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   Moz Champion to Curmudgeon   
   Re: Netscape 7.2 media problem & rolldow   
   13 Jul 05 23:14:17   
   
   From: moz.champion@sympatico.ca   
      
   Curmudgeon wrote:   
   > I have visited a couple of web sites, and the menu bar across the top   
   > produces a white drop down with black lettering. ( This is in IE 6.0)   
   > Using Netscape 7.2 the dropdown goes transparent with white lettering   
   > and always defaults to the top left corner of the screen instead of   
   > beneath the menu item. Because it is transparent background it is also   
   > virtually impossible to read the listed items. I thought it might be a   
   > code problem in configuring the web data for the browser being used and   
   > emailed the webmaster and company whose web site is concerned, but   
   > nothing appears to have been done, and of course nobody does anyone the   
   > courtesy of an acknowledgement of a problem any more; after all time is   
   > "My" money as it were , I assume.   
   >   
   > Anyone got any suggestions as to possible bad pref settings I might have?   
   >   
   > Plugins are quick time, flash 7, media player, real audio .   
   > But I go to a web site that used to show a small media player image   
   > allowing me to select PLAY button to connect to a radio station's live   
   > stream, however, it occasionally does not show as a media player, but   
   > instead shows a partial GFX that links to the search for plugins site;   
   > and of course the site SELLS the plugins that netscape used to provide   
   > free online. Anyone heard of this? or got a quick solution, aside from   
   > Linux or FIREFOX.   
   >   
   > Thanks   
   >   
   >   
      
   Got any urls so we can check to see what the problem is?   
      
   Most likely, going to Firefox wouldnt resolve the problem, both Mozilla   
   suite and Firefox use web standards, and not IE only standards   
      
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