Posted on 09/28/2001 5:34:51 PM PDT by John Robinson
There is some odd problem with Netscape and italics getting stuck on. It's something to do with the style sheets, I believe. So I am killing the default style sheet.
See the original thread if you would like to install your own custom style sheet.
I'll second that. Even triple that.
By the way, I love your screen name!
I'm sputtering. Now THAT is funny. Could be the wine, dunno -- can't seem to type worth a damn -- haven't a clue what time it is (West Coast military time does not compute) -- but I needed to thank you for the laugh.
Perhaps you ought to post your "background" pictures on your web site so we can all down load them and try out your FR "makeover" for ourselves! It looks great!Done! I included a few instructions there for people unfamiliar with path issues. No one should have any problems. I'm using IE 6. If anyone gets strange resutls with IE 5 or IE 5.5, let me know.
And, thank you, Jim and John Robinson, for making it all possible! You're all the greatest!
clikker: Wow... I just downloaded then installed your customizations... it's really neat! I love it!
steveegg: I'll have to try translating that to Netscape 4.77.Did you have any luck getting the effects to work with Netscape?
<HEAD>If someone would take the FR logo and make a 16x16 icon of it, we could have custom bookmark icons. A neat and quick feature. I think it works all the way back to IE4.
<LINK REL="SHORTCUT ICON" HREF="http://www.freerepublic.com/FRicon.ico">
<TITLE>My Title</TITLE>
</HEAD>
-The "margin-left", "A:link", "A:visited", "A:hover" and "border-style" lines must be deleted because of incompatibilities with Netscape 4.7x
-The margin-right value has to be 0 (note to John, with the DIVs, specifying a margin other than 0 fouls up Netscape 4.7x, and I suspect does the same to the rest of Netscape 4.x)
-The url convention for local files in Netscape 4.x is radically different. Instead of simply pointing to the file as usual, c:\dir\file, you must use file///c|dir/file
You won't get the 3-d effect, but the remainder works.
Managed to get things done before I left for church. Anyway, here's the list of changes that have to happen for things to work close right for Netscape 4.x users:If you FRmail me your stylesheet, I'll put it up at my GeoCities web site for others to use.
>I don't believe there is another forum on the Internet >where posters have as much freedom of expression as here >on Free Republic.
There is not, to my knowledge, either.
>I think I'm doing a very good job of balancing freedom of >expression and system security.
You are.
Thanks.
I am just a stickler for the rules, that's all. Using an element of structure--BLOCKQUOTE--to impose an element of style--paragraph widths--runs counter to the vision of the W3C. Unfortunately, due to the ignorance/stupidity/laziness of browser vendors in regards to comprehensively implementing the W3C's standards, we are forced into using workarounds to ensure compatibility--like using tables for layout. I posted my template here, in case anyone should find it useful.
I retract my earlier assessment of server side personal style sheets--it is a Very Good Idea, as it is an enhancement of personal freedom.
E-mail-bump. I guess I'll have to download Netscape 6 now to see which version of the GWB template they need to download.I've updated my website with your new stylesheet now for users of Netscape 4.77 to try out.
the screen capture is in the mail,...I updated the website with the info about NS6 and put up your capture of NS 4.77.
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