Hey! I tried filter in css, it works well on Windows and it's really cool.

However, seems like it doesn't work on Linux when I tried the same script at

school, is there any way around this problem?

What exactly are you referring to ?? What filter are you trying to apply and why ??

for example, i have:

p {font-family: arial; font-size: 14; font-weight: bold; filter: glow}
 
<p>User Name: </p><input>

Filter is proprietary code from Microsoft. It will only work in Internet Explorer.

I see, Thanks.

I kinda figured that might be the case .. a proprietary thing for MS only.

Just an fyi, you can shorten your CSS file by learning some CSS shorthand. Those font rules can be summed up in 1 line like this:

font: 14px bold Arial;

You should also put in more tthat 1 font :
font: 14px bold Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;
That will cover all bases and the 'sans-serif' is a default for just about anyone, always include it.

Thanx very much!

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There are actually some cool filters that I wish would find there way out of the Microsoft proprietary stuff and into the css specs. One I think would be particularly useful is the filter than can apply a gradient instead of having to use an image.

Here are a few different filters from the msdn site. You'll obviously need to view things in IE if you want to see some of the examples in action. Some of what's there can be done with standards compliant css, but there are a few filters like the gradient I would like to see implemented in the standards.

hmm, thats pretty cool. I havent even heard of css filters before today. I hope that "they" can get some standards going soon so we can use them in all browsers someday!

They all work in IE and some of the filters like the alpha one for opacity do have css equivalents. Sometimes you'll need to use both the css and the filter to get things to work across browsers.