Dreamweaver - Help, please

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Help, please

alexa1951

2005-08-30, 7:38 pm

:confused;
I am using Dreamweaver. Initially, I created a page and then saved as
template. For some reason, it didn't put the following at the beginning
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html>

I did the page over creating from new html document (with the Doctype, etc)
and it kept erasing the doctype when saved as a template. Eventually, I did
something (not sure) and it saved properly as a template (with the Doctype).
However, now the page won't work right in Netscape. It works in all other
browsers (Safari, I.E., Firefox) but not Netscape. I know there are issues
about margin, top, left, etc and don't know what the value should be. I usually
just put "0".

I have put my URL into the W3C page and it is mostly margin and alt issues.
Number 1, 6, 24, & 25 I don't understand.

Please Help!
http://athornton.freeservers.com/mi..._site/index.htm

http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=h...ers.com%2Fmini_
mansions_site%2Findex.htm&charset=%28detect+automatically%29&doctype=Inline&ss=1

Murray *TMM*

2005-08-30, 7:38 pm

Which DW? Which OS?

#1 - Error Line 123 column 46: required attribute "TYPE" not specified.
<script language="JavaScript" src="mm_menu.js"></script>It should be -

<script type="text/JavaScript" src="mm_menu.js"></script>(but you are asking
for trouble using those menus)

Ditto for #6.

Forget about #24 & #25 because they are concerning scripts added by your
host, below the </html> tag.

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"alexa1951" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:df29jf$n5o$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> :confused;
> I am using Dreamweaver. Initially, I created a page and then saved as
> template. For some reason, it didn't put the following at the beginning
> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
> "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
> <html>
>
> I did the page over creating from new html document (with the Doctype,
> etc)
> and it kept erasing the doctype when saved as a template. Eventually, I
> did
> something (not sure) and it saved properly as a template (with the
> Doctype).
> However, now the page won't work right in Netscape. It works in all other
> browsers (Safari, I.E., Firefox) but not Netscape. I know there are issues
> about margin, top, left, etc and don't know what the value should be. I
> usually
> just put "0".
>
> I have put my URL into the W3C page and it is mostly margin and alt
> issues.
> Number 1, 6, 24, & 25 I don't understand.
>
> Please Help!
> http://athornton.freeservers.com/mi..._site/index.htm
>
>
>
> http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=h...ers.com%2Fmini_
> mansions_site%2Findex.htm&charset=%28detect+automatically%29&doctype=Inline&ss=1
>

alexa1951

2005-08-30, 7:38 pm

I am using Dreamweaver MX on a Mac G4, OS X10.2

Alexa

Murray *TMM*

2005-08-30, 7:38 pm

<shrug> I dunno. I never saw it delete a doctype as you describe. But
then DMX (6.0 or 6.1?) inserted a broken doctype anyhow....

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"alexa1951" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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>I am using Dreamweaver MX on a Mac G4, OS X10.2
>
> Alexa

alexa1951

2005-08-30, 11:18 pm

Do you by any chance understand what to do about the Netscape margins? I always
get error messages from the "show all errors" menu in DW when I set the
margins to 0. The error message says the margin attributes are not supported in
Netscape 6 & 7. I always set the margins to 0 so the web page will butt up
against the top and left side.

Alexa

alexa1951

2005-08-31, 7:34 pm

In regard to the following:

#1 - Error Line 123 column 46: required attribute "TYPE" not specified.
<script language="JavaScript" src="mm_menu.js"></script>It should be -

<script type="text/JavaScript" src="mm_menu.js"></script>(but you are asking
for trouble using those menus)

What do you mean I'm asking for trouble using those menus. I have never
understood what "mm_menu.js" is (being the newbie that I am). Are you referring
to my actual menu behaviors that I have created with individual pictures?

Alexa

alexa1951

2005-08-31, 7:34 pm

I have tried pasting this info in. I have tried creating a new style (body tag)
within the current style sheet and I have tried creating a new style sheet with
the new "body" tag and attaching to the document. Now the page goes whacky in
Firefox, Safari and Netscape with all three of those versions. My dropdown
menus fall too far below in I.E too. So evidently I'm doing something wrong. I
detached all the above and went back to just entering the margins in the "Page
Properties" menu. At least now, it's only Netscape that doesn't work.

Got any other suggestions?

Appreciate your trying to help....

Alexa

Gary White

2005-08-31, 7:34 pm

On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 17:50:40 +0000 (UTC), "alexa1951"
<webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote:

> What do you mean I'm asking for trouble using those menus. I have never
>understood what "mm_menu.js" is (being the newbie that I am). Are you referring
>to my actual menu behaviors that I have created with individual pictures?

The Show Pop-up Menu behavior is a badly flawed system for implementing
a pop-up menu. The menu is created entirely with JavaScript. If you'd
like to find out why, see http://apptools.com/rants/jsmenu.php. Also on
that page, you will see links to some better alternatives.

Gary