Randomly appearing/disappearing images

Question

I have two images on a page that will randomly appear and
disappear when the page is refreshed. Sometimes both appear at the
same time, but with subsequent refreshing of the page one of them
will disappear, then it might reappear while the other one
disappears, then both will come back, etc. As far as I can tell it
truly is random.
I've gone over the code very methodically looking for any
anomalies, and there's nothing obvious to me. It occurs in both IE
and FF. This is the first web page I've built using Dreamweaver's
layout mode to create tables, so that may or may not be a factor.
But it's time to ask for help, because I really am stumped at this
point.
I would be more grateful than I can express for any tips
anyone can offer. You can view the code here:
http://stressfreewebsites.com/temp2/ex-a/temp2-a.html
The two rogue images are the header bars in the main text.
I have to laugh myself at the irony of the website's theme:
building 'stress-free' websites for small businesses. Stress-free
for the end user perhaps, but only because all the stress is on my
end, lol.

Answer 1

> This is the first
> web page I've built using Dreamweaver's layout mode to
create tables
We are all hoping it's the last, too.
In my opinion, there are three serious problems with Layout
Mode -
1. Perhaps most importantly, it sits between you and *real*
HTML tables,
and fools you into believing that concepts like "layout cell"
and
"autostretch" really mean something. They do not. As long as
you use
Layout Mode, you'll never learn one of the most important
things for new web
developers - how to build solid and reliable tables.
2. Actually, #1 wouldn't be *so* bad, except that the code
that is written
by Layout Mode is really poor code. For example, a layout
table contains
MANY empty rows of cells. This can contribute to a table's
instability.
In addition, if your initial positioning of the table's cells
is a bit
complex,
Layout Mode will throw in col- and rowspans aplenty as it
merges and splits
cells willy-nillly to achieve the pixel-perfect layout you
have specified.
Again,
this is an extremely poor method for building stable tables,
because it
allows
changes in one tiny cell's shape (i.e, dimensions) to ripple
through the
rest
of the table, usually with unexpected and sometimes
disastrous consequences.
This is one of the primary reasons for the final result's
fragility - read
this -
http://apptools.com/rants/spans.php
3. The UI for Layout Mode is beyond confusing - many options
that you might
want to use are inaccessible, e.g., inserting another table,
or layer onto
the page.
I can understand the new user's desire to use this tool to
make their life
easier,
but the cost is just too heavy in my opinion.
To make good tables, keep it simple. Put a table on the page,
and begin to
load your content. If you would want a different table
layout, instead of
merging or splitting cells, consider stacking tables or
nesting simple
tables instead, respectively.
And above all, do not try to build the whole page with a
single table!
Luckily, Adobe understands the problems created for the
unsuspecting user
who falls into this trap, and has elected to remove this
feature altogether
from the next version of DW. The time is right for you to
begin working
with tables properly!
To read more about this approach, visit the DW FAQ link in my
sig, and run
through the table tutorials.
I was not able to duplicate your image behavior after many
refreshes in both
IE7 and FF2x.
Murray --- ICQ 71997575
Adobe Community Expert
(If you *MUST* email me, don't LAUGH when you do so!)
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"deejazz" <[email protected]> wrote in
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>I have two images on a page that will randomly appear and
disappear when
>the
> page is refreshed. Sometimes both appear at the same
time, but with
> subsequent
> refreshing of the page one of them will disappear, then
it might reappear
> while
> the other one disappears, then both will come back, etc.
As far as I can
> tell
> it truly is random.
>
> I've gone over the code very methodically looking for
any anomalies, and
> there's nothing obvious to me. It occurs in both IE and
FF. This is the
> first
> web page I've built using Dreamweaver's layout mode to
create tables, so
> that
> may or may not be a factor. But it's time to ask for
help, because I
> really am
> stumped at this point.
>
> I would be more grateful than I can express for any tips
anyone can offer.
> You
> can view the code here:
>
http://stressfreewebsites.com/temp2/ex-a/temp2-a.html
> The two rogue images are the header bars in the main
text.
>
> I have to laugh myself at the irony of the website's
theme: building
> 'stress-free' websites for small businesses. Stress-free
for the end user
> perhaps, but only because all the stress is on my end,
lol.
>
>