Re: Stupid body element question

by "Ted Temer" <temer(at)c-zone.net>

Date:	Sun, 14 May 2000 16:44:16 -0700
To:	"HWGBASICS" <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
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Gwen:

My own personal validator, (FrontPage), always puts the background image for
the body right up on top of the body section on a separate line.

It also calls it <body background="whatever.gif">

On the other hand, no one on this list accepts FrontPage as a validator but
me -- So -- may I hazard to only suggest that:

<background="whatever.gif"> is the tag used for tables and cells
<body background="whatever.gif"> is for the body of the page.

One of the biggest drawbacks for those of us using WYSIWYG editors is
that --most things like this being automatic, we start forgetting some of
the more common tags.

But Gosh--who for example, would bother to try to remember all the
intricacies of some of these embedded table structures when Dreamweaver or
FrontPage will set it up in seconds.

I think I have it right but if I'm wrong. I'm sure there will be several who
will be quick to point out my error and blame it on FrontPage to boot.

Best wishes from "bored in Redding" on a Sunday afternoon.
Ted Temer
Temercraft Designs Redding, CA
temer(at)c-zone.net
www.temercraft.com/
www.newsredding.com/


> Happy Mother's Day to everyone who celebrates it. (Yes, I'm a mom, but
> I'm working today!)
>
> Now for my stupid question: Why won't the following validate?
>
> <body topmargin="0" leftmargin="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0"
> bgcolor=#FFFFFF background="images/bg.gif">
>
> On all the marging attributes, and the background attribute, the
> validator tells me there's no such attribute. I need to have these
> attributes in my page so there's no gaps between the edge of my page and
> the edges of the browser window.
>
> If you know what I'm doing wrong, or if there's another method I can use
> to eliminate the gaps and validate the page, please let me know by
> direct e-mail because I'm getting the digest version of this list.
>
> Thank you, thank you, thank you,
> Gwen Harrison
> Technoignoramus
>
> I may be ignorant, but I ain't stupid! (Loretta Lynn)
>
>

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