MLR Tab-Top Random Tab Errors

[RayC]

Do you ever have times when you publish something with a Tab-Top MLR, and sometimes the tabs don't show up, then you re-publish, and then they're back? Maybe you make a small change somewhere, then they're gone again?

Well, it happens to me. And I've figured out WHAT happens, but I don't know WHY.

It seems, on occasion, the CSS file for the MLR (in this case: MultiLayoutRegion12tab_top.css) points to the tab image file ON MY COMPUTER HARD DRIVE, rather than to the image file on the web server.

In the CSS file, I have the following published to the web server:

#MultiLayoutRegion12LYR .ui-tabs-nav a{
    display: block;
    background: url( "file:///C:/Program Files/NetObjects/NetObjects Fusion 11.0/NetObjects System/Resources/mlr/tab_top.png" ) no-repeat
}
#MultiLayoutRegion12LYR .ui-tabs-nav a span  {
    display: block;
    background: url( "file:///C:/Program Files/NetObjects/NetObjects Fusion 11.0/NetObjects System/Resources/mlr/tab_top.png" ) no-repeat
}

If I manually edit the CSS file and change:
"file:///C:/Program Files/NetObjects/NetObjects Fusion 11.0/NetObjects System/Resources/mlr/tab_top.png"
to:
../assets/images/tab_top.png

and make sure the tab_top.png file is actually on the server, all is good.

But, well, you know, WTF?

[barbara0701]

But, well, you know, WTF?

They just make sure that we keep on using our little grey cells...

[chipguy]

I always wondered about this. Seems to only happen in Firefox and not IE. Thanks for the quick fix, it beats republishing the pages.

Steve