dk01 — Sat, 03 May 2003 08:50:48 +0000

Yes simply echo'ing it in php will solve the problems it has in a php file. So:

<?php
 echo('xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"iso-8859-1\"'); 
?>

I have seen this happen to people who do not use .php files also. If a host sets up the ability to use php inside html files (so .html & .htm files are parsed by the php engine) and people don't know about it, then their pages are all messed up. Something to look for if you are having a similar problem with html files.
-dk

Suzanne — Fri, 02 May 2003 15:40:08 +0000

It is an identifier for xhtm (based on what version of xml)l, but it's optional, and sometimes throws php pages into a tizzy, and many people recommend not using it because of that.

Others choose to encode it so php doesn't screw up.

Technical explanation, eh?

disaster-master — Fri, 02 May 2003 13:32:37 +0000

Good for you Meg. Glad you found the culprit. But since you brought up the subject of <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> exactly what is that? It automatically comes up in Dreamweaver when you open a new file but I have been deleting it because I wasn't sure what it was.

Megan — Fri, 02 May 2003 13:27:26 +0000

Very odd problem. Turned out that this line: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> somehow got put below the title tag in the header area. When it's moved back to the top, the problem is solved!

Megan — Wed, 30 Apr 2003 18:56:01 +0000

Well, thanks for your help anyway.

Suzanne — Wed, 30 Apr 2003 16:59:50 +0000

I had a problem like this when using a where I needed a or something incredible daft like that. Had scrollbar (but no real scroll). Frustrating to find, I had to go through and turn off things in my CSS until I found it.

The Webmistress — Wed, 30 Apr 2003 13:30:09 +0000

Oh yeah, even at 1152*864 I get a horizontal scrollbar on that page! I really can't see why though

Megan — Wed, 30 Apr 2003 13:20:02 +0000

It's just on the Course Information page right now (click link on left side) - not the others (just to clarify...) The UW logo is being pushed off the edge of the screen. I'm even getting one at 1152x768 so it's independent of resolution.

Thanks for checking though

The Webmistress — Wed, 30 Apr 2003 07:08:13 +0000

I get a horizontal scrollbar in IE6 when browser reduced to 800*600 but I can't see why

Suzanne — Tue, 29 Apr 2003 21:40:47 +0000

it looks damn fine, btw. nice work!!