a simple way has already been mentioned...tables, nested tables and cells.
| Thanks for your reply again.
|
| Basically, all I want to do is insert text anywhere I want in frontpage
2003
| that is compatible in any browser. From my very brief experience and
looking
| for more answers in forums and the Internet this is a huge problem. Is
this
| correct?
|
| I gather its not as simple as just inserting a layer, adding text to it
and
| it ibeing compatible in IE and netscape. Due to the hundreds of sites
created
| daily, I assumed that it was straightforward to apply. Again I ask, how do
| others do it, whereby text or layers are displayed the same in different
| browsers?
|
| Many thanks
| Jeff
|
| "jeffuk123" wrote:
|
| > Hi Murray,
| >
| > Once again thanks for taking the time to respond. It had crossed my mind
to
| > just insert text in the table, However, if I try to tab along to the
right
| > hand side of the table cell, the cursor moves directly lower down the
page to
| > the next table instead. It doesn't move to the right hand side of the
table
| > cell as I want it to. Also, when I try to arrow up to move the cursor it
just
| > moves to the center of the page. Thus, can't insert text where I wish.
| >
| > Regards,
| > Jeff
| >
| > "Murray" wrote:
| >
| > > > The only way I can get text to go to the position I want it to is
| > > > inside as a layer.
| > >
| > > But there are many other less troublesome ways.
| > >
| > > > Is
| > > > there an alternative to adding text other than in layers?
| > >
| > > Why not put it directly into that table cell where the layer was?
| > >
| > > --
| > > Murray
| > > --------------
| > > MVP FrontPage
| > >
| > >
| > > | > > > Murray
| > > >
| > > > Thanks for your reply. The reason I am using a layer for date and
time is
| > > > that the only way or best way to insert text is inside a layer from
my
| > > > knowledge. The only way I can get text to go to the position I want
it to
| > > > is
| > > > inside as a layer. As for the 'id' I assumed that this was for
'naming'
| > > > purposes only and that it didn't have any bearing on the page
itself. Is
| > > > there an alternative to adding text other than in layers?
| > > >
| > > > Thanks
| > > > Jeff
| > > >
| > > > "Murray" wrote:
| > > >
| > > >> > <title>New Page 1</title>
| > > >> > </head>
| > > >> >
| > > >> > <div align="center">
| > > >>
| > > >> Although optional, it's considered good form to have a <body> tag
on each
| > > >> page. You do not. I recommend its inclusion. 8)
| > > >>
| > > >> Oh - I found it!
| > > >>
| > > >> > </div>
| > > >> >
| > > >> > <body>
| > > >> >
| > > >> > </body>
| > > >> >
| > > >> > </html>
| > > >>
| > > >> I recommend you move it to where it should be (immediately after
| > > >> </head>)!
| > > >>
| > > >> Then, change this -
| > > >>
| > > >> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#000080" height="88">
| > > >>
| > > >>
| > > >> <!--Layer 1 - DATE & TIME-->
| > > >>
| > > >> <div style="position: absolute; width: 200px; height: 43px;
z-index: 1;
| > > >> left: 730px; top: 24px" id="layer1-DATE & TIME">
| > > >> <p align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">
| > > >> <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" S-Type="REGENERATED" S-Format="%A, %d %B
%Y"
| > > >> --></font></div>
| > > >> <p>
| > > >>
| > > >>
| > > >>
| > > >> </td>
| > > >>
| > > >> to this -
| > > >>
| > > >> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#000080" height="88">
| > > >> </td>
| > > >>
| > > >> and this -
| > > >>
| > > >> </body>
| > > >>
| > > >> to this -
| > > >>
| > > >> <!--Layer 1 - DATE & TIME-->
| > > >>
| > > >> <div style="position: absolute; width: 200px; height: 43px;
z-index: 1;
| > > >> left: 730px; top: 24px" id="layer1-DATE & TIME">
| > > >> <p align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">
| > > >> <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" S-Type="REGENERATED" S-Format="%A, %d %B
%Y"
| > > >> --></font></div>
| > > >> <p>
| > > >> </body>
| > > >>
| > > >> (thereby removing the layer from the table)
| > > >>
| > > >> But you still have a problem here -
| > > >>
| > > >> width="100%"
| > > >>
| > > >> since that is still going to cause the table to move UNDER the
(now)
| > > >> absolutely positioned layer.
| > > >>
| > > >> Let me ask you - why are you using a layer for that?
| > > >>
| > > >> And by the way, this is not going to work as an ID value -
| > > >> id="layer1-DATE
| > > >> & TIME". As I recall you cannot use spaces or punctuation other
than
| > > >> underscores and hyphens in the id value.
| > > >>
| > > >> --
| > > >> Murray
| > > >> --------------
| > > >> MVP FrontPage
| > > >>
| > > >>
| > > >> | > > >> > Murray
| > > >> >
| > > >> > This is interesting. All 3 points you have mentioned apply to
what I
| > > >> > have
| > > >> > done. I am unable to post the link, but would like to post the
code.
| > > >> > There
| > > >> > is
| > > >> > not very much to the code as I have started again and I am trying
to
| > > >> > take
| > > >> > one
| > > >> > step at a time. At the moment there is only one layer. This is
the
| > > >> > layer
| > > >> > with
| > > >> > the date inserted. This laer and other layers I create move in
| > > >> > Netscape.
| > > >> >
| > > >> > Many thanks, here is the code:-
| > > >> >
| > > >> > -------------------------------------------------------
| > > >> > <html>
| > > >> >
| > > >> > <head>
| > > >> > <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;
| > > >> > charset=windows-1252">
| > > >> > <title>New Page 1</title>
| > > >> > </head>
| > > >> >
| > > >> > <div align="center">
| > > >> >
| > > >> > <!--TABLE FOR WHOLE OF PAGE-->
| > > >> > <table cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0" border="1" bgcolor="white"
| > > >> > id="Complete_Table_shell" height="478" width="100%"
| > > >> > style="border-style:
| > > >> > ridge; border-width: 3px">
| > > >> >
| > > >> > <!--HOMEPAGE TOP HORIZONTAL TABLE-->
| > > >> > <tr height="50">
| > > >> > <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#000080" height="88">
| > > >> >
| > > >> >
| > > >> > <!--Layer 1 - DATE & TIME-->
| > > >> >
| > > >> > <div style="position: absolute; width: 200px; height: 43px;
z-index: 1;
| > > >> > left: 730px; top: 24px" id="layer1-DATE & TIME">
| > > >> > <p align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">
| > > >> > <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" S-Type="REGENERATED" S-Format="%A, %d
%B %Y"
| > > >> > --></font></div>
| > > >> > <p>
| > > >> >
| > > >> >
| > > >> >
| > > >> > </td>
| > > >> > </tr>
| > > >> >
| > > >> > <!--HOMEPAGE LEFT-HAND TABLE WITH LINKS-->
| > > >> > <tr height="200">
| > > >> > <td bgcolor="#000080" width="12%" height="387">
| > > >> > </td>
| > > >> >
| > > >> > <!--HOMEPAGE MAIN CONTENT PAGE-->
| > > >> > <td bgcolor="white" width="88%" height="387">
| > > >> > </td></tr>
| > > >> >
| > > >> > </table>
| > > >> >
| > > >> > </div>
| > > >> >
| > > >> > <body>
| > > >> >
| > > >> > </body>
| > > >> >
| > > >> > </html>
| > > >> >
| > > >>
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| > > >> >
| > > >>
| > > >>
| > > >>
| > >
| > >
| > >