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Author: William
Date: 2005-10-25 09:39:35
Subject: Re: Using the search feature

Sean,

I tried the search from another computer this morning, and it worked fine, so, unless you fixed something since yesterday, the problem is with my computer. I gather I must remove and reinstall Internet Explorer, which will probably result in chaos.

William


> > No Sean, it still gives me the same thing: three entries, but only
> > two displayed. I tried "refresh with full quality," to no
> > avail. I'm using Internet Explorer, whatever the latest version is,
> > on Windows XP. I could make a file of the page, and send it to you to
> > see for yourself.
>
> This is very strange indeed. Have you observed this kind of anomaly with other search words?
>
> Let's try this. Search for "wise" again, and then view the source HTML for the page (I don't know exactly what the command would be in IE for Windows, but there might be a command called "View Source" in some menu). Does the text of the missing entries and the navigation bar seem to be present in the HTML source?
>
> What I'm trying to get at is whether the wrong data is being transmitted to you for some reason, or whether Internet Explorer on your computer is receiving the right data but isn't displaying it in the expected way.
>
> --Sean
>

Messages in this threadNameCollege/UniversityDate
Using the search feature William 2005-10-20 21:22:58
Re: Using the search feature Sean Crist Swarthmore College 2005-10-20 21:30:14
Re: Using the search feature William 2005-10-22 22:03:32
Re: Using the search feature Sean Crist Swarthmore College 2005-10-22 22:18:45
Re: Using the search feature Willliam 2005-10-22 22:50:12
Re: Using the search feature Sean Crist Swarthmore College 2005-10-23 00:14:23
Re: Using the search feature William 2005-10-23 00:57:43
Re: Using the search feature William 2005-10-25 09:39:35
Re: Using the search feature/follow-up William 2005-10-26 14:48:30