Re: Remote CSS File not working in Netscape 4.7

by Complex <complex_hwg(at)yahoo.com>

 Date:  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 08:16:17 -0800 (PST)
 To:  sfmalo(at)msn.com,
HWG-Basics(at)hwg.org
  todo: View Thread, Original
Sharon, 
	If you use < font face="Comic Sans MS">, does that work in Netscape on
the same machine?
	Another, maybe dumber, question is: when you say you use a relative
style sheet, do you mean you're using the < link
href="mystylesheet.css" ....> tag?

Michael

--- "Judith C. Kallos" <webmaster(at)theistudio.com> wrote:
> Hello, Basics Members:  ;-)
> 
> I am posting on behalf of a member having problems posting to our 
> list.  She needs your urgent assistance in regards to her 
> situation.  Please reply to the list or directly to Sharon with your
> input 
> <sfmalo(at)msn.com>.  TIA!
> 
> >1/9/01
> >Have just created a remote.css (very simple CSS1) file on a client's
> site 
> >so that the font "Comic Sans MS" will display. The site was built 
> >originally using the default Times New Roman font. The remote.css
> works 
> >fine in I.E. but Netscape 4.7 doesn't read it, still showing the
> original 
> >font. The code:
> >BODY {
> >       font-style:  normal ;
> >       font-variant:  normal ;
> >       font-weight:  normal ;
> >       font-size: 12pt ;
> >       font-family: "comic sans ms", arial, helvetica, sans-serif ;
> >  }
> >When I run it through the W3C Validator, no problems, no errors.
> According 
> >to the WebReview.com Style Sheet Reference Guide Master Grid, both 
> >Netscape 4 and 6 are marked as being able to read the font-family 
> >property. Does anyone have any suggestions? I've run out of logic!
> >Sharon
>
>---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >Sharon F. Malone
> ><http://www.24caratdesign.com>http://www.24caratdesign.com
> >"web page design and Internet writing services"
> 
> 
> Virtually,
> Judi
> List Guide / HWG Basics
> Asst. List Guide Manager
> The HTML Writers Guild
> <http://www.hwg.org>
> 


=====
Michael Greisman
Webmaster
Scanalytics, Inc.

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