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Offline Tyrian

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Text Glows
on: March 03, 2007, 03:00:21 pm
I changed from IE6 to FireFox about 8 months ago.  One thing I immediately noticed was that the text glows that some people insert in their forum posts don't display properly.  In IE6, the glowing text appears normally.  In FireFox, the text appears to be highlighted in that color. 

Any ideas on how to fix it?
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Re: Text Glows
Reply #1 on: March 03, 2007, 03:22:16 pm
I vote for getting rid of text glows.  I find them more annoying than anything.
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Re: Text Glows
Reply #2 on: March 03, 2007, 04:08:12 pm
There was a plugin for FF that fixed it, I can't remember, I'll get back to you.
In the meantime, IE Tab should do the trick.
 

Offline Tyrian

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Re: Text Glows
Reply #3 on: March 03, 2007, 04:48:14 pm
That plugin didn't work.  I set up the URL rule for HLP too.  I think in order for it to work, I would have to add every single page URL on HLP to get it to work.

EDIT:  I just tested my hypothesis and it's true.  Plus, loading the page through IE7 takes a lot longer.  Any other possible solutions?
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This year, both Groundhog Day and the State of the Union Address occurred during the same week.  This is an ironic juxtaposition of events--one involves a meaningless ritual in which we look to a creature of little intelligence for prognostication, while the other involves a groundhog.

Bumper stickers at my college:
"Republicans for Voldemort!"
"Frodo failed.  Bush got the Ring."

Resistance is futile!  (If < 1 ohm...)

"Any nation which sacrifices a little liberty for a little security deserves neither and loses both." -- Benjamin Franklin

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Offline jr2

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Re: Text Glows
Reply #4 on: March 03, 2007, 07:15:56 pm
I can't find any extensions, but I guess you're not alone.
I'm waiting for this one, too.

EDIT: Using CTRL+Click on a link with IE Tab brings up the link in external IE.  That could help, short-term.  BTW, you should post your bug (HLP not following URL rule) in the bugs section at IE Tab's mozdev.org site: http://ietab.mozdev.org/bugs.html
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Re: Text Glows
Reply #5 on: March 03, 2007, 07:41:02 pm
Glow filters aren't CSS specced styles, therefore it's just encouraging poor standards compliance to maintain support.
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Re: Text Glows
Reply #6 on: March 03, 2007, 07:49:07 pm
? CSS?  So, to get glows, how would you do that and be CSS-compliant?  Why didn't they make it CSS-compliant in the first place?
 

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Re: Text Glows
Reply #7 on: March 03, 2007, 11:18:09 pm
Quote from: jr2 on March 03, 2007, 07:49:07 pm
? CSS?  So, to get glows, how would you do that and be CSS-compliant?  Why didn't they make it CSS-compliant in the first place?

Well, it's a bit of an MS proprietary thing IIRC.
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Re: Text Glows
Reply #8 on: March 04, 2007, 03:00:55 am
...figures.  :ick:
 

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Re: Text Glows
Reply #9 on: March 04, 2007, 10:00:18 am
Exactly as Swantz said - glow filters were added to IE 4 or 5 (IIRC) by MS. Ironic, they couldn't comply with half the W3C recommendations but could invent new flashy effects.
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Re: Text Glows
Reply #10 on: March 04, 2007, 12:51:50 pm
Quote from: vyper on March 04, 2007, 10:00:18 am
... - glow filters were added to IE 4 or 5 (IIRC) by MS... they couldn't comply with half the W3C recommendations...
Microsoft comply to?
-No, no, no, little fella.
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Re: Text Glows
Reply #11 on: March 04, 2007, 12:56:57 pm
I still say they should be taken out as one of the board's text formatting things.
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Re: Text Glows
Reply #12 on: March 04, 2007, 12:59:06 pm
That's your choice.  I like to have mine.  :p
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Offline Tyrian

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Re: Text Glows
Reply #13 on: March 04, 2007, 02:16:19 pm
I guess I'll just have to post my bug at the plugin's site...
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Bumper stickers at my college:
"Republicans for Voldemort!"
"Frodo failed.  Bush got the Ring."

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Re: Text Glows
Reply #14 on: March 08, 2007, 06:02:06 am
Quote from: Swantz on March 03, 2007, 03:22:16 pm
I vote for getting rid of text glows.  I find them more annoying than anything.

You're on the right track. I vote for immediate banning of anyone who uses them instead. :p
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Re: Text Glows
Reply #15 on: March 08, 2007, 07:51:56 pm
Quote from: karajorma on March 08, 2007, 06:02:06 am
Quote from: Swantz on March 03, 2007, 03:22:16 pm
I vote for getting rid of text glows.  I find them more annoying than anything.

You're on the right track. I vote for immediate banning of anyone who uses them instead. :p


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Re: Text Glows
Reply #16 on: March 08, 2007, 07:57:40 pm
*wishes he had uber-haxx0ring skills* :mad2:
 

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Re: Text Glows
Reply #17 on: March 09, 2007, 06:04:29 pm
* vyper wishes you had them too... for the funneh that would follow
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Re: Text Glows
Reply #18 on: March 11, 2007, 06:57:47 pm
Heh, I was trained by the RAF to cut Metal, does that make me a L33t Hacksaw? ;)
 

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Re: Text Glows
Reply #19 on: March 11, 2007, 09:03:22 pm
:confused:  Who said anything about l33t?
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