Nerdsville - All About Computers & the Web
Help With Browser Problems
by Jim Winer
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This page contains information to help you get the most from Mimi's Dollmaker's
Paradise. If you are having problems viewing our site there are some
possible answers below:
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Full Page Mode
You can get the browser into "Full Page" mode by selecting View >
Full Page from the menus, or
by pressing the F11 key.
Move the mouse to the top of the page to get the controls back when you
need to change tabs.
The menu bar may not be visible in the abbreviated controls of "Full
Page" mode. You can always get back by pressing the F11 key, except when
it doesn't work.
The F11 key works most of the time. When it doesn't, just select a link
and go to another page. Then the F11 key will work again. The problem usually
seems to happen immediately after you play a video.
Zoom In & Zoom Out
The zoom in and zoom out mode works differently in different
browsers.
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In some browsers, if you zoom on a page, you stay zoomed when you go to
linked pages. This is very convenient if you are going to a new web site
the first time and it has consistently sized pages. If there are different
size pages, this is inconvenient because you will have to keep changing
the zoom.
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In other browsers, linked pages are not zoomed. You have to zoom each time
you go to a new page. Usually, the zoom setting is stored with the page,
so that when you go back to that page, it will be the same size as it was
the last time. This is very convenient for a site you visit regularly, but
inconvenient the first time you go to a new site.
Check your browser's documentation to see if you can change the zoom mode.
Browsers and Testing
Mimi's Dollmaker's Paradise has been designed for use with most popular
World Wide Web browsers. It has been tested with the following browsers:
- Internet Explorer 7/8
- Firefox 3
In addition, we believe Mimi's Dollmaker's Paradise will also display properly
with other modern "tabbed" browsers such as:
- Opera 9 or later
- Safari 4 or later (Macintosh)
- Chrome 1 or later (Google)
- Firefox 2
Known Problems
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Colors are Terrible (1)
Almost all computers sold within the last ten years have the capability
to display 16 million colors. Unfortunately, many of these computers were
shipped with only 256 colors enabled. Mimi's Dollmaker's Paradise
looks better when displayed with more colors. To solve this problem, refer
to the documentation that came with your computer and change the display
setting to hi-color, RGB color, or true color.
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Colors are Terrible (2)
If you are viewing the site on a Macintosh, your monitor's gamma setting
is different from the setting used for PCs. There is not much we (or you)
can do about this.
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Format of Site is Distorted
If you are using a really old browser, Mimi's Dollmaker's Paradise
will probably appear pretty strange. In this case, we recommend that you
obtain a newer browser.
Copyright © Jim and Gloria Winer.
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Copying for commercial purposes is prohibited.
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