HTML Editor

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Roger King

Sorry if I'm misposting but can't think where else to try.

When I use Word to write an HTML file which includes links I notice that
hovering the mouse pointer over the link in Word makes it change to a hand
as expected. However when I open the file in Internet Explorer the pointer
remains a pointer - though it changes to a hand on most other Web pages. Yes
I know most people use special-purpose web-page building apps but I'm too
lazy (& dim) to change.

Grateful for any advice

Roger
 
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger King" <>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 12:23 PM
Subject: HTML Editor

Sorry if I'm misposting but can't think where else to try.

When I use Word to write an HTML file which includes links I notice that
hovering the mouse pointer over the link in Word makes it change to a hand
as expected. However when I open the file in Internet Explorer the pointer
remains a pointer - though it changes to a hand on most other Web pages. Yes
I know most people use special-purpose web-page building apps but I'm too
lazy (& dim) to change.

Grateful for any advice

Roger
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Only one possible reason?

Because even IE (which accepts much sloppy html) doesn't accept invalid
links.

I guess, you'll need to get unlazy?
 
lostinspace said:
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger King" <>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 12:23 PM
Subject: HTML Editor



Only one possible reason?

Because even IE (which accepts much sloppy html) doesn't accept invalid
links.

I guess, you'll need to get unlazy?
Click to expand...

The strange thing is the link works, so it can't be 'invalid', but the
indication for it on the home page isn't as I'd expect.

Roger
 
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger King" <>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 6:49 PM
Subject: Re: HTML Editor

The strange thing is the link works, so it can't be 'invalid', but the
indication for it on the home page isn't as I'd expect.

Roger
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If it works on YOUR computer than we are NOT communicating :-(

If it works on other computers with entirely separate internet providers,
than we at least have our eyes on an even keel :-)

Anything that doesn't work as is intended is invalid.
How about a URL?

I'm able to view pages in IE 6.0, Netscape 6., Mozilla Firebird and WebTV
And even through an internet tool in Lynx.
 
Anything that doesn't work as is intended is invalid.
How about a URL?
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http://homepage.ntlworld.com/roger.k/

But unfortunately it won't help because I've slightly unlazied and started
to rebuild it using Web Dwarf.
However the version I made with Word looked OK on IE after I'd uploaded,
apart from the lack of the hand.
I take your point that it might not have looked OK on other browsers.
I'm just curious about why that might have been -- though I suspect I'm
straying into the murky depths.

Roger
 
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger King" <>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 4:22 AM
Subject: Re: HTML Editor

my page.html

But unfortunately it won't help because I've slightly unlazied and started
to rebuild it using Web Dwarf.
However the version I made with Word looked OK on IE after I'd uploaded,
apart from the lack of the hand.
I take your point that it might not have looked OK on other browsers.
I'm just curious about why that might have been -- though I suspect I'm
straying into the murky depths.

Roger
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The three images on this page do not view for me, however the "hand" does
show a link and/or title, are the images contained in the root folder (same
folder as the page?)

I previously mentioned that IE accepts invalid html and even invalid CSS,
which other browsers are more stringent in their compliance of errors and
standards.
Many html/CSS purists are being required to create what they are referring
to as "code hacks" in an attempt to make their pages cross compliant with
standards ( http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/ or
http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/ ) while viewing as close to that standard as
possible in the lenient and forgiving IE.

In addition, you may consider that initially you were creating web pages
with Word, which in itself is going to create non-cross-compliant pages.

When creating web pages, a first and foremost issue should be in viewing how
visitors see that page and not accepting what you see on your "local
designer" machine. That thought must always be keep in mind, else your going
to accumulate an endless amount or errors or invalid html.

This stuff is very OFF topic for the Word.docmanager forum and might be
better discussed in:
microsoft.public.word.web.authoring
Here is a link which will provide with an almost endless supply of links on
creating pages:
http://www.allmyfaqs.com/faq.pl?HomePage
 
The three images on this page do not view for me, however the "hand" does
show a link and/or title, are the images contained in the root folder (same
folder as the page?)

I previously mentioned that IE accepts invalid html and even invalid CSS,
which other browsers are more stringent in their compliance of errors and
standards.
Many html/CSS purists are being required to create what they are referring
to as "code hacks" in an attempt to make their pages cross compliant with
standards ( http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/ or
http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/ ) while viewing as close to that standard as
possible in the lenient and forgiving IE.

In addition, you may consider that initially you were creating web pages
with Word, which in itself is going to create non-cross-compliant pages.

When creating web pages, a first and foremost issue should be in viewing how
visitors see that page and not accepting what you see on your "local
designer" machine. That thought must always be keep in mind, else your going
to accumulate an endless amount or errors or invalid html.

This stuff is very OFF topic for the Word.docmanager forum and might be
better discussed in:
microsoft.public.word.web.authoring
Here is a link which will provide with an almost endless supply of links on
creating pages:
http://www.allmyfaqs.com/faq.pl?HomePage
Click to expand...

OK thanks I looked for something like microsoft.public.word.web.authoring
but didn't see it but I have it now. I'll also try that web page. My links
aren't working at present - in rebuilding to solve the hand problem I've
created a path fault but can't figure it out -- I've even moved all files to
the root and scrapped all folders but though I can link locally I can't when
on the server. Guess that's what makes it all so interesting :-)
 
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