Bear with me, my HTML coding skills development came to a screeching halt in
1998:

So, I inserted dashed lines using FrontPage into a web page. Going through
the code, I figure FrontPage uses <v:line> to insert the line. What is the
attribute or value that changes the vertical position of the line (up the
page or down the page)? I'd like to be able to move the line up or down
manually.

Thank you!

Re: Dashed Line Position -- Really Easy Question by Steve

Steve
Thu Feb 28 18:24:18 CST 2008

Are you talking about the dashed line that indicates a page break for printing purposes?

--

Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
FP Cleaner
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm
Hit Me FP
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/HitMeFP.htm


"Rothman" <Rothman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B73B6739-63B5-41DD-AEB7-90D4CA5C28A4@microsoft.com...
> Bear with me, my HTML coding skills development came to a screeching halt in
> 1998:
>
> So, I inserted dashed lines using FrontPage into a web page. Going through
> the code, I figure FrontPage uses <v:line> to insert the line. What is the
> attribute or value that changes the vertical position of the line (up the
> page or down the page)? I'd like to be able to move the line up or down
> manually.
>
> Thank you!



Re: Dashed Line Position -- Really Easy Question by Rothman

Rothman
Thu Feb 28 18:47:01 CST 2008

No, I'm talking about a horizontal line. Used the drawing toolbar to put it
in. When I look at the code, seems to be put there with some sort of
<v:line> command. The line doesn't appear where I want it to and I want to
"lower" its position on my page.

"Steve Easton" wrote:

> Are you talking about the dashed line that indicates a page break for printing purposes?
>
> --
>
> Steve Easton
> Microsoft MVP FrontPage
> FP Cleaner
> http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm
> Hit Me FP
> http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/HitMeFP.htm
>
>
> "Rothman" <Rothman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B73B6739-63B5-41DD-AEB7-90D4CA5C28A4@microsoft.com...
> > Bear with me, my HTML coding skills development came to a screeching halt in
> > 1998:
> >
> > So, I inserted dashed lines using FrontPage into a web page. Going through
> > the code, I figure FrontPage uses <v:line> to insert the line. What is the
> > attribute or value that changes the vertical position of the line (up the
> > page or down the page)? I'd like to be able to move the line up or down
> > manually.
> >
> > Thank you!
>
>
>

Re: Dashed Line Position -- Really Easy Question by Ronx

Ronx
Fri Feb 29 02:51:05 CST 2008

That dashed line is VML graphics, which will only render correctly in
Internet Explorer. It is also absolutely positioned, so if a user
changes the browser size or text size, thus altering the layout of the
page (there is nothing you can do to stop this) the line will appear to
move - probably obscuring some existing text or overlaying another
image.

For a horizontal line use either an image (.gif or .jpg) or the <hr>
tag. The <hr> tag is easily obtained in Design or Normal view using
Insert->Line - though this will not be dashed, it can be styled into a
suitable colour.

See http://www.rxs-enterprises.org/tests/vml-graphics.htm for reasons
why VML should be avoided on websites.
--
Ron Symonds - Microsoft MVP (FrontPage)
Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.

http://www.rxs-enterprises.org/fp




"Rothman" <Rothman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B73B6739-63B5-41DD-AEB7-90D4CA5C28A4@microsoft.com:

> Bear with me, my HTML coding skills development came to a screeching halt in
> 1998:
>
> So, I inserted dashed lines using FrontPage into a web page. Going through
> the code, I figure FrontPage uses <v:line> to insert the line. What is the
> attribute or value that changes the vertical position of the line (up the
> page or down the page)? I'd like to be able to move the line up or down
> manually.
>
> Thank you!


Re: Dashed Line Position -- Really Easy Question by Steve

Steve
Fri Feb 29 07:42:59 CST 2008

Switch to code view and cut and paste to the proper location?
However, if you're using the drawing toolbar that means you're adding
VML to the page, which is IE only.


--

Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
FP Cleaner
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm
Hit Me FP
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/HitMeFP.htm


"Rothman" <Rothman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:585DAF8A-8CAD-4B5F-9EEB-74B72E174130@microsoft.com...
> No, I'm talking about a horizontal line. Used the drawing toolbar to put it
> in. When I look at the code, seems to be put there with some sort of
> <v:line> command. The line doesn't appear where I want it to and I want to
> "lower" its position on my page.
>
> "Steve Easton" wrote:
>
>> Are you talking about the dashed line that indicates a page break for printing purposes?
>>
>> --
>>
>> Steve Easton
>> Microsoft MVP FrontPage
>> FP Cleaner
>> http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm
>> Hit Me FP
>> http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/HitMeFP.htm
>>
>>
>> "Rothman" <Rothman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:B73B6739-63B5-41DD-AEB7-90D4CA5C28A4@microsoft.com...
>> > Bear with me, my HTML coding skills development came to a screeching halt in
>> > 1998:
>> >
>> > So, I inserted dashed lines using FrontPage into a web page. Going through
>> > the code, I figure FrontPage uses <v:line> to insert the line. What is the
>> > attribute or value that changes the vertical position of the line (up the
>> > page or down the page)? I'd like to be able to move the line up or down
>> > manually.
>> >
>> > Thank you!
>>
>>
>>



Re: Dashed Line Position -- Really Easy Question by Rothman

Rothman
Fri Feb 29 09:29:03 CST 2008

Well, good-bye to the dashed lines, then. Thanks a bunch for the help.

"Ronx" wrote:

> That dashed line is VML graphics, which will only render correctly in
> Internet Explorer. It is also absolutely positioned, so if a user
> changes the browser size or text size, thus altering the layout of the
> page (there is nothing you can do to stop this) the line will appear to
> move - probably obscuring some existing text or overlaying another
> image.
>
> For a horizontal line use either an image (.gif or .jpg) or the <hr>
> tag. The <hr> tag is easily obtained in Design or Normal view using
> Insert->Line - though this will not be dashed, it can be styled into a
> suitable colour.
>
> See http://www.rxs-enterprises.org/tests/vml-graphics.htm for reasons
> why VML should be avoided on websites.
> --
> Ron Symonds - Microsoft MVP (FrontPage)
> Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
>
> http://www.rxs-enterprises.org/fp
>
>
>
>
> "Rothman" <Rothman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B73B6739-63B5-41DD-AEB7-90D4CA5C28A4@microsoft.com:
>
> > Bear with me, my HTML coding skills development came to a screeching halt in
> > 1998:
> >
> > So, I inserted dashed lines using FrontPage into a web page. Going through
> > the code, I figure FrontPage uses <v:line> to insert the line. What is the
> > attribute or value that changes the vertical position of the line (up the
> > page or down the page)? I'd like to be able to move the line up or down
> > manually.
> >
> > Thank you!
>
>