Re: HEX EEEEEE COLORS WITH IE

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Q: Why do the developers want the pages to validate?
A: Answered by you: "Visitors to web sites only care that
the site is viewable in the browser of their choice"


"Thomas A. Rowe" <tarowe@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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: Visitors to web sites only care that the site is viewable
in the browser of their choice and has the
: content they are looking for.
:
: The only people I have ever heard of, that are concerned
about pages validating, are web developers.
:
: --
: ==============================================
: Thomas A. Rowe
: Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
:
: http://www.Ecom-Data.com
: ==============================================
:
:
: "Murray" <forums@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message
: news:OelChuzXHHA.4368@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
: > They are the very definition of HTML. You can follow
them or not. If you follow them, your pages
: > will validate and you will be happy and prosperous. If
you don't follow them, your teeth will get
: > long, and you will be an ugly person.
: >
: > The community and the manufacturers have embraced them
as the "standards". Call it what you will.
: >
: > --
: > Murray
: > --------------
: > MVP FrontPage
: >
: >
: > "Thomas A. Rowe" <tarowe@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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: >> From Merriam-Webster Online:
: >>
: >> recommendation:
: >>
: >> 1a: the act of recommending
: >> 1b: something (as a procedure) recommended
: >>
: >> The W3C states they provide recommendations. So far
nowhere have I seen them state that they are
: >> issuing "standards".
: >> --
: >> ==============================================
: >> Thomas A. Rowe
: >> Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
: >>
: >> http://www.Ecom-Data.com
: >> ==============================================
: >>
: >>
: >> "Murray" <forums@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message
: >> news:uB6e4NzXHHA.2552@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
: >>> The recommendations are the standard.
: >>>
: >>> --
: >>> Murray
: >>> --------------
: >>> MVP FrontPage
: >>>
: >>>
: >>> "Thomas A. Rowe" <tarowe@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
: >>> news:u303y9yXHHA.2436@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
: >>>> That is one way of looking at it, but that still
doesn't make them standards.
: >>>>
: >>>> --
: >>>> ==============================================
: >>>> Thomas A. Rowe
: >>>> Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
: >>>>
: >>>> http://www.Ecom-Data.com
: >>>> ==============================================
: >>>>
: >>>>
: >>>> "Kevin Spencer" <unclechutney@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message
: >>>> news:uQNK3uyXHHA.1216@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
: >>>>> Well, Tom, it seems that all of the browser vendors
are adopting a "standard" of adhering to
: >>>>> the recommendations.
: >>>>>
: >>>>> ;-)
: >>>>>
: >>>>> --
: >>>>>
: >>>>> Kevin Spencer
: >>>>> Microsoft MVP
: >>>>>
: >>>>> Help test our new betas,
: >>>>> DSI PrintManager, Miradyne Component Libraries:
: >>>>> http://www.miradyne.net
: >>>>>
: >>>>> "Thomas A. Rowe" <tarowe@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
: >>>>> news:%23EEXhvCXHHA.4624@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
: >>>>>> There are no HTML standards, just recommendations.
: >>>>>>
: >>>>>> --
: >>>>>> ==============================================
: >>>>>> Thomas A. Rowe
: >>>>>> Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
: >>>>>>
: >>>>>> http://www.Ecom-Data.com
: >>>>>> ==============================================
: >>>>>>
: >>>>>>
: >>>>>> "Murray" <forums@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message
: >>>>>> news:ej0NHoBXHHA.4240@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
: >>>>>>> This does NOT benefit the user. It confuses them.
This attitude is what has gotten IE into
: >>>>>>> the hole it's in now - all this making nice stuff.
There's a perfectly good set of standards
: >>>>>>> out there. They should not just ignore them willy
nilly.
: >>>>>>>
: >>>>>>> --
: >>>>>>> Murray
: >>>>>>> --------------
: >>>>>>> MVP FrontPage
: >>>>>>>
: >>>>>>>
: >>>>>>> "Thomas A. Rowe" <tarowe@xxxxxxxx> wrote in
message
: >>>>>>> news:e3r$JCAXHHA.4216@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
: >>>>>>>> Very simple if the browser can understand what is
want or is capable of display a page when
: >>>>>>>> the code is badly written this is a benefit for
the user * of the browser. Browsers that do
: >>>>>>>> not do this penalize users as a way of get back
at developers of the site, by making the
: >>>>>>>> site look bad.
: >>>>>>>>
: >>>>>>>> * User in this case, are folks that just want to
view a web site for the info it contains,
: >>>>>>>> they do not care how the site was coded, etc.
: >>>>>>>>
: >>>>>>>> ==============================================
: >>>>>>>> Thomas A. Rowe
: >>>>>>>> Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
: >>>>>>>>
: >>>>>>>> http://www.Ecom-Data.com
: >>>>>>>> ==============================================
: >>>>>>>>
: >>>>>>>>
: >>>>>>>> "P@tty Ayers"
<pattyayersTAKETHISOUT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
: >>>>>>>> news:eOIam33WHHA.4180@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
: >>>>>>>>>I guess whether IE's laissez-faire behavior is
"wrong" or not could be debated, but I can't
: >>>>>>>>>see how you can call it "penalizing" for the
other browsers to interpret code accurately
: >>>>>>>>>and correctly, Thomas.
: >>>>>>>>>
: >>>>>>>>> --
: >>>>>>>>> Patty Ayers | www.WebDevBiz.com
: >>>>>>>>> Free Articles on the Business of Web Development
: >>>>>>>>> Web Design Contract, Estimate Request Form,
Estimate Work***
: >>>>>>>>> --
: >>>>>>>>>
: >>>>>>>>>
: >>>>>>>>> "Thomas A. Rowe" <tarowe@xxxxxxxx> wrote in
message
: >>>>>>>>> news:uweW2n3WHHA.528@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
: >>>>>>>>>> IE doesn't penalized users if the code is
wrong, but still readable, whereas other
: >>>>>>>>>> browsers do.
: >>>>>>>>>>
: >>>>>>>>>> --
: >>>>>>>>>> ==============================================
: >>>>>>>>>> Thomas A. Rowe
: >>>>>>>>>> Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
: >>>>>>>>>>
: >>>>>>>>>> http://www.Ecom-Data.com
: >>>>>>>>>> ==============================================
: >>>>>>>>>>
: >>>>>>>>>>
: >>>>>>>>>> "Murray" <forums@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote in message
: >>>>>>>>>> news:Opk1Tq1WHHA.2212@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
: >>>>>>>>>>> Yep - as Patty notes, IE will forgive you.
Other browsers will not. IE is wrong to do
: >>>>>>>>>>> this.
: >>>>>>>>>>>
: >>>>>>>>>>> --
: >>>>>>>>>>> Murray
: >>>>>>>>>>> --------------
: >>>>>>>>>>> MVP FrontPage
: >>>>>>>>>>>
: >>>>>>>>>>>
: >>>>>>>>>>> "Scott" <Scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote in message
: >>>>>>>>>>>
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: >>>>>>>>>>>> Would that make it appear on one computer and
not on another - I would assume
: >>>>>>>>>>>> a missing octothorpe would be an all or
nothing phenomenon?
: >>>>>>>>>>>>
: >>>>>>>>>>>>
: >>>>>>>>>>>> "Murray" wrote:
: >>>>>>>>>>>>
: >>>>>>>>>>>>> All hex color values MUST be prefixed with
the octothorpe "#". Have you
: >>>>>>>>>>>>> done this?
: >>>>>>>>>>>>>
: >>>>>>>>>>>>> #DDDDDD?
: >>>>>>>>>>>>>
: >>>>>>>>>>>>> --
: >>>>>>>>>>>>> Murray
: >>>>>>>>>>>>> --------------
: >>>>>>>>>>>>> MVP FrontPage
: >>>>>>>>>>>>>
: >>>>>>>>>>>>>
: >>>>>>>>>>>>> "Scott" <Scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote in message
: >>>>>>>>>>>>>
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: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >I have a frontpage site where I've used hex
colors EEEEEE and F2F2F2 to
: >>>>>>>>>>>>> > display different shades of gray in a
table. On my computer, and most
: >>>>>>>>>>>>> > others, it displays fine. However, I have
a client who apparently can't
: >>>>>>>>>>>>> > display EEEEEE or F2F2F2 (they all look
white on her screen). She can see
: >>>>>>>>>>>>> > DDDDDD (which is almost the same), She
has a ATI Radeon Xpress with Benq
: >>>>>>>>>>>>> > monitor. Is this common? Should I use a
different color, or is it simply
: >>>>>>>>>>>>> > some problem with her setup. Thanks
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