Re: [WSG] how to set table column widths with CSS

but IE doesn't render this pseudo-class 2008/1/11, Philippe Wittenbergh [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Jan 11, 2008, at 2:59 PM, Katrina wrote: Gday, Can someone please remind me how to set the width on a simple table column without suffering classitis? Doctype: HTML4.01 strict. Must

Re: [WSG] how to set table column widths with CSS

On Jan 11, 2008 7:29 AM, Philippe Wittenbergh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: col:first-child {width:10em;} col:first-child+col {width: 5em;} From memory, I don't think col has children as such, it's quite a headache: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=915 However, a combination of col HTML

Re: [WSG] how to set table column widths with CSS

It won't work in IE6 and below, it doesn't supports such selectors unfortunately. Max. 2008/1/11, Alastair Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Jan 11, 2008 7:29 AM, Philippe Wittenbergh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: col:first-child {width:10em;} col:first-child+col {width: 5em;} From memory, I

Re: [WSG] how to set table column widths with CSS

Katrina wrote: Gday, Can someone please remind me how to set the width on a simple table column without suffering classitis? Doctype: HTML4.01 strict. Must validate. Thanks! Kat Hi Kat, I tend to mark up my tables using something like this: table thead tr th

RE: [WSG] semantic list with explanations

Thierry Koblentz wrote: Because like I said, following this logic why not using table markup to give users of other UAs (old visual browsers like IE 5 Mac, NN6, etc) a better experience too? Why just SR users? because thats a different issue. It's an issue of the user not

Re: [WSG] how to set table column widths with CSS

On Jan 11, 2008, at 11:51 PM, Alastair Campbell wrote: On Jan 11, 2008 7:29 AM, Philippe Wittenbergh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: col:first-child {width:10em;} col:first-child+col {width: 5em;} From memory, I don't think col has children as such, it's quite a headache:

RE: [WSG] semantic list with explanations

On Behalf Of Steve Green I have a big problem with the term 'best practice', especially when it is used to effectively terminate a discussion. It implies that not only is there currently no better solution, but that there never will be. I believe that the most appropriate solution

Re: [WSG] semantic list with explanations

Steve Green wrote: I have a big problem with the term 'best practice', especially when it is used to effectively terminate a discussion. It implies that not only is there currently no better solution, but that there never will be. I believe that the most appropriate solution invariably depends

RE: [WSG] semantic list with explanations

I have a big problem with the term 'best practice', especially when it is used to effectively terminate a discussion. It implies that not only is there currently no better solution, but that there never will be. I believe that the most appropriate solution invariably depends on the context, and

RE: [WSG] semantic list with explanations

I agree that there may be a context in which it is an appropriate solution but I don't think it is appropriate for the context of the original post. Steve -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thierry Koblentz Sent: 11 January 2008 19:19 To: