Need website building help (GIF buttons)!

[Toadman]

I'm creating a site using geocities WYSIWYG "Page Builder", and I made some buttons in MS paint and saved/uploaded them as GIFS. They show perfect in IE5, but they are "torn puzzle" images in Netscrape Communicator. The links are still good, but the GIF button doesnt show. They are not animated or hoverbuttons. Is this because I used MSPaint to add text to blank buttons?
Was this an intentional dig at Netscape, webbies?

[Serge]

Consider myself knowledgable in HTML.. give me url I'll see what's the code problem.

[Toadman]

No-email address on your profile?
Here;s the address: http://www.geocities.com/toadmeister2k/frphome.html

It's a Team Fortress Clan Page under construction. Strange how the gold buttons display in IE, but not Netscape, although the links do work. Thanks!

[jad1097]

There are some online HTML checker sites I use. I will do a search later for them as I lost all Favs due to HD lockup.
Try this page (http://www.netmechanic.com/cobrands/zdnet/htmlcheck/).
Yes it came back with errors.Here are some of them.
59: <tr valign="top" align="left">
60: <td colspan=26 height=6></td>
= ^Warning: This tag pair is empty.
Image comments.
14: <td><img src="/clipart/pbi/c.gif" height=1 width=1></td>
= = = ^Warning: It's a good idea to use an ALT attribute with your image tags.
Did you happen to use Front Page? It always leaves open tags. The link I provided above will provide you with a great deal of help. IE ignores things such as this. Netscape and others don't.I use Macromedias Dream Weaver3 myself. I guess I will check my pages now.
BTW page looks nice.
I would have e-mailed the results to you but you also did not provide an e-mail? And it is way to long to put here.



[This message has been edited by jad1097 (edited 01-24-2000).]

[jad1097]

There are various programs you can download to check HTML but I did not like any of them. You can put you page up. Then go to this site (http://www.netmechanic.com/cobrands/zdnet/htmlcheck/)(same one as above) and type in the url. It will show you all the things that need to be corrected. Then open Front Page and edit the pages source(HTML). When done save and upload again.Then run it through the checker again.
The good thing is you will start to learn some HTML. The bad thing is if you don't have time or want to learn HTML you will need something better than FP(Just my opinon). Because of this I have learned some HTML.All WYSIWYG editors make some mistakes here and there.
I hope this my help a little.

[This message has been edited by jad1097 (edited 01-24-2000).]

[quietinthecorner]

Can always go to www.andover.net (http://www.andover.net) ,check GifWorks (free)

[alpha]

I don't know HTML and that happens in a frontpage web I've designed (no URL cos it ain't up). Any suggestions??

[Toadman]

It wasnt Front Page, though. Most ISP's dont support their extensions it seems. I just used the WYSIWYG real-time Page Builder at Geocities. I guess I need to put an "Alt=" tag on the image source code to make it compatible with all browsers.

[jad1097]

That's what it looks like to me.
You could try Front Page express.From what I remember it worked ok. Or you can download a trial version of Dreamweaver 3 here. (http://www.macromedia.com/software/dreamweaver/)

[alpha]

Thanx.

[Toadman]

Love that dreamweaver, but 30 trial period always has me rushing my pages. http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[jad1097]

Yes it is sweet.It is expesive though.

[jad1097]

Yes I read that also. Sorry I forgot about it.I will look into it and get back with you. Just checked my mail not long ago.
Not sure but this is how the HTML is for my images and they check out fine.
<H1><IMG SRC="images/fam3.jpg" WIDTH="320" HEIGHT="240"></H1>

so maybe if you change <td> to <H1> and swicth around the height and width that may do it.
Still looking for a proper answer though.

Just checked another of my sites and it has gifs instead of jpgs. And this is how it is.
<P><IMG src="images/CDplayergif.gif" width="511" height="535" align="absmiddle"></P>
Also notice the Width and height is reverse of yours. I am not sure if it makes a diiferance.


[This message has been edited by jad1097 (edited 01-25-2000).]

[Toadman]

So where would the ALT tag(s) go in this line, jad?
<td><img src="/clipart/pbi/c.gif" height=1 width=9></td>

I'm reading that the alt atrribute just allows text browsers to see text content on images and that's it. hmm..