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Re: Appending a TABLE to a DIV

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Hi Richard,

"Richard Cornford" <Richard@litotes.demon.co.uk> wrote in message 
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> Richard Maher wrote:
>> Richard Cornford wrote:
>>> Richard Maher wrote:
>>>> Can someone please tell me why, in the code below, can I see
>>>> the table when I append it to the document.body but not the
>>>> DIV(wire)?
>>>>
>>>> That is: -
>>>>    wire.appendChild(decal);       // shows a ghost of the table
>>>>    document.body.appendChild(decal);  // shows the whole table
>>>>
>>>> Cheers Richard Maher
>>>>
>>>> <html>
>>>> <head>
>>>>    <script language="javascript">
>>>> function load(){
>>>>     var flyScreen = function() {
>>>>         var OPACITY = 25;
>>>              ^^^^^^^   ^^
>>>>         var wire = document.createElement('div');
>>> <snip>
>>>>         wire.style.opacity=(OPACITY / 100);
>>>                     ^^^^^^^
>>>>         wire.style.MozOpacity=(OPACITY / 100);
>>>                        ^^^^^^^
>>>>         wire.style.filter='alpha(opacity='+OPACITY+')';
>>>                                   ^^^^^^^
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>> If you set the opacity of the DIV to 25% of opaque then it, and all
>>> of the  elements it contains (are appended to it, or its decedents)
>>> will be 75%  transparent. That seems sufficient to explain the most
>>> literal interpretation of "ghost of the table".
>>
>> Hi Richard,
>>
>> Sure that's why I'd expect to see the cell contents (i.e. "Loading") 
>> appearing, albeit in a faint form of blue. What I see is nothing but
>> a faint border/outline of the table.
> <snip>
>
> Maybe you are slightly color blind (which is not that uncommon in men, 
> though not normally taking the form of an insensitivity to blue) because I 
> do see the blue text in the table cells. Granted it is not that visible 
> against the gray background, but the text is still there. Getting rid of 
> the black background on the DIV would make the text much more visible.

After taken out contact lenses or (short-sighted glasses) and squinting I 
can in fact see the blue. Sorry for wasting your time.

Who'd've thought all those years ago they were saying the truth about going 
blind?
>
> Richard.

Cheers Richard Maher 

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Appending a TABLE to a DIV "Richard Maher" <maher_rj@hotspamnotmail.com> - 2012-05-06 18:42 +0800
  Re: Appending a TABLE to a DIV Mr Ruaraidh Petrie <me@sorry_no_spam> - 2012-05-06 18:29 +0100
    Re: Appending a TABLE to a DIV "Richard Maher" <maher_rj@hotspamnotmail.com> - 2012-05-07 05:55 +0800
      Re: Appending a TABLE to a DIV Mr Ruaraidh Petrie <me@sorry_no_spam> - 2012-05-10 21:29 +0100
  Re: Appending a TABLE to a DIV "Richard Cornford" <Richard@litotes.demon.co.uk> - 2012-05-06 20:08 +0100
    Re: Appending a TABLE to a DIV "Richard Maher" <maher_rj@hotspamnotmail.com> - 2012-05-07 06:00 +0800
      Re: Appending a TABLE to a DIV "Richard Cornford" <Richard@litotes.demon.co.uk> - 2012-05-07 13:52 +0100
        Re: Appending a TABLE to a DIV "Richard Maher" <maher_rj@hotspamnotmail.com> - 2012-05-07 21:31 +0800
          Re: Appending a TABLE to a DIV "Richard Cornford" <Richard@litotes.demon.co.uk> - 2012-05-07 19:58 +0100
    Re: Appending a TABLE to a DIV Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-05-07 21:57 +0200
  Re: Appending a TABLE to a DIV Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2012-05-07 13:41 +1000
  Re: Appending a TABLE to a DIV "Leonardo Azpurua" <leonardo@exmvps.org> - 2012-05-07 08:17 -0430
    Re: Appending a TABLE to a DIV "Richard Maher" <maher_rj@hotspamnotmail.com> - 2012-05-07 21:34 +0800

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