Publilsher web site doesn't work with FireFox. Fix available?

[CWhit]

I have created a company web site using Publisher only to find that it does
not support FireFox. The site looks and works great with IE but I am
concerned that a few customers may be using FireFox since it seems to be hot
right now. Are there any MS fixes available, or from third parties?

 

[DavidF]

Publisher generates code that works best in IE and does not have good cross
browser support. This is one of the limitations of using Publisher to
produce your website, and there is no fix. Perhaps this article about the
challenges of producing a site that will work in all browsers will be
helpful:

Are You Cross Browser Compatible? by Matt Benya
http://msmvps.com/blogs/dbartosik/articles/80825.aspx

DavidF

 

[CWhit]

Publisher generates code that works best in IE and does not have good cross
browser support. This is one of the limitations of using Publisher to
produce your website, and there is no fix. Perhaps this article about the
challenges of producing a site that will work in all browsers will be
helpful:

Are You Cross Browser Compatible? by Matt Benya
http://msmvps.com/blogs/dbartosik/articles/80825.aspx

DavidF




Thanks, David. Our site is not for the general public but for a specific audience -- lawyers, courts and law firms. Most use PCs and will have IE in their box. Those that don't can download IE in about one minute. I had anticipated Matt Benya's suggestion: let the customer know he/she must use IE and have an opening screen warning to use IE only. I have had some correspondence with Interactive Tools and their Page Publisher software about a fix and apparently there is at least a possiblity we can work something out. Question: If I go back to the drawing board, how much of my Publisher web site can I save? I hate to start from scratch. Thanks for your help.

 

[DavidF]

It depends on what drawing board you are talking about. If you have or can
get a copy of Pub 2000, you can load it to a different folder on your
computer than 2003, and use it for your website, and 2003 for print docs.
Pub 2000 has a different coding engine and does have decent cross browser
support, and other advantages for websites. Its the version I prefer.

If you want to switch to FrontPage or some other more suitable program, then
you would be best off starting over. Most people have found importing the
Publisher code not a very satisfying solution. However, as you know how you
want to lay out your site, and have all the text and images ready, this
might not take too long.

Good luck.

DavidF

specific audience -- lawyers, courts and law firms. Most use PCs and will
have IE in their box. Those that don't can download IE in about one minute.
I had anticipated Matt Benya's suggestion: let the customer know he/she
must use IE and have an opening screen warning to use IE only. I have had
some correspondence with Interactive Tools and their Page Publisher software
about a fix and apparently there is at least a possiblity we can work
something out. Question: If I go back to the drawing board, how much of my
Publisher web site can I save? I hate to start from scratch. Thanks for
your help.