Re: Response form - yellow background?

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From: David Bartosik [MSFT MVP] (dbartosik_at_community.nospam)
Date: 03/01/05 

Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 13:16:30 -0600

When I view the URL you provided I don't see any difference in their
appearance (WinXPsp2,IE6sp2) at all.Are you trying to do any formatting to
the form controls in Publisher (which you shouldn't do)? You don't specify
which field you view differently so I don't know what I'm looking for. But,
all you can do is provide the form field to the client. Nothing more. If you
are freaking out already over this then just think how much you'd freak out
if I told you that different browsers will size those form fields at
different widths. Oops, I just let that out didn't I. Hey web design is not
a science, it's not black and white. Your creation is always (yes always) at
the mercy of many, many, client side variables. If you want to take it
seriously then you need to create a test lab with different machines,
platforms, o/s's, browsers, versions, and test - test - test - test. But
then if you are that serious you shouldn't be using Publisher for the
design.

David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP]
www.publishermvps.com
www.davidbartosik.com

"Judi" <Judi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6B530F4D-1533-49F6-9983-33ED2A15BB2C@microsoft.com...
> Ahhhh. So you're telling me I was just banging my head against the wall
> for
> over an hour trying to get this to change... :) And, yes, of course you
> were
> right: I turned off the Google toolbar and the yellow went away. However,
> all
> the boxes except that one has a three-dimensional look to them. (Yes, I do
> have XP.) But that single box is just an simple outlined box. So isn't
> there
> a way for them all to look the same?
>
> Thanks so much!
>
> Judi
>
> "David Bartosik [MSFT MVP]" wrote:
>
>> This has nothing to do with Publisher nor anything you are doing or not
>> doing.
>>
>> It seems like everybody this days (except me, by choice) uses somebody's
>> toolbar in their browser. Those dang pesky things that are made by
>> everybody
>> and their cousin have a variety of functions. Google has one where it
>> puts a
>> yellow background on form fields that it can apply it's auto fill
>> function
>> to. Turn off your toolbar and or modify such toolbar settings and you
>> will
>> magically view the form as it was produced by Publisher.
>>
>> The edges and border shading and flat or not flat treatment of form
>> fields
>> and buttons is controlled by the operating system. If you are seeing a
>> cool
>> dimensional shading warm effect on them then you are using Windows XP
>> with
>> it's default effects settings. Turn those off or view the same thing in
>> Windows 98 and you'd see simple flat, cold, boxy, form controls.
>>
>> David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP]
>> www.publishermvps.com
>> www.davidbartosik.com
>>
>> "Judi" <Judi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:B57B2820-8D27-4D16-8F33-D80CE14C08CB@microsoft.com...
>> > Just when I think I have figured out response forms...argggg...
>> > I have a series of text boxes...for the standard name, address, etc.
>> > All
>> > of
>> > them end up publishing with a nice, three-dimensional look with a
>> > yellow
>> > background. Except one. No matter what I try, once I edit the text box
>> > with
>> > the correct name, it goes to a simple white box. I've tried different
>> > texts,
>> > copying one of the others, inserting a new one. It's always the same
>> > one.
>> > You
>> > can see it at: http://www.almadenbizassn.org/index_files/Contact.htm
>> >
>> > Sometimes it'll stay yellow, but once I get it in the correct order and
>> > text, it goes to white. What am I doing wrong? I don't care if they're
>> > white
>> > or yellow--just as long as they're all consistent.
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>> >
>> > Judi
>>
>>
>>

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