Thanks. Really. I'm trying to understand what you did and why. I took the freedom to mention this in my site, hoping you'll agree. Last, but not least : thanks to the list !-)
Luis Gunlaug Sørtun a écrit : > Pretty good, but you're using "the wrong" centering method. Page > disappears beyond left window-edge on narrow windows, which means that > part is out of reach. > > Since you're that close, I've made a copy, upgraded the doctype and > adjusted it all a bit... > > HTML: <http://www.gunlaug.no/tos/alien/test_07_3202.html> > XHTML: <http://www.gunlaug.no/tos/alien/test_07_3202.xhtml> > CSS: <http://www.gunlaug.no/tos/alien/basic003.css> > > ...just to make sure it is _really_ worth the candle :-) > > A few changes in the source-code, and some more substantial ones in the > stylesheet. > > - It centers and nothing gets lost - important. > - It adheres to a 'Strict' doctype - important > - It follows the rules for XHTML served as either 'text/html' or the > more proper 'application/xhtml+xml' - which it should if it is to be > called XHTML, regardless of how it's actually served. > > > Note: It's quite possible to create something without actual hacks, but > I don't think it is possible to create many layouts without some kinds > of workarounds - not yet. > > Your use of a 'Transitional' doctype is a workaround, and the fact that > you omitted the 'xml-declaration' is another. > > Generally: if you decide to omit the 'XML declaration' you should > choose either UTF-8 or UTF-16 as the encoding for the page. > Although probably nobody will notice the difference, it is better to do > it right. The often mentioned "box-model problems" are not real > problems (IMO), and are easily corrected in CSS. > Some more on the subject here... > <http://www.w3.org/International/articles/serving-xhtml/Overview.en.php> > > I prefer to go into CSS3 to make it work, rather than using HTML > attributes that aren't allowed in 'Strict' - image-borders for instance. > Seems like a minor issue, but 'Transitional' wasn't meant to be used for > new documents - only for temporary upgrading of old ones. Since you're > learning and working on a new layout, you might as well get these minor > details correct from the start. > > > regards > Georg ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7 information -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
