Text May Be Unreadable When Viewing Web Page HTML Source (182970)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for UNIX on Sun Solaris
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for UNIX on Sun Solaris
This article was previously published under Q182970 SYMPTOMS
Internet Explorer can run auxiliary (or external) programs such as
Microsoft Outlook Express to perform functions such as viewing source
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) code, reading e-mail, or reading news
messages.
Other programs may also be run when you download a file whose type is
defined. These programs can change the default color map. When this
occurs, clicking Source on the View menu to view source HTML code may
cause unreadable text to be displayed. In some cases, the text may be
unreadable because it is displayed using the same color as the background.
CAUSE
This is not specifically an Internet Explorer problem, but is a
consequence of the way X11 displays are managed. Internet Explorer 4.01
for UNIX by itself does not cause the problem because it uses a private
color map.
RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, configure external programs using the X11
configuration mechanism to use only the existing desktop colors. Black and
white should always work, as well as the Common Desktop Environment (CDE)
desktop colors (if you are using CDE).
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/5/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbdisplay kbenv kbprb KB182970 |
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