Re: Javascript wiz please.

At 02:03 PM 08/06/99 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi
>
>I've re-desinged my splash page and trying to validate HTML 4 @ W3C.
>
>I continually get the following ONE error on the image I've sliced and
>placed a rollover and link to from
>http://validator.w3.org/
>
>
>Error at line 153:
>                name=3D"f1" src=3D"f1.jpg" width=3D"206" height=3D"95"=
 border=3D"0"
>                     there is no attribute "NAME" (explanation...)

Hi Don,

Your problem is very simple.  According to the specs the image element does=
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not have a NAME attribute, never did, never will.  This is a hack invented=
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by Netscape.  You should use the ID attribute instead which has been around=
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since the HTML 3.2 spec came out but of course your rollovers will not work=
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in Netscape because they didn't see fit to support the standard way.  You=20
can also use the image array instead to achieve the same effect without=20
needing to specifically name your images.  It will work in Netscape but you=
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should then be aware of an aggravating bug Netscape 3.x (on the PC) has=20
with that method (it displays the "on" images from the top left of the=20
browser window, no matter where the original image is on the page).  If you=
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want to get more info on all this, do a search in the Techniques list=20
archives, this topic has been discussed countless times there and you will=
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surely find some sample code.

HTH!

St=E9phane Bergeron

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