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**phonelesscord** · 04-25-2004 04:45 PM

I am noticing that the basic html tags that i know (very few)..well, some of them aren't working. For example, a fixed backround tag, backround music tag, and image tags. What am I doing wrong? I eventually gave up on the image tag, and used the html editor to insert the image....

thanks

**cpanelben** · 04-29-2004 06:31 PM

The simplest solution is to go to a site that is using the html feature you want and view their page code. This can usually be found in the View menu of your browser.

**phonelesscord** · 05-01-2004 02:37 PM

Thanks very much, that helped

**PWSowner** · 05-01-2004 07:27 PM

If you want to learn html starting with the very basics, see our lessons at:
http://www.premierwebsitesolutions.com/learnhtml/

**phonelesscord** · 05-01-2004 07:34 PM

Thanks

**phonelesscord** · 05-01-2004 07:36 PM

If you'd care to, Im having trouble with my drop down menus. I was experimenting with them, and now they will not link to anything. Can someone view my source code and tell me what Im doing wrong? Thanks!

**phonelesscord** · 05-01-2004 07:37 PM

It would help if I posted the link, huh

www.phonelesscord.com/tiffani

**PWSowner** · 05-01-2004 09:09 PM

I'm not the best when it comes to javascript, but there are a few obvious errors on the page.

First, the drop down menu code has to be inside the body tags. Second, the body style tag has to be inside the head tags. Third, the drop down menu code isn't quite right.

For #3, I don't know what the code would be without looking it up, but I can do later if nobody else has something.

For #'s 1 and 2, here is your code with the parts in the right place.

Code:

<html>
<head>
<title>.she.ionizes.and.atomizes.</title>

<style type="text/css"></style>
body {
scrollbar-arrow-color: #000000;
scrollbar-base-color: #000000;
scrollbar-dark-shadow-color: #000000;
scrollbar-track-color: #000000;
scrollbar-face-color: #000000;
scrollbar-shadow-color: #000000;
scrollbar-highlight-color: #000000;
scrollbar-3d-light-color: #000000;
}

</head>

<body text="#FFFFFF" bgcolor-#000000 link="#FF00FF" vlink="#FF00FF" alink="#FF00FF" background="bkrnd.jpeg" bgproperties="fixed" nosave>

<form name="go2">
<select style="font-family: arial; font-size: 8pt; color: #ff00ff;" size="1" name="mymusic"
 OnChange="window.open(go2.mymusic.options[selectedIndex].value)">
     <option selected>Listen
     <option value="http://www.boxcarracer.com/">Box Car Racer
     <option value="http://www.saddle-creek.com/bands/brighteyes/">Bright Eyes
     <option value="http://www.coldplay.com/">Coldplay
     <option value="http://www.countingcrows.com/">Counting Crows
     <option value="http://www.deftones.com/">Deftones
     <option value="http://www.depechemode.com/">Depeche Mode
     <option value="http://www.davematthewsband.com/">DMB
     <option value="http://www.duranduran.com/">Duran Duran
     <option value="http://www.greenday.com/">Green Day
     <option value="http://www.enjoyincubus.com/">Incubus
     <option value="http://www.moby.com/">Moby
     <option value="http://www.moldypeaches.com/">Moldy Peaches
     <option value="http://www.modestmouse.com/">Modest Mouse
     <option value="http://www.ourladypeace.com/">Our Lady Peace
     <option value="http://www.ours2.net/">Ours
     <option value="http://www.ozzy.com/">Ozzy
     <option value="http://www.capitolrecords.com/radiohead/">Radiohead
     <option value="http://www.sarahmclachlan.com/">Sarah McLachlan
     <option value="http://www.mcarecords.com/artistMain.asp?artistid=285/">The Cranberries
     <option value="http://www.thecure.com/">The Cure
     <option value="http://www.thefaint.com/">The Faint
     <option value="http://www.comcat.com/~beaudk/bosstones/bosstones.html/">The MMBT
     <option value="http://www.thestrokes.com/">The Strokes
     <option value="http://www.theused.net/">The Used
     <option value="http://www.toriamos.com/">Tori Amos
     <option value="http://www.weezer.com/">Weezer
     <option value="http://launch.yahoo.com/lc/?rt=0&rp1=0&rp2=1415188857/">My Yahoo Radio Station

</option>
</select>
</form>

<form name="go2">
<select style="font-family: arial; font-size: 8pt; color: #ff00ff;" size="1" name="mytv"
 OnChange="window.open(go2.mytv.options[selectedIndex].value)">
     <option selected>Watch
     <option value="http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/abfab/">Absolutely Fabulous
     <option value="http://www.adultswim.com/shows/athf/index.html/">Aqua Teen HF
     <option value="http://www.cartoonnetworkla.com/english/watch/tv_shows/courage/">Courage the Cowardly Dog
     <option value="http://www.comedycentral.com/tv_shows/crankyankers/">Crank Yankers
     <option value="http://www.mtv.com/onair/daria/">Daria
     <option value="http://www.hbo.com/deadwood/">Deadwood
     <option value="http://disneyshorts.toonzone.net/houseofmouse/">House of Mouse
     <option value="http://www.tvland.com/shows/lucy/">I Love Lucy
     <option value="http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_ic/">Iron Chef
     <option value="http://www.hbo.com/oz/">Oz
     <option value="http://www.sonypictures.com/tv/shows/seinfeld/">Seinfeld
     <option value="http://www.hbo.com/city/">Sex and the City
     <option value="http://www.hbo.com/sixfeetunder/">Six Feet Under
     <option value="http://www.comedycentral.com/tv_shows/southpark/">Southpark
     <option value="http://www.adultswim.com/shows/brak/index.html/">The Brak Show
     <option value="http://www.the-goldengirls.com/">The Golden Girls
     <option value="http://www.angusoblong.net/theoblongs.html/">The Oblongs
     <option value="http://www.mtv.com/onair/osbournes/">The Osbournes
     <option value="http://www.thesimpsons.com/">The Simpsons
     <option value="http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/ShowMainServlet/showid-3876/">Two Stupid Dogs
     <option value="http://www.nbc.com/Will_&_Grace/index.html/">Will & Grace

</option>
</select>
</form>

</body>

</html>

**Website Rob** · 05-01-2004 10:31 PM

One could also use an online Menu Maker to make things easier.

**PWSowner** · 05-01-2004 10:36 PM

Nice.

There you go phonelesscord. Rearrange the code like I showed, and use Website Rob's code maker, and your ready to go.

**phonelesscord** · 05-02-2004 01:32 AM

Thanks so much. I really appreciate everything.. Sometimes I feel like such a tard.

This isnt easy to teach yourself !

**phonelesscord** · 05-02-2004 02:39 AM

Can I cry now?

I used the code maker (pouting along the way because I want a colored menu....), and the menu looks wonderful, but nothing happens when I select something. *sigh*

www.phonelesscord.com/tiffani

**Website Rob** · 05-02-2004 02:53 AM

Not sure what you mean? The Drop down Menu works perfect? For different colours you need to use CSS code and that's entirely different.

**phonelesscord** · 05-02-2004 03:00 AM

The items "drop down", but do not link to anything. Im so confused ..

**PWSowner** · 05-02-2004 02:18 PM

You're using 2 drop down menus and giving them both the same names and variables. Make them #'s 1 and 2 by changing 4 lines like this:

Code:

<form name="Jump1" action="">
<select name="Menu1" onchange="location=document.Jump1.Menu1.options[document.Jump1.Menu1.selectedIndex].value;" value="GO">

and

Code:

<form name="Jump2" action="">
<select name="Menu2" onchange="location=document.Jump2.Menu2.options[document.Jump2.Menu2.selectedIndex].value;" value="GO">

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