Help, Please! I am trying to validate a CSS page - yuck! The message is somewhat similar to this for 535 errors for one page with a table - "Value Error : border-width only 0 can be a length. You must put a unit after your number : 1" My question is what do they mean by this saying width can only be a length? Where I went to school length and width were not the same thing. *smile* And - besides all this - the line number it gives doesn't show anything close to what the message reads. I mean that they have 4000 or more lines and the document has a little over 2000 or so. I feel a little more than stupid about this but then I am new to CSS and probably don't even begin to understand the language. I could use some help from someone out there who has some CSS knowledge to share with me. Donna Cooper

At 02:26 AM 12/10/2009, you wrote: >in the middle of the upload, it gives this message: WinINet error code >12110 Judy, See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/239726

Possibly your A-V program was up-dating; possibly your ISP is having problems; possibly your computer is low on RAM; Question: is the windows' firewall actually running?; this is not a good firewall & may also be the problem. Possibly, the system was merely clogged for whatever reason - if so, try at anther time. Hoping you can determine the problem anon, On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 1:26 AM, J.A. Florian <cageycat@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm getting a new error when uploading to > http://www.rootsweb.com/~pawashin/ <http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Epawashin/> > > System > WinXPpro Sp3 > Windows FireWall > AVG antivirus software > All is set to allow uploads with Frontpage. > > > Frontpage2000 > upload to > ftp://users.rootsweb.com/public_html > > in the middle of the upload, it gives this message: WinINet error code > 12110 > > It goes for a while and gives the error OR it immediately says the server > is > closing the connection after it's already been uploading a couple minutes. > > I kept re-establishing the initial connection and re-asking it to publish. > Finally, on the 10th try it uploaded. > > >From what I read on the internet, a WinINet error code 12110 means there > is > another operation in progress. But nothing was open on my computer except > Frontpage and no program was doing an auto download. > > Is a WinINet error code 12110 something on the server side, or on the PC > side? > > Thank-you, > > Judy > >

I'm getting a new error when uploading to http://www.rootsweb.com/~pawashin/ System WinXPpro Sp3 Windows FireWall AVG antivirus software All is set to allow uploads with Frontpage. Frontpage2000 upload to ftp://users.rootsweb.com/public_html in the middle of the upload, it gives this message: WinINet error code 12110 It goes for a while and gives the error OR it immediately says the server is closing the connection after it's already been uploading a couple minutes. I kept re-establishing the initial connection and re-asking it to publish. Finally, on the 10th try it uploaded. >From what I read on the internet, a WinINet error code 12110 means there is another operation in progress. But nothing was open on my computer except Frontpage and no program was doing an auto download. Is a WinINet error code 12110 something on the server side, or on the PC side? Thank-you, Judy

At 12:46 PM 12/8/2009, Charles Barnum wrote: >Those pages are very nice. Most of my pages are very plain with mostly >data in tables. I am probably like many people who started out knowing >nothing and built my pages over time using poor design with limited >knowledge. Now, I must go back and fix everything ====== I imagine that is how most of us started out but we are never too old to learn how to do new things. Learning even the basics of html coding can help people diagnose what is wrong with their pages. Pat ---------- Pat Geary, Microsoft MVP - Expression Web We discuss FrontPage and Expression Web http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gearyfamily/frontpage/ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gearyfamily/expression-web/ http://www.expression-web-tutorials.com/ Migrating from FrontPage to Expression Web EBook Revised to include EW 3.0 http://frontpage-to-expression.com/

Hi Charles, > I need to buy a new FTP program. Why buy an FTP program when there are good ones available for free? I am using Filezilla, and it is fine. Hope this helps. :-) Kind Regards, Wendy

Free FTP Program: I tried "Classic FTP" today and it is great. It is free, fast and super easy. It works fine with Win 7 too. Thanks for the off line tip Mr. T. Charles

At 12:12 PM 12/8/2009, Charles Barnum wrote: >Fire Fox seems to default to the center and MS web >programs like FP 2007 and Expression Web 3 default to the left. So all >of the tables and every cell has to be changed manually to align one way >or the other, not use the program default. This is taking me months to >accomplish. ========== Which is the beauty of learning how to use CSS. By simpling creating a container div and adding left and right margins of auto OR a container table with left and right margins of auto, you container will be centered on the page. See any of the templates offered at http://www.genealogy-web-creations.com/css-layouts/index.htm http://www.expression-web-tutorials.com/ew-templates.html All use a css based layout and all are centered on the page and all work with all browsers. pat ---------- Pat Geary, Microsoft MVP - Expression Web We discuss FrontPage and Expression Web http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gearyfamily/frontpage/ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gearyfamily/expression-web/ http://www.expression-web-tutorials.com/ Migrating from FrontPage to Expression Web EBook Revised to include EW 3.0 http://frontpage-to-expression.com/

On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 11:25 PM, Sherri <ldrbelties@earthlink.net> wrote: > Office 2007 does take a bit of getting used to, but I was sort of "forced" > into it - we migrated everything at work to 2007 and I couldn't work on > files at home if I forgot to save them as a 2003 file. A lot of people have probably run into this when dealing with submissions from people with various versions, so it's worth pointing out this free converter: <http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=941b3470-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en> which allows versions back to Office 2000 to work with 2007 files. Also, there is the recurring problem with Microsoft Works files, which may be partially solved with this converter: <http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=BF41401E-70FA-465D-AE2E-CF44DBF05297&displaylang=en> which will allow you to read Works files into Office 2003 and 2007. Bob Sullivan Schenectady Digital History Archive <http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/> Schenectady County (NY) Public Library

Charles Barnum wrote: > Hello again, > I need to buy a new FTP program. > I have always used WS FTP but they are getting pricey. > I am looking at Cute Home version. > I have never used it. I talked to their Rep today and the Rep said Cute Home version would be just fine for me. > I have been changing the html in a very large web site so both Fire Fox and I.E.8 browsers can read it equally well. I'm using WS 995 right now but it is limited. I have about 5,000 pages to upload. I'm afraid I'd be a long time uploading the new site using WS 995 (a free program). Expression Web 3 has a built in FTP program but it is like reading Latin to me. > Any ideas? > Charles I've used WS_FTP Lite from the beginning on most of my sites. I have Secure-Shell for a couple sites that demand it. Both work equally well. I'm afraid, though, I don't understand how a different FTP program will upload 5000 files faster. IME, speed of upload is more a factor of whether I've got virus-ware scanning the upload, of how busy the target server is, and other outside variables none of which had much to do with the FTPware. Cheryl

> I have been changing the html in a very large web site so both Fire Fox and I.E.8 browsers can read it equally well. I'm using WS 995 right now but it is limited. I have about 5,000 pages to upload.  I'm afraid I'd be a long time uploading the new site using WS 995 (a free program). Not sure if you are referring to WS_FTP Limited Edition, but the last free version (6) is available at: <http://www.oldversion.com/WS_FTP-Limited-Edition.html> Have tried some of the other free programs but this has always been my favorite. -- Bob Sullivan Schenectady Digital History Archive <http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/> Schenectady County (NY) Public Library

Patrice, Those pages are very nice. Most of my pages are very plain with mostly data in tables. I am probably like many people who started out knowing nothing and built my pages over time using poor design with limited knowledge. Now, I must go back and fix everything. Charles Patricia Geary wrote: > At 12:12 PM 12/8/2009, Charles Barnum wrote: > >> Fire Fox seems to default to the center and MS web >> programs like FP 2007 and Expression Web 3 default to the left. So all >> of the tables and every cell has to be changed manually to align one way >> or the other, not use the program default. This is taking me months to >> accomplish. >> > ========== > > Which is the beauty of learning how to use CSS. By simpling creating > a container div and adding left and right margins of auto OR a > container table with left and right margins of auto, you container > will be centered on the page. > > See any of the templates offered at > > http://www.genealogy-web-creations.com/css-layouts/index.htm > > http://www.expression-web-tutorials.com/ew-templates.html > > > All use a css based layout and all are centered on the page and all > work with all browsers. > > pat > > > ---------- > Pat Geary, Microsoft MVP - Expression Web > We discuss FrontPage and Expression Web > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gearyfamily/frontpage/ > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gearyfamily/expression-web/ > http://www.expression-web-tutorials.com/ > > Migrating from FrontPage to Expression Web EBook > Revised to include EW 3.0 > http://frontpage-to-expression.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTSWEB-HELP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.709 / Virus Database: 270.14.98/2552 - Release Date: 12/07/09 23:34:00 > >

Cheryl, The difference to me is in the ease of operation. With WS FTP it was easy to select 100 files to upload and make a single click to upload them. I have WS FTP lite also, but I just do not care for it as much. (And they told me it would not work with Win 7.) I will try the free program mentioned in an earlier post later today. I guess while I'm on this subject, my large web site is on RW. So, I presume it is okay to discuss these general problems and ideas on this list. I uploaded Grant County yesterday to my RW account. It is hard to separate out a problem with Win 7 and FTP programs from the subject of RW web sites. The subjects mix and match. I think the more educated a person is about the net, the FTP programs and the operating systems the better he can manage his RW account. My next project is to remove all of the old FP 2007 Themes from my web pages. My goal is to make my web pages on RW look equally well with For Fox and I.E. 8. Fire Fox seems to default to the center and MS web programs like FP 2007 and Expression Web 3 default to the left. So all of the tables and every cell has to be changed manually to align one way or the other, not use the program default. This is taking me months to accomplish. Sorry I rambled. Charles singhals wrote: > Charles Barnum wrote: > >> Hello again, >> I need to buy a new FTP program. >> I have always used WS FTP but they are getting pricey. >> I am looking at Cute Home version. >> I have never used it. I talked to their Rep today and the Rep said Cute Home version would be just fine for me. >> I have been changing the html in a very large web site so both Fire Fox and I.E.8 browsers can read it equally well. I'm using WS 995 right now but it is limited. I have about 5,000 pages to upload. I'm afraid I'd be a long time uploading the new site using WS 995 (a free program). Expression Web 3 has a built in FTP program but it is like reading Latin to me. >> Any ideas? >> Charles >> > > I've used WS_FTP Lite from the beginning on most of my > sites. I have Secure-Shell for a couple sites that demand > it. Both work equally well. > > I'm afraid, though, I don't understand how a different FTP > program will upload 5000 files faster. IME, speed of upload > is more a factor of whether I've got virus-ware scanning the > upload, of how busy the target server is, and other outside > variables none of which had much to do with the FTPware. > > Cheryl > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTSWEB-HELP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.709 / Virus Database: 270.14.98/2551 - Release Date: 12/07/09 11:34:00 > >

Charles Barnum wrote:. <snip> "Hey, I love this list. I never knew it existed before yesterday. Best kept secret in America" --------------------------------------------------- Before this gets out of hand: This list is for the purpose of help for webmasters in the use of Rootsweb sites. General problems with computers and software should be taken a different forum. Thanks for your help. Just another lister, Jeff Owens

Judy, I never heard of i+shift ... it is shift+i Sorry if this is of no help. George On 7 Dec 2009 at 21:42, J.A. Florian wrote: > Thank you, Jim. Here is a little more info. > > Dpi options > 96 > 120 > custom > it is set at 96 dpi > > Resolution > Highest is 1280x800 -- this is where it is set now > I switched it 1 hash-mark lower-- the font is getting bigger but not much > darker (bigger is not what I need. I need darker and less dots in letters) > I switched it 1 more hash-mark lower-- the font is unusually and horribly > big and bold > > > I didn't measure but the laptop screen looks like a 15 or 15+ inch wide. > > So is there a combination of dpi and resolution that i could try? > > Excuse my missing caps on "i". Sometimes the i+shift doesn't make a > capital. One more thing to get fixed. Sigh. > > Judy > > On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 9:20 PM, Jim Rickenbacker(3) > <j3mr2@borisbrooks.com>wrote: > > > Judy, > > All I can suggest is this: > > 1. Right click on an empty part of your desktop. > > 2. Click on properties. > > 3. Click on the Settings tab. > > This should bring up your display settings and give you a choice of screen > > resolutions that the laptop can support. Either 1024x768 or 800x600 would > > be > > the usual choices for an older, non-widescreen laptop. > > > > Hope this helps. > > Jim Rickenbacker > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSWEB-HELP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Office 2007 does take a bit of getting used to, but I was sort of "forced" into it - we migrated everything at work to 2007 and I couldn't work on files at home if I forgot to save them as a 2003 file. One other reason for me to upgrade is that there was a Microsoft Home Use program that I could purchase the Office 2007 Professional suite for next to nothing (we only had to pay for the shipping charges). I wouldn't have shelled out the big bucks if I'd had to pay the full cost, but for the cost of shipping only, it was well worth it. (They've since not renewed the Home Use Program for us, so I'll most likely be using the Office 2007 version for a while!) Sherri -----Original Message----- From: rootsweb-help-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:rootsweb-help-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jim Rickenbacker(3) Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 11:09 PM To: rootsweb-help@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ROOTSWEB-HELP] Windows 7 Problems Sheri, Thanks for the note. I used to use Outlook but migrated to Outlook Express many years ago (why is a long story). I kept my archives in Outlook (in seperate .pst files) but eventually migrated them to Outlook Express Identities so I could keep a copy on three different computers. Then Microsoft dropped Outlook Express. I do have Office 2003 for all three computers so may go back to Outlook but it has way more features than I need. I tried Office 2007 but hated the user interface so much I went back to Office 2003. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sherri" <ldrbelties@earthlink.net> To: <rootsweb-help@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 9:44 PM Subject: Re: [ROOTSWEB-HELP] Windows 7 Problems > Jim, > > Office 2007 supports multiple identities and will import email messages, > archives and contact lists from OE and previous versions of Office. I > believe it also will import from some other programs, but I've not used > any > others so couldn't swear to it. > > Office 2003 does work in Windows 7 - I installed it on a new computer for > my > parents just last week. It may import OE messages and archives, I didn't > check as they'd always used AOL mail so it wasn't an issue for me. If you > need it checked, I'll be returning to their house sometime in the next > week > to finish setting up their DSL connection. > > Sherri > > -----Original Message----- > From: rootsweb-help-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:rootsweb-help-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jim > Rickenbacker(3) > Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 2:17 PM > To: rootsweb-help@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ROOTSWEB-HELP] Windows 7 Problems > > Hi Charles, > Unfortunately Outlook Express is long gone - replaced by Windows Mail in > Vista and now by Windows Live Mail in Win 7. Outlook Express was last > offered as part of IE6 and is not available separately. Supposedly Windows > Live Mail can import Outlook Express files and aeems to be an OK > replacement for OE except it doesn't support multiple Identities. Also, > from > > what I read, Office 2003 will run on Windows 7 and that includes Outlook > 2003 if you want to go that route.. > > I'm in the same boat as I'll eventually have to move from Win XP to > Windows > 7. I use and like OE and have my email archives since 1998 set up as > seperate Identities in OE. I've been looking but still don't know what I'm > going to use for an OE replacement when the time comes. > > Good luck. > Jim Rickenbacker > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Charles Barnum" <jcnreno@charter.net> > To: <ROOTSWEB-HELP@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 10:44 AM > Subject: [ROOTSWEB-HELP] Windows 7 Problems > > >> Hello, I'm new here. >> >> I have a new computer with Windows 7. My Internet Explorer keeps closing. >> I bought my daughter one too and it does the same thing. This is a quirk >> of Win 7? I am changing to Fire Fox browser. Maybe that will fix it. >> Anyone had that problem with Win 7? >> I had to buy a new FTP program for WIN 7 as the old one does not work. >> Also I had to update my genealogy GedCom Program. >> I have yet to figure out how to use Outlook Express with Win 7. Does >> anyone have a solution? My old computer has all of the emails, but I can >> not do anything with them on the new computer as Win7 apparently will not >> work with Outlook or Outlook Express. >> I am now using an online email program through my server. >> Charles >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ROOTSWEB-HELP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSWEB-HELP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSWEB-HELP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTSWEB-HELP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Jim, Office 2007 supports multiple identities and will import email messages, archives and contact lists from OE and previous versions of Office. I believe it also will import from some other programs, but I've not used any others so couldn't swear to it. Office 2003 does work in Windows 7 - I installed it on a new computer for my parents just last week. It may import OE messages and archives, I didn't check as they'd always used AOL mail so it wasn't an issue for me. If you need it checked, I'll be returning to their house sometime in the next week to finish setting up their DSL connection. Sherri -----Original Message----- From: rootsweb-help-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:rootsweb-help-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jim Rickenbacker(3) Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 2:17 PM To: rootsweb-help@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ROOTSWEB-HELP] Windows 7 Problems Hi Charles, Unfortunately Outlook Express is long gone - replaced by Windows Mail in Vista and now by Windows Live Mail in Win 7. Outlook Express was last offered as part of IE6 and is not available separately. Supposedly Windows Live Mail can import Outlook Express files and aeems to be an OK replacement for OE except it doesn't support multiple Identities. Also, from what I read, Office 2003 will run on Windows 7 and that includes Outlook 2003 if you want to go that route.. I'm in the same boat as I'll eventually have to move from Win XP to Windows 7. I use and like OE and have my email archives since 1998 set up as seperate Identities in OE. I've been looking but still don't know what I'm going to use for an OE replacement when the time comes. Good luck. Jim Rickenbacker ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Barnum" <jcnreno@charter.net> To: <ROOTSWEB-HELP@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 10:44 AM Subject: [ROOTSWEB-HELP] Windows 7 Problems > Hello, I'm new here. > > I have a new computer with Windows 7. My Internet Explorer keeps closing. > I bought my daughter one too and it does the same thing. This is a quirk > of Win 7? I am changing to Fire Fox browser. Maybe that will fix it. > Anyone had that problem with Win 7? > I had to buy a new FTP program for WIN 7 as the old one does not work. > Also I had to update my genealogy GedCom Program. > I have yet to figure out how to use Outlook Express with Win 7. Does > anyone have a solution? My old computer has all of the emails, but I can > not do anything with them on the new computer as Win7 apparently will not > work with Outlook or Outlook Express. > I am now using an online email program through my server. > Charles > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSWEB-HELP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTSWEB-HELP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sheri, Thanks for the note. I used to use Outlook but migrated to Outlook Express many years ago (why is a long story). I kept my archives in Outlook (in seperate .pst files) but eventually migrated them to Outlook Express Identities so I could keep a copy on three different computers. Then Microsoft dropped Outlook Express. I do have Office 2003 for all three computers so may go back to Outlook but it has way more features than I need. I tried Office 2007 but hated the user interface so much I went back to Office 2003. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sherri" <ldrbelties@earthlink.net> To: <rootsweb-help@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 9:44 PM Subject: Re: [ROOTSWEB-HELP] Windows 7 Problems > Jim, > > Office 2007 supports multiple identities and will import email messages, > archives and contact lists from OE and previous versions of Office. I > believe it also will import from some other programs, but I've not used > any > others so couldn't swear to it. > > Office 2003 does work in Windows 7 - I installed it on a new computer for > my > parents just last week. It may import OE messages and archives, I didn't > check as they'd always used AOL mail so it wasn't an issue for me. If you > need it checked, I'll be returning to their house sometime in the next > week > to finish setting up their DSL connection. > > Sherri > > -----Original Message----- > From: rootsweb-help-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:rootsweb-help-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jim > Rickenbacker(3) > Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 2:17 PM > To: rootsweb-help@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ROOTSWEB-HELP] Windows 7 Problems > > Hi Charles, > Unfortunately Outlook Express is long gone - replaced by Windows Mail in > Vista and now by Windows Live Mail in Win 7. Outlook Express was last > offered as part of IE6 and is not available separately. Supposedly Windows > Live Mail can import Outlook Express files and aeems to be an OK > replacement for OE except it doesn't support multiple Identities. Also, > from > > what I read, Office 2003 will run on Windows 7 and that includes Outlook > 2003 if you want to go that route.. > > I'm in the same boat as I'll eventually have to move from Win XP to > Windows > 7. I use and like OE and have my email archives since 1998 set up as > seperate Identities in OE. I've been looking but still don't know what I'm > going to use for an OE replacement when the time comes. > > Good luck. > Jim Rickenbacker > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Charles Barnum" <jcnreno@charter.net> > To: <ROOTSWEB-HELP@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 10:44 AM > Subject: [ROOTSWEB-HELP] Windows 7 Problems > > >> Hello, I'm new here. >> >> I have a new computer with Windows 7. My Internet Explorer keeps closing. >> I bought my daughter one too and it does the same thing. This is a quirk >> of Win 7? I am changing to Fire Fox browser. Maybe that will fix it. >> Anyone had that problem with Win 7? >> I had to buy a new FTP program for WIN 7 as the old one does not work. >> Also I had to update my genealogy GedCom Program. >> I have yet to figure out how to use Outlook Express with Win 7. Does >> anyone have a solution? My old computer has all of the emails, but I can >> not do anything with them on the new computer as Win7 apparently will not >> work with Outlook or Outlook Express. >> I am now using an online email program through my server. >> Charles >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ROOTSWEB-HELP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSWEB-HELP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSWEB-HELP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Judy, 1280x800 sounds like a widescreen. 96 dpi is pretty standard. You could try 120 but that should only make the font bigger. It probably won't help your problem. Unfortunately, it sounds like a hardware problem to me. When I set a Windows Explorer window to 1280x800 I get 39 lines of text (files list) which works out to just about 20 screen lines per line of text. A lower case "l" takes up about half of that or 10 screen lines. If you're only getting 5 dots per lower case "l" it sounds like the display is skipping every other screen line. I don't know of any display setting that can do that.so think it must be a hardware problem. I'd consider returning the laptop if that's possible. Jim Rickenbacker ----- Original Message ----- From: "J.A. Florian" <cageycat@gmail.com> To: <rootsweb-help@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 8:42 PM Subject: Re: [ROOTSWEB-HELP] OT maybe? Computer resolution and the way fontlooks > Thank you, Jim. Here is a little more info. > > Dpi options > 96 > 120 > custom > it is set at 96 dpi > > Resolution > Highest is 1280x800 -- this is where it is set now > I switched it 1 hash-mark lower-- the font is getting bigger but not much > darker (bigger is not what I need. I need darker and less dots in > letters) > I switched it 1 more hash-mark lower-- the font is unusually and horribly > big and bold > > > I didn't measure but the laptop screen looks like a 15 or 15+ inch wide. > > So is there a combination of dpi and resolution that i could try? > > Excuse my missing caps on "i". Sometimes the i+shift doesn't make a > capital. One more thing to get fixed. Sigh. > > Judy > > On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 9:20 PM, Jim Rickenbacker(3) > <j3mr2@borisbrooks.com>wrote: > >> Judy, >> All I can suggest is this: >> 1. Right click on an empty part of your desktop. >> 2. Click on properties. >> 3. Click on the Settings tab. >> This should bring up your display settings and give you a choice of >> screen >> resolutions that the laptop can support. Either 1024x768 or 800x600 would >> be >> the usual choices for an older, non-widescreen laptop. >> >> Hope this helps. >> Jim Rickenbacker > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSWEB-HELP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you, Jim. Here is a little more info. Dpi options 96 120 custom it is set at 96 dpi Resolution Highest is 1280x800 -- this is where it is set now I switched it 1 hash-mark lower-- the font is getting bigger but not much darker (bigger is not what I need. I need darker and less dots in letters) I switched it 1 more hash-mark lower-- the font is unusually and horribly big and bold I didn't measure but the laptop screen looks like a 15 or 15+ inch wide. So is there a combination of dpi and resolution that i could try? Excuse my missing caps on "i". Sometimes the i+shift doesn't make a capital. One more thing to get fixed. Sigh. Judy On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 9:20 PM, Jim Rickenbacker(3) <j3mr2@borisbrooks.com>wrote: > Judy, > All I can suggest is this: > 1. Right click on an empty part of your desktop. > 2. Click on properties. > 3. Click on the Settings tab. > This should bring up your display settings and give you a choice of screen > resolutions that the laptop can support. Either 1024x768 or 800x600 would > be > the usual choices for an older, non-widescreen laptop. > > Hope this helps. > Jim Rickenbacker