Rich wrote:

> Adrienne wrote:
> >
> > Richard Bozman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
> > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> >
> > > "Si�n" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Can anyone tell me if NS 4 supports Anchors (see example code @ bottom
> > >> of page) and if not is there an alterntive
> > >>
> > >> Example code:
> > >>
> > >> <html>
> > >> <head>
> > >> <title>Anchor test</title>
> > >> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;
> > >> charset=iso-8859-1"> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">
> > >>
> > >
> > > put the complete url here .....
> > >
> > >> <a href="http://all the url/and page.html#test">link to anchor</a>
> > >>
> > >
> > >> <br>
> > >> <br>
> > >> <br>
> > >> <a name="test"></a> </body> </html>
> > >
> >
> > AFAIK there is no need to put the complete URL, especially if the anchor is
> > on the same page.
> >
> > <a name="test">bla bla bla</a>
> >
> > .....
> >
> > <a href="#top">Top of page</a>
> >
> > The only time you would need an absolute reference is if the anchor is on
> > another site.
> >
> > --
> > Adrienne Boswell
> > find me on http://www.nextblock.com - keyword arbpen
> ====================================
>
> What you have in the example above
> > >> <a name="test"></a> </body> </html>
> is called an "empty anchor".  There is no text or anything else
> from the page between the <a name="test"> part and the </a> part.
> Insert text from the page, that should appear at the top of screen.
> This is explained somewhere on the Netscape help site.
>
> Empty anchors are tricky, they usually work on the same page, but
> depends on which version you are using.  Sometimes they come up a
> couple of lines off where you want.  If you are linking to an anchor
> on another page, empty anchors have even a less chance to work right.
>
> Hope this helps.  rich

The problem is most likely the spaces, which are illegal in URLs.
If you really MUST use spaces (and I really don't understand why), you must use
%20 as any extended character must be escaped.
I now use <a name="home"> </a> notice the space, but the only browser that has
given me an error about an empty anchor is Mosaic.

--
| Later.
| Ric.
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