Re: color in netscape vs. IE

At 12:17 PM 6/1/00 , Sandy Fields tickled the electrons and they aligned 
themselves to form these words:
>At 01:18 PM 06/01/00, Jim wrote:

>>Unless the color you picked originally is part of the 256 color palette 
>>of the gif format, the colors are going to shift.
>
>Aha!  I'm sure that's it!
>
>OK... so here's a stupid question.  Is orange in the 256 color 
>palette?  If not, if I save the file as a jpeg will the color still shift?

Well, I sorta led you astray a bit. There really isn't a single 256 color 
palette per se. To see this for yourself, open a jpg of something that is 
predominately one color. Decrease the colors available to 256. Use the 
color tool to select a new foreground color. Observe the colors available.

Now, do the same thing with a different jpg file. Notice that the colors 
available aren't the same?

To totally avoid color shifts you pretty much need to start with the 216 
web safe colors as your palette. As Ted pointed out, this is usually only 
noticeable with monitors set to low color settings, but as you've 
discovered, it can appear at other times as well. Unless you're into 
self-flagellation, I find it easier to open the saved file, check the 
background color and change the html if required.

Short answers to your questions- maybe, probably.

hth

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