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[Tirus]

I got a new laptop and form buttons look weird...not sure why.

Anyone know how to make them look the way they are supposed to?

http://www.agdesigns.ca/images/pic.jpg

In this picture, you can see the login button looks like something out of windows ME where as on my desktop computer, it displays normally. Any ideas?

[user_f_ps_other]

I think its to do with the styles you have been adding to the forms. Try and remove the styles then test again.

[Tirus]

user_f_ps_other, on Jul 16 2006, 06:11 AM, said:

I think its to do with the styles you have been adding to the forms. Try and remove the styles then test again.

no no, i have not added any styles to anything...this is what i see on forms on other sites. For example, on P2L, at the top, where you press the down arrow to select the category for a tutorial search, it appears different (like the style in the picture I provided) than on my desktop, where it looks like a regular form button. The same goes for every other website that has a form button, or drop down menu or anything of that sort.

any ideas?

[Matthew.]

Could be a manufacturer change. Try re-applying the windows xp theme.

[rc69]

Question is, are you using IE, FF, opera, or something else for your browser?
If it's IE, open up your internet options, go to the advanced tab, and check/uncheck the "Enable visual styles on buttons and controls in web pages" option.

[Tirus]

rc69, on Jul 16 2006, 01:48 PM, said:

Question is, are you using IE, FF, opera, or something else for your browser?
If it's IE, open up your internet options, go to the advanced tab, and check/uncheck the "Enable visual styles on buttons and controls in web pages" option.

perfect, it worked!
I was using IE.

Thanks for the help.

[Matthew.]

rc69, on Jul 16 2006, 06:48 PM, said:

Question is, are you using IE, FF, opera, or something else for your browser?
If it's IE, open up your internet options, go to the advanced tab, and check/uncheck the "Enable visual styles on buttons and controls in web pages" option.

Wow, topic is dead now so i apolagise, but i gotta say, nice catch rc69 lol. I never knew it had that option

Question has to be why it has that option anyway lol

[rc69]

Well, he's sorta luck actually. I was looking through there the other day because i had a problem, and happened to notice/remember that particular one.
Having done work with visual styles on my comp, and being a web developer, it just sorta stood out.

As for why it has that option, i couldn't tell you, my best guess would be because some people might not like the way the XP style buttons look on websites.