on 25.06.2004 00:01, Adrian O'Sullivan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Viewing the HTML > source is pointless unless the author has commented out a link.
Hi Adrian, With all due respect, quite the contrary is true. Examining the source will reveal where the fault is in the code so that one can bring it to the attention of the page owner, and/or devise a work around. Besides, it is considered poor web design not to provide alternative access to the site--links at the top and bottom of page, use of <alt> tag to provide text descriptions of graphical files, etc.--and extremely ignorant not to provide html alternatives to Flash content. More often than not, the broken QT icon is the result of _not_ using the embed tag, but rather some less than clean JScript or SMIL. MSIE will usually deal with all but the most recent "innovations" to JScript; dealing with non-standard or, shudder, streaming SMIL is quite another matter. Sometimes WiMP [sic] for Mac can manage it, iff a link to the SMIL file itself can be determined. If access is absolutely crucial, consider using Win XP on Virtual PC; sometimes that's the only thing that can deal with such sloppiness. Peace, paul -- Paul F. Henegan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
