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Posted by The Eclectic Electric on 09/25/43 11:25
"Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous@example.invalid> wrote in message
news:X7mRe.48229$EX.23020@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> The Eclectic Electric wrote:
>> "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous@example.invalid> wrote in
>> message news:BD5Re.54150$Hx4.34509@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
>>
>>>> http://freespace.virgin.net/phil.houghton/index.htm
>>>
>>> I see your favicon in Firefox, both in the location bar, and on
>>> the tab, but not when bookmarking it. Try adding the word
>>> shortcut to the link, and adding the type. I use the following
>>> two lines:
>>>
>>> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">
>>> <link rel="icon" href="favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">
>>
>> I've tried both of those methods and neither makes a difference.
>> But thanks for your suggestion.
>
> If we are still discussing the above page, you have:
>
> <link rel="icon"
> href="http://freespace.virgin.net/phil.houghton/favicon.ico"/>
>
> ..which is not the *two* lines I suggested. Copy and paste *both* of those
> lines into your page.
I've had both lines in a previous incarnation and it still didn't work.
I've since been to a professional site taht didn't do it, so I know I'm not
alone. However, IMDB, which previously didn't have an icon in the bookmarks
toolbar now does.
>
>>> Your page also wanted to install plugins, and apparently play two
>>> different pieces of music at the same time. Not nice. :-(
>>
>> Interesting!!!! It doesn't on mine, but I guess that's because I
>> have the plugins ready installed. Should only be Quicktime plugin
>> though - is that right? And it plays sounds on a mouseover - the
>> page is basically testing mousover with preload, part of my grand
>> scheme (scratches chin).
>
> Don't know. I already have Quicktime installed, so that's not it. I do not
> allow unknown plugins to install.
>
> Mouseover? Ahh, JavaScript. But no matter, nothing happens, musicwise,
> whether I have it enabled or not.
>
> If we've not discussed your invalid code, please visit:
> <http://validator.w3.org/check?verbose=1&uri=http%3A//freespace.virgin.net/phil.houghton/index.htm>
>
> Note that your page is not structured properly. The first line should be a
> doctype, preferrably Strict. See:
> http://www.w3.org/QA/2002/04/valid-dtd-list.html
> and use:
> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN"
> "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
>
> The next line should be <html>.
>
> Your "<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">" should be:
> <script type="text/javascript"> ... </script>
>
> ..and so forth.
>
Intriguing!!! Well, it's very early days at the minute, but thanks for the
pointers. Everything works fine on my PC, but of course that's of no use
whatsoever. Mystified as to what plugin is wanting to install.
+e
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