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  1. I used animated gifs to display the flags of 3 countries on the opening page. They are in one div and there is no lag on the page opening. The flags contain 5 or 6 frames. Here is the link to the site http://www3.sympatico.ca/b-c.collier/index.html
  2. Paint is a part of all Windows programs. Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Paint or just do a Search if you can't find it. Using Paint to Crop part of an image:1. open PAINT2. click EDIT>PASTE3. On the left side bar, choose the SELECT tool (the dotted rectangle) so that the dotted lines bordering your picture disappear.4. Using your left mouse button, draw down and across to cover the area you want cropped.5. Click on EDIT>CUT6. Click on FILE >NEW7. When it asks you to "Save changes to Untitled", say NO.8. Click on EDIT>PASTE.9. click FILE>SAVE AS10. Browse to where ever you want to save it.11. Name it something12. change the file from a .bmp to a .jpg under SAVE AS TYPE
  3. I must correct one of my statements in post #3 and apologize if I mislead anyone. I did use containers and divs on the page. However, the float property is ignored when absolute positioning is used. Below is an example of the use of a div with absolute positioning that is problematic; <div class="branch" style="position:absolute;top:269px;left:209px;">_________________________________________________</div> Since I have the page displayed as I intend, I'll leave it as it is. I intend to do some rewriting of the code, so I will try to use the float property rather than absolute positioning as "niche" has suggested.
  4. Thanks for your reply. I validated all my pages before hosting them. This is the result of the today's validation. This document was successfully checked as HTML 4.01 Strict!
  5. Thanks for your reply. I do not use div on the page, so float does not seem to be a solution unless I am mistaken. I read this on the W3Schools site; Definition and UsageThe float property specifies whether or not a box (an element) should float.Note: Absolutely positioned elements ignores the float property! I found a remedy by using the HTML code – (en dash) rather than the underscore on the keyboard or the HTML code — (em dash). This works on my computer, so I assume it will work when I upload the new file. I'll report back.
  6. I am using absolute positioning to create Family Trees. I originally coded for IE. The page does not display the same in Firefox. I now realize that I should have coded for Firefox and then tried to write some code so that it displays properly in IE. I can write the code so that it displays properly in FF, but in IE it does not display the same. The link to one of the pages is below. The problem with this page is the horizontal line above the last three names, and the vertical lines leading to the names. In IE it is positioned correctly, but in FF the line is too short. When I correct the line positioning in FF, the line is too long in IE. The trees with more names and lines display poorly in one or the other browser depending on which I coded for. http://www3.sympatic...r/margaret.html
  7. SillyBilly

    MARQUEE atributes

    Another method would be to use an animated gif file.
  8. My preference is to have no scrolling except for the entire page. I don't like clicking in each window and then scrolling.
  9. My preference is to have no scrolling except for the entire page. I don't like clicking in each window and then scrolling.
  10. I tried Δ and it did not display the Greek letter. However I used Δ and the Greek letter appeared. It may be the font I selected on my site. Look here for a list http://www.alanwood.net/demos/ent4_frame.html
  11. This post does not answer your question, but points out a grammatical error in your text. for whomever might be interested.The entire clause "whomever might be interested" is the object of the preposition "for". The clause must have a subject in the subjective case. In your clause the subject should be "whoever", otherwise you have the subject of the clause in the objective case.
  12. SillyBilly

    css etiquette

    To assist my future revisions, I put code that is used by only that page on that page only. I don't like repeated unnecessary repetitions.
  13. Here are my comments,1. "... if you click on the next button" There is no next button.2. your self should be one word - yourself3. The last sentence ending in thre word site should end with a period.4. The main text font could be larger. I find it annoying to squint to read the text.5. I prefer not to scroll horizontally. You have enough room on the page to have all the links, frames, and text to be on one window.6. I like the colors. I used similar ones on my site.
  14. Look at this linkhttp://www.themaninblue.com/writing/perspective/2005/08/29/
  15. You are wise to try to edit the code to see what effect it has. The next step is to type the code rather than copy and paste. You will learn more by typing, even if you are retyping code from an example.To set up a web page from your Desktop follow these steps, (it is only for your computer not the Internet).1. Create a New Folder on the Desktop, and name it.2. Using Notepad create 2 files - a CSS and an HTML (see below). Place them in the New Folder.3. Copy and paste your graphic into the new folder.#2 CSS file - name it something like mystyle.cssHere is a sample one that you can follow,/* My Stylesheet */body {background-image: url("agraphic.gif");font-family: sans-serif;color: #FFFFCC;font-size: 11pt;} Replace "agraphic.gif" with the name of the one you put into the new folder.#2 html file - name it something like test.htmlHere is a sample one that you can follow, <html><head><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="mystyle.css"></head><body><h1>Test File</h1></body></html> Now open your new folder and click on the test.html file. A new browser window should open with your graphic tiled as the background and Test File colored yellow on the page.
  16. I looked but could not see the problem in IE. I may be overloaded with info. However I did find a typo, "preperation" should be "preparation"
  17. In my CSS I have this background-image: url("pictures/blackmarble3.gif"); Notice that I have in the main folder a separate folder for my graphics called pictures and the URL points to this folder to obtain the gif that tiles as my background. On each page I have in the head <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="mystyle.css" />
  18. Try this link. There is a good discussion about positioning the footer. The code is there also.http://www.themaninblue.com/writing/perspective/2005/08/29/
  19. Go to this link for information on the line height. Basically it is the distance between the lines of type, like double space. You can use decimals like 1.4http://www.w3schools.com/css/pr_dim_line-height.asp
  20. Go to this link for an explanation of the Clear propertyhttp://www.w3schools.com/css/pr_class_clear.asp
  21. I put this code in my CSSbackground-image: url("pictures/blackmarble3.gif");I made a small image using Paint Shop Pro and called it blackmarble3.gif. I then put the image in the pictures folder, which is uploaded to my site. So when the CSS is called from each page, the above code tiles the gif as a background. W3schools gives ways to put the background image on selected parts of the page - top, left side . . .
  22. SillyBilly

    Needs to learn CSS

    Here are two other links that you may wish to consider. The first one is short and not all-inclusive, but may get you started.http://www.javascriptkit.com/dhtmltutors/css1.shtmlThis one is from W3, but is written by other coders.http://www.w3.org/Style/LieBos2e/enter/
  23. Thanks for the reply. When I copied and pasted the URL into the body of the reply there were no url tags around the link, so I assumed that it would not show as a hyperlink. This has been my experience on other forums. But it works here.http://w3schools.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=3429
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