Need some help in IE
Thursday, May 1, 2003 by The DJ | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Whats goin on...
Before, when I would click on a link and it would open in a new page, or when I right clicked and opened it in a new page, whatever I clicked on would be outlined in dotted lines. I'm pretty sure ever since I installed WB 4 it stopped doing this and I can't seem to find how to get it back.
Like if you right clicked on a text link and opened it in a new page, when you went back to that page that link would be outlined in dotted lines.
Before, when I would click on a link and it would open in a new page, or when I right clicked and opened it in a new page, whatever I clicked on would be outlined in dotted lines. I'm pretty sure ever since I installed WB 4 it stopped doing this and I can't seem to find how to get it back.
Like if you right clicked on a text link and opened it in a new page, when you went back to that page that link would be outlined in dotted lines.
sig101
Reply #2 Friday, May 2, 2003 12:56 PM
Reply #2 Friday, May 2, 2003 12:56 PM
I can't relate to the dotted lines you mention. I just get a regular window when it opens in a new window. Previews here are in a regular window without the navigation stuff unless I right click (I think that's how I get the navigation stuff). So....dunno. I recently updated with MS hotfixes and haven't noticed any differences. Have you installed any of the IE related MS fixes recently? Sorry, I can't help but this thread looked so lonely without any responses. 
The DJ
Reply #3 Friday, May 2, 2003 1:25 PM
Reply #3 Friday, May 2, 2003 1:25 PM
I think you misunderstood me.
I right click a link and open in a new window. When I do that, the link I right clicked will look like this:
---------------
|Link I clicked|
---------------
Before I click it, it was like this:
Link I clicked
So, when I go back to that page, you can see what linked I clicked because it is outlined in dotted lines. After installing Windowblinds 4, I do not see this anymore
.
I right click a link and open in a new window. When I do that, the link I right clicked will look like this:
---------------
|Link I clicked|
---------------
Before I click it, it was like this:
Link I clicked
So, when I go back to that page, you can see what linked I clicked because it is outlined in dotted lines. After installing Windowblinds 4, I do not see this anymore
.
The DJ
Reply #4 Friday, May 2, 2003 1:27 PM
Reply #4 Friday, May 2, 2003 1:27 PM
Ok, lets try that again
- - - - - -
| Linked I clicked |
- - - - - -
Aight it''s all messed up. Them dotted lines follow all the way around.
[Message Edited]
- - - - - -
| Linked I clicked |
- - - - - -
Aight it''s all messed up. Them dotted lines follow all the way around.
[Message Edited]
sig101
Reply #5 Friday, May 2, 2003 4:18 PM
Reply #5 Friday, May 2, 2003 4:18 PM
OK, sorry DJ, now I think I know what you mean. When you open a link in a new page, the link on the original page is marked by dotted lines and/or a bit of a highlight (with some skins I think) so you can always tell what link you clicked on. This is particularly helpful (IMO) if you're going through a list of links and don't want to lose your place or open the same link twice.
Um, I have to check that out now that you mention it. I don't think I've been paying attention. Does this happen in IE when you're not running WB 4 and just using the native XP GUI?
Um, I have to check that out now that you mention it. I don't think I've been paying attention. Does this happen in IE when you're not running WB 4 and just using the native XP GUI?
The DJ
Reply #6 Sunday, May 4, 2003 7:13 PM
Reply #6 Sunday, May 4, 2003 7:13 PM
Hmmm, actually I remember formatting recently and the regular XP skin did not do it (before installing Windowblinds). Then I installed it and they would be highlighted; this was with every WB skin I used.
After updating to WB 4 it does not do it anymore. I've also tried many skins including the ones I've used before.
»"This is particularly helpful (IMO) if you're going through a list of links and don't want to lose your place or open the same link twice."
Exactly.
After updating to WB 4 it does not do it anymore. I've also tried many skins including the ones I've used before.
»"This is particularly helpful (IMO) if you're going through a list of links and don't want to lose your place or open the same link twice."
Exactly.
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Reply #1 Friday, May 2, 2003 10:11 AM