FP98: Problems Corrected in the FrontPage 98b Binary Patch

ID: Q190614

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SUMMARY

This article summarizes the elements that make up the Microsoft FrontPage 98b binary patch and lists other articles that provide additional information about the patch.

To obtain the FrontPage 98b binary patch, go to the following Microsoft World Wide Web site:

http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/downloadDetails/fp98bupd.htm


MORE INFORMATION

The FrontPage 98b Binary patch upgrades FrontPage Editor and FrontPage Explorer to version 3.0.2.1706. To run the patch, you must have installed FrontPage. When you run the patch, a backup folder is created in which the original FrontPage Editor, FrontPage Explorer, and Fp30cutl.dll files are copied.

The following problems are corrected in the FrontPage 98 binary patch.

Design-Time Control Properties

In FrontPage 98 you cannot alter Design Time Control (DTC) properties after saving your file. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q178448 FP98: Can't Change Design-Time Controls Properties After Saving

Image Map With Relative URLs

When you create a relative hyperlink on an image map in FrontPage Editor (without running FrontPage Explorer), the link is saved as an absolute hyperlink rather than as a relative hyperlink. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q182674 FP98: Relative Hyperlinks Converted to Absolute Hyperlinks

Font Color Applied to Hyperlinks

FrontPage 98 rearranges the order of <FONT> and anchor (<A>) tags, resulting in FrontPage using the default color of the page rather than the default color specified for the font. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q187775 FP98: Link Colors Are Changed When Page Is Edited

Cosmetic Display Issues in FrontPage Explorer

If you are running the Windows 98 operating system and you scroll the FrontPage 98 window while using Hyperlink view, you may see horizontal and vertical lines on the screen when it is redrawn. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q187251 FP98: Screen Redraw Problems in Hyperlink View on Windows 98

Non-Breaking Spaces in Blank Table Cell

FrontPage Editor may remove the &nbsp; character entities used in borderless table cells. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q187252 FP98: FrontPage Editor Removes &nbsp; From Tables

Character-Level HTML Tags in FrontPage Editor

When you have a hand tagged HyperText Markup Language (HTML) document where formatting tags, such as bold (<B>) or emphasis (<EM>) span multiple paragraphs, and you delete the paragraphs, the formatting tags are retained even though they appear to be part of the selection you deleted. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q189401 FP98: Some HTML Tags Retained After Deleting Selection

Navigation Bar Image In Preview View

When you select a navigation bar in a shared border in FrontPage Editor, switch to HTML view and delete some text, and then click the Preview tab at the bottom of the window, you may receive an error message and FrontPage Editor may close. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q189879 FP98: Error, FrontPage Editor Closes after Clicking Preview Tab

Additional query words: 98 98b binary patch update SR1 


Keywords          : fpexp fpedit fptheme 
Version           : WINDOWS:98
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: July 27, 1999