Re: [WSG] PNG in IE6

2008-02-21 Thread Tim Palac
Why not just use http://dean.edwards.name/IE7/ as the plugin to display your PNG? That way, if people are using IE6 with Javascript enabled, you can add png functionality, advanced CSS support, etc. I know Eric Meyer personally endorses this method (well at least he did at An Event Apart) and

Re: [WSG] Testing emails for Outlook 2007

2007-11-07 Thread Tim Palac
Paul, You might also check out Campaign Monitor - they have a new service where, for 10 bucks, they'll show you where your email fails to pass spam filters and also gives you screenshots of what it looks like in all the various email programs including Outlook 2007. Enjoy! Tim

Re: [WSG] Web Standards In Colleges and Universities

2007-10-23 Thread Tim Palac
wanted to expand there, it gave a great foundation just like all the other courses in that major. /End rant. Tim Palac http://www.timpalac.com AIM: TymArtist On 10/22/07, Christian Snodgrass [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am actually having a similar problem. I was able to skip the Web Development

Re: [WSG] Usability Accessibility Over Design?

2007-08-14 Thread Tim Palac
You've got an interesting point, Steve. Transitioning from non-accessible websites to accessible websites seems like it would require some sacrifice in look and feel. In fact, I was prone to thinking the same thing, but check out http://www.zeldman.com. You see that he's using images in the

Re: [WSG] Best practice embedding a Quicktime/Flash video

2007-06-27 Thread Tim Palac
I use conditional code on my site - seems the best way to go if you want to follow standards. Personally I just never had the patience to dive into those A List Apart Flash Satay and other methods. The general issue is that IE and all other browsers render Flash differently. I've tested this

Re: [WSG] Safari now on Windows

2007-06-12 Thread Tim Palac
Downloaded this even though the others at my office were scared to. Did some testing and seems to function very well, no crashing. Enjoy having the extra Apple feel on my PC :) Worth noting that Gmail ran about 5 times faster when loading emails than Firefox or IE, my guess is that the Ajax