Need HTML Help IE vs. NS

[netguerrilla]

I'm having a problem I can't seem to solve. It seems to work fine in IE but Opera and NS compatibles don't seem to like it. It seems to be related to use of the BACKGROUND attribute on the TD tag but NS supposedly supports it. It just doesn't seem to work. View the site in IE at www.10daystoagreatlife.com and then view it in Netscape or in the site viewer at anybrowser.com. I welcome any and all suggestions.

Thanks.

Rick Smith

[Great-1]

It works fine in NS 6.2. I personally don't worry about version lower than that.

[netguerrilla]

Originally posted by Great-1
It works fine in NS 6.2. I personally don't worry about version lower than that.

Well, I wondered about that. The person that told me he had a problem was using Opera. I don't know what version. Anybrowser.com apparently uses the HTML 3.2 spec for its validation and browser compatibility testing. I was wondering whether it was worth the trouble to mess with it for what is probably a low percentage of users. You've stated what I was beginning to think. I think this is going to be something I fix *if* I find a definite answer and *if* I have time. Then I can go on with my life and get the affiliate stuff in place and start promoting the doggone thing.

Thanks.

Rick Smith

[ihelpyou]

Welcome to the forums netguerrilla! :hi:

Yes. It's almost impossible to please every browser out there. You simply make choices. :)

[netguerrilla]

Originally posted by ihelpyou
Welcome to the forums netguerrilla! :hi:

Yes. It's almost impossible to please every browser out there. You simply make choices. :)

Thanks. So I've decided.:)

I see that you're in Charleston, SC. I've lived there twice. Then, after living in Florida for awhile, I lived in Columbia for about 13 years. While we there, my mom and dad visited. We took them to Charleston for a day trip. My mom cross-stitched a beautiful picture of Rainbow Row for my wife for Christmas after that trip. We moved from Columbia to the Cleveland, OH area almost 3 years ago. We know a lot of folks in Charleston and especially Columbia. We plan to get back there one day.

Thanks for bringing back some good memories.:)

Rick Smith

[Blue]

Hey netguerrilla, I sent you a PM.

[netguerrilla]

Originally posted by Blue
Hey netguerrilla, I sent you a PM.

Blue -

Thanks. I read the PM. I appreciate it. I'll have to test it later. I'm in the middle of another project right now.

Thanks again. I'll let you know how it works out.

Rick Smith

[ihelpyou]

hey Rick, Cleveland? Oh, tooooo cold for me. I am from Marion, Ohio which is 2 1/2 southwest of Cleveland. Toooo cold. :)

[netguerrilla]

Originally posted by ihelpyou
hey Rick, Cleveland? Oh, tooooo cold for me. I am from Marion, Ohio which is 2 1/2 southwest of Cleveland. Toooo cold. :)

It *is* a little chilly compared to Charleston.

Rick

[Matt B]

Hey Rick - don't listen to Doug about the weather, he seems to love rubbing it in on us.

However, Ohio weather - don't like it? Wait 5 minutes, it'll change.

[netguerrilla]

Originally posted by SEO Guy
Hey Rick - don't listen to Doug about the weather, he seems to love rubbing it in on us.

However, Ohio weather - don't like it? Wait 5 minutes, it'll change.

No kidding.:) I see you're in Canton. I'm in N. Royalton. Wait till this summer. We'll be at 80 degrees and he'll be at 97 degress with 100% humidity. :)

Rick

[Matt B]

Wait till this summer. We'll be at 80 degrees and he'll be at 97 degress with 100% humidity.

and everyone will be going there for vacation.

[Stevie]

View the site in IE at www.10daystoagreatlife.com and then view it in Netscape or in the site viewer at anybrowser.com. I welcome any and all suggestions.
[/B]

Rick,

Your site works fine in NS 4.75 and also in the new Mozilla 1.0 on which Netscape 7 was based.

We must be very careful making assertions about one Browser being better than another and even implications that anybody using an old version is an idiot - or something similar.

Your site should be viewable in the browsers that your customers are using. Major corporations in Europe do not change software everytime a new version comes out. In fact some are very slow in doing so. The number of corporate users coming to my site and using NS 4.* STILL just outnumbers those using IE.

I let the customers speak.

I love NS4.75 and I'm only just switching now to MOZ1.0 because some websites don't work well with Netscape. Some sites are so arrogant that they don't even allow ACCESS if you don't use IE. Mozilla should overcome that issue though.

Hope this is useful.

[Dave B]

I could be way off of what your problem really is, if so forgive me.

If the problem is one of text over a background image in netscape try this using a nested table giving the nested table a background ="%22%22"
<td background="blah.gif">
<table background="%22%22" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">


like I said, I may be off on what your issue is, but after quickly reading the post it seemed like the same issue I had previously.

Dave