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That makes sense. My observation skills are getting better. Thanks for the help. I'll use this code and let you know how it works. By the way....I don't mean to drag this topic out, but I am wondering what the difference is between <..target="new"> and <..target=_blank"> ????? Several times I have been told to use the former, but it appears to work only on the home page. Anything I ought to know?

Thank you!

Thanks for all your good help. I put a robots.txt file inside my public_html folder. One more thing...... Is this a correct meta tag to put in the head of the webpage when I don't want to block any robots? <meta name="robots" content="index,follow"> I think it is right, but I just need a confirmation yes or no. Thanks,

Hey Don! Where the words "Camera Accessories" are in your code, how does that work? The words "Camera Accessories" are just a text link name I put on the webpage. So I use the exact words of the name I have given the text link on the page? --------------------- This is how the whole link looks: <a href="http://www.queenpictoria.com/CP/CP1.html" target="new"> <font face="Arial Black" size="1" color="red"><div align="center">CAMERAS ACCESSORIES</font></a></div></td> --------------------- This code seems to work ok on the Home Page. Is there a better way? Should I mention the text link twice? For example: <a href="http://www.queenpictoria.com/CP/CP1.html" target="_blank">Camera Accessories<font face="Arial Black" size="1" color="red"><div align="center">CAMERAS ACCESSORIES</font></a></td> ------------------------ Looks fishy....the <font> tag needs to be infront of the text link. Oh Boy... I've made a mess of it. I want to run away and hide.... I know that the links opening up in new windows for my website is inconsistent right now. Evidently, it is reasonable to expect the links to open up in new windows regardless of the level of pages one goes into in a website. Evidently I have incorrect code form. Back to the drawing board. Thanks.

I really like your mouse graphic!

Hello, My home page has the links to the rest of the pages on the website (of course). I open one of the links... For example, At the Home page, open Gallery link.. (Gallery opens up in new window).. On the Gallery page, open Camera Accessories link, (Camera Accessories page opens up in the same window as the Gallery page even though I have the HTML target="new"> at the end of the <a href> line. For example: <a href="http://www.queenpictoria.com/CP/CP1.html" target="new"> I would like to have each page link I've coded with target="new"> to open in a new window. I don't know if I ask too much. Does it have to do with each individual computer and how much RAM it has? How many levels of pages going into a website can have links open into new windows? I hope I have made sense.

A belated welcome to TCH. I am somewhat new here myself since November of 2004. These people are very understanding about anything you need. They have helped me beyond anything I'd expect. It really gives us a chance to make a good website! I wanted to throw my 2-cents in, and I hope it helps. I have been learning HTML for about 5 months now, and it is really cool. I liked it once I began to see I could put pictures and text anywhere I want on the page. Never having used a WYSISYG editor, I can't comment on that, but I came from a different direction. I downloaded aceHTML. They had a free version, and it is discontinued, but if I couldn't get it anymore, I'd buy the Pro version. What is nice about it is the two views (one HTML, and one showing what it looks like). You can toggle back and forth. Another thing I want to mention is about the code itself. I had a coach who didn't do much for me except throw me into the water. She said 'you have to be like Sherlock Holmes when you do HTML'. When something isn't looking right, I go back and study the code like an investigator...making a sort of game of it. Sometimes I need to go do something and take a fresh view later. I do tables, table rows, table data cells -- no frames. Lately I am learning that search engines don't like frames anyway. If you have the gumption (sp?) to stick with it, you can do some really cool stuff just with HTML. I look forward to learning other scripts such as Java and CSS, but for now, I am steeping myself in HTML. The code is logical. If you start out simple, you will watch it mushroom. In the beginning, strictly for learning purposes, I was shown how to "borrow code": You can borrow my code if you want. It may not be your style, but you could look at it. (http://www.queenpictoria.com). I'm still cleaning it up, but check it out if it will help. Click on "View" -> "Source", then copy and paste the source code onto a notepad or right into your html editor. (The idea is not to take anybody's code, but to just study it and build something for yourself.) You can change things in the code and look at how it changes in the viewer. Next thing you know, you'll be looking for backgrounds or making some of your own. It will get all messed up, but don't give up. Go for a swim and come back. Use the forum. This is a very constructive place to post things when you get stuck. The tutorials offered are good, and you might find yourself studying them for a weekend or two, but it is worth it. Anyway, that's a big 2-cents. Venture out and go for it! Best Regards,

Thanks Bruce for the link. The tutorial did not define these buttons listed above the .shtml editor box: 1)Referring URL 2)Visitor's IP Address 3)Requested URL 4)Server Name 5)Visitor's browser 6)Redirect Status Code I cut and pasted some html into the window on the "Editing 404 shtml..." page in order to personalize the page, but I don't know which of these above selections to add, and in what order. Is there a preview button for this editor so I can check how it looks? I want to stop the visitor from closing the browser and instead give that person a link to send him back to the homepage. How do I use these insert codes? Is it complicated? The tutorial helped me find the location for the error page editing..but that was as far as it went. Maybe I am asking something I ought to already know...???? I notice when I click on the buttons mentioned above, the code displays in a "comment out" form, at least in html language. I am assuming I then copy and paste the entire page into my html editor and save it as a .html document, then upload it into my website... Does this sound right? Just looking for direction. Thanks.

Hello. I have been advised to check through my web host to find out how to change the "file not found" messages to look more customized and less appearing to me a mistake. When people come across an "error page" they may think it a mistake or problem and go somewhere else. I'd like to be able to personalize the error page and redirect them back to my home page. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks,

Hello Dick, Bruce gave me a tutorial to read that may answer my questions. I'll get back to you if I still don't understand. Thanks.

Where should I put the robots.txt file? Would it work to put a robots.txt meta tag on each page?

You can try http://www.dynamicdrive.com It has just about anything you could think of. Type in "Navigation Bars" in the search. They may have something you could use.

Is an example of using a robots.txt file when using a shopping cart or something with proprietary information? When do people use robots.txt tags or files? Thanks so much for your reply. I have make a first attempt at the tutorials on robots and some of them are very technical and use words that have up to this point been unnecessary for me to learn. I'll keep working at it. I have no need for secrecy. However, I don't know if I need certain privacy for certain aspects of my site. If you have any suggested reading, that'd be cool. Thanks for your help.

I have been roaming around on the forums here and in other places about this bew subject of robots.txt. I know they are crawlers of a sort, but I feel like I am in Spain and all I can do is say "agua" to ask for a drink of water. Are there already robots.txt entries on the web domain or do I need to place them in meta tags on each webpage? Some suggested I set up a robots.txt file on the domain. I didn't see one thru my cPanel. This is unchartered for me. It will be clearer in a couple of months. Right now I am concerned in protecting my website. I want search engines and portals to have access to my site. So when does one need to set up the robot.txt controls. Thanks for helping a newbie!

Thanks for your feedback. I'll check to confirm that graphics card problem. My local technician echoed what you guys said. Now I can take care of the problem. Mucho mucho gracias.

My computer is a dinosaur...a Dell Inspiron 5000e...5 years old this coming October. I am hoping my website and business will provide for a new one! I have an extended warranty on this computer until October, so if it's something in my hardware, perhaps I could get it replaced. My main concern is that my website doesn't look that way to others. When I shut down the computer and bring it up again it stops. As far as shared memory, it very well could be part of the cause. I push this poor thing to the limit! It's been through fire and smoke with me. I cannot imagine having a computer without a good warranty. Thanks for your feedback. I am grateful to have this computer, but look forward to one with 10X the RAM I am using now (196 ) "Great Caesar's Ghost!"

I am taking another run at asking this question. What would you call this??? http://www.queenpictoria.com/ScreenTrouble1.jpg This happens when I am working in my HTML editor. The other day, it happened online. Ugh! I thought maybe it happens during busy traffic times, but if that is true, that is not so great either. Does this happen to anybody else. Thank God for this forum. Sincerely, queenpictoria http://www.queenpictoria.com

Bruce, I went to Horde and tried to make a subfolder. Tried 4 times. This is what I got: The folder "APPLICATION INFO/Linkshare" was not created. This is what the server saidCREATE failed: Can't create mailbox node /home/queenpi/mail/queenpictoria.com/affiliates/APPLICATION INFO/: File exists I don't know what this part of the path means: .../affiliates/... I don't have a folder named 'affiliates'. Maybe I need to go back to square one. What do you use? I am stuck in email land... and I need to get some work done. I'll keep trying. Thanks, April

Thanks Bruce. I'll work with this as you suggested.

Hello Dennis, I am still new at using webmail. I am used to client download like Outlook. I am not so sure how practical it is to try to organize email without an email client. I am moving away from OE, but while I am fishing for the right email client, I have been using Squirrelmail in the webmail on TCH. I haven't been able to set up subfolders in Squirrelmail on the TCH site. I probably need direction. The subfolder setup in the 'Folders' section will not let me set any up. However, the question is if I install Squirrelmail will it make it possible to set up subfolders. Thanks,

I wonder why nobody is commenting here. Am I missing something? Perhaps the solution will take care of itself in a client service. Since it is offered on TCH, I thought there'd be more info. Well, I'm getting slowly. How do you use squirrel mail...if you do? I am looking for an email filing system with subfolders. TCH queenpictoria

Thanks fellas! I know everything is ok. I appreciate it.

I have been through the Squirrel mail options panel fairly well. I don't seem to be able to set up sub-folders under my email folder list. I go to the folders screen, and make sure the folder is empty because I know that folders and emails cannot occupy the same folder. I type in a name for a sub-folder, and where it says "as a subfolder of" and there is a dropdown box. I click on the drop down box, and all it gives me is "none". What steps do I need to take to set up subfolders. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, queenpictoria

When I transfer my files via FTP to my domain, the file size is slightly less. I am not getting my whole file transferred. What do I need to do differently? For example, the file could be 90.000 in size when it leaves my computer hard drive, and when it lands on the domain, the size is 89,754. Is this natural? Thanks, queenpictoria

Hello, This is my first web host. I uploaded my C:/ Drive to my domain this weekend for backup. It is about 3.5 Gigs I was working on a webpage and uploading some pictures today and my ftp upload said, "Disk Quota Exceeded". I went into my C:/ Drive on the domain and deleted some minor files, and now my upload works fine. How do I know when I am reaching my limit? And how do I increase the limit? Thanks,