IE and firefox display

[cmabill]

I find that my website get weird when I use Firefox open it, but it display well under IE8, the buttonesubmit is moved to bottomfooter, can anyone help me improve the code below. thank you.

<form action="contact.php" method="post" name="formplace" target="_blank" class="email" id="formplace" onsubmit="MM_validateForm('firstname','','R','lastname','','R','emailaddress','','NisEmail','comments','','R');return document.MM_returnValue">
      <p>pls contact us by following address:<br />
        <br />
    Guangzhou
      <p> You could also fill in below form and send it to us. we will get back to you as soon as possible.<br />
        <br />
        First Name: 
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        <label for="firstname"></label>
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        <input type="text" name="firstname" id="firstname" />
        <br />
        <br />
        Lsat Name:
        <label for="lastname"></label>
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        <input type="text" name="lastname" id="lastname" />
        <br />
        <br />
        Email Address:
        &nbsp;&nbsp;
        <label for="emailaddress"></label>
        <input type="text" name="emailaddress" id="emailaddress" />
        <br />
        <br />
        Telephone:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        <label for="telephone2"></label>
        <input type="text" name="telephone" id="telephone" />
        <label for="TEL"></label>
        <br />
        <br />
        Country:
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        <label for="country"></label>
        <select name="country" id="country">
          <option>Australia</option>

          <option>Turkey</option>
          <option>Japan</option>
          <option>South Korea</option>
          <option>Vietnam</option>
          <option>other</option>
        </select>
        <br />
        <br />
        Business:
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        <label for="business"></label>
        <select name="business" id="business">
          <option>wholesale</option>
          <option>retail</option>
          <option>industrial</option>
          <option>services</option>
          <option>distributor</option>
          <option>manufacturer</option>
          <option>importer</option>
          <option>other</option>
        </select>
        <label for="telephone"></label>
        <label for="FAX"></label>
        <br />
        <br />
        Comments:<br />
        <br />
        <label for="comments"></label>
        <textarea name="comments" id="comments" cols="45" rows="5"></textarea>
        <br />
        <br />
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;      
        <input name="submit" type="submit" id="submit" onclick="MM_validateForm('firstname','','R','lastname','','R','emailaddress','','RisEmail','telephone','','NisNum','comments','','R');return document.MM_returnValue" value="Submit" />
        <br />
      </p>
      </form>

[f2key]

I would recommend you to use Style attribute on each field. With this you will have uniform in all browsers

eg:
<input type="text" name="firstname" id="firstname" Style="z-index: 105; left: 200px; position: absolute; top: 200px" />
<input type="text" name="lastname" id="lastname" Style="z-index: 105; left: 200px; position: absolute; top: 230px" />

Thanks
Khalid

[IIM]

No.Use must not use inline css.You must prefer separating the two.Create an external css style sheet .
An external style sheet is ideal when the style is applied to many pages.Each page must link to the style sheet using the <link> tag.

You may use internal css when the style is for a particular file.

[cmabill]

Hello Thank you two, I prefer f2key method, but unfortunately, I don't fully understand the code, I have tried it by inserting it to the form area but the display is not what i expect, only a box displayed and there is no firstname displayed, in addition, when I try to use it for select items, like business, country, all the business items was displayed on the screen, there is no dropdown arrow for selection.

I know that my problem is basic and I only know some Dreamweavr methods, and don't know the code at all. so any one could take time to teach me

• how to display lastname, firstname etc

• Item Two: how to keep display text in the same line with box

• Item Three; I don't know z-index:105 meaning, I delete it, or change it, the display is still same.

thanks if any one tell me detail.

[akhtarswapan]

From the above article and reply, I understand that it is importent to know the basic code. Any one can help me to understand please.

[TonyG_cyprus]

@akhtarswapan,
Google 'basic html tutorial' and 'basic css tutorial' All the info you need to
get stsrted is there. Just don't try to run before you can walk.