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I'm using NetScape 4.5 on NT 4.0 and it works (techinally, I can see all of the text with the up/down arrows). The html source seems to have a lot of work arounds for NetScape (WM_netscapeCssFix, WM_netscapeCssFixCheckIn, ...) To print, I can (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish.html)
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Todd Lehman writes: <snip> (...) Man you arn't kidding. The site is awful. My Netscape browser locks up frequently enough using the site that I won't even go their any more. There is not one other site that gives me so many (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) Dear LEGO Direct: How can we comply with your document if we can't even read what it says? Respectfully, Dan J. (25 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish.html)
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Dear LEGO Direct: It seems like the official LEGO website becomes more confusing and harder to use every day. Earlier today I visited: (8 URLs) was disappointed that I can no longer read more than just the first few sentences on each page; the rest (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish.html)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message ... (...) Hmmm... does this not imply parents made from Lego? My daughter might describe me thus, but it's not really true. Not really.... Kevin ---...--- Victorian House: Limited edition kit (URL) Kits & Custom Lego (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) This is correct grammar but looks wrong to some people. RWRATP (1) thusly: We need the help of LEGO(r) parents. 1 - Real Writers Rewrite Around The Problem (2) 2 - from IBMTEXT NITPICK FORUM ++Lar (25 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) Oh no, it didn't crash. It was just popping the error and then everything went as usual. Thanks for unfixing it, now it works fine. :^) (...) Ah, the validator ;^) I don't like the W3C validator. To pass it means eliminating tags like (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) Microsoft sucks!!! IE5 *crashed* from that?! (...) LOL! OK, maybe I'll unfix it. It was working fine, even though the validator balked. --Todd (25 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) I see you added: TYPE="application/x-javascript" However now when trying to search either news or Partsref using IE5.0, I get the following error: A Runtime Error has occured. Do you wish to Debug? Line: 14 Error: Object Expected When (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) Wow, that thing sure is picky! Very nice!! It's the best, most anal HTML validator I've ever seen! I think it's my new favorite.[1] I ran it on (URL) and it balked at this link: <A HREF="/spotlight.cgi...=fuzzy">Mo ... ^ Error: general entity (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.publish.html)
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Anyway, the spostrophe should come after the s: We need LEGO parents' help. not: We need LEGO parent's help. in order to refer to something belonging to parents in the plural. Jason J Railton. (25 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) I concur with Todd's view that quality is utmost importance as stated in the Lugnet plan: (URL) quote "the quality of an online experience can make or break someone's day. ", who knows how many people's day the above mistake ruined? Here is a (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) Ummm... Todd... I don't think that Lego is allowed to do that anymore :-) - Jeff (25 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) Well, that's embarrassing... I meant for there to be a four-item list there. On top of that, I said your page was using character #147, but the correct number is #146. In any case, here's some more background, and a table of the characters I (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish.html)
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Dear LEGO Direct: Please view the following webpage on a Linux system and on a Mac running a non-Microsoft browser: (URL) that page, you will see is a passage of text which goes like this: We need LEGO parent’s help. Note that the text is displayed (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish.html)
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On a sort of related note: I see you did that thing that makes the background stay in one place when you scroll in IE. It's a neat thing for when the page isn't that long and when you have a image that would look bad tiled, but for your background (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) What is the URL for the web page? If you don't want it public just send it to me in email. I also need to know where the .MID files are located. The location of those files is the most important part. Ed (25 years ago, 4-Jan-01, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) [snip] (...) It's actually not that easy. Now when I click the link that ought to start the midi file, the browser says "the page cannot be found. I don't know why. --Ryan (25 years ago, 4-Jan-01, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) play (...) Ah. That's easy. Thanks! --Ryan (25 years ago, 4-Jan-01, to lugnet.publish.html, lugnet.publish)
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(...) Yes. Just make a normal hypertext link. <a href="filename.mid">FILE NAME</a> Ed (25 years ago, 4-Jan-01, to lugnet.publish.html, lugnet.publish)
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