[WSG] Word documents saved as html and cleaned.

2004-08-24 Thread Nick Lo
Hello, I'm currently re-reviewing means to allow my client (a non-profit org) to add formatted articles to a content management system. I've spent a good while reviewing the alternatives from in-browser wysiwyg's/ javascript driven tag generator/html editors to something external like Mozilla

Re: [WSG] Online browser XTHML editor

2004-08-24 Thread Patrick H. Lauke
I use www.editize.com extensively on all my projects for client admin area, but yes...it's a java plugin, and it's not completely free. Patrick Sarah Peeke (XERT) wrote: Hi all Can anyone recommend a browser based editor (preferably written in PHP) that will allow clients to update code

Re: [WSG] Online browser XTHML editor

2004-08-24 Thread Sarah Peeke (XERT)
I've found a half way measure at: http://www.flyspeck.net which does not require a CMS in place, but it doesn't appear to handle XHTML. Can anyone tell me how much of an issue this would be if the client is only updating paragraphs of text, an image upload - simple stuff? There is some

Re: [WSG] Word documents saved as html and cleaned.

2004-08-24 Thread Jonothan Stribling
My recommendation would be to create an XML schema and then use a product like infopath to export the xml (xhtml) to your CMS. jonothan On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 17:14:59 +1000, Nick Lo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I'm currently re-reviewing means to allow my client (a non-profit org) to add

Re: [WSG] Word documents saved as html and cleaned.

2004-08-24 Thread Nick Lo
Hi Jonothan, Yeah, I'd considered that for the future however right now as far as I know Word 2004 on the Mac does not have the ability to save as XML. Since one of the users is a Mac user (so am i in fact) that solution will have to wait. Thanks, Nick My recommendation would be to create an

RE: [WSG] Online browser XTHML editor

2004-08-24 Thread Michael Kear
I've been looking for a year now for an editor that will produce XHTML. I've chatted electronically with most of the developers/owners and I think as a group they didn't have XHTML on their radar screens at all. The guy who produces FCKEditor for example ( have trouble reading that without mildly

RE: [WSG] Div-based design example

2004-08-24 Thread Mike Foskett
John, Personally I'd avoid position: absolute completely. In this specific case: Take the absolute positioning off the copyrighthome div and add a clear all. #copyrighthome { position: absolute; left: 180px; top: 460px; } becomes #copyrighthome {margin-left:180px; clear:both} hope that

RE: [WSG] Fluid-fixed design

2004-08-24 Thread Mike Foskett
Kay, There are good examples at www.redmelon.net and a generator at http://www.inknoise.com/... hope it helps Mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.webSemantics.co.uk [hosted almost ready] -Original Message- From: Kay Smoljak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 24 August 2004 06:07

Re: [WSG] Word documents saved as html and cleaned.

2004-08-24 Thread Neerav
Ive never tried it but AFAIK Tidy http://tidy.sourceforge.net/ can be used server side to clean up code on POST eg: http://infohound.net/tidy/ -- Neerav Bhatt http://www.bhatt.id.au Web Development IT consultancy Mobile: +61 (0)403 8000 27 http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/ - Ramblings Thoughts

[WSG] NYTimes.com Article: Microsoft Quits a U.N. Standards Group

2004-08-24 Thread ckimedia
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RE: [WSG] Online browser XTHML editor

2004-08-24 Thread Krassy
Here's a list of WYSIWYG editors out of my bookmarks folder. XHTML WYSIWYG Editors: (1) Xstandard http://www.telerik.com/Default.aspx?PageId=1586 (2) r.a.d. Editor - The granddaddy of them all. Here's a list of only a few of the features: * Cross-browser support - IE, Netscape, Mozilla. * XHTML

[WSG] List Idea

2004-08-24 Thread Justin French
Hey Gang, Sorry for going a little OT, but I'm sure this is of interest to heaps of you... I'm sitting here ummming and ahhhing over interface designs for complex forms here at 3am (yes, workaholic), and I thought to myself it'd be great if I could just email this screen grab to my peers for

Re: [WSG] NYTimes.com Article: Microsoft Quits a U.N. Standards Group

2004-08-24 Thread Gary Menzel
This company is really starting to scare me. The UN Standards group or Microsoft? If Microsoft, Why? The article also mentioned a couple of well known companies who also had issues with the same standards group (SAP in Germany inparticular) - primarily (it seems) over the groups insistance

Re: [WSG] NYTimes.com Article: Microsoft Quits a U.N. Standards Group

2004-08-24 Thread John Allsopp
Gary, If I was involved with this group and was required to warrant something I placed into an Open Source project which I then had little control over how it would be used, I'd be pulling out too. the issue of IP and standards is a tricky one. There are many standards bodies, the ones we know

[WSG] Testing Strategy for Online Services

2004-08-24 Thread Munro, Lyndel
Title: Testing Strategy for Online Services Hi All, I am currently drafting a comprehensive testing strategy for some online services that CSA will be piloting in the near future. Has anyone had any experience in this area and know of some good examples or resources. Want to make sure I

[WSG] tab index vs java script in xhtml 1.0

2004-08-24 Thread Herrod, Lisa
Looking for opinions on the use of javascript for input control focus and tab index, instead of actually using the 'tabindex' attribute... I understnd that incomplete browser support of tabindex might influence this choice, ie javascript. But this would then force the use of the 'name' attribute

[WSG] Additional - Testing Strategy for Online Services

2004-08-24 Thread Munro, Lyndel
Title: Additional - Testing Strategy for Online Services Forgot to say that the strategy includes everything from front end to back end. Cheers Lyndel -Original Message- From: Munro, Lyndel Sent: Wednesday, 25 August 2004 11:49 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Testing

[WSG] [OT] Employment opportunity in Sydney - Reply off list

2004-08-24 Thread Peter Ottery
Below is a job opportunity at the company I work for.Please reply directly to me off list if you are interested.Permission was granted for this off-topic post by the list organisers. Apologies for the outlook formatted html email. oh the irony ;-) cheers,

Re: [WSG] Word documents saved as html and cleaned.

2004-08-24 Thread Nick Lo
Hi Neerav, In fact much like my last reply to Jonothan I'd also considered doing that, with PHP 5 having the Tidy extension, as a future thing. Thanks, Nick Ive never tried it but AFAIK Tidy http://tidy.sourceforge.net/ can be used server side to clean up code on POST eg:

Re: [WSG] Unaccessible - NY Attorney General busts two big name sites

2004-08-24 Thread Natalie Buxton
Yeah, but the Kiwis are not Australians, they are New Zealanders, so we have an excuse ;p That said, looking forward to the notes being available, impossible to get to Sydney to be at the real deal. On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 14:04:26 -0700, Ted Drake [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ted (from San Diego,

Re: [WSG] NYTimes.com Article: Microsoft Quits a U.N. Standards Group

2004-08-24 Thread Gary Menzel
the issue of IP and standards is a tricky one. There are many standards bodies, the ones we know best are probably the W3C and the ISO. Oh - I can completely understand what you are saying regarding IP, John. Where I was coming from in regard to the article is the following two quotes.

[WSG] [OT] NZ vs Aust

2004-08-24 Thread Mike Brown
Natalie Yeah, but the Kiwis are not Australians, they are New Zealanders, so Natalie we have an excuse ;p ok, I know this is waaay off-topic, and I *do* promise no more posts on it, but trash talking is trash talking :) So, to use a couple of pertinent title tags from Natalie's site

Re: [WSG] [OT] NZ vs Aust

2004-08-24 Thread Mark Stanton
Hey Mike Going this far off topic on this list is a bannable offence - your only option now, if you wish to stay on this list, is to set up a WSG meeting in NZ. (Only kidding about the banning, but please give the meeting idea some thought.) -- Mark Stanton Gruden Pty Ltd

Re: [WSG] [OT] NZ vs Aust

2004-08-24 Thread Scott Barnes
Just because Kiwis aren't Australians, doesn't mean we don't try and claim them as our own.. *cough* Pharlap... Russel Crowe (heh, not that its worth bragging about) Scott - Original Message - From: Mike Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004