Only 2 Pages Don't Work

[boxturt]

I just finished redesigning one of my sites and I thought everything was okie dokie. Ran the pages through a couple versions of IE, FF, Mozilla and Opera. Everything looked fine. Then I got a phone call from someone local telling me that using the browser that came with their Yahoo DSL account the site looked great - with the exception of 2 pages. Ouch.

 

pages in question are:

 

naugatuckarts.org/choir.html and naugatuckarts.org/band.html

 

 

The main content doesn't apper until after the right-side menu column ends. I don't get it. Same template as the other pages. I'm guessing the error is identical on both pages but I'm at a real disadvantage because I can't see it.

 

If anyone that subscribes to yahoo dsl could have a look and let me know what they see I'd appreciate it. If it is in fact messed up I'd appreciate any suggestions as well.

 

As always, thank you.

 

*sigh*

[Kevan]

I used h**p://validator.w3.org/ html validator to look at these two pages.

 

The second page didn't have a valid type header so I skipped that one.

 

The first page has some interesting items to check/change. I'm not sure if any of these items would cause the Yahoo! problem but they can be an issue.

 

- some of your text includes an apostrophe and it's not coded as #39;

- I notice that many links use the ampersand (&) symbol and your code should use & in place of that.

 

Sometimes those little things can throw off the big things.

 

oops, looks like your pages are changing as I check them... Now both pages do not recongize the header.

[TCH-JimE]

Although I don't have Yahoo DSL, it works fine on my connection here in the UK

 

JimE

[boxturt]

Thanks, I'll have a look and pay special attention to the things you mention.

[Kevan]

Let us know how it goes.

[boxturt]

I changed the right-side margin just a bit, I don't know if that helps.

 

I will look at my apostrophes now but Kevan, could you please be more specific please on the following?:

 

- I notice that many links use the ampersand (&) symbol and your code should use & in place of that.

 

I get using #38; for & but I'm not seeing it in links so I'm a little lost

 

Thanks!

[Kevan]

Ty,

 

Here is a section of code from your first page. In that page you have a link. The end of the link looks like this:

 

>...st.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&country=US&popflag=0&latitude=&longitude

 

notice the section "=address=&country=

 

Replace the & with & like this:

 

>...st.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&country=US&popflag=0&latitude=&longitude

 

some browsers take the & character to mean special things. Using & in every instance tells the browser you really want that character & used in that location.

 

This is more related to HTML coding rather than the Yahoo! page display issue but every bit helps.

 

I hope I was cleared this time.

Edited April 21, 2006 by Kevan

[TCH-Bruce]

Correct, the ampersand is only going to prevent it from validating not displaying.

[boxturt]

Thanks, I forgot the "Need Directions" link. You're right, it needs to be edited. I payed it no mind as I just copied the link without really thinking about it.

 

Also true is that link is on every page yet only 2 pages don't display correctly.

 

This is bizarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrre

 

Doesn't yahoo use IE as part of their subscription setup "package"? Must be an altered version because in IE it looks fine.

[TCH-Tim]

In my experience with IE from ISPs, it's usually just a branding thing. They put their own name in the title bar, add some favorites, set your start page, and maybe include some plugins. But the underlying IE core should remain the same.

 

Do you have any idea what version of IE this user is using (Help --> About IE)? And have you heard anything since you changed your margins?

 

I doubt the ampersands in the links are the problem. Like Bruce said, they won't validate, but they'll display.

[boxturt]

Ok, I'm getting somewhere. He sent me this screen shot and my first thought is font size. Changing it from medium to larger in IE definately breaks those pages. Only those 2 pages.

 

(Doesn't break in FF, just makes for really loooooong pages)

 

I still don't know what to do but at least I have something.

 

I rather doubt it's the stylesheets because they're imported but I think I'll look anyway.

[TCH-Tim]

Changing it from medium to larger in IE definately breaks those pages. Only those 2 pages.

Yep. Setting my IE to "Largest" breaks it. Only those two pages though. Perhaps a slightly more fluid layout is in order.

[boxturt]

At the bottom of both those pages I noticed that the posted rehearsal schedules (unique to only those 2 pages) were set between

><pre>..........</pre>

tags and was causing it to overflow and jump the content to the bottom. I have (temporarily) fixed it by defining a font size but I won't know more until I can get someone to "report" back to me.

 

Good time for a nap I guess.......

 

 

Ok, no nap yet. It still breaks set to "largest" (man that's big) but I think I can fix that.............

Edited April 21, 2006 by boxturt

[TCH-Bruce]

You can take your

tags out and insert a div with font type courier which is a fixed font and set the size. That might help.

[boxturt]

Changing to <div>s worked and it's basically ok. Thanks Bruce.

 

Tim - you're right. I do need a more fluid layout because now the main content and rightside won't match at the bottom in IE and in FF they are even but the maincontent continues down all on its own.

 

I'll get there. At least it no longer looks like you're being served a blank page. I hope.

 

Thanks.

[TCH-Bruce]

Changing to

s worked and it's basically ok. Thanks Bruce.

 

You're welcome

[boxturt]

I got confirmation from the um, "affected" parties.

 

It's all good now.

 

Thanks for your help.