Microsoft KB Archive/182970

= Text May Be Unreadable When Viewing Web Page HTML Source =

Article ID: 182970

Article Last Modified on 5/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for UNIX
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0

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This article was previously published under Q182970



SYMPTOMS
Internet Explorer can run auxiliary (or external) programs such as Microsoft Outlook Express to perform functions such as viewing source Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) code, reading e-mail, or reading news messages.

Other programs may also be run when you download a file whose type is defined. These programs can change the default color map. When this occurs, clicking Source on the View menu to view source HTML code may cause unreadable text to be displayed. In some cases, the text may be unreadable because it is displayed using the same color as the background.



CAUSE
This is not specifically an Internet Explorer problem, but is a consequence of the way X11 displays are managed. Internet Explorer 4.01 for UNIX by itself does not cause the problem because it uses a private color map.



RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, configure external programs using the X11 configuration mechanism to use only the existing desktop colors. Black and white should always work, as well as the Common Desktop Environment (CDE) desktop colors (if you are using CDE).

Keywords: kbdisplay kbenv kbprb KB182970

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