Microsoft KB Archive/179627

= FP98: Error, Problems Using GIF Image and Hover Button =

Article ID: 179627

Article Last Modified on 12/1/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft FrontPage 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q179627



SYMPTOMS
When you use a GIF image with a hover button, you may experience one of the following problems in Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0:
 * The image does not appear.
 * The image appears scrambled.
 * You receive an illegal operation error.



CAUSE
These problems appear because Internet Explorer 3.0 Java does not handle any GIF that has a local color table.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem use either of the following workarounds:
 * Use an image editing tool, such as Microsoft Image Composer, to open the image and save the GIF file without a local color table.

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 * Use an image editing tool, such as Microsoft Image Composer, to open the image and convert it to JPG format.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0.

Additional query words: fpeditor hover buttons ie

Keywords: kbprb KB179627

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