… (3 dots) separating the products in listing shows &nbsp... : a Plain Text issue?

[Thannaree]

Some of our listings now feature a $nbsp… instead of the regular … products listings separator. This only occurs with some of the latest listings AND only when viewed with firefox.

We’re listing the product descriptions in plain text. For example:

<hr>
<table border="1" width="100%" style="border-style:solid; padding:1px; border-width:0px; " cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" height="7" bgcolor="#F5F5F5">

Next time I check the listing, it appears that the system automatically re-wrote that part like that:

<hr /><table style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 1px; BORDER-TOP: 0px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 1px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px solid; PADDING-TOP: 1px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px solid" cellspacing="0" width="100%" border="1"><tbody><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" bgcolor="#f5f5f5" height="7">

I’m mentioning this because the items which feature the $nbsp… separator under them have not been automatically re-written. Could this at all be related?

You can see here: www(dot)ezistock(dot)com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=26

Do you know what could be the issue?
Many Thanks!
PS: we're using the latest ZC version.

[kobra]

If entering that code in the admin editor

Use the plain text editor and not the html editor

[Thannaree]

Hi Kobra,

Thanks! Yes that's of course what I do. I've been having many issues listing in html area anyway ... so now I enter everything in plain text!

Do you know what could possibly create that strange issue?

[kobra]

If this is a product description...
Why are you adding a table to it?

[Thannaree]

to highlight (with colored background) that part of the description.

[kobra]

to highlight (with colored background) that part of the description.

Tables are not meant for styling - and have been misused for such by many - - They are for tabular data

Use the plain text editor and wrap that text in a named div and add styling to your style sheet for it

<div ID="mydiv">
YOUR STUFF
</div>

[Thannaree]

Hi Kobra,

Thanks for showing me how to colour the background without using a table. However, I'm afraid that did not fix the issue.

A couple of days ago, I was able to fix this by copying that part of the text (with the html editor) from old listings to the new listings. A bit complicated but at least that worked.

Now the very same issue also occurs whatever editor, (html/plaintext), I use, even when listing in plain text. And this can be viewed whatever browser I use...

Could this be another issue related to hosting?

[clydejones]

Hi Kobra,

Thanks for showing me how to colour the background without using a table. However, I'm afraid that did not fix the issue.

A couple of days ago, I was able to fix this by copying that part of the text (with the html editor) from old listings to the new listings. A bit complicated but at least that worked.

Now the very same issue also occurs whatever editor, (html/plaintext), I use, even when listing in plain text. And this can be viewed whatever browser I use...

Could this be another issue related to hosting?

What version of Zen Cart are you using?

[Thannaree]

I'm using the latest version.

[kobra]

I'm using the latest version.

Sorry...
Many state that and are not

admin > tools > version/server info

Post the exact version number