Failure to show as web page |
Failure to show as web page |
vjicha |
Jul 8 2008, 06:05 AM
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I am working through Ian Lloyd's book, Build Your Own Web Site the Right Way Using HTML & CSS. I've entered the markup for his Basic Web Page, but when I open it in Firefox, it shows as a TextEdit page instead of a Firefox website. Sorry - this is such a basic question, but I can't figure out what I have done wrong. Can anyone offer some advice?
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Frederiek |
Jul 8 2008, 07:22 AM
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Programming Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 5,146 Joined: 23-August 06 From: Europe Member No.: 9 |
Have you uploaded the page you made? Can you post the URL (address) of that page? If not, at least show us the code you have for the page and how you named it.
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pandy |
Jul 8 2008, 08:52 AM
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🌟Computer says no🌟 Group: WDG Moderators Posts: 20,716 Joined: 9-August 06 Member No.: 6 |
If you were on Windows I would say you saved the document with a .txt extension isntead of .html. But I don't think that applies on a Mac.
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Darin McGrew |
Jul 8 2008, 12:27 PM
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WDG Member Group: Root Admin Posts: 8,365 Joined: 4-August 06 From: Mountain View, CA Member No.: 3 |
Please see the FAQ entry Why does the browser show my plain HTML source?
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Frederiek |
Jul 8 2008, 03:15 PM
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Programming Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 5,146 Joined: 23-August 06 From: Europe Member No.: 9 |
If you were on Windows I would say you saved the document with a .txt extension isntead of .html. But I don't think that applies on a Mac. Why wouldn't that apply on a Mac? I think it's even easier to write a file extension to whatever file. Although a Mac will effetively warn you before you can apply the new extension (through a confirmation dialog), if the file bits contain a specific file format, so you'd be sure what you're doing. |
pandy |
Jul 8 2008, 03:21 PM
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🌟Computer says no🌟 Group: WDG Moderators Posts: 20,716 Joined: 9-August 06 Member No.: 6 |
I didn't think Mac depended on extensions.
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Frederiek |
Jul 8 2008, 03:32 PM
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Programming Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 5,146 Joined: 23-August 06 From: Europe Member No.: 9 |
Nope, not as much as Windows, I guess. Extensions do tell a Mac too though what kind of file it is and with what app to open it by default. But that doesn't mean I can't open it with another app. Since I have installed DW (mistakenly thinking I needed it on something ), all CSS files get the DW file icon and want to open in DW. Of course I batch change that to the app of my liking.
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pandy |
Jul 8 2008, 04:08 PM
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🌟Computer says no🌟 Group: WDG Moderators Posts: 20,716 Joined: 9-August 06 Member No.: 6 |
Sounds exactly as on Windows then. One illusion less.
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Frederiek |
Jul 9 2008, 01:58 AM
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Programming Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 5,146 Joined: 23-August 06 From: Europe Member No.: 9 |
Well, they are all still only computers that only know "0" and "1" bites. They *have* to get their info from somewhere.
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pandy |
Jul 9 2008, 10:33 AM
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🌟Computer says no🌟 Group: WDG Moderators Posts: 20,716 Joined: 9-August 06 Member No.: 6 |
But people keep telling my Mac is so different and I, like a fool, believe them.
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Frederiek |
Jul 10 2008, 02:40 AM
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Programming Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 5,146 Joined: 23-August 06 From: Europe Member No.: 9 |
Ha, ha!
Believe them in another way then: it's the user experience that makes the difference on a Mac. Windows nearly almost gives me headaches, even on my VM. QUOTE Microsoft intends fighting back against Apple's 'Get A Mac' series of ads, planning a marketing campaign worth "hundreds of millions" of dollars. They must be desperate |
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