[thelist] Very strange error with XHTML color form fields changing to yellow instead of blue in IE

Simon Perry thelist at si-designs.co.uk
Wed Apr 21 03:10:15 CDT 2004


Jonathan wrote:

>http://dev01.a.firebright.com/
>
>Ah, web standards again.  Any xhtml experts out there have any idea why
>including my form attribute turns my nice blue background inputs into yellow
>ones?  I'm sure its, shall we say, user error.  But alas, this "1uz3r" can't
>seem to figure out what the heck he did wrong.
>
>I'm, to say the least, completely miffed on this one.  Save me from three
>*more* hours of senseless torment!
>
>I'm XP Pro, 512, on IE 6.0.2800.1106.xpsp2.030422-1633 128-bit Update
>versions: SP1; Q837009L Q832894; Q831167;
>
>So there. ;-)
>
>This problem doesn't seem to be happening on any other browser, including on
>my linux desktop.
>
>Help a lost sole as he forays into the land of web standards.  I'm lost!
>LOST!  Please, help me! ;-)
>
>Well, I thought I'd have some fun with it at least. ;}  Anyone out there
>know why this could be happening?  Remove the <form fixes the problem, which
>seems wrong to me...
>
>  
>
Google tool bar is well known for this.

Simon


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