Tech: Help I Can't get my old text back

Subject: Tech: Help I Can't get my old text back
From: dagenham doc
Date: 08 Oct 03 - 02:56 AM

Without any help from me, my page layout for Mudcat has changed. The messages now seem to run down the centre of the page like a poem and the text is really small. I have tried changing the size of course but no good.Same thing applies if I go into "lyrics" the layout and text size has changed. My eyes are bad enough as it is .....!!!Pleeesse... any ideas.

Doc

Subject: RE: Tech: Help I Can't get my old text back
From: Joe Offer
Date: 08 Oct 03 - 03:22 AM

That's a new one on me, Doc. Do other sites seem go work OK? Take a look at our Help forum (click) and let us know whether that looks normal to you.
I imagine the problem is a setting on your browser. Which browser do you use? Have you changed browsers recently?
-Joe Offer-
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Subject: RE: Tech: Help I Can't get my old text back
From: dermod in salisbury
Date: 08 Oct 03 - 05:23 AM

I have a similar problem, having just upgraded to IE6.   Suddenly all the text is twice the size, not to mention all the old e-mails which lay in Outlook Express vanishing. I can live with it, though.

Subject: RE: Tech: Help I Can't get my old text back
From: Bill D
Date: 08 Oct 03 - 09:21 AM

in ALL browsers there are setting for changing display properties, including text size....you need to go up top to the menus and find them.

Subject: RE: Tech: Help I Can't get my old text back
From: dermod in salisbury
Date: 08 Oct 03 - 11:39 AM

Bill D

Thanks. Worked a treat.

Subject: RE: Tech: Help I Can't get my old text back
From: Bill D
Date: 08 Oct 03 - 04:55 PM

dermond..great!..It's always a good feeling to learn one more thing about these complex systems!

Subject: RE: Tech: Help I Can't get my old text back
From: dagenham doc
Date: 08 Oct 03 - 07:48 PM

Thanks for the suggestion Joe. When i look at the help page everything below the line that says Topic Name Messages Last Message is in the smallest text, yet all above is normal. No matter if i go up and change the text setting it makes no difference. In additiion as i write this out on my "reply to thread space" even this text has changed.The page layout as i mentioned, looks like a set of lyrics or a poem. i use I.E.and have never had any trouble before.As someone said ... i can live with it i suppose but i don't know if my eyes can.

Doc
i've just had a look at the preview and it comes up as normal, but when posted it's back to the small print and the strange page layout.

Subject: RE: Tech: Help I Can't get my old text back
From: dagenham doc
Date: 08 Oct 03 - 07:56 PM

i have just had another look...it'ls driving me mad really!!.... All the posting names, dates and times are in the correct text, as are the words Post - Top - Forum Home - Printer Friendly - Translate ..
for ex .the message you posted has the smallest print from 'SUBJECT down to [e-mail]'s got me stumped.

Doc

Subject: RE: Tech: Help I Can't get my old text back
From: Burke
Date: 08 Oct 03 - 08:30 PM

If you look at the Source Code the area between the HR's that make the lines before and after each message are each separate tables. The table is set to 100% so it should display just fine. Sounds like theres a problem with it the way your brower is reading the tables, but that's as far as I know anything.

Subject: RE: Tech: Help I Can't get my old text back
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 08 Oct 03 - 08:42 PM

What version of IE are you using? Have you allowed it to upgrade itself recently? (This can cause problems, as the software is so poorly thought-out). Mudcat uses relative, not absolute, font definitions; so as a rule any problems are likely to be at your end.

If in doubt, blame Microsoft; you will not be far wrong.

Subject: RE: Tech: Help I Can't get my old text back
From: Bill D
Date: 08 Oct 03 - 09:30 PM

In 'most' browsers, it is possible to set font(text) size separately for headers, body..etc...IE doesn't seem to do this, but try under 'view'/'text size' and see if changing that setting to a larger size helps.

Subject: RE: Tech: Help I Can't get my old text back
From: Burke
Date: 08 Oct 03 - 10:01 PM

Have you tried the old MS trick, restart your machine?

Subject: RE: Tech: Help I Can't get my old text back
From: dagenham doc
Date: 09 Oct 03 - 03:20 AM

Malcolm Douglas says"If in doubt, blame Microsoft; you will not be far wrong." ..... I think that is the way to go. Thanks all for your help and suggestions... now where is that phone book....here we are..E..F..G Gates, Bill Gates....


Doc

Subject: RE: Tech: Help I Can't get my old text back
From: Bill D
Date: 09 Oct 03 - 12:13 PM

The way to go if 'ol Bill G don't answer his phone, is a different browser *grin* You can get to stuff without IE, and avoid most problems.

Subject: RE: Tech: Help I Can't get my old text back
From: Uncle_DaveO
Date: 09 Oct 03 - 12:19 PM

I suggest you try another browser. Go to www.netscape.com and download Netscape 7.1 (it's free), and see what you get.

Dave Oesterreich