Netscape will not work with.....

**feac** · Nov 29, 2003, 18:48

Hello,
I am working on my sites icons. I have found that if you are using Netscape those icons become unclickable. The icons are located on the right side of the logo on my site: http://www.yourautoplace.com

--------Here is the code that I am using-------

<map name=m>
<area alt="Auctions" coords="300,110,106,76" href=http://abay.yourautoplace.com>
<area alt=Chat coords="340,110,170,76" href=http://chat.yourautoplace.com>
<area alt=E-mail coords="405,110,241,76" href=http://e-mail.yourautoplace.com>
<area alt=Finance coords="460,110,342,76" href=http://news.yourautoplace.com/finance/index.html>
<area alt=Forums coords="500,110,418,76" href=http://shop.yourautoplace.com/info/discounts.html>
<area alt=calendar coords="520,110,550,76" href=http://yourautoplace.zzn.com/email/english/noframes/preferences/calendar_prf.asp></map>
<img border=0 usemap="#m" src=http://yourautoplace.com/images/logos/m6v8b.jpg alt="YourAutoPlace.com">


Why are those icons unclickable if you are using Netscape?

**blufive** · Nov 30, 2003, 03:03

[note: something like this would probably be better in the Browser Issues forum]

Netscape 4.8 seems to be freaked out by the order you put the co-ordinates in. The HTML 4 spec (http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/...ml#adef-coords) says:

The number and order of values depends on the shape being defined. Possible combinations:
- rect: left-x, top-y, right-x, bottom-y.

You have the co-ordinates in the order right-x, bottom-y, left-x, top-y (or, in at least one case, left-x, bottom-y, right-x, top-y)

Other browsers seem to cope, but NN4.x gets confused.

So: swap the co-ordinates around. While you're at it, I'd recommend adding quotes to all the attributes, so you end up with something like this:

HTML Code:

<map name="m">
    <area alt="Auctions" coords="106,76,300,110" href="http://...">
    <area alt="Chat" coords="170,76,340,110" href="http://...">
    <area alt="E-mail" coords="241,76,405,110" href="http://...">
    <area alt="Finance" coords="342,76,460,110" href="http://...">
    <area alt="Forums" coords="418,76,500,110" href="http://...">

HTML Code:

[font=Verdana][size=2]
    <area alt="calendar" coords="520,[/size][/font][font=Verdana][size=2]76[/size][/font][font=Verdana][size=2],550,110" href="http://...">
    </map>
    [/size][/font][font=Verdana][size=2]<img border="0" usemap="#m" src="http://..."
      alt="YourAutoPlace.com">[/size][/font][font=Verdana][size=2][/size][/font]

**feac** · Nov 30, 2003, 08:05

Hello,
Thanks I will give it a try
Thank you
Adam

Originally Posted by blufive

[note: something like this would probably be better in the Browser Issues forum]

Netscape 4.8 seems to be freaked out by the order you put the co-ordinates in. The HTML 4 spec (http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/...ml#adef-coords) says: You have the co-ordinates in the order right-x, bottom-y, left-x, top-y (or, in at least one case, left-x, bottom-y, right-x, top-y)

Other browsers seem to cope, but NN4.x gets confused.

So: swap the co-ordinates around. While you're at it, I'd recommend adding quotes to all the attributes, so you end up with something like this:

HTML Code:

<map name="m">
    <area alt="Auctions" coords="106,76,300,110" href="http://...">
    <area alt="Chat" coords="170,76,340,110" href="http://...">
    <area alt="E-mail" coords="241,76,405,110" href="http://...">
    <area alt="Finance" coords="342,76,460,110" href="http://...">
    <area alt="Forums" coords="418,76,500,110" href="http://...">

HTML Code:

[font=Verdana][size=2]
    <area alt="calendar" coords="520,[/size][/font][font=Verdana][size=2]76[/size][/font][font=Verdana][size=2],550,110" href="http://...">
    </map>
    [/size][/font][font=Verdana][size=2]<img border="0" usemap="#m" src="http://..."
      alt="YourAutoPlace.com">[/size][/font][font=Verdana][size=2][/size][/font]

**feac** · Nov 30, 2003, 08:11

Hello,
Still not working with netscape

Originally Posted by blufive

[note: something like this would probably be better in the Browser Issues forum]

Netscape 4.8 seems to be freaked out by the order you put the co-ordinates in. The HTML 4 spec (http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/...ml#adef-coords) says: You have the co-ordinates in the order right-x, bottom-y, left-x, top-y (or, in at least one case, left-x, bottom-y, right-x, top-y)

Other browsers seem to cope, but NN4.x gets confused.

So: swap the co-ordinates around. While you're at it, I'd recommend adding quotes to all the attributes, so you end up with something like this:

HTML Code:

<map name="m">
    <area alt="Auctions" coords="106,76,300,110" href="http://...">
    <area alt="Chat" coords="170,76,340,110" href="http://...">
    <area alt="E-mail" coords="241,76,405,110" href="http://...">
    <area alt="Finance" coords="342,76,460,110" href="http://...">
    <area alt="Forums" coords="418,76,500,110" href="http://...">

HTML Code:

[font=Verdana][size=2]
    <area alt="calendar" coords="520,[/size][/font][font=Verdana][size=2]76[/size][/font][font=Verdana][size=2],550,110" href="http://...">
    </map>
    [/size][/font][font=Verdana][size=2]<img border="0" usemap="#m" src="http://..."
      alt="YourAutoPlace.com">[/size][/font][font=Verdana][size=2][/size][/font]

**vgarcia** · Nov 30, 2003, 08:39

feac, please do not cross-post.

**feac** · Nov 30, 2003, 08:51

Sorry

Originally Posted by vgarcia

feac, please do not cross-post.

**blufive** · Nov 30, 2003, 11:48

Originally Posted by feac

Still not working with netscape

First, can you confirm which version of netscape we're talking about here?

Secondly, while you've added quotes to the attributes, you still have the co-ordinates in the wrong order. From my testing here in Netscape 4.8, the co-ordinate order is the main problem for that browser.

**feac** · Nov 30, 2003, 11:51

Hello,
The version is 7.0
What is the right order then?
Thanks
Adam

Originally Posted by blufive

First, can you confirm which version of netscape we're talking about here?

Secondly, while you've added quotes to the attributes, you still have the co-ordinates in the wrong order. From my testing here in Netscape 4.8, the co-ordinate order is the main problem for that browser.

**redux** · Nov 30, 2003, 14:23

Originally Posted by feac

What is the right order then?

left-x,top-y,right-x,bottom-y if i'm not mistaken

**blufive** · Nov 30, 2003, 15:45

Originally Posted by feac

What is the right order then?

left-x,top-y,right-x,bottom-y if i'm not mistaken

Indeed, as I quoted from the spec in my first post...

Originally Posted by feac

The [netscape] version is 7.0

Hmm. Odd. Mozilla firebird works fine here, though there's been a fair few bugfixes since 7.0.

**redux** · Nov 30, 2003, 16:05

sorry blue, didn't see you had it in yours.

anyway, reordering the coordinates does indeed work in Netscape 7.0 (just tested it)

Code:

<map name="m">
<area href="http://abay.yourautoplace.com/" coords="106,76,300,110" alt="Auctions">
<area href="http://chat.yourautoplace.com/" coords="170,76,340,110" alt="Chat">
<area href="http://e-mail.yourautoplace.com/" coords="241,76,405,110" alt="E-mail">
<area href="http://news.yourautoplace.com/finance/index.html" coords="342,76,460,110" alt="Finance">
<area href="http://shop.yourautoplace.com/info/discounts.html" coords="418,76,500,110," alt="Forums">
<area href="http://yourautoplace.zzn.com/email/english/noframes/preferences/calendar_prf.asp" coords="520,76,550,110" alt="calendar">
</map>

**feac** · Nov 30, 2003, 16:18

Hello,
Thank you all, it WORKS.

**blufive** · Dec 1, 2003, 16:16

Originally Posted by redux

sorry blue, didn't see you had it in yours

I was starting to wonder if I imagined it, with *everyone* not seeing it

Originally Posted by feac

Thank you all, it WORKS

Glad you got there in the end...

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