Re: [GLLUG] Off Topic - Please, HTML/CSS problem, any help?

[Benjamin Cathey]

Thx - I'll give that a try later tonight after I'm done with this python project.  Happy day, a simple fix!



Thanks,

Benjamin Cathey
System Administrator
Cathey Company
4917 Tranter St.
Lansing, MI 48910 USA
Phone:     517.393.4720
Fax:       517.393.4225
Toll Free: 800.333.1972
"Service is Our Profession"


----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Ryan
[mailto:thethinkbox at gmail.com]
To: Benjamin Cathey
[mailto:benjamincathey at catheycompany.com], linux-user at egr.msu.edu
Sent: Tue,
06 Mar 2007 15:52:59 -0500
Subject: Re: [GLLUG] Off Topic - Please, HTML/CSS
problem, any help?


>->> Oh man will you kick yourself when I tell you what was causing the  
>->> problem.
>->> 
>->> In your menu class
>->> 
>->> 	.menu {font-family: georgia; width:530; height:30px; text- 
>->> align:center; position:relative; font-size:14px; left:50%;margin- 
>->> left:-265px;background:#fff;z-index:100;}
>->> 
>->> you omitted the px for width.  While Firefox is smart enough to  
>->> assume you meant px, IE won't touch it.  I can't even begin to recall  
>->> how many hours I've spent debugging a page and it was something as  
>->> simple as this.
>->> 
>->> BTW, I do web design for a living, so if you need any help learning  
>->> HTML/CSS/etc.  hit me up.  I know my fair share of this stuff.
>->> 
>->> Regards,
>->> Dan Ryan
>->> 
>->> On Mar 6, 2007, at 2:39 PM, Benjamin Cathey wrote:
>->> 
>->> > Hey guys,
>->> >
>->> > I have a page which I wrote using a gedit.  It works fine in  
>->> > Firefox and IE6 but in IE7 it doesn't work. The page is  
>->> > www.brokenpoet.org
>->> >
>->> > I tested the page using:
>->> >
>->> > http://validator.w3.org/ (for html 4.01)
>->> >
>->> > and
>->> >
>->> > http://www.websiteoptimization.com/
>->> >
>->> > Both pages show the site is fine.
>->> >
>->> > It took me forever to get it to function the way I wanted while  
>->> > keeping it simple and quick.  I used code (as you will see) from  
>->> > sources on the net.
>->> >
>->> > Any help would be appreciated.  I am self taught and don't really  
>->> > know that much about webpage design (other than using  
>->> > Dreamweaver.)  I wanted to write this one from scratch in a text  
>->> > editor for the 'purity' of it.
>->> >
>->> > Thanks again
>->> >
>->> >
>->> > Benjamin Cathey
>->> > System Administrator
>->> > Cathey Company
>->> > 4917 Tranter St.
>->> > Lansing, MI 48910 USA
>->> > Phone:     517.393.4720
>->> > Fax:       517.393.4225
>->> > Toll Free: 800.333.1972
>->> > "Service is Our Profession"
>->> >
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