Help! Page works in FF but not IE!

Eric Melech · #1 02-01-2005, 07:47 AM

Normally I wouldn't give a hoot about IE users, but as 90% of users suffer the internet instead of surfing it I need to make my site workable in their browser. I wrote and trouble-shooted it with Firefox but before uploading the page I looked at it in IE, and the forms don't work. Here's my code for index.htm:

Code:

<html>
<head>
<title>Bleakest Irony</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet.css" />
<script language="JavaScript" src="form.js" type="text/javascript" />
<meta name="robots" content="noindex, nofollow" />
</head>
<body>
<table width="300" align="left" border="0" cellpadding="30" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td>
<form name="password1">
<p>Username:
<input type="text" name="username2" size="18"></p>
<p>Passcode:
<input type="password" name="password2" size="18"></p>
<p><input type="button" value="Submit" onClick="submitentry()"></p>
</form>
</td></tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>

And here's my stylesheet:

Code:

body { background: url(mhs.png) 100% 100% fixed no-repeat;
background-color: #001100;  }
p	{ font-family: "Courier New", "Courier",
"Monospace"; font-size: 12; color: #009900; text-align: center; }
p:first-letter	{ font-weight: bold; }
input	{ font-family: "Courier New", "Courier",
"Monospace"; font-size: 12; color: #009900;
background-color: #002200; border-color: #007700; }
textarea{ font-family: "Courier New", "Courier",
"Monospace"; font-size: 12; color: #009900;
background-color: #002200; border-color: #007700; }

I don't know where I went wrong. Can one of you l33t guruz help? I'd really appreciate it.

EDIT: Changed code so it doesn't scroll off the page.

**Fang** · #2 02-01-2005, 08:29 AM

... so what doesn't work exactly?

Eric Melech · #3 02-01-2005, 08:41 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Fang
... so what doesn't work exactly?

Quote:

Originally posted by Eric Melech
the forms don't work.

Here it is in Firefox:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...lech/ieff1.png

And here in IE:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...lech/ieff2.png

Oh, and the title and the png in the corner? Those are just placeholders until I actually upload the page.. which won't happen unless it's fixed because I refuse to shove something on the 'net that doesn't work.

Edit: Ooops! I forgot to blurr out the naughty words in my images before uploading and posting! My apologies; please ignore. Thanks....

soccer362001 · #4 02-01-2005, 09:11 AM

I can't see anything that would cause a problem. Can you upload the actuall page?

NogDog · #5 02-01-2005, 09:31 AM

Adding a doctype at the top of the HTML would be a good thing - looks like you want a XHTML type?

"font-size: 12" is invalid - you need a unit after the number (px, pt, %, etc.).

Eric Melech · #6 02-02-2005, 08:21 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by soccer362001
I can't see anything that would cause a problem. Can you upload the actual page?

I've been looking for a free webpage service with only 1-5 megs, no forced ads (or ads at all), okay monthly bandwidth (200mb would be more than plenty), and fairly reliable uptime, but have been unsuccessful...

Quote:

Originally posted by NogDog
Adding a doctype at the top of the HTML would be a good thing - looks like you want a XHTML type?

I was thinking of adding a DOCTYPE, but I wanted my site as tiny as possible and figured that it would only be clutter. I'll try it though.

Quote:

Originally posted by NogDog
"font-size: 12" is invalid - you need a unit after the number (px, pt, %, etc.).

Whoops...

EDIT: Just changed the font sizes and added doctypes but it still doesn't work in IE. I am totally stumped. I even tried killing the tables. Nothing.

I guess it's time for my friends to start using a browser that isn't seven years out of date, even if it means I gotta drive to their houses and install it by hand.

**Fang** · #7 02-02-2005, 09:34 AM

Change this: <script language="JavaScript" src="form.js" type="text/javascript" />

to: <script type="text/javascript" src="form.js"></script>

Eric Melech · #8 02-02-2005, 09:51 AM

Fang.. I love and hate you. I love and hate you. I feel like kissing and kicking you.

Let it be declared.. Fang is a genius! All hail Fang!

**Fang** · #9 02-02-2005, 10:45 AM

Validate your documents.

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