layout prob

[TheInkDepot]

Hi all...the layout of my site looks fine until you click the text link which appears at the top of every page, its a link generated by actinic called 'Ink Depot Webshop' ...does anyone know where i control the look of this page?

Many thanks in advance.

Boz

[Mike Hughes]

I think this is the homepage of your catalog and is controlled by the brochure page at the top of the catalog tree.

It's the page that shows up from the first link of the 'breadcrumb' trail (i.e. the bit that shows what website > section > subsection > page you're on) right?

Mike

[TheInkDepot]

thats exactly right Mike but i've got know idea why it doesnt look the same as my other pages...most of the general layout is there but its not using the custom CSS and background isnt the right clolour etc..

Boz

[Mike Hughes]

it is weird. The HTML looks the same to me but for some reason the background colour doesn't seem to be there on the acatolog/index page.

I've switched between the source of the two pages several times but i can't for the life of me work out why they don't look the same.

Are you using the same primary template for each one?

Mike

[TheInkDepot]

i sure am Mike...i cant work it out either!!!

Boz

[Mike Hughes]

Hi Boz,

You could try running your pages through an HTML checker as it looks like there's are quite a few errors in them.

For example,

- after the 0870 number there's a </a> with no starting <a> tag.
- Your simple search form is in a <table> but outside the <TR><TD> tags,
- etc. etc

It might be a different problem, but without the code being clean it's too difficult to tell what's causing the css/background image problem.

Mike

[TheInkDepot]

DW mx isnt bringing up any errors Mike, is there another code checker i should use?

Boz

[Mike Hughes]

I'm using aceHTML 5 Pro and looking directly at the html by doing a view source on the webpage.

It's showing up a few errors but they're probably fairly easy to clean up. Heres what a syntax check says, it's not too usefull without being able to click and land on the error but it should give you clue as to the kind of things it's finding.

Mike

[Fatal error] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (1): Too many errors
[Error] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (28): End tag </a> without start tag
[Error] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (28): Tag <form> can't be here
[Error] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (28): Tag <tr> can't be here
[Error] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (28): Duplicate internal link #main_layout
[Error] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (28): Tag <link> can't be here
[Error] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (28): Tag <link> can't be here
[Error] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (28): Tag <link> can't be here
[Error] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (28): Duplicate internal link #sectiontop
[Error] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (29): Tag <div> can't be here
[Error] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (29): Duplicate internal link #sectionbottom
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (2): Unknown start tag <Actinic:BASEHREF>
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (4): Possible illegal link "actiniccore.js"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (4): Possible illegal link "actinicextras.js"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (4): Unknown start tag <Actinic:COOKIECHECK>
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (15): javascript: ";" expected.
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (15): javascript: ";" expected.
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (24): javascript: Illegal class name "Image".
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (24): javascript: ";" expected.
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (27): Possible illegal link "tidnew.css"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (27): Possible illegal link "tid_leftside_shad.gif"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (27): Possible illegal link "tid_logo_main.gif"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (27): Possible illegal link "tid_topnav1_bckgrnd.gif"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (27): Possible illegal link "about_us.html"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (27): Possible illegal link "faqs.html"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (27): Possible illegal link "special_offers_.html"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (27): Possible illegal link "latest_news_and_products.html"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (27): Possible illegal link "tid_topnav2_bckgrnd.gif"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (27): Possible illegal link "ordering_and_payment_info.html"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (27): Possible illegal link "tid_e01.gif"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (27): Possible illegal link "contact_us.html"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (28): Possible illegal link "tid_e01.gif"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (28): Possible illegal link "links.html"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (28): Possible illegal link "tid_e01.gif"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (28): Possible illegal link "tid_phone_icon.gif"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (28): Possible illegal link "tid_topnav3_bckgrnd.jpg"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (28): Possible illegal link "tid_shopcart_icon.gif"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (28): Possible illegal link "tid_viewcart.gif"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (28): Possible illegal link "tid_checkout.gif"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (28): Possible illegal link "tid_topnav_vertical.gif"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (28): Possible illegal link "tid_quicksearch_icon.gif"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (28): Possible illegal link "tid_searchgo_up.gif"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (28): Possible illegal link "px1.gif"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (28): Possible illegal link "tid_rightside_spacer.gif"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (28): Possible illegal link "tid_fon_left03.gif"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (28): Possible illegal link "tid_leftside_shad.gif"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (28): Possible illegal link "tid_fon_left02.gif"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (28): Possible illegal link "tid_inkjet_carts.gif"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (28): Possible illegal link "tid_e02.gif"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (28): Possible illegal link "brother_inkjet_cartridges.html"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (28): Possible illegal link "tid_hr01.gif"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (28): Possible illegal link "tid_e02.gif"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (28): Possible illegal link "canon_inkjet_cartridges.html"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (28): Possible illegal link "tid_hr01.gif"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (28): Possible illegal link "tid_e02.gif"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (28): Possible illegal link "compaq_inkjet_cartridges.html"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (28): Possible illegal link "tid_hr01.gif"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (28): Possible illegal link "tid_e02.gif"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (28): Possible illegal link "epson_inkjet_cartridges.html"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (28): Possible illegal link "tid_hr01.gif"
[Warning] brother_inkjet_cartridges[1] (28): Possible illegal link "tid_e02.gif"

[TheInkDepot]

..that looks scary to me! surely a lot of that is generated by actinic itself?...wiil have to try and get myself a copy of that software you're using as i havent got a clue why its pulled up some of the graphics as possible illegal links...

Boz

[Mike Hughes]

I wouldn't worry too much about the warnings. They may not be a problem.

The softare is from viscom media and they do a free trial that should allow to see what's happening.

http://softwares.visicommedia.com/en/products/acehtml/

I tend to use the previous generation of products as they're always doing giveaways in the computer magaines.

Mike

PS. I think the "possible illegal link" warnings are images, etc without the full path.

[TheInkDepot]

thanks for the link and advice Mike...I've grabed the trial version 6...which page on my site did that code come from?

Boz

[Mike Hughes]

I looked at the acatlog/index.html page and one of the other ones (I think it was acatalog/canon_inkjet_cartridges.html).

They both had the same (or similar) errors.

Mike

PS. I checked by going syntax>check document after opening the page with acehtml (I have it as my default html editor)

[TheInkDepot]

this is beyond me, appreciate your help and advice Mike but i just cant get my head around all these errors...

Boz

[Mike Hughes]

here's a sumamry of the main errors. I don't know why your code does what it does, that's down to you and dreamweaver.

[Error] index[1] (28): End tag </a> without start tag

- there's a </a> tag that has to be removed from your content or a tempalet somewhere.

[Error] index[1] (28): Tag <form> can't be here

It doesn't like the <form. tag being outside a table cell.

[Error] index[1] (28): Tag <tr> can't be here

- I suspect this is because teh <form> tag comes first

[Error] index[1] (28): Duplicate internal link #main_layout

- You have two tables with the same ID - 'main_layout'

[Error] index[1] (28): Duplicate internal link #sectiontop

- You have two table with the same name -> 'sectiontop'

[Error] index[1] (29): Tag <div> can't be here

- Not sure about this one. It may be outside a table cell.

[Error] index[1] (29): Duplicate internal link #sectionbottom

- Again two tables with the same name - 'sectionbottom'

[Error] index[1] (30): Tag <link> can't be here

- For some reason you're calling different css stylesheets within the body of your html page. The syntax checker doesn't like it and I'd guess IE is the same.

[Error] index[1] (33): Tag <link> can't be here

- same as above. Calling another css stylesheet.

[Error] index[1] (36): Tag <link> can't be here

- same as above. calling another css stylesheet.

[TheInkDepot]

A BIG thanx for taking the time to set that out for me like that Mike...kinda starting to make sense now...i'll have a play and see what happens and let you know the outcome!

Boz