Filters don't work.

[calista]

Yes, here I am, again. I am trying to implement a style sheet using a filter, but the filter doesn't affect the appearance of the text at all. I know it's not my browser (I have IE 5.0) because when I was looking at a CSS tutorial, I saw the filter effects just fine. But, when I view the sample filters I have, none of them work either in Top Style preview, or my browser. Any ideas? Thanks!

 

[KevinFSI]

Hey Calista, could you post the CSS code please? I thought filters only worked with IE 5.5. Kevin
slanek@ssd.fsi.com

 

[calista]

OK, here's an example:

 .dropshadow { 
		   color : #cc0000;
		   font-family: 'sans-serif';
		   font-size: 14pt;
		   font-weight: bold;
		   padding: 4pt;
           width : auto;
           height : auto;
           position : relative;
           filter : DropShadow(Color=#996699,OffX=3,OffY=3,Positive=1)
}

 

[KevinFSI]

I'm not getting it to work either, Calista. I'll tell you, I've had little to no success with filters. If you could tell me the web site you were looking at, I'll see what I can find.

Thanks, Kevin
slanek@ssd.fsi.com

 

[GIGN]

Try positioning absolutely - and/or specifying dimensions - they are rather quirky like this. ;-)
b² - benbiddington@surf4nix.com

 

[calista]

Kevin, here is the site I was looking at:

http://web.bentley.edu/empl/c/rcrooks/toolbox/stylesheets/css016.html

Bangers, you were right! I changed "relative" to "absolute" in the previous code, and it works! However, it still doesn't explain why "relative" works on the site listed above (assuming they are using the same code they published), but not when I do it on my own. Oh well, at least we got it to work. Thanks guys! :-D

 

[GIGN]

It don't need absolute, if you define it's dimensions - probly even one dimension will do. ;-)
b² - benbiddington@surf4nix.com