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Thread ID: 96769 2009-01-22 01:53:00 Computerworld - whats up with the weird font colours Morgenmuffel (187) PC World Chat
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740953 2009-01-22 01:53:00 Yep

computerworld.co.nz

is anyone else getting the odd bit of text being coloured red?

I hope so cause the alternative is that I'm going mad 		Morgenmuffel (187)
740954 2009-01-22 02:18:00 Perhaps the words and letters in red are code..... :D johcar (6283)
740955 2009-01-22 02:21:00 just looked at several pages and only appears to be the one you linked to - maybe someone spilled the red ink :D wainuitech (129)
740956 2009-01-22 02:24:00 The source code looks like a dog's breakfast. This page/article is using inline styles rather than CSS and basically it is rubbish:

<font size="2" face="Verdana"> Microsoft has begun testing some web-based Office applications that will be delivered through Office Live Workspace, its online adjunct to Microsoft Office</font><b> <font size="2" color="#FF0000" face="Verdana"> . This</font></b><b> <font size="2" color="#FF0000" face="Verdana"> is expected to</font></b> <font size="2" face="Verdana"> give the company a closer </font><b> <font size="2" color="#FF0000" face="Verdana"> competitor</font></b> <font size="2" face="Verdana"> to online application suites such as Google Docs.</font>
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Microsoft will begin a public beta test of what it calls the &quot;Office Web applications&quot; later this year. They will allow users to create and edit new documents online from within a </font><b> <font size="2" color="#FF0000" face="Verdana"> w</font></b> <font size="2" face="Verdana"> eb browser, sa</font> <font size="2" face="Verdana"> id Justin Hutchinson, group product manager for Microsoft's Office Client division, </font><b> <font size="2" color="#FF0000" face="Verdana"> when</font></b><b> <font size="2" color="#FF0000" face="Verdana"> </font></b> <font size="2" face="Verdana"> interview</font><b> <font size="2" color="#FF0000" face="Verdana"> ed</font></b> <font size="2" face="Verdana"> at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.</font> <br>
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That's a significant change from the capabilities in the beta of Live Workspace </font><b> <font size="2" color="#FF0000" face="Verdana"> currently </font></b> <font size="2" face="Verdana"> available</font><b> <font size="2" color="#FF0000" face="Verdana"> . At present the software</font></b><b> <font size="2" color="#FF0000" face="Verdana"> </font></b> <font size="2" face="Verdana"> requires users to create documents using a copy of Office on their PC and then save them to the </font><b> <font size="2" color="#FF0000" face="Verdana"> w</font></b> <font size="2" face="Verdana"> eb, where they can then be shared with friends and colleagues. <br>

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Launched last March, Live Workspace marked the first tentative steps by Microsoft to put its lucrative Office franchise on the </font><b> <font size="2" color="#FF0000" face="Verdana"> w</font></b> <font size="2" face="Verdana"> eb. More than 1.5 million people have signed up for the beta since it was released</font> <font size="2" face="Verdana"> . <br>
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Its capabilities are quite limited, however. Users must create new documents in the desktop versions of Word, PowerPoint and Excel, and then save them to the </font><b> <font size="2" color="#FF0000" face="Verdana"> w</font></b> <font size="2" face="Verdana"> eb, where they are stored on Microsoft servers. Others can view the documents online, but editing them requires downloading the</font><b> <font size="2" color="#FF0000" face="Verdana"> documents</font></b> <font size="2" face="Verdana"> to a PC and opening them in Office. <br>
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That contrasts with online suites such as Google Docs and</font> <font size="2" face="Verdana"> Zoho, where the entire process of creating, saving and editing documents is done from inside a browser. <br>

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But Microsoft has been testing a </font><b> <font size="2" color="#FF0000" face="Verdana"> '</font></b> <font size="2" face="Verdana"> technical preview</font><b> <font size="2" color="#FF0000" face="Verdana"> '</font></b> <font size="2" face="Verdana"> of the Office </font><b> <font size="2" color="#FF0000" face="Verdana"> w</font></b> <font size="2" face="Verdana"> eb applications, which will allow users to create new documents online without needing to have Office on their PC. The </font><b> <font size="2" color="#FF0000" face="Verdana"> w</font></b> <font size="2" face="Verdana"> eb applications </font><b> <font size="2" color="#FF0000" face="Verdana"> —</font></b> <font size="2" face="Verdana"> Word, PowerPoint, Excel and OneNote </font><b> <font size="2" color="#FF0000" face="Verdana"> —</font></b> <font size="2" face="Verdana"> include a task ribbon similar to that in Office</font><b> <font size="2" color="#FF0000" face="Verdana"> , allowing</font></b> <font size="2" face="Verdana"> people </font><b> <font size="2" color="#FF0000" face="Verdana"> to </font></b><b> <font size="2" color="#FF0000" face="Verdana"> perform</font></b> <font size="2" face="Verdana"> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana"> light editing</font> <font size="2" face="Verdana"> from inside their browser, including formatting text and tables. <br>

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Microsoft plans to roll out a beta of the </font><b> <font size="2" color="#FF0000" face="Verdana"> w</font></b> <font size="2" face="Verdana"> eb applications to Live Workspace testers later this year</font> <font size="2" face="Verdana"> . <br>
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It doesn't describe the Office Web applications as a rival to Google Docs, </font><b> <font size="2" color="#FF0000" face="Verdana"> with</font></b> <font size="2" face="Verdana"> Microsoft position</font><b> <font size="2" color="#FF0000" face="Verdana"> ing</font></b> <font size="2" face="Verdana"> its online tools differently. While Google sees online applications as a way to free users from the desktop entirely, Microsoft sees them as a complement to Office in its software plus services model. <br>
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</font><b> <font size="2" color="#FF0000" face="Verdana"> The software giant </font></b> <font size="2" face="Verdana"> will recommend using the </font><b> <font size="2" color="#FF0000" face="Verdana"> w</font></b> <font size="2" face="Verdana"> eb applications in conjunction with Office on the desktop</font> <font size="2" face="Verdana"> .</font> <font size="2" face="Verdana"> <br>

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Nevertheless, users will not be required to have a client Office licen</font><b> <font size="2" color="#FF0000" face="Verdana"> c</font></b> <font size="2" face="Verdana"> e to create documents using the </font><b> <font size="2" color="#FF0000" face="Verdana"> w</font></b> <font size="2" face="Verdana"> eb applications, </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana"> and the service will continue to be free for consumers, supported by advertising. <br>
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Forrester analyst Sheri McLeish sa</font><b> <font size="2" color="#FF0000" face="Verdana"> ys</font></b> <font size="2" face="Verdana"> it's not surprising that Microsoft would offer document creation and editing through Live Workspace, since Google and others have challenged it with basic, more cost-effective productivity applications.</font> 		johcar (6283)
740957 2009-01-22 03:59:00 is anyone else getting the odd bit of text being coloured red?I can't see any unexpected red font on that page. Can you still see it? Jen (38)
740958 2009-01-22 04:26:00 Its fixed now - but was red before - either that or we are all going loopy -:D ( shuddup - no smart comments) :p:lol: wainuitech (129)
740959 2009-01-22 06:27:00 yep it's been fixed, just a bit odd though

-- wonder If I get a free ComputerWorld t-Shirt for spotting it?? 		Morgenmuffel (187)
740960 2009-01-22 06:33:00 or not

heres a pic of another page thats effected 		Morgenmuffel (187)
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