not loading graphics from web site.

[PMfredi]

A friend has developed a web site, but I am the only one using a Mac to view it, that we know of, and I do not see the graphics on the page, but other visitors using PC's can see them. I can see graphics on others web sites, so what can I tell him to do to remedy this problem? The website is http://www.lrn2cook.com/ He sent me a screen shot and across the top of the front page there are 3 graphics. Is it his programing or something I need to do on my end? If it is something he needs to fix will you please tell him? He has a link to contact him on his website.

[nixgeek]

I tested this using Firefox on Macintosh, Windows, and Linux and I also could not see the graphics you speak of. Once I checked this on IE on Windows, I was able to see the graphics but it took a while to come up. After checking the HTML source of the page, I noticed that your friend used Microsoft Word to create this page. Unfortunately, Microsoft Word isn't very standards compliant with HTML which is why it only shows up on IE and not on anything else.

What he wanted to do with the graphics could have easily been done in a more compliant manner using web-compliant graphics and tables.

Since this person is your friend, you might want to be the one to tell him this. He should not be using a non-compliant program like Microsoft Frontpage, much less Word. There are many other applications out there (some like Nvu which are free) that can do what he wants in a more web-compliant manner. Personally, I think that people who don't consider other platforms and browsers when designing their websites should not be designing websites at all.

Hope this helps.

[barhar]

'A friend has developed a web site...' - no he has not. He created a 'MS Word' document and saved it as a 'Single File Web Page'.

'... so what can I tell him to do to remedy this problem?' - he is the commercial web site developer, not you. He should know how to remedy his problems. That said, tell 'him' to obtain a freeware, shareware, or commercial HTML editor.

'Is it his programing or something I need to do on my end?' - you have to do nothing, he needs to exam, understand, and correct his code.
Hint: ''<?xml:namespace prefix = v />, '<?xml:namespace prefix = o />', and '<?xml:namespace prefix = w />' are the incompatiblities.

'If it is something he needs to fix will you please tell him? He has a link to contact him on his website.' - he, not you - should be investigating and correcting the imperfections of his web page generating skills, and / or understanding of how 'MS Word' creates web page HTML.

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He saved the 'MS Word' document as a 'Single File Web Page', which created an embedded file. This is typically for e-Mail'ing the web page, and on the Windoze platform - supported by Internet Explorer 4.0 and later. Not on the Macintosh platform.

Tell him to save the 'MS Word' document as a 'Web Page'. This will create a 'x.htm' file, as well as - a 'x_files' folder of 'filelist.xmll' and related graphic files (where 'x' is the name of the saved 'MS Word' document).

'He' can learn about 'Singe File Web Page' by entering such text into 'MS Word's 'Help' window. (as you can also, on a Mac).