PRB: HTML Controls Visible in Internet Explorer But Not in Netscape Navigator

• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows NT 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When viewing a page containing HTML Form controls in Netscape Navigator, the controls are not visible. However, they appear when viewing the same page in Internet Explorer.

CAUSE

Netscape Navigator requires that HTML Form elements be used within the FORM container element.

RESOLUTION

Enclose the controls in <FORM> and </FORM> tags as in the following example:

<FORM>
  <INPUT type="text" id=text1 name=text1>
  <INPUT type="radio" id=radio1 name=radio1>
  <SELECT id=select1 name=select1>
    <OPTION>First Option</OPTION>
  </SELECT>
</FORM> 

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Create an HTML page and add the following line in the BODY of the page:

   
     <INPUT type="text" id=text1 name=text1> 




2. Save the page and view it in Netscape Navigator. The text box does not appear.



3. View the page in Internet Explorer. The text box appears.



4. Change the HTML code to look like this:

   
   <FORM>
        <INPUT type="text" id=text1 name=text1>
   </FORM> 




5. Save the page and view it in Netscape Navigator. The text box now appears.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kb3rdparty kbInternet kbGrpASP kbIE500 kbDSupport
Version : WINDOWS:5
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb