# Check boxes with a twist? (computer/browser related)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-boxes-with-a-twist-computer-browser-related/136218>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 11, 2002, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-boxes-with-a-twist-computer-browser-related/136218 "2002-11-11T02:04:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Iteki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eada6e/32.png) [@Iteki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iteki)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2002, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-boxes-with-a-twist-computer-browser-related/136218/1 "2002-11-11T02:04:23Z")

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Weird. Check out my check boxes…

[http://www.nokiafame.com/forums/images/weird.gif](http://www.nokiafame.com/forums/images/weird.gif)

My check boxes in my browser seem to have developed a 30-ish degree twist. It is rather pretty, but it disturbs me on some level. Anyone know what has happened here?

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**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2002, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-boxes-with-a-twist-computer-browser-related/136218/2 "2002-11-11T04:39:47Z")

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Even though my knowledge of HTML is extremely limited and is from quite some time ago I thought I would still take a look at the source. But as I see know in the link it’s a gif. I don’t know if it makes a differece or not, but I would suggest you post the code that you used to make these boxes. As well as if it is just these four boxes, or if there are other one’s on the page that also (or don’t) look like this and whatever other info that might be helpful. My guess would be that it is just some strage coding, but I’m really not sure. Now that I think about it, if it could be done with coding, I’m somewhat surprised I’ve never seen it done before.

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**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2002, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-boxes-with-a-twist-computer-browser-related/136218/3 "2002-11-11T04:49:01Z")

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Don’t you recognize those boxes? It’s from a SDMB page.

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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2002, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-boxes-with-a-twist-computer-browser-related/136218/4 "2002-11-11T06:03:20Z")

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That’s strange. When did it start happening? Was it just for today, or was it after you installed something perhaps?

Probably a reboot will solve it. Some bizarre videocard glitch, I expect.

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**Author:** ![mazzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@mazzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mazzer)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2002, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-boxes-with-a-twist-computer-browser-related/136218/5 "2002-11-11T07:52:53Z")

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Videocard glitch would be a stretch. Most likely something recently installed has done it. Try the following, checking after each to see if the problem is fixed:

Reboot.  
Virus scan.  
Think of what you recently installed, esp. anything from inside the browser. IE pops up a dialog asking your permission to install what it calls “controls.”  
Report back here.