Use of
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
Shouldn't generate the span tags
- could be lack of a language meta tags w/ it
Try
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us">
<meta name="language" content="en">
--
| In your DWT file, try changing:
|
| <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
|
| to
|
| <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
|
| and then be sure to Update All Pages.
|
| Jim Buyens
| Microsoft FrontPage MVP
|
http://www.interlacken.com
| Author of:
| *----------------------------------------------------
| |\---------------------------------------------------
| || Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
| ||---------------------------------------------------
| || Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
| || Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
| || Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
| || (All from Microsoft Press)
| |/---------------------------------------------------
| *----------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
| > Here's the requested info:
| >
| > 1) <head> section:
| > <head>
| >
| > <LINK REL=stylesheet TYPE="text/css" HREF="/Library/insiders.css">
| > <!-- #BeginEditable "doctitle" -->
| > <title>ISD-ITSB isd lan printer</title>
| > <!-- #EndEditable -->
| > <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
| >
| > </head>
| >
| > 2) <span> tag:
| >
| > <span lang="en-us">9</span>
| >
| > 3) File, Properties, Language settings for this page:
| > <none>
| > US/Western European (ISO)
| > <Automatic Encoding>
| >
| > 4) Tools, Site Settings, Language
| > English (United States)
| > US/Western European (ISO)
| > Ignore Keyboard option is CHECKED
| >
| > 5) Using XP: Under Regional and Language Options, Languages, Details, Settings, Default Input Language is set to English (United
States) - US. All other settings under Regional and Language Options are also set to United States.
| >
| > 6) Sample text from the insiders.css file:
| > H6 {
| > font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
| > font-size : 7 pt;
| > color: #006699;
| > }
| > P {
| > font-family : Verdana, Arial, sans-serif ;
| > font-size : 9pt;
| > }
| > A {
| > text-decoration: none;
| > color: #006699;
| > }
| > A:Hover {
| > text-decoration: underline;
| > color: #003366;
| > }
| >
| > Thanks,
| > Sandy
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
| > "Jim Buyens" wrote:
| >
| > > Please post the following to this thread:
| > >
| > > o The entire <head> section from one of the problem pages.
| > >
| > > o The exact contents of one of the unwanted <span> tags.
| > >
| > > o For the same page, the settings in efffect under File, Properties,
| > > Languge.
| > >
| > > o For the same site, the setting in effect under Tools, Site Settings,
| > > Language.
| > >
| > > o The setting in effect under Control Panel, Keyboard, Input Locales,
| > > Change, Default Input Language. (The path to this setting might be
| > > different, depending on your OS.)
| > >
| > > Jim Buyens
| > > Microsoft FrontPage MVP
| > >
http://www.interlacken.com
| > > Author of:
| > > *----------------------------------------------------
| > > |\---------------------------------------------------
| > > || Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
| > > ||---------------------------------------------------
| > > || Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
| > > || Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
| > > || Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
| > > || (All from Microsoft Press)
| > > |/---------------------------------------------------
| > > *----------------------------------------------------
| > >
| > >
| > >
| > >
| > > > Jim -
| > > >
| > > > I've tried all of your suggestions, also and am still having the span problem on existing pages. My page is using the
US/Western European (ISO) character set and I have made sure that Site Settings and the File Properties are using the same character
set. Any more suggestions? Thanks -
| > > >
| > > > Sandy
| > > >
| > > > "Jim Buyens" wrote:
| > > >
| > > > > > Hi Jim,
| > > > > >
| > > > > > I tried your suggestions ont he link you provided but still get teh span
| > > > > > tags.
| > > > > > Number 3 is not clear to me: "Make sure the Ignore The Keyboard When
| > > > > > Deciding The Encoding Of New Pages check box is cleared"
| > > > > > Do you mean checked? Or do you mean not checked?
| > > > >
| > > > > Sorry: make sure that box is *selected* (that is, checked).
| > > > >
| > > > > > In any event I tried both checking and unchecking with a multitude of
| > > > > > combinations - first typing with keyboard in Italian, then English - then
| > > > > > Italian again.
| > > > > > Still can't get rid of the span tags!
| > > > > >
| > > > > > I'm using Frontpage 2002.
| > > > >
| > > > > Well, that setting only affects new pages. Did you find that it
| > > > > didnl't make a difference even on new pages?
| > > > >
| > > > > For each existing page, you need the second part of the procedure:
| > > > >
| > > > > 1. Choose Properties from the File menu.
| > > > > 2. Click the Language Tab.
| > > > > 3. Set Mark Current Document As to <none>.
| > > > > 4. Set Save The Document As to US/Western European.
| > > > > 5. Set Reload The Current Document to <Automatic Encoding>.
| > > > >
| > > > > Step 3 is equivalent to removing:
| > > > >
| > > > > <meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="it">
| > > > >
| > > > > and step 4 is equivalent to adding/correcting:
| > > > >
| > > > > <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;
| > > > > charset=windows-1252">
| > > > >
| > > > > Jim Buyens
| > > > > Microsoft FrontPage MVP
| > > > >
http://www.interlacken.com
| > > > > Author of:
| > > > > *----------------------------------------------------
| > > > > |\---------------------------------------------------
| > > > > || Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
| > > > > ||---------------------------------------------------
| > > > > || Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
| > > > > || Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
| > > > > || Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
| > > > > || (All from Microsoft Press)
| > > > > |/---------------------------------------------------
| > > > > *----------------------------------------------------
| > > > >
| > > > >
| > > > > > "Jim Buyens" <
[email protected]> ha scritto nel messaggio
| > > > > > | > > > > > > Please refer to:
| > > > > > >
| > > > > > > FrontPage Adds <span lang="en-us">
| > > > > > >
http://www.interlacken.com/winnt/tips/tipshow.aspx?tip=37
| > > > > >
| > > > > >
| > > > > > > >-----Original Message-----
| > > > > > > >How can I disable the "span language" function in
| > Frontpage (<span
| > > > > > > >lang="en-us">).
| > > > > > > >I have "Italian" as my keyboard language while my partner
| > has "English".
| > > > > > > >When I pass her a file Frontpage automatically inserts
| > the Span Language
| > > > > > > >tags and I can't figure out how to disable the function.
| > > > > > > >I know it's possible to change the keyboard but she is
| > more comfortable
| > > > > > > >using an English keyboard, any suggestions on how to
| > diable the function
| > > > > > > >altogether?
| > > > >
| > >
