The MSN-TV browser will support both the <bgsound> and the <embed> tags for sound files and neither tag requires a closing tag.
Both tags are written about the same so I will just use the embed tag in this example. The tag looks like this:
<embed src="http://www.techniguy.com/zone/annoying.midi">
The placement of the tag can be anywhere between the <html> and </html> tags just as long as it doesn't break into another tag. A favorite place for this tag would be right after the opening body tag, or just before the closing body or html tag. Added to the signature, the codes will look like this:
<HTML>
<BODY BACKGROUND="image_url.gif"
BGCOLOR="BLACK" TEXT="WHITE">
<center>
<img src="http://www.techniguy.com/zone/example.gif">
</center>
<embed src="http://www.techniguy.com/zone/annoying.midi">
</BODY>
</HTML>
Replace the techniguy URL with the URL of the sound file you want on your page.
If adding sound to a premade signature like those found at PANDORASBOX8 ASSORTED EMAIL SIGS go to your signature box and follow the above instructions.
ABOUT USING IMAGES in your Email.....
There are a few things you should be aware of
before putting image and sound tags in your email
signature. The first thing is that they will
slow down the loading of your messages for anyone recieving email from you. The more images you use the longer the page will take to load. A signature heavy with graphics will also cause delays in typing and navagation on the page and
and it will seem slow and slugish. This is also
true of your background image.
Background images should have a file size
of no more than about 10 Kb or they will cause
slowing of you email page.
Marquees will have the same slowing
effect as images in your Email signature but to
an even larger extent. Limit marquees to no more than one. Still GIF images are usually not too bad but the animated GIFs can be a real problem for page loading and navigaton. Again, check the file size and use them sparingly.
The other thing is the problem with REMOTE LOADING. In order to use an image or sound in your email signature it has to be "hot linked" to the image or sound file on someones website. This means that you will be stealing bandwidth from that server everytime your email page is loaded by you or anyone else. This is against the Terms of Service on most servers, and some have even blocked these files from being remote loaded. The same thing applies to sound files such as
midies. RAM (Real Audio) files are also available on the web but when used in email signatures, will cause some older Classic boxes
to crash when they load. Personally, I prefer not to use anything in my signature that has to be remote loaded.
If you choose to remote load images or audio files to your email page it should be done only from your own homepage files unless the site approves of your linking to their files. In most cases the files you choose to use should be transloaded to your own site directory. Linking to image and audio files may, and has resulted in site owners loosing their sites.
When building your email signature remember that email is for messages. Try to be considerate of your friends and don't keep them waiting too long for your page to load if you want them to read your messages.
If you have any questions or if I've overlooked something here feel free to click the HELP button at the top of the page and send me a
note. Have fun with your email signature but please don't use it for a webpage. .