netscape table does not display

[WoodyRoundUp]

Hi there.
I have got a website designed in IE. It runs very well. However, when I start using it in Netscape, it does not display my top part of the code. It just start taking from the main content.
Can someone tell me what is wrong with that?
My site can be viewed at:

http://www.cheapcard.com.au/test.php

I figured out that it was the table problems.. because when I deleted the first table string, it shows everything, but they are not in the structure that I have designed. I have tried everything, but I give up.
Can somebody help please?

Thank you

Regards,

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

What version of Netscape are you having problems in?

I view it in NN7, and it looks just as it does in IE6.

Dan

 

[manarth]

Validating your page is the first step.

However, your page fails validation at the first hurdle: it doesn't have a doctype or an encoding declaration.

If your page does not validate, you may not notice the errors immediately, but they're lurking, ready to bite you in the backside. Much like if you were to make spelling mistakes in a computer program.


quick points:[ul]
[li]every attribute must be in quote marks (width="100%" not width=100%)[/li]
[li]Non-standard characters must be escaped (& instead of &)[/li]
[/ul]

I also noticed <td bgcolor=#FF0000 style="color:#FFFFFF" class="medium" - you're applying an inline style and a class for a link stylesheet: it's generally easier to debug and maintain if you stick to just the one method.

<marc> i wonder what will happen if i press this...[ul][li]please tell us if our suggestion has helped[/li][li]need some help? faq581-3339[/li][/ul]

 

[ChrisHunt]

If you're talking about NS4, it's likely to be happening because you've missed a </td> or </tr> somewhere in your table. NS4 is incredibly fussy about table tags. I couldn't find it manually in your source, but as marc says it's the kind of error easily found through validation.



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[WoodyRoundUp]

hi there...

thanks all...
i will try to validate the page...
i use netscape version 4.08..

thank you all

will let u know what happen next..

regards,

budi

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

>> I use netscape version 4.08..

Holy cow... Now that really *is* an old browser.

I don't know your cirumstances, so have no idea if it's possible for you to upgrade... But I really, really, really, really would suggest you move to NN7 or Mozilla, etc.

NN 4.08 is so old it's unfunny, and doesn't support any new CSS stuff whatsoever.

I can't stress that enough!

Dan

 

[tviman]

Dan said:

NN 4.08 is so old it's unfunny, and doesn't support any new CSS stuff whatsoever.

He's SOOOOOOOOOOOO right!!! And, whatever your page looks like in NS 4, it'll look so very different in newer, up-to-date, browsers!

Remember, it costs nothing but a few minutes of your time to upgrade to a new browser and you'll be a lot happier doing so.

There's always a better way. The fun is trying to find it!

 

[ChrisHunt]

Wow, that is old. If you have to test NS4, see if you can track down a copy of NS4.7. It's still a rubbish browser that hardly anybody uses though...

-- Chris Hunt

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http://www.napitalia.org.uk

http://www.leicesteryha.org.uk

 

[tnsbuff]

Hi,

The problem is with the javascript statement that tries to write one of the td's. This function:

<Script Language=JavaScript>

<!--
writeTD();
-->

</Script>

There's probably something in the script that's not compatible with that version of Netscape and so that <td> isn't being written.

There are other things you're going to have problems with though that need to be addressed as well if you're trying to make it look the same in Netscape 4.08, such as the background image in the left column and the form fields in that column (which display wider than in I.E.) causing the column to expand its width.

However, the javascript is what's causing part of the page not to display.

Remember, not everyone has javascript enabled, so relying on it for your page to display properly is very risky.