I uploaded 2 pics that are a big part of my site, those being the background image and the top banner. But for some reason even though the pics are GIF they are showing up as BMP and I don't know why. When you look at the properties it says their correct name but if you try to "Save As" it says they are "untitled" and they are BMP files. Is there something I can do to fix this? Or is it just my comeputer playing tricks on me. Heres a link to my site so you can see for yourself. Its the background image and the banner at the top of the page.<br />
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<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.miseriacantare.com/version3/home.html">http://www.miseriacantare.com/version3/home.html</a><!-- m --><!--content-->Physically, they are GIF images (meaning there is nothing wrong with your site). My guess is that you're using IE, correct? After a while if you do not clear your cache and try to save images, it assumes they are in BMP format. Clear your cache and you should be able to save them as GIF images. Alternatively, if you do not want do deal with this, or other side effects of that substandard HTML renderer from hell, you could switch to a real browser (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/">http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/</a><!-- m -->) and that and many other problems will be solved; moreover, you'll have a better browser experience among tons of other excellent features.<!--content-->Yes I do have IE. Im not sure how to clear my cache though. I was worried about it cause when I visit my site the pics take forever to load when before they poped up imediatly. And as BMP files the pics are around 5 time bigger than the GIF ones. I just don't want my bandwith going by faster than it should. How would I clear my cache?<!--content-->See: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.homegain.com/help_center/cookies/clear_cache_ie5x6x">http://www.homegain.com/help_center/coo ... che_ie5x6x</a><!-- m -->. />
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However, why not just use a real browser like Mozilla? That'll solve your problem, and something like this will never happen again; moreover, as previously stated, you'll have a better browsing experience among tons of other excellent features.<!--content-->Well I cleared my cache and now ALL of the pics on my site are showing up as BMP instead of just those two that were before. I tried going to other sites and when I try to save pics on them they show up as JPG or GIF. Its only my site that is doing this.<!--content-->Read my previous replies and you'll see there is a very obvious solution to this problem.
<!--content-->Ok ok I give. I'll try it out. <!--content-->That's the kind of attitude I like to hear. <!--content-->Well I am on Firefox right now and it did solve my picture problem but now on my site I can't read the text for sme reason. Since I am new to this browser mabey you can help me out here. <!--content-->Excellent — like it? <br />
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About your problem, it's likely because you're using depecated markup or have some errors in your markup. The most standard and practical way to add style to your documents is to use CSS; thus, adding this in your <head> section should fix your problem:<style type="text/css"><br />
/*<![CDATA[*/<br />
html, body { color: #fff; }<br />
/*]]>*/<br />
</style>I'd also like to note you should not be using tables for layout (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.hotdesign.com/seybold/">http://www.hotdesign.com/seybold/</a><!-- m -->).<!--content-->Well I am not that great with html so I am not sure how else to set up the front page without using tables. Also I was curious if theres a way to have the background be fixed in Firefox? Firefox seems to be alot different than IE. But I think I like it.<!--content-->Originally posted by georgeafi <br />
Well I am not that great with html so I am not sure how else to set up the front page without using tables. Check out the link I previously posted; if you come across something you don't understand, feel free to ask for clarification.Originally posted by georgeafi <br />
Also I was curious if theres a way to have the background be fixed in Firefox?Same answer here: CSS. The attribute you are currently using only works in IE due to it being proprietary and thus non-standard. Using CSS, it would be done like this:<style type="text/css"><br />
/*<![CDATA[*/<br />
body { background-image: url(foo.png) fixed; }<br />
/*]]>*/<br />
</style>Originally posted by georgeafi <br />
Firefox seems to be alot different than IE. But I think I like it. Definitely; glad you like it. If you've not yet noticed, there are a ton of excellent features not offered by IE which are found in Mozilla. You can, for example, view multiple sites in one window using tabbed browsing. Moreover, you can install extensions (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/">http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/</a><!-- m -->) to expand the functionality of it, or themes (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.texturizer.net/firefox/themes/">http://www.texturizer.net/firefox/themes/</a><!-- m -->) to make it look cooler, it also blocks unrequested pop-up windows; the possibilites are endless. It's also good not only for browsing the Web, but for developing for it. Tons of exellent development tools (e.g., DOM inspector, JavaScript console, etc.), and top-notch support for Web standards. IE is dead; I'd recommend you avoid it as much as possible due to it being harmful (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://ashitaka-san.home.comcast.net/yayrant/ieharmful.html">http://ashitaka-san.home.comcast.n ... rmful.html</a><!-- m -->).<!--content-->Thanks, I'll look into it more tomorrow. It 3:30 in the morning here and I need to get up early. Thanks again!<!--content-->No problem man.<!--content-->Originally posted by fredmv <br />
See: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.homegain.com/help_center/cookies/clear_cache_ie5x6x">http://www.homegain.com/help_center/coo ... che_ie5x6x</a><!-- m -->. />
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However, why not just use a real browser like Mozilla? That'll solve your problem, and something like this will never happen again; moreover, as previously stated, you'll have a better browsing experience among tons of other excellent features. <br />
I can't believe I'm doing this...<br />
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Although you speak the truth; this solves the problem for him. What about the others using IE who visit his site? They'll have the same problem as he does, and I doubt they'll be as willing to switch browsers.<!--content-->Maybe they could just add a "Best viewed in Firefox" statement to their site. <!--content-->Originally posted by spufi <br />
Maybe they could just add a "Best viewed in Firefox" statement to their site. <br />
Aha, yes! Or I'd just serve up a line of text that says, "Please Download <!--more--> FireFox (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/">http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/</a><!-- m -->) to view this site." And give 'em that, and only that, if they aren't using FireFox.<!--content-->
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<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.miseriacantare.com/version3/home.html">http://www.miseriacantare.com/version3/home.html</a><!-- m --><!--content-->Physically, they are GIF images (meaning there is nothing wrong with your site). My guess is that you're using IE, correct? After a while if you do not clear your cache and try to save images, it assumes they are in BMP format. Clear your cache and you should be able to save them as GIF images. Alternatively, if you do not want do deal with this, or other side effects of that substandard HTML renderer from hell, you could switch to a real browser (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/">http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/</a><!-- m -->) and that and many other problems will be solved; moreover, you'll have a better browser experience among tons of other excellent features.<!--content-->Yes I do have IE. Im not sure how to clear my cache though. I was worried about it cause when I visit my site the pics take forever to load when before they poped up imediatly. And as BMP files the pics are around 5 time bigger than the GIF ones. I just don't want my bandwith going by faster than it should. How would I clear my cache?<!--content-->See: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.homegain.com/help_center/cookies/clear_cache_ie5x6x">http://www.homegain.com/help_center/coo ... che_ie5x6x</a><!-- m -->. />
<br />
However, why not just use a real browser like Mozilla? That'll solve your problem, and something like this will never happen again; moreover, as previously stated, you'll have a better browsing experience among tons of other excellent features.<!--content-->Well I cleared my cache and now ALL of the pics on my site are showing up as BMP instead of just those two that were before. I tried going to other sites and when I try to save pics on them they show up as JPG or GIF. Its only my site that is doing this.<!--content-->Read my previous replies and you'll see there is a very obvious solution to this problem.
<!--content-->Ok ok I give. I'll try it out. <!--content-->That's the kind of attitude I like to hear. <!--content-->Well I am on Firefox right now and it did solve my picture problem but now on my site I can't read the text for sme reason. Since I am new to this browser mabey you can help me out here. <!--content-->Excellent — like it? <br /><br />
About your problem, it's likely because you're using depecated markup or have some errors in your markup. The most standard and practical way to add style to your documents is to use CSS; thus, adding this in your <head> section should fix your problem:<style type="text/css"><br />
/*<![CDATA[*/<br />
html, body { color: #fff; }<br />
/*]]>*/<br />
</style>I'd also like to note you should not be using tables for layout (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.hotdesign.com/seybold/">http://www.hotdesign.com/seybold/</a><!-- m -->).<!--content-->Well I am not that great with html so I am not sure how else to set up the front page without using tables. Also I was curious if theres a way to have the background be fixed in Firefox? Firefox seems to be alot different than IE. But I think I like it.<!--content-->Originally posted by georgeafi <br />
Well I am not that great with html so I am not sure how else to set up the front page without using tables. Check out the link I previously posted; if you come across something you don't understand, feel free to ask for clarification.Originally posted by georgeafi <br />
Also I was curious if theres a way to have the background be fixed in Firefox?Same answer here: CSS. The attribute you are currently using only works in IE due to it being proprietary and thus non-standard. Using CSS, it would be done like this:<style type="text/css"><br />
/*<![CDATA[*/<br />
body { background-image: url(foo.png) fixed; }<br />
/*]]>*/<br />
</style>Originally posted by georgeafi <br />
Firefox seems to be alot different than IE. But I think I like it. Definitely; glad you like it. If you've not yet noticed, there are a ton of excellent features not offered by IE which are found in Mozilla. You can, for example, view multiple sites in one window using tabbed browsing. Moreover, you can install extensions (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/">http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/</a><!-- m -->) to expand the functionality of it, or themes (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.texturizer.net/firefox/themes/">http://www.texturizer.net/firefox/themes/</a><!-- m -->) to make it look cooler, it also blocks unrequested pop-up windows; the possibilites are endless. It's also good not only for browsing the Web, but for developing for it. Tons of exellent development tools (e.g., DOM inspector, JavaScript console, etc.), and top-notch support for Web standards. IE is dead; I'd recommend you avoid it as much as possible due to it being harmful (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://ashitaka-san.home.comcast.net/yayrant/ieharmful.html">http://ashitaka-san.home.comcast.n ... rmful.html</a><!-- m -->).<!--content-->Thanks, I'll look into it more tomorrow. It 3:30 in the morning here and I need to get up early. Thanks again!<!--content-->No problem man.
<!--content-->Originally posted by fredmv <br />See: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.homegain.com/help_center/cookies/clear_cache_ie5x6x">http://www.homegain.com/help_center/coo ... che_ie5x6x</a><!-- m -->. />
<br />
However, why not just use a real browser like Mozilla? That'll solve your problem, and something like this will never happen again; moreover, as previously stated, you'll have a better browsing experience among tons of other excellent features. <br />
I can't believe I'm doing this...<br />
<br />
Although you speak the truth; this solves the problem for him. What about the others using IE who visit his site? They'll have the same problem as he does, and I doubt they'll be as willing to switch browsers.
<!--content-->Maybe they could just add a "Best viewed in Firefox" statement to their site. <!--content-->Originally posted by spufi <br />Maybe they could just add a "Best viewed in Firefox" statement to their site.
<br />Aha, yes! Or I'd just serve up a line of text that says, "Please Download <!--more--> FireFox (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/">http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/</a><!-- m -->) to view this site." And give 'em that, and only that, if they aren't using FireFox.
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