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Problem with over-wide message field in Netscape 7.2

Oct 21, 2006 1:37AM PDT

In this particular message (not in most) the text bleeds into of the right-side advertisement: http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-6130-0.html?forumID=50&threadID=213766&messageID=2285015

The text is ok for ''BA flight 2166 carrying 175 terrified passengers, three pilots and 11 crew plunged 600 feet in a bid '', but the ''to'' in ''to avoid'' is on top of a cream border in the ad, and ''avoid'' is underneath a black box in the ad, and so can't be seen at all. (I don't know about other browsers, except that there's no problem in MSIE)
-- Dave K.

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Try it in Netscape 6.1...
Oct 21, 2006 4:08AM PDT

And count how many things are not rendered at all.

Hint: The Cnet forums are rendered useless.

John

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not displaying properlly in FireFox 1.5.0.7 also
Oct 21, 2006 8:30PM PDT

Is it because of the link/url is extra long in the message?

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That could be why
Oct 21, 2006 10:59PM PDT

Yes that could be it.

I don't have a problem with my Firefox 1.5.0.7 because I have an addon/extension, (I never know which it is), that wraps long url web site addresses onto next lines without losing the link itself; eg to me the link looks like this;
http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-6130-0.html?forumID=50&threadID=213766&message
ID=2285015

But when the page first loads, the wrapper takes a split second to format the link and I can see it and the rest of the post is wider.

The url wrapper is MR Tech Link Wrapper 2.0.4 and can be installed from Firefox here;
https://addons.mozilla.org/search.php?q=MR+Tech+Link+Wrapper&app=firefox

I hope this helps.

Mark

PS, I bet you want to know how I did that long link above don't you?!! Devil

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(NT) (NT) ty mark as i got that extension
Oct 22, 2006 12:01AM PDT
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Now even worse-- only the top 5-6
Oct 22, 2006 8:46AM PDT

messages showing on the main page of most forums, and clicking on one of those links often gives (page not found). Works fine in MSIE (which I loathe!) though...
-- Dave K.