Validation Results for One Table Background (revised version 4/19/2000) Weblint Gateway http://community-2.webtv.net/Pwilliamandx/doc1/ Extensions: netscape Warning Level: Gateway Default (-d quote-attribute-value) Thu Apr 19 10:11:05 US/Central 2001 Weblint error report line 14: attribute `BACKGROUNDŽ for is extended markup (use "-x " to allow this). line 56: unknown attribute "HEIGHT" for element . line 73: empty container element . line 83: empty container element . line 84: unmatched (no matching (no matching seen). 1: 2: 3: 4: 5:one table background 6: 7: 8:
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A Possible Solution
to blank computer screens
November 1999



One particular problem that some computer viewers may have with webpages that contain more than one set of opening and closing html and body tags is that the webpage will appear blank or white when accessed by some computer viewers.

The method below does not use extra or code tags at all and it will work on any webpage, regardless of the "page style" initially chosen.

Most of the page will have the background you want, but it will have an outside border of the webtv page style initially chosen (the space background for this webpage).

Use only one "add an item"--"text" area for the entire webpage, and use a table construction in the text editing area.
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Click here for validation results using the method above.

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52:NOTE: Be sure to add a bgcolor to the table in case the background image does not load up (for whatever reason).

Unfortunately, not all computer viewers can see table image backgrounds, so while the method above will solve the "blank screen" problem they have (caused by using multiple html and body code tags), they may only see the bgcolor of the table instead of the background image you intended them to see. But at least they will see the contents of the webpage instead of the blank page.

An alternate method
http://community.webtv.net/buonafortua/doc/
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Validation results for buonafortuna's method:
http://community-1.webtv.net/Pwilliamandx/MoreVa lidation/




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