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DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

ok it works if you put the href in as I posted while you were preparing your zip.

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<html>
	<head>
		<title>menu..</title>
		<STYLE type="text/css">
			.menu a {
				background: #ffffff url(images/btn_default.gif) left no-repeat;
				DISPLAY: block; 
			}
			.menu a:hover {
				background: #ffffff url(images/btn_hot.gif) left no-repeat;
				DISPLAY: block; 
			}
			.menu a:active {
				background: #ffffff url(images/btn_current.gif) left no-repeat;
				DISPLAY: block; 
			}
		</STYLE>
	</head>
	<body MS_POSITIONING="GridLayout">
		<div class="menu"><a href="#">Home</a></div>
	</body>
</html>

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DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: Help with dynamic menu

also change <a>home</a>
to
<a href="#">home</a>

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DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: Home page always changing

brill ;)
Excellent little tool.

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DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: Help with dynamic menu

zip your folder and send it to me.

my first thoughts include:
dimensions on the hyperlinks.
image paths?

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DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: computer will not recognize new slave drive

really? I've always found drives run faster when configured this way... in fact, quite a few seconds difference on boot times.

Hardware storage

DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: Home page always changing

try installing a few of the other programs listed here: http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread5690.html

especially cwshredder, adaware, spybot.

If that fails you might want to read this thread:
http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread7507.html

Information Security windows-virus

alc6379 commented: Way to refer them! --alc6379 +3

DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: Help with dynamic menu

yes

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<html>
	<head>
		<title>menu..</title>
		<STYLE type="text/css">
			.menu a {
				background: #ffffff url(images/btn_default.gif) left no-repeat;
				DISPLAY: block; 
			}
			.menu a:hover {
				background: #ffffff url(images/btn_hot.gif) left no-repeat;
				DISPLAY: block; 
			}
			.menu a:active {
				background: #ffffff url(images/btn_default.gif) left no-repeat;
				DISPLAY: block; 
			}
		</STYLE>
	</head>
	<body>
		<div class="menu"><a>Home</a></div>
	</body>
</html>

Note the div around the a.

Also

.menu a {
}

this means it only applys to "a" elements within an element with a class of menu. Otherwise every single link on the page would have the images in the background...

Does that help?

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DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: computer will not recognize new slave drive

however note that all your drives will be running at the speed of the slowest drive on the cable... i.e. asuming your computer supports udma100, your udma100 hard drive would run at udma33 with a modern cd drive on the same cable.

I'd agree it definitely sounds like your jumpers are wrong.

Hardware storage

DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: Help with dynamic menu

sure thing ;)

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DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: Help with dynamic menu

you can use them if you want to, but you don't need them. However if you're using inline styles (i.e. <span style="..."> then you shouldn't use a double quote around the filename or the computer may get confused and think it's reached the end of the style tag.

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DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: Help with dynamic menu

looks like a typo actually. the ";" tells the computer it's the end of the line, so in that case anything after the basic color would be ignored.

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DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: Help with dynamic menu

css does not need to be called. Because that's in the head of the document, any hyperlink ('a' tag) found within an element with a class of class1, will have these properties.

The complexity of the stuff you do inside the a tags will affect the cross browser capabilities. Netscape 4 supports basic color changes, but I'm not sure about images. IE5 upwards supports all of the stuff above, as does netscape 5 (I believe).

Stuff like this menu http://www.webdevfaqs.com/cssmenus/ppc/ work fairly well in IE5+.

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DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: Help with dynamic menu

in that case what I would suggest is using css menu hovers.

if we assume your menu code is all within a div classed as menu.

In the head section of your document:
<style type="text/css">

</style>

you might also want to use display: block and set widths and heights on all of those:
.menu a {
background: #ffffff url(background_norm.jpg) left no-repeat;
display: block;
height: 20px;
width: 150px;
}

Does that help at all? You can also set names on the a tags.

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DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: Hard drive recovery and cryogenics...

I've found that a few hours is usually enough. (I've had 100% success on the three I've tried this on...)

I've also found that if you put the drive back into the computer with a case fan playing over it it will run for ages.

Hardware storage

DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: Replacing Hard Drive...need some advice

Try the upgrade disc. They have occasionally been known to work.
Other than that check out oem versions of the software, browse ebay looking for a second hand disk, etc.

With the newer operating systems like the ones you've mentioned you only need to ensure that the boot sequence includes the cd drive and it will usually install it all for you.

Hardware storage

DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: CPU fan vibration

check there's no cables touching the fan blades...

Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram

DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: Help with dynamic menu

can you describe the rollover effect you want to create?
check out my menu things: www.webdevfaqs.com/css.php and scroll down to the menu examples.

I'm currently writing a simple tutorial set on css/divs/basic web design with css, but it's not finished yet. I can show you what's there and write the rest quickly if you like? ;)

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DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: Help with dynamic menu

The name thing shouldn't be in your style declaration.

Also do you need this name thing? I assume it's related to a javascript funtion?

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DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: Help with dynamic menu

for your second query it sounds like you might be better off using a css background for the image. I've used a span for the example below, but it applies whether you use divs, a list, tables, etc.

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DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: MIME Files

Check out: http://forums.majorgeeks.com/archive/index.php/t-38843

Microsoft Windows windows-9x

DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: IE resets home page to "about blank" upon exit

Sounds like some sort of virus/malware etc.

Try http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread7507.html

You might prefer to try installing adaware, cwshredder, spybot s&d etc from this link http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread5690.html first.

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DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: CPU fan vibration

if you hold the heatsink can you move it at all? i.e. small movements in any direction but not using much force? If you can then it's not clipped on properly. If you can't then it probably is secure.

Hardware motherboards-cpu-ram

DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: Weird Common Pop Up Not from internet

You could also try lavasoft adaware - http://www.lavasoft.de/

Microsoft Windows windows-nt-2000-xp

DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: Weird Common Pop Up Not from internet

Basically you need to go start -> run, type msconfig, and uncheck from the startup tab pg4ds32m if you can find it, but also pup.exe, over.exe etc if present.
Check out:
http://www.computing.net/security/wwwboard/forum/11720.html
http://www.computing.net/security/wwwboard/forum/11733.html

I prefer to do this from safe mode but it usually works from normal.

Microsoft Windows windows-nt-2000-xp

DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: My Winxp is shutting down itself every few seconds, Please Help!

how long does it run for before shutting down?

Microsoft Windows windows-nt-2000-xp

DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: Layout in CSS

Hmm ok that's strange but I'm probably missing something...

I don't know if there are any people on daniweb good with javascript but you might want to try webdeveloper.com - we have an excellent javascript forum there. Sorry Dani...

;)

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DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: Bizarre computer problems

I had one motherboard prob where the thing wouldn't post at all. I unplugged everything and tried again. Nothing. I removed the mobo ready to send it back. Decided to have one last try the next day and it worked perfectly.

Weird.

Community Center

DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: problem up loading photo files

FTP is the File Transfer Protocol (I think). I don't know what you've been using before, but if you've not heard of ftp then you're probably uploading via a form type interface I guess. Though I could be wrong ofcourse.
FTP capability is built into ie6 if you type in the url bar:
ftp:// instead of http://
and then follow it with the address that you want to upload to. You will need all your passwords tho.

FTP Tutorial
http://www.pageresource.com/putweb/ftpmain.htm

And also some alternatives to using IE: Freeware FTP Software
http://www.smartftp.com/
http://www.tucows.com/preview/195147.html

Hopefully you are now no longer a helpless female!
Regards
Dave

Microsoft Windows web-browser

DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: Layout in CSS

have you got the rest of the code for it? Or is it scattered throughout a number of other long pages? :D

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DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: Word Association Game

tug --> boat

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DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: problem up loading photo files

what program are you using to make the images/upload them? I assume the 'basic' you refer to is some sort of setting?

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DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: Including music on a webpage

Usually whenever I ask, people say the only time it's acceptable is on a band site type of thing, where you have an option to turn it off/on. I've never actually worked out how to do that one tho...

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DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: LogoDesignz

She decides what the prize will be.

A mars bar or 10 reputation points! lol/joke/not serious...

Yes a competition would be fun.

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DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: Including music on a webpage

Try reading this article: http://wdvl.com/Multimedia/Sound/Audio/include.html

aside from copyright you have download time, irritation value etc.

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DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: Heading tags and div tags

I'd prefer to use a span as it's inline. If you put a div in a h1 and put it into the wdg validator - http://www.htmlhelp.com/tools/validator/direct.html it fails, though for a reason I don't actually agree with. (h1 isn't inline to the best of my knowledge).

However the only reason I've used this sort of thing for is avoiding box model problems by putting width on one and margins one the other. Is there another use? :curious:

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DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: problem up loading photo files

Why do they have to be a small file size? does your host have a file size limit?

Microsoft Windows web-browser

DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: Displayed Text in MS Internet Explorer

Ah I see. I really will have to get round to buying one sometime...

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DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: Layout in CSS

Do you mean something like this accessible example which works in all browsers which I created so long ago for someone else with the same problem? ;) :D

http://www.emdevelopments.co.uk/demo/iframe/

Replace the numbers by dropping thumbnail images inside the a tags. the href is the full size version. There's no javascript involved, just plain html. Rearrange the code to put the links underneath.

How's that? Or would you prefer me to examine the one you're using?

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DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: "Ibacfobb"

First try stinger: http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/

If that fails:

Reboot in safe mode
start -> run
type msconfig
click startup tab

is Ibacfobb (probably .exe) listed anywhere? it sounds to me like a file generated by a virus with a random 8 letter name.
If so untick the box next to it and reboot. If it has any adverse consequences you can go back to safe mode and retick it.

Also I suggest you google each entry in the startup folder to find out if it's legit.

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DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: Layout in CSS

NP ;)
Good Luck completing your site to your satisfaction!

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DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: Layout in CSS

Yes that would do the job. The problem only applies where you have padding or margins as well as width. Nesting them is the ideal way to split them, but you can simply avoid using them, as you suggest.

There are a number of ways to achieve the two column layout.
One would be

<div id="ads">
Advertisements
</div>

<div id="homepage">
Content
</div>

#ads {
position: absolute;
left: 0;
top: 0;
width: 20%;
}
#homepage {
position: absolute;
left: 20%;
top: 0;
width: 80%;
}

However this screws up printing the page, so this might be better:

<div id="ads">
Advertisements
</div>

<div id="homepage">
Content
</div>

#ads {
position: absolute;
left: 0;
top: 0;
width: 20%;
}
#homepage {
margin-left: 20%;
}

There are thousands of css layout sites: http://www.google.com/search?q=css+layouts&sourceid=mozilla-search&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

Or you can check out layoutomatic, which can automatically generate the box model hacks for you: http://www.inknoise.com/experimental/layoutomatic.php

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DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: Displayed Text in MS Internet Explorer

I can't find quartz on my computer so I'm guessing windows doesn't have it at all. Therefore you could do this the easy way:

body { font-family: Quartz, Verdana, Arial, Georgia, sans-serif; }

This looks first to see if there's a font called quartz on the computer. If yes, it uses it. If no, it tries for verdana. and so on.

The only risk with this technique is that someone might have installed a windows font of the same name, which might not be clear and easy to read. Having googled it, the only quartz fonts I can find are lcd style ones. e.g.

http://www.fontfinder.ws/19137/Quartz.html

If that is the font you want (and I don't think it is somehow!) you could put LCD on as the second alternative. If not then consider Killer_typo's route just in case. Ofcourse, you're not talking about many people who would have downloaded that font, but to be on the safe side...

Regards
Dave

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DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: Layout in CSS

Greetings.
#homepage
{
  width: 80%;
  height: 100%;
  padding-top: 10px;
  padding-left: 25%;
  text-align: center
}
This is the bit of code where the box model stuff applies. If you've figured out those links you'll realise IE is saying 80%-25%=55% wide, whilst Mozilla is saying 80%+25%=105%. :!:

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DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: Layout in CSS

NP!
There's another thing in there that I should really explain: the box model. Ryan's got a good explanation here: http://www.ryanbrill.com/archives/css_box_model_and_you/ The way he describes here is the proper way as used by mozilla, where padding etc is added to width, whilst IE cheats and does it the other way - subtracting padding etc from the width.

Another explanation by Tantek: http://tantek.com/CSS/Examples/boxmodelhack.html
However the solutions he proposes here are unnecessary if you nest divs - one div with width, another inside with a margin or padding, and so on. This way is futureproof, whereas other future browsers may or may not work with the hacks suggested on the tantek link.

Hopefully that gives you another insight into more of your problems ;)

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DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: Layout in CSS

<div id="homepage>
<div>
Content
</div>
</div>

#homepage {
margin-left: 100px;
}

#homepage div {
margin-left: 20%;
}

Basically your left bar is width 20%. But it's placed 100px from the edge. That makes it 20%+100px. You can't make that in pixels or %, so mozilla is adding 20% +80% (=100%) and then it's adding another 100px to 100%, hence the scrollbar.

You mean font sizes by 'much larger'?

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red_evolve commented: Appreciate your help. +3

DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: Highlighting a line with BG color

<span style="background-color: yellow;">Highlighted text in here</span>

Try that. If you want linebreaks around it use a div or p tag.

You can also use a #ff0044 type color instead.

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DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: Windows ME startup error

If you're having slow boot up problems how many drives do you have in there? If you have a two drive cable with a single drive on it you can speed up your boot by right-clicking on my computer, clicking properties, hardware, locating the device manager, finding the IDE controllers, and changing the advanced settings on the drive that's autodetecting to none. The one with a drive connected will be greyed out, so you want the other one.

That usually gives a massive speed increase while booting.

Microsoft Windows windows-9x

DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: Layout in CSS

take the width of #homepage and use a combination of margins to move it 20% and 100px from the left - i.e. two divs, one with the px margin-left, the other with the % margin-left.

That make any sense to you?

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DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: CSS center vertical

np. It's strange how some sections of the computer community advance in certain areas and everyone else advances in different ones!

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DaveSW 15 Master Poster

20 Years Ago

Re: dhtml menu and flash

so is it the flash that doesn't work or the drop down menu?

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