RE: [WSG] Other character sets/languages

2005-02-25 Thread Richard Ishida
Oops. Of course that URI should have read: http://www.w3.org/International/technique-index#language From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Ishida Sent: 25 February 2005 08:30 To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: RE: [WSG] Other character sets/languages

Re: [WSG] Orange and Blue

2005-02-25 Thread Rimantas Liubertas
On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 20:23:44 -0800, Rick Faaberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 2/24/05 3:16 PM John [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent this out: Has anyone (else) noticed an increase in sites implementing primarily orange and blue color schemes? Is this for accessibility or other considerations, or

Re: [WSG] Other character sets/languages

2005-02-25 Thread Dejan Kozina
Well, http://www.w3.org/International/technique-index#language I guess. djn Richard Ishida wrote: http://localhost/International/technique-index#language begin:vcard fn:Dejan Kozina n:Kozina;Dejan org:Dejan Kozina Web Design Studio adr:;;Dolina 346;Dolina;TS;I-34018;Italy email;internet:[EMAIL

Re: [WSG] To display or not to display validation logos?

2005-02-25 Thread Leslie Riggs
I think you pretty much answered your own question already. :) Leslie Riggs I am just about to complete a new site for a client, and I have coded it according to XHTML 1.0 strict guidelines. I am also using validated CSS. Do you think it is worth displaying the W3C compliance logos at the

Re: [WSG] To display or not to display validation logos?

2005-02-25 Thread Jan Brasna
I personally try to place this information in the accessibility statement. -- Jan Brasna aka JohnyB :: alphanumeric.cz | janbrasna.com Stop IE! - http://www.stopie.com/ | http://browsehappy.com/ ** The discussion list for

Re: [WSG] To display or not to display validation logos?

2005-02-25 Thread designer
Stephen, Until recently, my feelings were precisely as expressed in your third paragraph! However, I just upgraded a website for a holiday business, and I explained to the owner that it was now done to standards and all that stuff. It meant zero to her, but at least she could appreciate that

[WSG] site check please

2005-02-25 Thread Alan Trick
If it wouldn't be too much of a problem, I'd like it if someone checked my site. I've made all the pages valid code (last time I checked), but I'm not very knowledgeable about accessability issues and would like some suggestions on that. Thanks in advance, Alan Trick

[WSG] site check please

2005-02-25 Thread Alan Trick
d'oh, normally I'm not this stupid, really :-[ here's the url: http://jellybean.uni.cc ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting

RE: [WSG] [on-topic]wireframes

2005-02-25 Thread Patrick Haney
Should lead to yet another tool, Visio or OmniGraffle, if so what is recommended on the MAC OS side? Chris, You might want to look into this article by Andy Clarke (And all that Malarkey): http://www.stuffandnonsense.co.uk/archives/css_markup_guides.html He uses Macromedia Fireworks

Re: [WSG] To display or not to display validation logos?

2005-02-25 Thread Alan Trick
What you may want to do is insted of the displaying that logo, use the smaller ones, like the ones at the bottom of this (http://plone.org/) page. Also, this is off-topic, but the page displays an 'Invalid Security' image with a link to http://www.statcounter.com/ when javascript is turned

[WSG] Fieldset and Opera 7.5X

2005-02-25 Thread Kim Kruse
Hi, I've a problem with this page http://republicana.dk/kontakt.php (and the 2 other forms in that group) in Opera 7.5 on W2K system. I really can't figure out why they drop in Opera. They are OK in other browser I've installed on my system... FF, IE. Thank you Kim

[WSG] validation logos - kitemarks?

2005-02-25 Thread designer
- Original Message - From: Alan Trick [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 8:08 PM Subject: Re: [WSG] To display or not to display validation logos? What you may want to do is insted of the displaying that logo, use the smaller ones, like the

[WSG] absolute positioning

2005-02-25 Thread john
Pardon my hasty question, but I'm off to bed and wanted to get this off my chest before doing so... When doing absolute positioning, can it be done so that it's based on a table or div rather than the window itself? You can see at http://www.drzeus.net/clients/stevierays/ that I have an image

Re: [WSG] validation logos - kitemarks?

2005-02-25 Thread Patrick H. Lauke
designer wrote: [1] Do folk regard the w3c validation logos in much the same way that other industries regard the kitemark? I think an important thing to remember here is: who are these logos for? Sure, you get the peer recognition, but do consumers and end users *really* care about whether or

Re: [WSG] validation logos - kitemarks?

2005-02-25 Thread Lea de Groot
On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 20:41:24 -, designer wrote: [1] Do folk regard the w3c validation logos in much the same way that other industries regard the kitemark? Having never heard of a 'kitemark' I googled, and got this: http://www.bsi-global.com/Kitemark/index.xalter I assume the 'heart

Re: [WSG] absolute positioning

2005-02-25 Thread Johnno Shadbolt
If an element (your image) is positioned with absolute, inside another element (a div) that is positioned with relative (it is easy to make divs center-align), it should follow the absolute positioning, but still be in the div. ** The discussion

Re: [WSG] Orange and Blue

2005-02-25 Thread Albert Gedraitis
Perhaps the leading use of blue on websites has to do with the psychology of the colour. It is known that in dreams blue is a recurring phenom associated with comforting authority, and is often dominant in sleeping dreams, day dreams, and vivid externalized images (apparitions, hallucinations).

Re: [WSG] validation logos - kitemarks?

2005-02-25 Thread Kim Kruse
I'm not sure I agree when it comes to you shouldn't plaster a site with stickers for valid xhtml/css/508 etc. I guess we all have a common interest in higher awareness about standards. Maybe the stickers wont mean anything to all people but lets hope they'll ask what it is. That way the

Re: [WSG] To display or not to display validation logos?

2005-02-25 Thread Kornel Lesinski
Perhaps we need a simple page to link to, explaining what standards are for,in terms that the non-tech viewer can appreciate? I like that idea... -- regards, Kornel Lesiski ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See

Re: [WSG] Fieldset and Opera 7.5X

2005-02-25 Thread Kornel Lesinski
I've a problem with this page http://republicana.dk/kontakt.php (and the 2 other forms in that group) in Opera 7.5 on W2K system. I really can't figure out why they drop in Opera. They are OK in other browser I've installed on my system... FF, IE. This is known bug in Opera. Fieldsets

RE: [WSG] Orange and Blue

2005-02-25 Thread Ted Drake
I wish this weren't so off-topic, web standards wise. There have been some interesting posts that go beyond just coding but making out sites more effective. For more information on the effects of blue, look at the works of Yves Klein, an artist from Paris in the 1950's? Some will disregard

Re: [WSG] validation logos - kitemarks?

2005-02-25 Thread Patrick H. Lauke
Kim Kruse wrote: I guess we all have a common interest in higher awareness about standards. But again, who are we targetting with these? Site visitors? Site owners? Our peer web developers? Maybe the stickers wont mean anything to all people but lets hope they'll ask what it is. That way the

Re: [WSG] Fieldset and Opera 7.5X

2005-02-25 Thread Kim Kruse
Thank you very much Kim ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **