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.
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> "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!
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