Re: Site check

by "Andie Maranda" <infomail(at)cogeco.ca>

 Date:  Sat, 15 Jun 2002 11:18:09 -0400
 To:  <michaelm(at)jeffcotech.org>,
<hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
 References:  pinnet cablespeed
  todo: View Thread, Original
Hi Michael,

I tried your suggestion and unfortunately, it did not make a difference.

I'll keep looking. I know it's going to be something simple!

Andie


----- Original Message -----
From: "michael mckee" <mikemckee(at)cablespeed.com>
To: "Andie Maranda" <infomail(at)cogeco.ca>; "HWG list"
<hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2002 1:47 AM
Subject: Re: Site check


> Andie Maranda wrote:
>
> >I would appreciate a few tips on the following problem.
> >
> >In my effort to slowly recode this site - www.canadianblues.ca - to be
> >suitable for most browsers, I am still struggling with a break between
two
> >tables when viewing with Netscape 6.
> >
> >If you visit the home page everthing is fine but when you enter any of
the
> >other pages (www.canadianblues.ca/mu_list_ab.htm for example) the two
tables
> >at the top are not seamless. I have set the borders to 0 on each which
works
> >on the home page but not the subsequent pages.
> >
> >I am also slowly converting all my font tags and such to a css page and
may
> >have questions on this later.
> >
> >As always, thanks for all your help as I have always received lots of
help
> >with my questions. You're a great bunch of people!
> >
> >Andie
> >
> >.
> >
> Hi Andie,
> Navigator 6  and Mozilla both do strange things with tables if your
> doctype is anything other than kosher, ie:
>
> ><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
> >
> as it is on your intro page. On the other pages your doctype is this:
>
> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//SoftQuad Software//DTD HoTMetaL PRO
5.0::19981217::extensions to HTML 4.0//EN" "hmpro5.dtd">
>
> Guess Netscape doesn't like HotMetal :-(  Try changing the doctype and
> see what happens.
>
>     best, michael
>
>

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