Microsoft KB Archive/198228

= FP2000: Error, Problems Using GIF Image and Hover Button =

Article ID: 198228

Article Last Modified on 4/26/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q198228



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.

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.



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



MORE INFORMATION
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 front page fp2000

Keywords: kbprb KB198228

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