[thelist] #top and Netscape 6

Diego Lafuente dlafuente at livra.com
Thu Mar 21 01:34:01 CST 2002


On 3/21/02 4:18 AM, ".jeff" <jeff at members.evolt.org> wrote:

> lisa,
>
>> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><
>> From: Lisa Frost
>>
>> Is there a problem with #top used as a link in Netscape
>> 6.
>> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><
>
> nope, not when used properly.
>
>> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><
>> On the page I have built here:
>> http://www.kuduthailand.com/html_pages/press3_designasaway.html
>>
>> The link refuses to work in Netscape 6.01 It just does
>> nothing.
>>
>> The code:
>> <p><a href="#top">back to top</a></p>
>> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><
>
> perhaps it's because you don't have a named anchor anywhere in the document
> named "top":
>
> <a name="top"></a>
>
> fwiw, there is no such thing as implied named anchors.  there are only those
> anchors you create yourself.  apparently nn6 is being really picky about this.
>
> good luck,
>
> .jeff
>
> http://evolt.org/
> jeff at members.evolt.org
> http://members.evolt.org/jeff/


For xhtml and standards support I recommend use


<a id="top">


But if you use lot of tops in the page there will be a validator error for
sure...




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