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334557 2005-03-16 00:14:00 After all the propaganda about it in the latest PCW, I just had to try it.
But my own webpages doesn't work well :groan:
For example in my CSS, this:
body
{
background-color:"#f0fff0";
}
doesn't result in a nice light green background with Firefox, as it does in IE. Anyone know why?

And I've found Firefox likes /, but not \ for files (e.g., src="sub/image.png" is OK, but src="sub\image.png" is not), whereas IE takes either.

What else, I wonder?

Derek 		TideMan (4279)
334558 2005-03-16 00:24:00 Slashy (addons.update.mozilla.org) might help with the \. Murray P (44)
334559 2005-03-16 00:33:00 After all the propaganda about it in the latest PCW, I just had to try it .
But my own webpages doesn't work well :groan:
For example in my CSS, this:
body
{
background-color:"#f0fff0";
}
doesn't result in a nice light green background with Firefox, as it does in IE . Anyone know why?

Because your code is not correct and therefore not standards compliant .

This is the correct code:

body
{
background-color: #f0fff0;
}



And I've found Firefox likes /, but not \ for files (e . g . , src="sub/image . png" is OK, but src="sub\image . png" is not), whereas IE takes either .
Again, it is not the correct code and therefore not standards compliant . The slashes need to be this way: / .

Internet Explorer is not strict about standards compliance which promotes sloppy code when pages display OK even though the code is poor . Firefox and Opera will not display incorrectly coded pages properly so it is a good idea to use them rather than Internet Explorer to check how your webpages look .

It is also a very good idea to get your pages validated by the W3C Markup Validation Service (http://validator . w3 . org/) to ensure they are standards compliant . 		FoxyMX (5)
334560 2005-03-16 00:53:00 Good advice, FoxyMX.
Thanks. 		TideMan (4279)
334561 2005-03-16 01:34:00 I have used Firefox for a week or so as default browser (Big Trial), but have gone back to IE (forgive me) because of my annoyance at the browser reacting in a strange manner if I use the scroll wheel to zoom to the bottom of the page and also I tends to remember some of my passwords but not others even though I have asked to remember them.
Another thing it does is not to return to my place on a web page after I have opened and then closed a link so I then have to scroll down to find my place again.
I might be being picky but I find these things annoying, is there anyway I can get it to behave itself?? 		theother1 (3573)
334562 2005-03-16 01:47:00 I've been using firefox since it was phoenix and when I need to I can hardly operate IE anymore.

The last time I had troubles with passwords not being remembered was when the password box was java or in a frame.

What version did you use? 		apparition (3207)
334563 2005-03-16 01:51:00 Just download and give Opera a try and you are unlikely to have those issues .

The latest, Beta, version has given me no problems at all so far and is much nicer than the previous versions: . opera . com/download/?ver=8 . 0b2" target="_blank">www . opera . com 		FoxyMX (5)
334564 2005-03-16 21:19:00 I was somewhat surprised that for all the people saying how great firefox was that no-one came up with a response to my earlier query (in this thread) regarding FF problems except to suggest that I switch to Opera (which I have tried previously and found wanting) .
Does or has anyone else has/had similar problems? What did you do to remedy them? Do you just live with them
Rob :confused:

<Quote-I have used Firefox for a week or so as default browser (Big Trial), but have gone back to IE (forgive me) because of my annoyance at the browser reacting in a strange manner if I use the scroll wheel to zoom to the bottom of the page and also I tends to remember some of my passwords but not others even though I have asked to remember them .
Another thing it does is not to return to my place on a web page after I have opened and then closed a link so I then have to scroll down to find my place again .
I might be being picky but I find these things annoying, is there anyway I can get it to behave itself??> 		theother1 (3573)
334565 2005-03-16 22:37:00 I was somewhat surprised that for all the people saying how great firefox was that no-one came up with a response to my earlier query (in this thread) regarding FF problems except to suggest that I switch to Opera (which I have tried previously and found wanting) .
Does or has anyone else has/had similar problems? What did you do to remedy them? Do you just live with them
Nope, I just use Opera . :D

Seriously though, it probably means that other people have not experienced these problems and therefore don't know how to fix them . The annoyance regarding not returning to your place on a previous page is a Firefox "feature" which annoys the heck out of me as well but does not occur in Opera .

Sorry that you did not find Opera to suit you, I wasn't aware that you had already tried it . Actually I think I will now shut up about promoting Opera as I have had quite a bit of flak for it from a number of people . Obviously very few share my view of it being a superior browser but that's life I guess . 		FoxyMX (5)
334566 2005-03-16 22:51:00 . . . I think I will now shut up about promoting Opera as I have had quite a bit of flak for it from a number of people . . .

Don't do that .

Thankfully each browser has it supporters and distractors . I use Firefox and respect Opera, as good alternatives to IE which has many faults .

There are a couple of other lessor known alternatives too, but these 2 are worthy of respect and support .

I also use the "moox" ( . ws/tech/mozilla/mdefs . htm" target="_blank">moox . ws) variant and it is really fast with code optimised for my particular processor . 		KiwiTT_NZ (233)
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