(pages- text not in boxes), (Text doesn't line up on various differen
computers, not only Mac) or people get error messages, or can only be viewe
in Explorer- help, it is a business site - I'm a newbie at HTML- do certai
codes affect the interpretation on other computers

Other XP users have no problems. Site is dollrarities.com. Woul

appreciate any help on this matter- (If viewed, it is slow, need to work o
my images

Thomas A. Rowe · Nov 18, 2003

Yes.

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Lin said:
Tom- Thank you kindly- So if I were to remove the items that I used

absolute positioning on,and replaced w/tables, it should then be O.K?

Guest · Nov 18, 2003

Jim- Thank you so much- I'm pretty new at this, but, a quick learner (just started doing a little HTML two days ago!) So, if I were to delete the absolute positioning command off the certain item and reposition by HTML spacing, it should work for all viewers
Layering/positoning (move front,move to back) doesn't create a problem too, does it
I cetainly appreciate your help, Thank you
Li

----- Jim Buyens wrote: ----

-----Original Message----
Hi-
Howdy

I just created and launched a small business website
I'm on XP Home, w/Front Page 2002- Have a server w/ft
extensions- Viewed webpage on various PC's and all seeme
fine so launched it, got it submitted, etc. Now I fin
out the site is not being vieved right on Macs (pages
text not in boxes), (Text doesn't line up on variou
different computers, not only Mac) or people get erro
messages, or can only be viewed in Explorer- help, it i
a business site - I'm a newbie at HTML- do certain code
affect the interpretation on other computers
dollrarities.com. Would appreciate any help on thi
matter- (If viewed, it is slow, need to work on my images
Most Appreciatively
Li

These problems are occurring because you used Absolute
Positioning to "nail" content in place. Unfortunately,
different browsers interpret the positioning measurements
differently. The solution is to use HTML tables for
arranging your content

Absolute Positioning is one of my Top Ten Traps for New
FrontPage Designers listed at

http://www.interlacken.com/winnt/tips/tipshow.aspx?tip=2

Jim Buyen
Microsoft FrontPage MV
http://www.interlacken.co
Author of
*========---------
|\=========-----------
|| Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Ou
|| Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Ou
|| Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Editio
|| Troubleshooting Microsoft FrontPage 200
|| Faster Smarter Beginning Programmin
|| (All from Microsoft Press
|/=========-----------
*========---------

Guest · Nov 18, 2003

So, I can't layer Images at all? Is there any way to layer images with HTML? ((just overlapping some, not totally)
Thank you for your time and help.

Thomas A. Rowe · Nov 18, 2003

Merge the images into one in a image application.

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Lin said:
So, I can't layer Images at all? Is there any way to layer images with

HTML? ((just overlapping some, not totally)

Guest · Nov 19, 2003

You've been really helpful and hate to continue asking questions- an image application being l- another graphics program (like Picture IT maybe)? Thank you so much- I'm really new at this!

Guest · Nov 19, 2003

Thanks again for your help- just viewed your site and was very helpful

----- Jim Buyens wrote: ----

-----Original Message----
Hi-
Howdy

I just created and launched a small business website
I'm on XP Home, w/Front Page 2002- Have a server w/ft
extensions- Viewed webpage on various PC's and all seeme
fine so launched it, got it submitted, etc. Now I fin
out the site is not being vieved right on Macs (pages
text not in boxes), (Text doesn't line up on variou
different computers, not only Mac) or people get erro
messages, or can only be viewed in Explorer- help, it i
a business site - I'm a newbie at HTML- do certain code
affect the interpretation on other computers
dollrarities.com. Would appreciate any help on thi
matter- (If viewed, it is slow, need to work on my images
Most Appreciatively
Li

These problems are occurring because you used Absolute
Positioning to "nail" content in place. Unfortunately,
different browsers interpret the positioning measurements
differently. The solution is to use HTML tables for
arranging your content

Absolute Positioning is one of my Top Ten Traps for New
FrontPage Designers listed at

http://www.interlacken.com/winnt/tips/tipshow.aspx?tip=2

Jim Buyen
Microsoft FrontPage MV
http://www.interlacken.co
Author of
*========---------
|\=========-----------
|| Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Ou
|| Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Ou
|| Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Editio
|| Troubleshooting Microsoft FrontPage 200
|| Faster Smarter Beginning Programmin
|| (All from Microsoft Press
|/=========-----------
*========---------

Thomas A. Rowe · Nov 19, 2003

Yes, Picture IT code be use, however it is more for working with photos,
then to create graphics and text images.

FYI: In the future please include the original question and any previous
responses, so that others who maybe able to help know what the original
issue was and was solutions had already been offered.

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FrontPage Resources, Forums, WebCircle,
MS KB Quick Links, etc.
==============================================

Lin said:
You've been really helpful and hate to continue asking questions- an image

application being l- another graphics program (like Picture IT maybe)? Thank
you so much- I'm really new at this!

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