[WSG] OT - why i am in digest mode?

2004-06-25 Thread Razvan Pop
Why I am in digest mode? How I reverse back to normal mode? Regards, Razvan * The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help

[WSG] Australian accessiblitly and the law?

2004-06-25 Thread James Cowperthwaite
I know 5pm on friday is not a great time to ask this kind of question but I have just been reading some documention (below) which seems to suggest (could be my friday mind reading it wrong) that pretty much /all/ Australian websites are covered by the DDA? Is this the case? Thanks for your

Re: [WSG] Australian accessiblitly and the law?

2004-06-25 Thread Neerav
Thats a very interesting document you've found James. The question is what powers does HREOC have to enforce this Advisory note ? -- Neerav Bhatt http://www.bhatt.id.au Web Development IT consultancy Mobile: +61 (0)403 8000 27 http://www.bookcrossing.com/mybookshelf/neerav James Cowperthwaite

Re: [WSG] Australian accessiblitly and the law?

2004-06-25 Thread Kay Smoljak
On 25 Jun 2004 17:07:21 +1000, James Cowperthwaite [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know 5pm on friday is not a great time to ask this kind of question but I have just been reading some documention (below) which seems to suggest (could be my friday mind reading it wrong) that pretty much /all/

[WSG] How to insert QuickTime on website and validate like XHTML?

2004-06-25 Thread McCain
Hi, In one of websites which I am doing I must put virtual visits done in QuickTime. If I use EMBED to see the visits in not-IE navigators, website will not validated like XHTML. Some solution? I already know the solutions for the Flash like Flash Satay, but I don't know how apply it to a

Re: [WSG] Site Deconstruction, those crafty Germans

2004-06-25 Thread Mordechai Peller
Chris Blown wrote: Thats _really_ bad Browser checking is a thing of the past and should be gladly forgotten. Something that we can all thank the web standards project for. Is there a valid reason to do browser checking? I can't think of one... There are plenty of reasons to do so server side,

RE: [WSG] Australian accessiblitly and the law?

2004-06-25 Thread [Morpheum] Matthew Harris
Hello All But the sad thing is that HREOC et al don't really have the time to enforce compliance. The onus is really on the consumer to make a case to enforce / persuade accessibility conformance through the courts. The Commonwealth and Police games are coming up! Regards Matt -Original

Re: [WSG] Are there any standards for WAP?

2004-06-25 Thread Joe Leech
I have to build the WAP site, but I know almost nothing about WAP and WML. Do you know any resources, tutorials, manuals, technical specifications etc about WAP, especially about WAP support in Siemens mobiles? Try this to start: *The End-All Guide to Small-Screen Web-Dev

Re: [WSG] Australian accessiblitly and the law?

2004-06-25 Thread Ben Bishop
suggest (could be my friday mind reading it wrong) that pretty much /all/ Australian websites are covered by the DDA? Not pretty much, but ALL Australian web pages. The Disability Discrimination Act is really quite clear on this. Back in mid-June last year, Roger Hudson's accessibility talk

Re: [WSG] Are there any standards for WAP?

2004-06-25 Thread Kyle Barrow
WML is dead. XHTML (Basic or MP) is the future and the format pushed in WAP 2. My personal site at http://pukupi.com has mobile Web gear that may be able to help. As Siemens mobiles use Openwave's browser, you should also check out the Openwave Developer Network at

Re: [WSG] Site Deconstruction, those crafty Germans

2004-06-25 Thread Kyle Barrow
Once user agent if...else or switch statements enter your code, you begin the walk down the slippery slope to code obsolescence, especially with mobiles. Kyle On 2004 Jun 25, , at 17:35, Mordechai Peller wrote: There are plenty of reasons to do so server side, log files being the most common.

RE: [WSG] Problem with floated divs in gallery site

2004-06-25 Thread Michael Kear
John, I do like your idea of using the program method of working out the padding for the top. That's an excellent idea. I'm in the process of making my own ColdFusion picture gallery ready for sharing with others, and this trick of yours will go well with it. Very elegant answer I think!

Re: [WSG] Next WSG Melbourne Meeting Monday June 28

2004-06-25 Thread wsg
Just a reminder that the next WSG Melbourne Meeting is this Monday June 28. Another meeting already... time flies when you're busy. Unfortunately I will be out of town next Mon and unable to attend, but I do promise to be in town for the next meeting. woric

Re: [WSG] Problem with floated divs in gallery site

2004-06-25 Thread Hugh Todd
John, All you really need to consider on the Mac is Safari (which displays pretty much identically to the Mozilla browsers in almost all cases) and IE Mac, which has its little share of idiosyncratic MS bugs. As far as the others are concerned (the Mozilla browsers and Opera) they share the

Re: [WSG] Site Deconstruction, those crafty Germans

2004-06-25 Thread Mordechai Peller
Kyle Barrow wrote: Once user agent if...else or switch statements enter your code, you begin the walk down the slippery slope to code obsolescence, especially with mobiles. True, but I never suggested indiscriminate usage. While in most cases it over used, and therefor best to avoid, judicious

Re: [WSG] Site Deconstruction, those crafty Germans

2004-06-25 Thread ckimedia
Hi, Thanks, as this topic caused a bit of unrest last evening. After looking in terms of a gathering in which diverse taste need accommodation, serving one vegetarian entree as an alternative is just courteous. Browser sniffing, can be used in such a manner to allow a seamless experience for

Re: [WSG] How to insert QuickTime on website and validate like XHTML?

2004-06-25 Thread Simon Jessey
You might find it easier to adapt Ian Hickson's method of inserting Flash to work with Quicktime: http://damowmow.com/playground/demos/flash/001.html Simon Jessey -- mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web : http://jessey.net/blog/ work: http://keystonewebsites.com/ In one

Re: [WSG] How to insert QuickTime on website and validate like XHTML?

2004-06-25 Thread afdesign
Try the Standards Compliant method to add Quicktime movies to pages http://realdev1.realise.com/rossa/rendertest/quicktime.html and be sure to check out the browser tests chart: http://realdev1.realise.com/rossa/rendertest/quicktime.html#update cheers dez In one of websites which I am doing I must

Re: [WSG] Are there any standards for WAP?

2004-06-25 Thread Jad Madi
http://www.w3schools.com/ On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 17:32:24 +0900, Kyle Barrow [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: WML is dead. XHTML (Basic or MP) is the future and the format pushed in WAP 2. My personal site at http://pukupi.com has mobile Web gear that may be able to help. As Siemens mobiles use

[WSG] left column stretch to bottom

2004-06-25 Thread Cameron Muir
Hello, Does anyone know how I can get the left-hand naviagtion coloumn on this page to stretch to the bottom (so the black meets the black footer)? http://www.nswrecon.com/test3/ regards, cameron. * The discussion list for

Re: [WSG] left column stretch to bottom

2004-06-25 Thread rob
Set the page background to the black image repeated vertically, and use the right hand content section with the image you currently have as the background. Cameron Muir wrote: Hello, Does anyone know how I can get the left-hand naviagtion coloumn on this page to stretch to the bottom (so the

[WSG] Positioning issues

2004-06-25 Thread Ray Cauchi
Hi all I am putting together a Banner for a site, and attempting to do it using CSS pos. I had a hybrid table/css layout working nicely, but decided to try and do it using a more pure methodology (that was a few hours ago now...lol) http://www.tweek.com.au/pte/ I have been doing my dev in

[WSG] Positioning issues

2004-06-25 Thread Ray Cauchi
Hi all I am putting together a Banner for a site, and attempting to do it using CSS pos. I had a hybrid table/css layout working nicely, but decided to try and do it using a more pure methodology (that was a few hours ago now...lol) http://www.tweek.com.au/pte/ I have been doing my dev in