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>From: "Dustin Tuft" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [hlds] Motd Srcoll Bars >Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 02:41:13 +0000 > >You can also use some basic frames with a nice out put. As you can see you >can remove boarders much easer with a frame tag. > ><html> ><frameset rows="180,*" framespacing="0" frameborder="no" border="0"> ><frame src="http://dod.game-host.org/dod/motdsource.html"; name="frame_head" >/> ><frame src="http://dod.game-host.org/dod/main.html"; name="frame_main" /> ></frameset> ></html> > >But there is some kind of IE window refresh issue, if you take a look at >motd.txt on my server you can see that the site doesn't quit update as it >should through the hosted IE control. This example has a animated gif and >it >updates as you click around, it can take a few seconds for the link to work >as well. > >sample server >67.108.235.60:27015 > >now if you take the above HTML lines and create a motd.htm file on your >desktop, then open it, it works as expected. > >I realize that I might be streaching the intended use of the motd.txt, but >very cool info can be posted on serval pages. > >Dustin Tuft > >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Reply-To: [email protected] >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: RE: [hlds] Motd Srcoll Bars >>Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 01:59:23 +0000 >> >>-- >>[ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] >> >>But he is right about the anomolies exhibited by the browser. There's >>just >>something not 'connected' quite right on the initial motd html page, and >>why on earth would there be a character limit for said page to even >>appear?? >> >>I think it's more about the engine being told HOW to parse the motd.txt >>file which does not include the entire HTML set when parsing just the motd >>file. However, if the browser is told to go to a specific site [i.e. the >>non-necessity of proper html to redirect the motd to an outside url >>address] then at that point the real IE (although JavaScript doesn't work, >>is this by design Alfred?) kicks in and parses the HTML the way you >>intended it to be displayed. >> >>Just a theory, might be wrong. >> >>--Ozz >>-------------- Original message -------------- >> >> > >> > You are wrong. All HTML pages are displayed by a hosted IE control. >> > >> > - Alfred >> > >> > ----Original Message---- >> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Tucker >> > Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 9:15 PM To: >> > [email protected] Subject: Re: [hlds] Motd Srcoll Bars >> > >> > > Yeah, always reference the original motd.txt file for advice. There >>is >> > > a charecter limit, but I dont remember what it is, I'm sure somone >> > > will advise if necessary. >> > > >> > > This is one thing I really can't fathom though. Source will happily >> > > start up an IE object and embed it into that screen /AFTER/ you have >> > > moved off the first page, but prior to that, some borked >>parser/render >> > > is running. Just what exactly is the language that this parser >> > > accepts? I've managed to make at least 20 to 30 different parsing >> > > failures that are all legal HTML 3.02, 4, XHTML. Don't get me wrong, >> > > but it seems some coder got paid to write a (crap) HTML parser and >> > > renderer for no good reason than to save a little memory IF and only >> > > if the user doesn't click on a link. I am further upset to realise >> > > that the IE object instanciated seems to be persistent after clicking >> > > OK too, which seems a waste of ram, particularly for low end systems. >> > > >> > > I'd be far more happy to have either a full blown IE object every >> > > time, or a less capable mini-browser throughout, rather than this >> > > apparent cludge of two different systems. >> > > >> > > I could be wrong about whats going on, but then there are some even >> > > worse problems afoot, like why it breaks at all... >> > > >> > > On 10/12/05, scott brown wrote: >> > > > -- >> > > > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] >> > > > Have things changed with the MOTD? I use to just point the motd to >> > > > my >> > > > website, that dosn't work anymore it just shows up as a link. It >> > > > seems that >> > > > now I have to use head tags like this: >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > content="0;url=http://www.mysite.com/index.htm";> >> > > > >> > > > It works this way but I get some very nasty, ugly purple >> > > > checkerboards "missing texture image" for the scroll bars. I can >> > > > handle the code for the >> > > > redirect but can any point me in the right direction on how to fix >> > > > the >> > > > scroll bars? >> > > > Thanks, >> > > > Scott >> > > > -- >> > > > >> > > > _______________________________________________ >> > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >> > > > archives, please visit: >> > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> > > > >> > > >> > > _______________________________________________ >> > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >> > > archives, please visit: >> > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>please >> > visit: >> > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >>-- >> >>_______________________________________________ >>To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>please visit: >>http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > >_______________________________________________ >To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >please visit: >http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds -- [ Converted text/html to text/plain ] -- _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
