Re: [WSG] getting an a - document trees
An elegantly worded sentence on document trees: http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/conform.html#doctree Or, for those who struggled with the concept of document trees (or any plant matter) there is a simpler explanation here: http://css.maxdesign.com.au/selectutorial/document_tree.htm http://css.maxdesign.com.au/selectutorial/document_ancestor.htm http://css.maxdesign.com.au/selectutorial/document_descendant.htm http://css.maxdesign.com.au/selectutorial/document_parent.htm http://css.maxdesign.com.au/selectutorial/document_child.htm http://css.maxdesign.com.au/selectutorial/document_sibling.htm http://css.maxdesign.com.au/selectutorial/document_multiple.htm Bowing Humbly To The Master Dunno who this was aimed at but I ain't no master. No pebbles in this hand to snatch! I can't even spell, it seems :) Russ ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
Re: [WSG] Web Standards Speech
The last thing is that this is the first time I give a speech, so maybe someone with a little more experience in this matter could point me some subjects I should/should not talk about. Not sure if this is heading way ff topic. If so, I'll write to myself offlist and give myself a stern talking to... I try to avoid any reference to: 1. The XHTML vs HTML debate (often ends up in fist fights) 2. Alien abductions (seems to reduce credibility to some degree) 3. American presidents past or present (or any President/Prime minister for that matter) A few tips I always try to keep in mind: 1. always wear cloths when public speaking 2. face the audience when talking to them (for some reason this can engage them???) 3. if your audience falls asleep, throw things at them The best pointers are probably Jeff Veens: http://www.veen.com/jeff/archives/000483.html And Dave Shea's http://mezzoblue.com/archives/2006/02/27/speaking_ti/ A fantastic blog on presenting and presentations: http://presentationzen.blogs.com/presentationzen/ Good luck with your talk! Russ ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (26/4/06)
This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements This email covers: 1. Links for light reading 2. Standards-based Jobs 3. Web-related events 1. LINKS FOR LIGHT READING Accessibility TF Manifesto http://www.webstandards.org/2006/04/19/atf-manifesto/ A More Accessible Map http://www.alistapart.com/articles/cssmaps Community Creators, Secure Your Code! http://www.alistapart.com/articles/secureyourcode Vitamin - nourishment to help the web grow http://www.thinkvitamin.com/ Projecting your CSS http://www.mondaybynoon.com/2006/04/17/projecting-your-css/ Five Most Important Considerations http://allinthehead.com/retro/283/five-most-important-considerations A Journey Through Accessibility http://juicystudio.com/article/journey-through-accessibility.php Bite sized standards http://bitesizestandards.com/ Print stylesheets http://www.adactio.com/journal/1121/ Interesting site: http://www.threepoles.com/ 2. STANDARDS BASED JOBS Job title: Web Standards Designer / Front End Developer Company: WDG Alfresco City: Brisbane Brief description WDG Alfresco is looking for an enthusiastic web professional to assist in the growth of web standards, useability and accessibility within the company. The former company, Alfresco Design has recently been sold to WDG The largest web design company in Australia and as such we are looking at expanding our team in the Brisbane office. The applicant should have a particular interest in web standards / useability / accessibility and enjoy finding innovative ways to implement these in creative systems. The role would incorporate more interaction design rather than interface design (directly) and focus on the management of Presentation / Behaviour and developing best standards and re-usable components for these. You would need to know the usual array of programs (Photoshop/Illustrator/Dreamweaver) and prefer hand-coding xhtml/css/javascript. Additional knowledge and expertise in Flash would be a huge bonus and there is a possibility if you do know flash that you would be doing a fair workload of it. Work type and pay will depend on your experience/skills but there is an opportunity for both short term and long term development. Contact person Send an email with your resume and examples of your work (and what in particular what you were responsible for) to Nick Maller [EMAIL PROTECTED] 3. WEB RELATED EVENTS Melbourne WSG meeting - May May 4 - 2006 Andrew Edwards will be talking about approaches for making Flash sites accessible and visible to search engines. John Allsopp will be talking about Web Patterns. http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=59 Webstock May 23-26 - 2006 Webstock is a four-day web experience: two days of intensive workshops, followed by a two-day conference. The aim: to improve how websites are built through inspiration, education, insightful analysis and practical application. http://www.webstock.org.nz/ CSS and Javascript workshop - foundations of the new web May - 2006 If you're interested in building websites that will work now and into the future, this two day workshop is for you. Ideal for designers and developers with basic or intermediate knowledge of CSS and/or Javascript who want to learn more. http://www.maxdesign.com.au/workshop-javascript2006/ Sydney WSG meeting - June Javascript in action/ Searching Smarter June 8 - 2006 Cameron Adams: Javascript and Ajax in action David Hawkins: Practical methods to improve the search facilities of your website. Proudly sponsored by Red Square http://www.redsquare.com.au/ http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=62 Sydney WSG meeting - August Web usability tag clouds and Web 2.0 applications August 17 - 2006 Roger Hudson: Exploring tag clouds and how users interact with them. Donna Maurer: Web 2.0 applications and some of the traps associated with newer forms of interaction. http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=63 Thanks Russ The announce list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/
Re: [WSG] Pixel to Em conversion.
Actually, you wouldn't. You'd have the *table* set to 100%, and the left column to 220px. Surely you'd just insert the concept design as one big img and ensure the alt was sufficiently descriptive...? Obviously you guys are not up on the latest... Spacer gifs. You can add them into each table cell and force the cell to any width. I'm thinking of writing a tutorial on it... russ ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
Re: [WSG] Pixel to Em conversion - understanding IRONY
OK, I'm getting a little worried here. Some of the recent posts have used a relatively new concept called irony. For those who haven't heard of this, here is a brief description: Irony is a form of speech in which the real meaning is concealed or contradicted by the words used. Irony involves the perception that things are not what they are said to be or what they seem. So, when people are posting messages about using large images with alt attributes, spacer gifs etc, you can rest assured that they are using this new fangled irony thing. Feel free to try it out on your friends... Lots of fun. Russ ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
[WSG] Last Call Working Draft of Web Content - Accessibility Guidelines 2.0
A notice from WCAG Working Group - CALL FOR COMMENTS A Last Call Working Draft of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG 2.0) as well as two supporting documents were published 27 April 2006. W3C strongly encourages broad community review of this Last Call Working Draft, and submission of comments on any issues which you feel could present a significant barrier to future adoption and implementation of WCAG 2.0. (Note that only the WCAG 2.0 is in Last Call and only the WCAG 2.0 will become a Recommendation. Understanding WCAG 2.0 and Techniques for WCAG 2.0 are being developed to support WCAG 2.0, and will be released as Working Group Notes when WCAG 2.0 becomes a Recommendation.) In particular, we encourage you to comment on the conformance model and success criteria. Reviewers are encouraged to provide suggestions for how to address issues as well as positive feedback, and commitments to implement the guidelines. This message contains information on the documents and how to comment. Comments should be received on or before 31 May 2006. Comments should be made in one of four formats: * online form, * downloadable excel form, * downloadable html form, or * downloadable text form. Instructions and downloadable files for all are available at: http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/comments/ WCAG 2.0 addresses accessibility of Web content for people with disabilities. It will apply to a wider range of Web technologies than WCAG 1.0, and is intended to be understandable to a wider audience. Note: Until WCAG 2.0 becomes a W3C Recommendation, WCAG 1.0 will continue to be the current and stable document to use. Most Web sites that conform to WCAG 1.0 should not require significant changes in order to conform to WCAG 2.0, and may not need any changes. This 27 April 2006 release of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 is a Last Call Working Draft by the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Working Group (part of the Web Accessibility Initiative). Publication as a Last Call Working Draft indicates that the WCAG WG believes it has addressed all substantive issues and that the document is stable (see below for more information on subsequent stages). The first public Working Draft of WCAG 2.0 was published 25 January 2001. Since then, the WCAG WG has published nine Working Drafts, addressed more than 1,000 issues, and developed a variety of supporting resources for the guidelines. A good place to start a review of WCAG 2.0 is with the Overview of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Documents. The Overview explains the relationships between WCAG 2.0 and the supporting documents, and links to the current version of each document. The Overview is available at: http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/wcag20 The documents published on 27 April 2006: - Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-WCAG20-20060427/ - Understanding WCAG 2.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20-20060427/ - Techniques for WCAG 2.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-WCAG20-TECHS-20060427/ The WCAG WG believes that after Last Call, WCAG 2.0 will be ready to move on to the remaining stages of the W3C Recommendation Track Process: * Candidate Recommendation - when the WCAG WG will collect implementation experience on use of WCAG 2.0 to design and evaluate Web content for accessibility; * Proposed Recommendation - when W3C will seek endorsement of the specification from W3C Member organizations; * Recommendation - when WCAG 2.0 will be published by W3C as a technical report appropriate for widespread deployment and the promotion of W3C's mission. Note that the WCAG WG will start collecting implementation examples early in the Last Call review period. Please visit the WAI home page for more information. http://www.w3.org/WAI/ Additional information about the WCAG WG is available at: http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/ A list of changes to WCAG 2.0 since the previous draft is available at: http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/WCAG20/change-history.html ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
[WSG Announce] Some quick announcements from Vision Australia...
This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements -- JOB -- Vision Australia is seeking a full-time Web Accessibility Consultant based at Kooyong, VIC. Applications close: Friday 12 May 2006. This position is being advertised on SEEK. A copy of the job advertisement can also be viewed at: http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=952job=69return=950 -- Writing for the Web Workshops -- Workshop dates: 1 June - Sydney, 8 June - Canberra, 15 June - Brisbane, 27 July - Adelaide These practical workshops run by Vision Australia focus on enhancing the usability and accessibility of your web content and will teach you how to communicate effectively with your readers. Details and registration: http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=685 Web Accessibility Workshop in Melbourne - 1 June 2006 This full-day workshop run by Vision Australia, is targeted at web-development team leaders, corporate communications professionals and business managers, along with content authors, web programmers and designers and web contract managers. The workshop provides a thorough overview of accessibility issues and how to address them. It covers the World Wide Web Consortium's Content Accessibility Guidelines and their implementation and a consideration of assessment tools and techniques. Details and registration: http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/ais/webworkshops/ Tania Conlan Vision Australia - Accessible Information Solutions 454 Glenferrie Road, Kooyong Vic 3144 Ph: (03) 9864 9249; Fax: (03) 9864 9370 http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/ais/ ABN: 67 108 391 831 ACN: 108 391 831 The announce list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/
[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (19/5/06)
This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements This email covers: - Links - Jobs - Events - LINKS FOR LIGHT READING - Grid CSS http://com1.devnet.scd.yahoo.com/yui/grids/ What's wrong with Flickr http://lloydi.com/blog/2006/05/17/whats-wrong-with-flickr/ JavaScript and selectors http://web-graphics.com/2006/05/12/javascript-and-selectors/ Bare naked app http://www.barenakedapp.com/ AJAX, JavaScript support and screen reader accessibility http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200605/ajax_javascript_support_and_screen _reader_accessibility/ Web Standards Awards closes http://www.webstandardsawards.com/ Stylegala is for sale http://forum.stylegala.com/about3386.html Build your own website the right way using HTML and CSS http://beginningwebdesign.com/ Build for the Future: Bend, Don¹t Break http://www.digital-web.com/articles/build_for_the_future_bend_dont_break/ Savouring our design mistakes http://www.uie.com/brainsparks/2006/05/09/savoring-our-design-mistakes/ AutoComplete, Windowing, Menu and More: A Second Beta Release for the YUI Library http://www.uie.com/brainsparks/2006/05/09/savoring-our-design-mistakes/ The Guided Wireframe Narrative for Rich Internet Applications http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/the_guided_wire - JOBS - 1. INFORMATION SYSYEMS MANAGER Melbourne Department of History and Philosophy of Science Salary; $57,668 - $62,425 p.a. (pro-rata) (HEW Level 7) plus employer superannuation contributions of 9 percent. Full-time (Fixed Term to 31 December 2006). Applications close: 16/5/2006 (now extended) http://www.hr.unimelb.edu.au/pds/G0010563.pdf 2. HTML/CSS DEVELOPER Sydney Gruden are looking for a new HTML/CSS developer to join our continually growing team for short-term contract. The role will be full time producing a large number of HTML/CSS templates based on an initial set we have developed for a high profile client. Requirements: Able to develop high quality CSS/HTML templates without supervision. Able to follow functional specification documentation Comprehensive understanding of Web Standards and Accessibility Extensive web application development experience Experience working in a structured software development environment If you are interested in this role, please send your CV's with your salary expectations to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title of 'HTML/ CSS Developer'. 3. EXPERIENCED ACCESSIBILITY TESTER Sydney Access Testing is looking to recruit experienced testers to conduct accessibility compliance evaluations (WAI WCAG 1.0) on a casual basis. All work will be conducted at Access' Sydney or Melbourne office (depending on your location). Respondents must have commercial experience in accessibility testing or strong skills in developing websites in accordance with the WAI WCAG 1.0. Applications must also include a current résumé. Please send all enquiries and responses to: Bill Mc Pherson Resources Manager Access Testing [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Casual accessibility tester - EVENTS - Thursday 25 May, 2006 May Meeting (Melbourne) Gian Sampson-Wild on WCAG 2.0, and Kevin Yank on The History of Rounded Corners http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=65 Thursday 08 June, 2006 June meeting (Sydney) Cameron Adams on JavaScript and Ajax in action and David Hawkins on Practical methods to improve the search facilities of your Website. http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=62 Saturday 3rd June 2006 C3: Create Clarify Connect, 1st Annual Web Content Management Symposium Program includes a keynote address by John Allsopp (Westciv) and a range of papers from QUT students. Cost: $30 for half day, $60 for full day Venue: Owen J. Wordsworth Room, S Block, Gardens Point Campus, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane Website including registration: http://www.c3.fit.qut.edu.au/ Thursday 15 June, 2006 June Meeting (Perth) Kara O'Halloran presents The Joy and Terror of Implementing Web Standards, and Vicki Berry previews excerpts from one of her TODCON presentations. http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=64 Friday 14th July WSG London meeting! Time: 1900-2100 exact time tbc. Venue: City University Lecture Theatre nr Angel Station (tbc subject to site recce) Speakers: Christian Heilmann and Andy Budd Let me know if you have web standards related jobs or events you'd like to promote. Thanks Russ The announce list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/
[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (13/6/06)
This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements This email covers: - Links for light reading - Events - Jobs -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- Site Check http://uitest.com/en/check/ Sizer, http://www.brianapps.net/sizer.html What are you Scrutinizing for? http://www.scrutinizer.phileplanet.com/ Nifty CSS round http://chronotron.wordpress.com/2006/05/14/nifty-css-rounded-corners-extensive- list/ Making Ajax Work with Screen Readers http://juicystudio.com/article/making-ajax-work-with-screen-readers.php Levels of HTML knowledge http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200605/levels_of_html_knowledge/ Your HTML level http://annevankesteren.nl/2006/06/html-level Levels of Accessibility Knowledge - a send-up of level of http://blog.fawny.org/2006/06/02/niveaux/ CSS Mania World Awards http://awards.cssmania.com/2006/06/05/css-world-awards-nominations.php Andy Budd - Accessibility interview http://www.andybudd.com/archives/2006/06/accessibility_interview/index.php A tipping point for microformats http://www.adactio.com/journal/1141/ Internationalization Primer http://www.digital-web.com/articles/internationalization_primer/ Front-End Architecture: Browsers http://www.garrettdimon.com/archives/front-end-architecture-browsers CSS Formatter and Optimiser http://www.cleancss.com/ Microformats search http://kitchen.technorati.com/search/ -- EVENTS -- Perth Web Standards Group June -- Date: Thursday 15 June Time: 6.30pm for 7.00pm Cost: $4 Presenters: Kara O'Halloran presents The Joy and Terror of Implementing Web Standards, and Vicki Berry previews excerpts from one of her TODCON presentations. Where: Edith Cowan University Tavern (Building 12), Mt Lawley Campus. Bradford St, Mt Lawley RSVP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CSS - the next generation in web design -- A free introductory information night on CSS Date: Thursday July 4 Time: 6.00pm for 6.30pm start Cost: Free Presenter: Russ Weakley Where: Billy Blue Training Center Level 8, 171 Pacific Hwy North Sydney RSVP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AusWeb'06 W3C SIG Day -- Date: Wednesday, 5 July 2006 Presenters: - Standards for Web services, WSDL 2.0 - Paul Brebner - Semantic Interoperability - Anne Cregan - What is OWL good for? - David Ratcliffe - Semantic Web in Health Care - David Hansen - Web Content Accessibility 2.0 - Sofia Celic - Web standards adoption in Government - Victor Pawley - Mobile Web Initiative - Dean Jackson - Next Generation Web Applications - Darren Sharp Where: Australis Noosa Lakes Resort, Noosa, Queensland More: http://ausweb.scu.edu.au/aw06/conf/sig.html London Web Standards Group Meetup -- Date: Friday 14 July Time: 7.00pm Cost: £4.50 each Presenters: Christian Heilmann - Maintainable JavaScript and Andy Budd: Who cares about standards? Where: Northampton Square, Islington, Greater London, WC1 http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=qhl=enq=Northampton+Square,+Islington,+Greate r+London,+WC1om=1ll=51.527237,-0.101935spn=0.012896,0.043259 More: http://muffinresearch.co.uk/wsg/ Melbourne Web Standards Group August -- Date: Thursday 29 June Time: 6.30pm for 7.00pm Cost: Free - sponsored by Sitepoint Presenters: Paul Fenwick on Presentation Mind Control. Andrew Arch on building accessible web Where: Centre for Innovation Technology Commercialisation Level 1, 257 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3000 RSVP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sydney Web Standards Group October -- Date: Thursday October 19 Time: 6.30pm for 7.00pm Cost: $7 Presenters: James Robertson and Lisa Miller Where: Australian Museum RSVP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- JOBS -- Web Application developer, Melbourne -- A fun, dynamic company based in Melbourne is searching for an experienced developer to join its fast-growing team. The applicant must have a thorough understanding of object-oriented methodologies, an awareness of industry best practice and design patterns and a flare for dealing with clients. Experience in PHP or Java and a good appreciation of web standards and accessibility are a must. The successful applicant will work from our Melbourne office in Collingwood and will be remunerated in the range $40K - $70K commensurate with experience. Please apply at http://www.sitepoint.com/launch/topjob12 Thanks Russ The announce list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/
[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (23/6/06)
This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements This email covers: - Links for light reading - Events - Jobs -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- Prettier Accessible Forms http://alistapart.com/articles/prettyaccessibleforms Behavioral Separation http://alistapart.com/articles/behavioralseparation How to Plan Manpower on a Web Team http://alistapart.com/articles/manpoweronawebteam Online training library http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=216 Welcome to Opera 9 http://my.opera.com/welcome%20to%209/blog/show.dml/306342 Two revolutionary features in Opera 9 http://simon.incutio.com/archive/2006/06/20/opera9 Transcripts from @media http://www.cindyli.com/index.php/site/archives/ Clean CSS http://www.cleancss.com/ LITbox http://www.ryanjlowe.com/?p=9 Taxonomies vs tagging http://www.greenchameleon.com/gc/blog_comments/high_context_low_context_taxonom ies/ Ten Common CSS mistakes http://www.designdetector.com/link/to/ten-common-css-mistakes/ Inline CSS should not be allowed in strict doctypes http://friendlybit.com/html/inline-css-should-not-be-allowed-in-strict-doctypes / Mobilicious http://mobilicio.us/www/ How to redirect a web page, the smart way http://www.stevenhargrove.com/redirect-web-pages/ HTML emails http://www.thinkvitamin.com/features/design/html-emails 50 ways to become a better designer http://www.computerarts.co.uk/in_depth/features/50_ways_to_become_a_better_desi gner -- EVENTS -- Melbourne Web Standards Group August -- Date: Thursday 29 June Time: 6.30pm for 7.00pm Cost: Free - sponsored by Sitepoint Presenters: Paul Fenwick on Presentation Mind Control. Andrew Arch on building accessible web Where: Centre for Innovation Technology Commercialisation Level 1, 257 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3000 RSVP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CSS info night -- A free introductory information night on CSS Date: Thursday July 4 Time: 6.00pm for 6.30pm start Cost: Free Presenter: Russ Weakley Where: Billy Blue Training Center Level 8, 171 Pacific Hwy North Sydney RSVP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AusWeb'06 W3C SIG Day -- Date: Wednesday, 5 July 2006 Presenters: - Standards for Web services, WSDL 2.0 - Paul Brebner - Semantic Interoperability - Anne Cregan - What is OWL good for? - David Ratcliffe - Semantic Web in Health Care - David Hansen - Web Content Accessibility 2.0 - Sofia Celic - Web standards adoption in Government - Victor Pawley - Mobile Web Initiative - Dean Jackson - Next Generation Web Applications - Darren Sharp Where: Australis Noosa Lakes Resort, Noosa, Queensland More: http://ausweb.scu.edu.au/aw06/conf/sig.html London Web Standards Group Meetup -- Date: Friday 14 July Time: 7.00pm Cost: £4.50 each Presenters: Christian Heilmann - Maintainable JavaScript and Andy Budd: Who cares about standards? Where: Northampton Square, Islington, Greater London, WC1 More: http://muffinresearch.co.uk/wsg/ Writing for the Web Workshop - 27 July 2006 -- This practical workshop run by Vision Australia focuses on enhancing the usability and accessibility of your web content and will teach you how to communicate effectively with your readers. Details and registration: http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=685 D.Construct - September 8 - London! -- d.Construct is an affordable, one-day conference aimed at those building the latest generation of web-based applications. The event discusses how new technology is transforming the web from a document delivery system into an application platform. Date: September 8 Where: London Presenters: Jeffrey Veen, Jeremy Keith, Simon Willison, Paul Hammond, Derek Featherstone, Thomas Vander Wal, Aral Balkan http://2006.dconstruct.org/ CSS - the next generation in web design Sydney workshops -- Workshop 1: Monday 14 and Tuesday 15 August Workshop 2: Thursday 17 and Friday 18 August Two day CSS workshops - CSS basics to advanced CSS http://www.maxdesign.com.au/workshop-css2006/ Sydney Web Standards Group October -- Date: Thursday October 19 Time: 6.30pm for 7.00pm Cost: $7 Presenters: James Robertson and Lisa Miller Where: Australian Museum RSVP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- JOBS --- Sydney - Experienced web designer - 1 month Contract Institute of Interactive Media and Learning at UTS needs a web designer for one month to work with our team on a range of web projects. You need to work quickly and creatively to a brief within the university's corporate branding. Required skills: Photoshop, CSS, XHTML, and excellent knowledge of web standards. 3-5
[WSG Announce] Ten Questions for Gian Sampson Wild
This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements Hi all, Just starting another series of Ten questions for... I'm very excited to have finally cornered Gian Sampson Wild for an interview: http://webstandardsgroup.org/features/gian-sampson-wild.cfm Gian Sampson Wild talks about accessibility, WCAG 2.0, cognitive disability, Baseline, valid code, AAA and opening shopping malls. Thanks Russ The announce list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/
[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (5/7/06)
This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements This email covers: - Links for light reading - Events - Jobs -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- CSS Reboot participants far from standards based http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200606/css_reboot_participants_far_fr om_standardsbased/ Rails Day 2006 http://www.railsday2006.com/ Notes on JavaScript libraries http://simon.incutio.com/archive/2006/06/26/libraries Code Reviews: Write Better Code Overnight http://www.digital-web.com/articles/code_reviews_write_better_code_overnigh t/ User delight and the guy-from-the-train phenomenon http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/2006/06/user_delight_ an.html Web Professional¹s Code of Ethics http://www.molly.com/2006/06/27/web-professionals-code-of-ethics/ Guiding Principles for Providing ³Remember Me² Personalization http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/guiding_princip Formal Objection to WCAG Claiming to Address Cognitive Limitations http://juicystudio.com/article/formal-objection-wcag-claiming-address-cogni tive-limitations.php Max-width in IE Using a CSS Expression http://tom-lee.blogspot.com/2006/03/max-width-in-ie-using-css-expression.ht ml 15 Things you can do with Yahoo! UI http://www.thinkvitamin.com/features/javascript/15-things-you-can-do-with-y ahoo-ui Mobile browser tests http://annevankesteren.nl/2006/06/mobile-test Mobile browser test results http://simon.html5.org/articles/mobile-results AJAX feedback mechanism http://www.ibegin.com/blog/p_ajax_feedback_mechanism.html A love song to CSS: http://www.esanity.co.uk/podcasts/HandsToBoag.mp3 Top ten tips for preventing innovation http://tynerblain.com/blog/2006/03/06/top-ten-tips-for-preventing-innovatio n/ -- EVENTS -- AusWeb'06 W3C SIG Day -- Date: Wednesday, 5 July 2006 Presenters: - Standards for Web services, WSDL 2.0 - Paul Brebner - Semantic Interoperability - Anne Cregan - What is OWL good for? - David Ratcliffe - Semantic Web in Health Care - David Hansen - Web Content Accessibility 2.0 - Sofia Celic - Web standards adoption in Government - Victor Pawley - Mobile Web Initiative - Dean Jackson - Next Generation Web Applications - Darren Sharp Where: Australis Noosa Lakes Resort, Noosa, Queensland More: http://ausweb.scu.edu.au/aw06/conf/sig.html London Web Standards Group Meetup -- Date: Friday 14 July Time: 7.00pm Cost: £4.50 each Presenters: Christian Heilmann - Maintainable JavaScript and Andy Budd: Who cares about standards? Where: Northampton Square, Islington, Greater London, WC1 More: http://muffinresearch.co.uk/wsg/ CSS info night -- Date: Tuesday 18 July Time: 6.30pm Cost: Free Presenters: Russ Weakley - a basic introdution to CSS as well as the fundamentals of markup and separation. Where: Billy Blue Training Center http://www.maxdesign.com.au/workshop-css2006/ Webvisions 2006 -- Date: July 2021, 2006 Where: Oregon Convention Center Join the rockstars of design, user experience and business strategy: Jared Spool, Hillman Curtis, Luke Williams, Kelly Goto and a cavalcade of their fellow visionaries for two days of mind-melding on what's new in the digital world. Get a glimpse into the future, along with practical information that you can apply to your Web site, company and career. http://www.webvisionsevent.com/ Writing for the Web Workshops -- Date: 27 July 2006 This practical workshop run by Vision Australia focuses on enhancing the usability and accessibility of your web content and will teach you how to communicate effectively with your readers. Details and registration: http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=685 Writing for the Web Workshops -- Workshop dates: 9 August Melbourne, 23 August - Canberra These practical workshops run by Vision Australia focus on enhancing the usability and accessibility of your web content and will teach you how to communicate effectively with your readers. Details and registration: http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=685 Web Accessibility Workshops -- Workshop dates: 8 9 August - Canberra, 23 August - Perth These one-day workshops run by Vision Australia, are targeted at web-development team leaders, corporate communications professionals and business managers, along with content authors, web programmers and designers and web contract managers. Details and registration: http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/ais/webworkshops/ Sydney Web Standards Group August -- Date: Thursday August 17 Time: 6.30pm for 7.00pm Cost: $7 Roger Hudson: Exploring tag clouds - and how users interact with them. Donna Maurer: Web 2.0
Re: [WSG] List headings
dl dth1Group title/h1/dt ddGroup item/dd ddGroup item/dd ddGroup item/dd /dl Unfortunately, this is invalid. You can also use block level elements in the definition description, such as the p and ul elements. But you cannot use block level elements inside a definition term. More here: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/presentation/definition/ http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/struct/lists.html#h-10.3 Specifically: !ELEMENT DT - O (%inline;)* -- definition term -- Thanks Russ ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
Re: [WSG] Inline Lists
This is probably something really simple I am overlooking. A demonstration of my problem is at http://www.pacetools.com/temptest.html I just need to get rid of the extra padding on the left of the initial li. I've surrounded everything in borders for your convenience. Any ideas? The incorrect spelling of padding within your ul rule is your problem. Remove a d and you are set. ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
[WSG Announce] Ten questions for Laura Carlson
This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements For several years now I have been fascinated by the Web Design Reference - a huge and well-maintained collection of web design links. The site it run single-handedly by Laura Carlson - a perfect candidate for ten questions. Laura is an information technology professional with accomplishments in web standards design and development, CSS, (X)HTML, accessibility, usability, information architecture, photography, and digital imaging. Beyond these, she has expertise in higher education, management, organizational leadership, strategic planning, distance learning, training, learning technologies, instructional design, and technology documentation. Her education includes a Bachelors and Masters degree. Ten questions for Laura Carlson explores web standards, accessibility, the Web Design Reference, training and knowledge exchange. http://webstandardsgroup.org/features/laura-carlson.cfm Thanks Russ The announce list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/
[WSG Announce] The first WSG Meeting in London - a huge success!
This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements The first London WSG meeting happened on Friday night with around 190 people turning up, which has to be a record for any WSG event - let alone an inaugural one. A huge thanks to Stuart Colville for organising such a successful event! Thanks also to the two speakers, Andy Budd and Christian Heilmann. Heres to many more! You can read more about it here: http://muffinresearch.co.uk/archives/2006/07/17/after-the-first-wsg-meetup- in-london/ If you'd like to know more about hosting an event in your city, please let me know. Thanks Russ The announce list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/
[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (19/7/06)
This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements This email covers: - Links for light reading - New books - Events - Jobs -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- Tutorial: CSS3 and International Text http://www.w3.org/International/tutorials/css3-text/ Top 71 CSS Menus Navigation Tabs http://www.econsultant.com/web-developer/css-menus-navigation-tabs/ Waferbaby CMS http://waferbaby.net/ XHTMLized http://xhtmlized.com/ Building Accessible Widgets for the Web http://www.digital-web.com/articles/building_accessible_widgets_for_the_web / Measuring the web http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/199x/1996/05/07/OVERVIEW.HTM Do Links Need Underlines? http://www.uie.com/brainsparks/2006/07/05/do-links-need-underlines/ IE7 Beta 3 now available in multiple languages http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/11/662579.aspx Why CSS Bugs Me http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1987181,00.asp Some Print Stylesheet Tips http://nataliejost.com/articles/some-print-stylesheet-tips Using a Background Image Grid to Lay Out Your Web Site http://www.smileycat.com/miaow/archives/000264.html How to set up a full bleed design in Photoshop http://veerle.duoh.com/index.php/blog/comments/how_to_set_up_a_full_bleed_d esign_in_photoshop/ First London Web Standards Group Meeting http://www.andybudd.com/archives/2006/07/first_london_web_standards_group_m eeting/index.php#more The top 10 unintentionally worst company URLs http://independentsources.com/2006/07/12/worst-company-urls/ -- NEW BOOKS -- Build Your Own Web Site The Right Way Using HTML CSS http://www.sitepoint.com/books/html1/ Beginning CSS Web Development http://www.csswebdevelopment.com/ Professional CSS for Web Development: From Novice to Professional (Paperback) http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1590596897/202-6651211-0711803 Teach Yourself CSS in 24 Hours http://cssin24hours.com/ -- EVENTS -- Webvisions 2006 -- Date: July 2021, 2006 Where: Oregon Convention Center Join the rockstars of design, user experience and business strategy: Jared Spool, Hillman Curtis, Luke Williams, Kelly Goto and a cavalcade of their fellow visionaries for two days of mind-melding on what's new in the digital world. Get a glimpse into the future, along with practical information that you can apply to your Web site, company and career. http://www.webvisionsevent.com/ W3C webinar -- W3C offers a virtual (using the Web and a telephone bridge) seminar on Web design for mobile devices, on Wednesday July 26, 10:00 UTC. Attendance is free, but subject to selection. http://www.w3.org/2006/06/mobile-train/ Web Accessibility Workshops -- Workshop dates: 8 9 August - Canberra, 23 August - Perth These one-day workshops run by Vision Australia, are targeted at web-development team leaders, corporate communications professionals and business managers, along with content authors, web programmers and designers and web contract managers. Details and registration: http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/ais/webworkshops/ Sydney Web Standards Group August -- Date: Thursday August 17 Time: 6.30pm for 7.00pm Cost: $7 Roger Hudson: Exploring tag clouds - and how users interact with them. Donna Maurer: Web 2.0 applications and some of the traps associated with newer forms of interaction. Where: Australian Museum RSVP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] D.Construct - September 8 - London -- Date: September 8 Where: London d.Construct is an affordable, one-day conference aimed at those building the latest generation of web-based applications. The event discusses how new technology is transforming the web from a document delivery system into an application platform. Presenters: Jeffrey Veen, Jeremy Keith, Simon Willison, Paul Hammond, Derek Featherstone, Thomas Vander Wal, Aral Balkan http://2006.dconstruct.org/ -- JOBS -- HTML/CSS Integrator Los Angeles, California Bold New World is seeking a front-end HTML/CSS Integrator on a full-time employee basis. Duties include the conversion of client-approved Photoshop design comps into high-quality semantic HTML and accompanying CSS and images; merging HTML with CMS application output templates; installation and configuration of client-side (DOM) programs. This position does not require design or programming skills. Desired Qualifications and Experience - We require a demonstrated proficiency in hand-coding valid semantic HTML, and modern CSS-based layout techniques - Ability to troubleshoot same on many platforms is required - Experience incorporating Javascript into templates is preferred - Experience working in a PHP
[WSG Announce] A late breaking job ad...
This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements This job add fell off the back of the last announce email Junior .NET developer with good knowledge of web standards (Adelaide) Core Medical Solutions is a software development company specialising in hospital and medical software. With clients across Australia, both large hospitals and individual clinicians, we continue to strive towards our company vision of delivering the total clinical solution -- a single system providing all necessary functionality to clinicians. We are looking for a developer to join our Adelaide team on a full-time basis, to develop web interfaces that deliver a rich and responsive user experience. The successful candidate should possess the following skills: - A genuine passion for software development - Strong HTML/CSS/JavaScript skills - Experience with Visual Studio 2003 (ASP.NET 1.1) - Excellent user interface design skills - Good knowledge of web accessibility and WCAG guidelines - Good oral and written communication skills - Ability to hit the ground running It would be an advantage to have: - Commercial web application development experience - Experience with MS SQL - A tertiary computer science qualification - Experience with Visual Studio 2005 (ASP.NET 2.0) - Experience with Visual Basic 6 If you are interested in using your skills to improve the practice of medicine email your resume with a covering letter to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks Russ The announce list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/
[WSG Announce] More job ads - the last ones for the week!
This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements Apologies for these additional job posts - mainly my fault (I forgot to include them with the main announce post). From now on, web related job ads will only be included with main announce emails. Thanks for your understanding :) -- More jobs -- Technology/User interface designer CLOSES TOMORROW!!! DEWR is seeking enthusiastic people to be part of the team responsible for technology /user interface design. The positions operate within the Information Technology Applications Branch, as part of the Project Office Interface Design Team. The Interface Design Team leads the organisation in terms of User Interface Design for business applications. Additionally the Team develops user interface standards and supporting frameworks and assets. The team is highly progressive in terms of approach to technology ergonomics, and is establishing itself at the forefront of a new line of business for DEWR. The successful applicants will have demonstrated capabilities in visual and interactive standards development within a technical and business environment, and excellent knowledge of industry best practice for User Centred Design. The existing team is highly motivated towards delivery of excellent customer service to the branch. Subsequently the successful applicants will have demonstrated capacity to operate within a large development branch, as well an understanding of their roles in delivering excellence in customer service. Remuneration: Remuneration package: Successful applicants will be offered employment on an Australian Workplace Agreement (AWA) with an attractive remuneration package up to $67,660(APS Level 4), $73,640(APS Level 5) and $85,840(APS Level 6), including superannuation and potential for a performance bonus. Acceptance of an Australian Workplace Agreement (AWA) is a condition of engagement for all successful DEWR applicants who are new to the Australian Public Service (APS). AWAs will also be offered to those successful applicants who are currently APS employees. Name: Ben Winter-Giles Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 02 6121 8241 Junior Web Developer --- Corporate Image are a fast growing group, working across all fields of communication. We need a clever web coder - someone who gets the web and knows how to write the code behind it. You'll be working with a small team on a variety of projects, both on internal projects and with external clients. The role is Junior Web Developer, and you will be expected to: - Develop back-end code to provide site functionality following coding conventions - Design and implement databases - Take graphic layouts and convert them into table-less web pages Most of your work will involve writing back-end code and database design/development - if you're not a coder, run away! Essential skills - you must be able to demonstrate your knowledge of these: * Object Oriented PHP (version 5) * Fundamental understanding of the MVC design paradigm * Database Design with MySQL (or similar) * Standards-compliant XHTML, CSS and JavaScript Supporting skills - we'd also love you to have these skills: * Understanding of web standards and browser compatibility issues * Understanding of usability and accessibility requirements * Demonstrable skills in working in a team environment * Sufficient knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite tools to produce assets efficiently Bonus skills - having these will really score points with us: * Any sort of exposure to Ruby on Rails * Ability to use Linux/*BSD/UNIX for basic tasks * Subversion / CVS * Exposure to Java / J2EE * Exposure to ASP * Ability to plan, design and document systems using UML * Understanding of AJAX techniques (including Prototype and Scriptaculous) Experience in online retail, eCommerce, or financial websites Send resume/folio (with links to any supporting work) to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Salary commensurate with experience Thanks Russ The announce list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/
[WSG Announce] Ten questions for David Storey
This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements David Storey is the Chief Web Opener at Opera Software, based in Oslo, Norway. He leads a small global team, responsible for improving the compatibility of the web, so that it can be accessed by all. David talks about Web Openers, web standards, Opera9, Operas relevance in todays marketplace, document.stylesheets and User Agent String spoofing. http://webstandardsgroup.org/features/david-storey.cfm Thanks Russ The announce list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/
Re: [WSG] Dvorak talks when he doesn't know? (re: Why CSS Bugs Me)
May not be answering your question, but relevant to the overall point...
There have been a number of responses to this interesting blog post by
Dvorak including:
http://westciv.typepad.com/dog_or_higher/
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16531828
http://www.stuffandnonsense.co.uk/archives/lost_any_css_lately.html
http://www.stuffandnonsense.co.uk/archives/too_many_cooks_dvorak_special.ht
ml
http://www.stuffandnonsense.co.uk/archives/way_too_many_cooks_dvorak_specia
l.html
Thanks
Russ
From Links for Light Reading, July 19:
Why CSS Bugs Me
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1987181,00.asp
I just realized that Dvorak's entire rant about CSS cascading rules
might just be another example of a tech expert talking nonsense
regarding an area he knows nothing about.
bodydiv { this does not cascade; }
Just another case of CSS getting the blame for something IE doesn't
support, am I right?
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[WSG Announce] Ten questions for Steve Faulkner
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[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (28/7/06)
This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements This email covers: - Links for light reading - New books - Events -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- Microsoft to Push IE 7.0 via Automatic Updates http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1994511,00.asp An angry fix http://www.zeldman.com/2006/07/17/an-angry-fix/ Leaving W3C http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-qa-dev/2006Jul/0011 Misplaced Anger: A Rebuttal to Zeldman¹s Criticism of the W3C http://www.webstandards.org/2006/07/26/misplaced-anger-a-rebuttal-to-zeldma ns-criticism-of-the-w3c/ Dvoraked http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2006/07/26/dvoraked/ Dear John (Dvorak) http://www.molly.com/2006/07/27/dear-john-dvorak/ Folksonomies: A User-Driven Approach to Organizing Content http://www.uie.com/events/uiconf/2006/articles/folksonomies/ Advanced box model test http://blog.qooxdoo.org/advanced-box-model-test Veerle Pieters Interview http://www.digital-web.com/articles/veerle_pieters/ An Interview With Molly E. Holzschlag http://www.designdetector.com/link/to/an-interview-with-molly-e-holzschlag/ Interview with Chris Wilson http://css.weblogsinc.com/2006/07/25/interview-with-chris-wilson/ JavaScript event tests part 1: onmouseover http://juicystudio.com/article/screen-reader-onmouseover.php How to Ruin a Web Design - The Design Curve http://www.seomoz.org/blogdetail.php?ID=1230 CRIR: Checkbox Radio Input Replacement http://www.chriserwin.com/scripts/crir/ Clickstream Study Reveals Dynamic Web http://www.websiteoptimization.com/speed/tweak/clickstream/ -- NEW BOOKS -- Web Accessibility: Web Standards and Regulatory Compliance http://www.friendsofed.com/book.html?isbn=1590596382 -- EVENTS -- Pub night (Melbourne) -- http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=69 Sydney Web Standards Group Meeting August -- Date: Thursday August 17 Time: 6.30pm for 7.00pm Cost: $7 Roger Hudson: Exploring tag clouds - and how users interact with them. Donna Maurer: Web 2.0 applications and some of the traps associated with newer forms of interaction. Where: Australian Museum RSVP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=63 Brisbane Web Standards Group Meeting August -- Date: Thursday August 31 Time: 6.30pm for 7.00pm Cost: $5 RSVP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lyn Egas: A blind users experience of the web Michael Rees: The Influence of Ajax on Web 2.0 http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=71 Thanks Russ The announce list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/
Re: [WSG] Screen Readers, abbr and code
So. Use abbr? Or, use code? From what I could tell, your content looks like sample code, and only needs a code element. However, in case I am missing something (quite common for me), here is an overall approach... STEP 1 The first aim is to ignore devices and mark up content based on its meaning. This means using the most appropriate element for the purpose. If the content is a code sample, then it should be marked up with the code element. If it is an abbreviation of some sort then it should be marked up with the appropriate abbreviation element [1]. Abbreviation: abbr title=associationassoc./abbr Initialism: abbr title=Cascading Style SheetsCSS/abbr Acronym: acronym title=Radio Detecting And Rangingradar/acronym STEP 2 Once you have decided the basic markup, you can then deal with devices and how they interpret markup. If they do not interpret the markup as intended you can choose to apply work-arounds if needed. For example, as mentioned by Pat, Internet Explorer 5 and 6 for Windows do not support the abbr element. Some authors choose to wrap a span inside the element so that their styles will be applied in these browsers [2]. Another example of poor device support is that many screen readers do not support the title attribute [3], so the titles within abbreviations and acronyms are often ignored by screen readers. Some authors use a workaround when writing initialisms. So, CSS could be written as C.S.S. to make sure that the content is not read out as a single, unintelligible word. Not sure that helps... Russ [1] http://www.maxdesign.com.au/presentation/abbreviations/ [2] http://www.sovavsiti.cz/css/abbr.html [3] http://www.sf.id.au/ozewai/ ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
Re: [WSG] Screen Readers, abbr and code
Heck, theres probably an argument for saying use an em, as you are just
trying to emphasize certain bits!
I'd probably use that option too - or strong. Then CSS can be used to
style the highlights as needed using a descendant selector.
code strong { color: red; } or
code em { color: blue; }
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[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (17/8/06)
This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements This email covers: - Links for light reading - WSG Events - Jobs -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- Interview: Dan Cederholm http://www.thinkvitamin.com/interviews/webapps/dan-cederholm Free CSS Cart http://freecsscart.com/ Vision Quest http://www.digital-web.com/articles/vision_quest/ IE and CSS Compliance http://blogs.msdn.com/cwilso/archive/2006/08/10/694584.aspx The Quiet Death of the Major Re-Launch http://www.uie.com/events/uiconf/2006/articles/death_of_relaunch/ Selling Information Architecture: Getting Executives to Say Yes http://www.asis.org/Bulletin/Aug-06/starmer.html Screen Resolution and Page Layout http://www.useit.com/alertbox/screen_resolution.html Clickstream Study Reveals Dynamic Web http://www.websiteoptimization.com/speed/tweak/clickstream/ Abilitypanel http://www.abilitypanel.com/ Creating flexible buttons using Photoshop shapes and styles http://veerle.duoh.be/index.php/blog/comments/creating_flexible_buttons_usi ng_photoshop_shapes_and_styles/ Angry indeed http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2006/08/14/angry-indeed/ Angry, Not: Zeldman, Meyer, and Fair Concerns About the W3C http://www.molly.com/2006/08/14/angry-not-zeldman-meyer-and-fair-concerns-a bout-the-w3c/ Animated Page Scrolling with Javascript http://techfoolery.com/archives/2006/08/11/2021/ -- WSG EVENTS -- Brisbane Web Standards Group Meeting August -- Date: Thursday August 31 Time: 6.30pm for 7.00pm Cost: $5 RSVP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lyn Egas: A blind users experience of the web Michael Rees: The Influence of Ajax on Web 2.0 http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=71 Perth Web Standards Group Meeting August -- Date: Thursday August 31 Time: 6.30pm for 7.00pm Cost: $4 RSVP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Nick Cowie will speak about how to make forms that are accessible AND stylish. He will also present some of his research into accessibility law in Australia. http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=73 Melbourne Web Standards Group Meeting September -- Date: Thursday September 7 Time: 6.30pm for 7.00pm Cost: Free RSVP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jonathon Oxer on Making Things Move http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=73 Proudly supported by Sitepoint -- JOBS -- Red Square Developer -- Red Square is looking for a Web developer with solid commercial experience in ColdFusion development. General Requirements: - 3+ years of commercial Web development experience, preferably within a development agency. - good - expert knowledge of ColdFusion (MX 6 or 7). - good knowledge of SQL statements db structures - experience with object-oriented application development - good knowledge of Web interfaces, particularly incorporating xhtml CSS templates into an application - good knowledge of Javascript Applicants should be enthusiastic about the Web, and building solid, usable Web applications/sites. They will preferably hold a degree in Computer Science or another degree with a major in computing. All applications should be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject line Web Application Developer. For further information check out the job listing on seek - http://it.seek.com.au/showjob.asp?jobid=7493895 Navy Systems Command, Command Information Management -- $47,366-$51,997. Canberra (APS Level 4, Job No. NAVY/20861) The Australian Navy has a small innovative design team who are passionate about the development of the Navy's Internet website [ www.navy.gov.au file://www.navy.gov.au ]. The Navy needs a new team member who is willing to share this passion. By joining the team you will be able to enhance your skills in hand coding HTML, and further your practical understanding of web standards. You will play an integral role in improving the user experience of our website. You will have opportunities to develop new areas of the site and assist with the site's ongoing evolution. Key dates are: * Thursday 17 August the job is to be advertised on the Public Service Gazette [ http://www.psgazette.gov.au http://www.psgazette.gov.au ]. * Saturday 19 August the job is to be advertised on Seek [ http://www.seek.com.au http://www.seek.com.au ] and the Canberra Times [ http://www.jobsguide.com.au http://www.jobsguide.com.au ]. * Thursday 31 August is the closing date for applications. If you would like to have a web standards related job posted to the list, please contact me. Jobs can be from any country as long as they are relevant! Thanks Russ The announce list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/
[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (24/8/06)
This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements This email covers: - Links for light reading - WSG events - Jobs -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- Details on our CSS changes for IE7 http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/08/22/712830.aspx New Headaches? http://mezzoblue.com/archives/2006/08/23/new_headache/ The Changing Face of University Websites http://www.pebbleroad.com/article/the_changing_face_of_university_websites/ More W3C Controversy http://dbaron.org/log/2006-08#e20060818a Light text on dark background vs. readability http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200608/light_text_on_dark_background_ vs_readability/ Competitive Analysis http://www.digital-web.com/articles/competitive_analysis/ About Pages http://meryl.net/2006/08/22/about-pages/ Your About Page Is a Robot http://alistapart.com/articles/aboutpagerobot Understanding CSS Specificity http://www.snook.ca/archives/html_and_css/understanding_c/ Sliced and Diced Sandbags http://alistapart.com/articles/sandbags Assuring E-Accessibility: Providing Choices http://juicystudio.com/article/providing-choices.php CSS3: what it means, and what it doesn¹t http://fadtastic.net/2006/08/20/css3-what-it-means-and-what-it-doesnt/ Base Href Tag http://www.drostdesigns.com/base-href-tag/ Web Forms 2.0: Working Draft http://www.w3.org/News/2006#item148 A Web 2.0 Tour for the Enterprise http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/a_web_2_0_tour_ Blogs masquerading as http://librariesinteract.info/2006/07/26/blog-masquerade/ -- WSG EVENTS -- Brisbane Web Standards Group Meeting August -- Date: Thursday August 31 Time: 6.30pm for 7.00pm Cost: $5 RSVP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lyn Egas: A blind users experience of the web Michael Rees: The Influence of Ajax on Web 2.0 http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=71 Perth Web Standards Group Meeting August -- Date: Thursday August 31 Time: 6.30pm for 7.00pm Cost: $4 RSVP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Nick Cowie will speak about how to make forms that are accessible AND stylish. He will also present some of his research into accessibility law in Australia. http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=73 Melbourne Web Standards Group Meeting September -- Date: Thursday September 7 Time: 6.30pm for 7.00pm Cost: Free RSVP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jonathon Oxer on Making Things Move http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=73 Proudly supported by Sitepoint -- JOBS -- 1. WEB DESIGN INSTRUCTOR - BOSTON The Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University is looking for a web design instructor in our Waltham MA campus (20 minutes outside of Boston.) We are looking for a working web designer who is passionate about standards based web design, has had real world design experience and loves to teach. A typical web design class runs 8:30-4:30 for four days, making this position ideal for a freelancer looking to supplement their income with a teaching position. The ideal candidate knows css xhtml inside out, knows how to use Dreamweaver 8's standards based code tools and create web graphics with Photoshop CS2. PHP/Javascript and Flash skills helpful. For more information on the position please contact Jeremy Osborn, program director of graphic and web design at [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2. Web Developer Yahoo! Europe Product Development Team - Location: London UK Link: http://gs.globalsuccessor.com/fe/tpl_yahoo01.asp?newms=jjid=33344 http://gs.globalsuccessor.com/fe/tpl_yahoo01.asp?newms=jjamp;id=33344 3. Middleweight Producer/Information Architect - Clearleft http://clearleft.com/jobs/ 4. Web Development Engineer - Technorati http://technorati.com/about/jobs.html#webdev Thanks Russ ** Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] **
[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (1/9/06)
This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements This email covers: - Links for light reading - WSG events - Jobs -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- Using Google as a Top 10 List - The Power of SEO - expertise or marketing stunt? http://www.thegooglecache.com/?p=40 Unitless line-height bug in Mozilla and Firefox http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200608/unitless_lineheight_bug_in_moz illa_and_firefox/ Geotagging - Great shot - where'd you take that? http://blog.flickr.com/flickrblog/2006/08/great_shot_wher.html WaSP Interviews Blake Elshire - On Student Experiences in Standards-based Education http://webstandards.org/action/edutf/interviews/elshire/ 10 things businesses should know before building a website http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200608/10_things_businesses_should_kn ow_before_building_a_website/ The Big Picture on Microformats http://www.digital-web.com/articles/the_big_picture_on_microformats/ So You Want to Be an Interaction Designer 2006 http://www.adaptivepath.com/publications/essays/archives/000656.php Pageviews are Obsolete http://evhead.com/2006/08/pageviews-are-obsolete.asp A Gradient Tutorial http://9rules.com/blog/2006/08/a-gradient-tutorial/ An Interview with Barry Schwartz - The Paradox of Choice http://www.uie.com/events/uiconf/2006/articles/schwartz_interview/ How to Promote Your Website http://www.fortymedia.com/blog/articles/29/how-to-promote-your-website Writing hacks (hacks for writing) Part 1: Starting http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/essay54.htm -- WSG EVENTS -- Melbourne Web Standards Group Meeting September Date: Thursday September 7 Time: 6.30pm for 7.00pm Cost: Free RSVP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jonathon Oxer on Making Things Move http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=73 Proudly supported by Sitepoint -- JOBS -- NETCONCEPT SEO Analyst -- Netconcepts is a market leading search engine optimization consultancy. We're looking for exceptional SEO Analysts: Your background might be something like... * A computer science graduate intrigued by search engines * A web designer or developer wanting to move into search and web2.0 * A systems or business analyst in the ecommerce space * Or, of course, an experienced SEO practitioner Desirable: * Ability to diagnose common SEO issues (redirects, URLs, links, CSS, page and site structure, keywords) * An appreciation of user centric website design (and usability principles) * An understanding of web2.0 and what this means for internet marketing * An appreciation of IT and technical concepts For more info see: http://www.seek.co.nz/showjob.asp?jobid=7612415 Web Developer / Front-end Developer -- Duties Work as a part of a large development team (with a tier 1 multinational software developer) to develop and maintain style sheets (CSS), HTML and Javascript associated with a web application. Skills Strong CSS / HTML development skills - Ability to manage page layouts through browser resizing - Ability to extend and evolve CSS to meet the growing needs of a large web application - Strong Javascript development skills - Ability to develop functional and robust interactive user interface elements such as rollovers, drop-down menus, date pickers etc. Mid level visual design skills - Sufficient visual design skills to be able to convert a visual treatment into a working piece of HTML - Sufficient visual design skills to mock up user interface elements within the style dictated by a visual / interaction design guide Consultative skills - Necessary to liaise with an interstate design team. - Necessary to advise design team on the technical implications (and limitations) of certain user interface requirements - Necessary to advise development team on the back-end implications of visual design decisions and changes to the CSS model Software Dreamweaver (or equivalent) for HTML and CSS Macromedia Fireworks / Adobe Photoshop to cut-up screen mockups and implement them in HTML Contract details 3 6 month term Located in Sydney For further detail please contact Matt Morphett at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Creative Web UI developer HTML, CSS (JavaScript, Ajax) -- Fairfax Digital is looking for a creative web developer / designer who can take ownership of the client-side layer of our flagship editorial websites: smh.com.au and theage.com.au. You will create web user-interfaces in XHTML and CSS, developing innovative and creative technical solutions based on finished Photoshop designs. Working closely with the Graphic Design and Application Development teams, you will be responsible for the front-end delivery code of our sites. You will have a strong understanding
Re: [WSG] Navs at bottom of pages
The use of broken pipes was mostly used (in my opinion, but then I'm an accessibility specialist ;) to address the Level AAA Checkpoint 10.5: Until user agents (including assistive technologies) render adjacent links distinctly, include non-link, printable characters (surrounded by spaces) between adjacent links. The better solution is to mark them up as a list of links (as they are still a list even if presented horizontally) and then use css to create the horizontal appearance (setting the li to display: inline is one method) and the illusion of pipes (applying a border ro one edge of the li or a elements). You could even add a structural label above them to give them meaning :) http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2006/01/17/about-structural-labels/ Russ *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
Re: [WSG] [OT] Site check please - ADMIN
OK, we are going WAY off topic here. Focus back on the issue please - standards. :) Thanks Russ *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
Re: [WSG] Help With My Website - THREAD CLOSED - AGAIN
This thread has already been closed by Lee De Groot about 7 hours ago. THREAD CLOSED! Please do not continue. Thanks Russ Agreed. *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (13/9/06)
This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements A very lean issue this time folks :) -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- There have been a few complaints from people who have not been able to access these links. To make it easier, you can access this weeks Links for light reading here: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2006/09/13/some-links-96/ All previous links for light reading are here: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/category/light-reading/ -- JOBS -- As always, if you have a relevant job you'd like to let the group know about, please email me details. Lead Programmer / Senior Programmer --- A senior programmer working with a team of both programmers and designers, willing to take on team leader and project managing responsibilities a range of web projects. Minimum 5 years experience with the last 2+ years in a dot net environment Full job specification is available at http://www.speedwell.com.au/pdf/lead_programmer.pdf Technical Skills * Dot Net Web Applications (preferably C#, but VB.Net also) * Java (JSP, Struts) * Classic ASP (For maintenance of old systems) * Database Knowledge (MS-SQL, Oracle and MS-Access) * Knowledge of stored procedures, indexes, relationships * Integration with web applications * Complex SQL * Good understanding of web services * Good understanding of MS-IIS implementations * In depth knowledge of XHTML and Javascript * Knowledge of Ajax and Flash Actionscript would be an advantage Lead Programmer Skills * Fast, efficient and accurate web programmer * Ability to plan and document standards and quality assurance procedures * Ability to mentor and lead team members * Ability to accurately timeline projects / tasks * Able to work to deadlines * General knowledge of the Australian business environment Thanks Russ ** Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] **
Re: [WSG] parsing microformats
Am wondering if any guys can help me with a little problem I am trying to solve in regard to parsing a bunch of vevents I have marked up and am trying to get into peoples outlook2003 calenders here at work. Ross, if you don't have any luck here, you can always try the microformats-discuss list: http://microformats.org/mailman/listinfo/microformats-discuss Thanks Russ *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
Re: [WSG] Rollover Problems [was:messed up]
I would have done the rollovers like this:
http://www.thevisualprocess.com/dev/rollover/
A good one. It may be worthwhile adding a declaration inside one rule set so
that text doesn't poke out under the image when font size is increased. This
can be fixed by adding something like overflow: hidden; inside the
following rule set:
ul#nav li a {
display: block;
position: relative;
width: 100px;
height: 25px;
background-color: #eee;
overflow: hidden;
}
Also (being incredibly nit picky - which seems to be a trend on the list
tonight) the page you pointed us to has a title of Untitled Document as
opposed to the far sexier Ryan Rollovers. :)
Russ
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Re: [WSG] Ultimate DOM-script strategy
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[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (23/9/06)
This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements This email covers: - Links for light reading - WSG and Industry events - Industry related Jobs -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- This weeks links for light reading are also available here: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2006/09/23/some-links-97/ Google Goes To Web Standardsville, Part Two http://www.joesapt.net/2006/09/22/10.00.00/ Why standards still matter http://www.thinkvitamin.com/features/design/why-standards-still-matter The web standards war is far from over http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/09/20/the-web-standards-war-is-far-from-ove r/ Highlight Microformats with CSS http://www.hicksdesign.co.uk/journal/highlight-microformats-with-css Objectifying JavaScript http://www.digital-web.com/articles/objectifying_javascript/ Why people don't use collaboration tools http://www.anecdote.com.au/archives/2006/09/why_people_dont.html JaS gallery http://www.robertnyman.com/jas/ Unobtrusive Table Sort Script (revisited) http://www.frequency-decoder.com/2006/09/16/unobtrusive-table-sort-script-r evisited Easy CSS hacks for IE7 http://nanobox.chipx86.com/blog/2006/04/easy-css-hacks-for-ie7.php Vertical Centering in CSS http://www.jakpsatweb.cz/css/css-vertical-center-solution.html Creating grunge brushes http://veerle.duoh.com/blog/comments/creating_grunge_brushes/ How to explain RSS the Oprah way http://cravingideas.blogs.com/backinskinnyjeans/2006/09/how_to_explain_.htm l W3C Working Draft - CSS3 module: Generated Content for Paged Media http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-css3-gcpm-20060919/ W3C Working Draft - CSS3 Values and Units http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-css3-values-20060919/ How to verify Googlebot http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2006/09/how-to-verify-googlebot. html -- WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS -- October Web Standards Group meeting (Sydney) - 19 October A joint meeting with the WSG and Sydney Flash Platform Developers Group The Web - a blind perspective - Lee Kumutat, Training and Braille Products Manager from Quantum Technology will be talking about the web from a blind perspective. The mobile web - what you need to know right now Dominique Lee will be exploring the mobile web, where it is at and where it is going and what you need to know right now! Sponsored by Access Testing http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=74 RSVP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] IDEA2006 (Seattle) 23-24 October IDEA 2006 brings together a diverse set of designers, creators, and researchers addressing a fundamental challenge we're facing today - how to let everyday people take true advantage of the overwhelming mass of information that floods their lives. http://www.ideaconference.org/ Open Standards (Sydney) - 25-27 October OASIS Open Standards 2006 is the fourth annual Asia Pacific event where both management and technical professionals from the business and government sector can gather to share expertise and promote open discussion on the latest technologies, applications and services supporting the global e-Business community. http://www.open-standards.com/ Web Accessibility Workshops * Sydney - 2 November * Canberra - 14 November These full-day workshops run by Vision Australia, are targeted at web-development team leaders, corporate communications professionals and business managers, along with content authors, web programmers and designers and web contract managers. These workshops provide a thorough overview of accessibility issues and how to address them. They cover the World Wide Web Consortium's Content Accessibility Guidelines and their implementation and a consideration of assessment tools and techniques. Details and registration: http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/ais/webworkshops/ http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/ais/webworkshops/ Writing for the Web Workshop (Melbourne) - 2 November This practical workshop run by Vision Australia focuses on enhancing the usability and accessibility of your web content and will teach you how to communicate effectively with your readers. Course Outline: http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=685 http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=685 Registration details: http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=608 OZeWAI 2006 (Melbourne) - November 29 and December 1 Web Adaptability Conference 2006: Are we making the best progress possible? La Trobe University Melbourne. Adaptability is about ensuring that everyone who wants to access digital content can do so if they have appropriate devices and telecommunications. Currently this is not the case - large Web pages rarely fit on small hand-held device screens, let alone phone screens, and most interesting sites are not accessible to people
[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (29/9/06)
This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements This email covers: - Links for light reading - WSG and Industry events - Industry related Jobs (2 new jobs this week) If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted, please let me know. -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- This weeks links for light reading are also available here: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2006/09/29/some-links-98/ No More IE6 Background Flicker http://www.hedgerwow.com/360/bugs/dom-fix-ie6-background-image-flicker.html Javascript crossfader http://www.brandspankingnew.net/specials/crossfader/bsn.Crossfader.html The Importance of User Experience- the Poster! http://experiencedynamics.blogs.com/site_search_usability/2006/09/the_import ance_.html Microformats Cheat Sheet http://suda.co.uk/projects/microformats/cheatsheet/ Microformats Bookmarklet http://leftlogic.com/info/articles/microformats_bookmarklet More Microformats highlighting http://www.hicksdesign.co.uk/journal/more-microformats-highlighting 12 Lessons for Those Afraid of CSS and Standards http://www.alistapart.com/articles/12lessonsCSSandstandards/ Long Live the Q Tag http://alistapart.com/articles/qtag IE 7 - is catching up good enough? http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/09/19/ie-7-is-catching-up-good-enough/ The Web API Working Group has released an updated Working Draft of The XMLHttpRequest Object http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-XMLHttpRequest-20060927/ Space Explorer's Flickre stream http://www.flickr.com/photos/spaceexplorer/ -- WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS -- October Web Standards Group meeting (Sydney) - 19 October A joint meeting with the WSG and Sydney Flash Platform Developers Group The Web - a blind perspective - Lee Kumutat, Training and Braille Products Manager from Quantum Technology will be talking about the web from a blind perspective. The mobile web - what you need to know right now Dominique Lee will be exploring the mobile web, where it is at and where it is going and what you need to know right now! Sponsored by Access Testing http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=74 RSVP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] IDEA2006 (Seattle) 23-24 October IDEA 2006 brings together a diverse set of designers, creators, and researchers addressing a fundamental challenge we're facing today - how to let everyday people take true advantage of the overwhelming mass of information that floods their lives. http://www.ideaconference.org/ Open Standards (Sydney) - 25-27 October OASIS Open Standards 2006 is the fourth annual Asia Pacific event where both management and technical professionals from the business and government sector can gather to share expertise and promote open discussion on the latest technologies, applications and services supporting the global e-Business community. http://www.open-standards.com/ Web Accessibility Workshops * Sydney - 2 November * Canberra - 14 November These full-day workshops run by Vision Australia, are targeted at web-development team leaders, corporate communications professionals and business managers, along with content authors, web programmers and designers and web contract managers. These workshops provide a thorough overview of accessibility issues and how to address them. They cover the World Wide Web Consortium's Content Accessibility Guidelines and their implementation and a consideration of assessment tools and techniques. Details and registration: http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/ais/webworkshops/ http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/ais/webworkshops/ Writing for the Web Workshop (Melbourne) - 2 November This practical workshop run by Vision Australia focuses on enhancing the usability and accessibility of your web content and will teach you how to communicate effectively with your readers. Course Outline: http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=685 http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=685 Registration details: http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=608 OZeWAI 2006 (Melbourne) - November 29 and December 1 Web Adaptability Conference 2006: Are we making the best progress possible? La Trobe University Melbourne. Adaptability is about ensuring that everyone who wants to access digital content can do so if they have appropriate devices and telecommunications. Currently this is not the case - large Web pages rarely fit on small hand-held device screens, let alone phone screens, and most interesting sites are not accessible to people with adaptive tchnologies because the resources are not well-formed. http://www.ozewai.org/2006/index.html There will be WSG October/November meetings (Brisbane, Melbourne, London) announced soon. -- JOBS
[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (4/10/06)
This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements This email covers: - Links for light reading - WSG and Industry events - Industry related Jobs (2 new jobs this week) If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any country), please let me know. -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- This weeks links for light reading are also available here: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2006/10/04/some-links-99/ IE + JavaScript Performance Recommendations - Part 1 http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/08/28/728654.aspx Scab http://www.airbagindustries.com/archives/airbag/scab.php Microformats Bookmarklet http://leftlogic.com/info/articles/microformats_bookmarklet 10 Things That Will Make Or Break Your Website http://blog.auinteractive.com/10-things-that-will-make-or-break-your-website Competitive Analysis, Part 2 http://www.digital-web.com/articles/competitive_analysis_part_2/ Fresh01¹s redesign: more questions for the DTI http://www.brucelawson.co.uk/index.php/2006/fresh01s-redesign-questions-dti/ DTI Internal Review http://www.blether.com/archives/2006/09/dti_internal_re.php DTI responds to questions about their accessibility http://www.brucelawson.co.uk/index.php/2006/dti-responds-to-questions-about- their-accessibility/ Markup Maker http://accessify.com/tools-and-wizards/developer-tools/markup-maker/default. php Bytefx - a fast, lightweight and crossbrowser library http://www.devpro.it/bytefx/index.php Go Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month http://pinkforoctober.org/ YouTube¹s Video Poker http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/30/business/30tube.html?ei=5088en=aeecb773b8 9eec33ex=1317268800partner=rssnytemc=rsspagewanted=print Monoslideshow - your photos on your site http://www.monoslideshow.com/index.php How to Add an API to your Web Service http://particletree.com/features/how-to-add-an-api-to-your-web-service/ -- WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS -- Special Melbourne Meeting: Jeremy Keith (Melbourne) - October 5 The WSG and Web Directions are very proud to present Jeremy Keith, this Thursday evening in Melbourne. Jeremy is in Australia for the WD06 conference, and is only in Melbourne for a few days. He has kindly agreed to give a presentation entitled The Joy of API. http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=75 October Web Standards Group meeting (Sydney) - 19 October A joint meeting with the WSG and Sydney Flash Platform Developers Group The Web - a blind perspective - Lee Kumutat, Training and Braille Products Manager from Quantum Technology will be talking about the web from a blind perspective. The mobile web - what you need to know right now Dominique Lee will be exploring the mobile web, where it is at and where it is going and what you need to know right now! Sponsored by Access Testing http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=74 RSVP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] IDEA2006 (Seattle) 23-24 October IDEA 2006 brings together a diverse set of designers, creators, and researchers addressing a fundamental challenge we're facing today - how to let everyday people take true advantage of the overwhelming mass of information that floods their lives. http://www.ideaconference.org/ Open Standards (Sydney) - 25-27 October OASIS Open Standards 2006 is the fourth annual Asia Pacific event where both management and technical professionals from the business and government sector can gather to share expertise and promote open discussion on the latest technologies, applications and services supporting the global e-Business community. http://www.open-standards.com/ Web Accessibility Workshops * Sydney - 2 November * Canberra - 14 November These full-day workshops run by Vision Australia, are targeted at web-development team leaders, corporate communications professionals and business managers, along with content authors, web programmers and designers and web contract managers. These workshops provide a thorough overview of accessibility issues and how to address them. They cover the World Wide Web Consortium's Content Accessibility Guidelines and their implementation and a consideration of assessment tools and techniques. Details and registration: http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/ais/webworkshops/ http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/ais/webworkshops/ Writing for the Web Workshop (Melbourne) - 2 November This practical workshop run by Vision Australia focuses on enhancing the usability and accessibility of your web content and will teach you how to communicate effectively with your readers. Course Outline: http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=685 http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=685 Registration details: http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=608
Re: [WSG] looking for site-ot
I cant remeber the name of the designer or its url. Its a very nice site with green vines or ivy hanging down from the top and there are hummingbirds on it. Does that ring a bell to anyone? -best kevin http://joshuaink.com/ *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
[WSG Announce] Call for Papers - 2007 WebDU
This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements For members in Australia or those who would like to travel to Australia to present... A call for papers for the 2007 WebDU conference: http://www.webdu.com.au/go/call-for-papers Organisers are particularly keen to hear from speakers on topics around standards - css/xhtml/dom scripting - A great opportunity for people on the list to submit ideas and help spread the word. Thanks Russ ** Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] **
[WSG Announce] Web Standards Group London meetup - October 19
This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements Web Standards Group London meetup - October 19 On Thursday October 19th at 7pm, the second London based meeting for the Web Standards Group will be taking take place at the New Cavendish Street Campus of the Westminster University near to Goodge Street tube station. This month is the WSG meetup is going to be all about Microformats and we have three speakers that ranks among the leading lights in the field of Microformats. At the event you be guided through what microformats are, why they are important and how you can implement them in your own projects Where: Westminster University, New Cavendish Street Speakers: Jeremy Keith, Mark Norman Francis, Drew McLellan More here: http://muffinresearch.co.uk/wsg/ Thanks Russ ** Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] **
[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (12/10/06)
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** This email covers: - Links for light reading - WSG and Industry events - Industry related Jobs (1 new jobs this week) If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any country), please let me know. -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- This weeks links for light reading are also available here: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2006/10/12/some-links-100/ Working with Others: Accessibility and User Research http://www.alistapart.com/articles/workingwithothers The ALA Primer Part Two: Resources For Beginners http://www.alistapart.com/articles/alaprimer2 Should I Make a Flash Site? Flash Website Flowchart http://www.thegooglecache.com/?p=46 The Great Accessibility Camp-Out http://accessites.org/gbcms_xml/news_page.php?id=24#n24 IE7 Is Coming This Month...Are you Ready? http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/10/06/IE7-Is-Coming-This-Month_2E002E0 02E00_Are-you-Ready_3F00_.aspx Firefox 2 Release notes http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/2.0/releasenotes/ Selling Jeffrey Zeldman on Selling http://www.subtraction.com/archives/2006/1010_selling_jeff.php The minimalist backlash http://www.christianmontoya.com/2006/09/25/the-miminalist-backlash/ Teaching Web Design, part 5 http://www.christianmontoya.com/2006/09/28/teaching-web-design-part-5/ In search of the missing run-in value http://www.thinkvitamin.com/features/css/in-search-of-the-missing-run-in-val ue Be Accessible, Don¹t Meet Guidelines http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200610/be-accessible-dont-meet-guidel ines/ 3 Easy Steps to Avoid JavaScript Memory Leaks http://www.jackslocum.com/yui/2006/10/02/3-easy-steps-to-avoid-javascript-me mory-leaks/ CSS Tip: Targeting IE 5.x, 6 and 7 Separately http://www.ejeliot.com/blog/63 Finding fresh inspiration http://37signals.com/svn/archives2/finding_fresh_inspiration.php -- WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS -- October Web Standards Group meeting (London) Microformats! - 19th October Speaking at the event will be three people who rank among some of the leading lights in the field of microformats; Drew McLellan, Jeremy Keith and Mark Norman Francis. Between them they will be covering the nuts and bolts of microformats through to some more involved implementations. http://muffinresearch.co.uk/archives/2006/10/05/wsg-microformats-thursday-19 th-october/ October Web Standards Group meeting (Sydney) - 19 October A joint meeting with the WSG and Sydney Flash Platform Developers Group The Web - a blind perspective - Lee Kumutat, Training and Braille Products Manager from Quantum Technology will be talking about the web from a blind perspective. The mobile web - what you need to know right now Dominique Lee will be exploring the mobile web, where it is at and where it is going and what you need to know right now! Sponsored by Access Testing http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=74 RSVP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] IDEA2006 (Seattle) 23-24 October IDEA 2006 brings together a diverse set of designers, creators, and researchers addressing a fundamental challenge we're facing today - how to let everyday people take true advantage of the overwhelming mass of information that floods their lives. http://www.ideaconference.org/ Open Standards (Sydney) - 25-27 October OASIS Open Standards 2006 is the fourth annual Asia Pacific event where both management and technical professionals from the business and government sector can gather to share expertise and promote open discussion on the latest technologies, applications and services supporting the global e-Business community. http://www.open-standards.com/ Web Accessibility Workshops * Sydney - 2 November * Canberra - 14 November These full-day workshops run by Vision Australia, are targeted at web-development team leaders, corporate communications professionals and business managers, along with content authors, web programmers and designers and web contract managers. These workshops provide a thorough overview of accessibility issues and how to address them. They cover the World Wide Web Consortium's Content Accessibility Guidelines and their implementation and a consideration of assessment tools and techniques. http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/ais/webworkshops/ Writing for the Web Workshop (Melbourne) - 2 November This practical workshop run by Vision Australia focuses on enhancing the usability and accessibility of your web content and will teach you how to communicate effectively with your readers. http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=608 Building Enterprise Web Apps on a Budget - How We Built Flickr
Re: [WSG] programmmer said: difination list not a standard practise
Come on, you guys, revisit the spec: Or for those who have spec-aversion: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/presentation/definition/ :) Russ *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
[WSG Announce] Ten questions for Peter-Paul Koch
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** Peter-Paul Koch has lived in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, all his life. He is a freelance web developer - which means you can hire him - specializing in client side programming - HTML, CSS, JavaScript, with emphasis on the latter. In addition he writes rather a lot and he teaches CSS and JavaScript courses whenever he can. He has recently released a book titled ppk on JavaScript. Ten questions for Peter-Paul Koch http://webstandardsgroup.org/features/peter-paul-koch.cfm Thanks Russ ** Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] **
Re: [WSG] McFarlane Prize Finalist seeks ...ADMIN
ADMIN Hi Members, Please do not post job ads to the WSG mail list. The guidelines say: The mail list does not cover: ...Employment opportunities http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm If anyone has a job they would like publicised, from any city/country/planet, please email me and I will add to the weekly announce email. Thanks Russ *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
Re: [WSG] Ozewai2005 fork
Hi Pierre-Henri , That's an interesting idea. I haven't seen it used before but there is rarely anything new under the sun ;) I agree about the removal of the href for the current page. Simpler wording like Current page: may be better, but that is nitpicking. listronga id=birds01span class=offleftCurrent page: /span Australian Pelican /a/strong/li Like anything, always worth testing with real users to see if it is beneficial/confusing etc. Thanks Russ on 28/10/06 8:48 AM, Pierre-Henri Lavigne at wrote: Howdy WSG, After reading Mr Weakley http://www.usability.com.au/resources/ozewai2005/, I was wondering for one of my work if this could be a true way to dynamic add the following modification for example : Original Reference : http://www.usability.com.au/resources/ozewai2005/sample/index.htm h2 class=structurelabel Site navigation /h2 ul id=sitenav lia href=index.htmHome/a/li lia href=water.htmWater birds/a/li lia href=land.htmLand birds/a/li lia href=urban.htmUrban birds/a/li /ul h2 class=structurelabel Water birds navigation /h2 ol id=secondarynav listronga id=birds01Australian Pelican span class=offleftHere you are/span/a/strong/li lia href=birds02.htmBlack Swan/a/li lia href=birds03.htmLittle Pied Cormorant/a/li lia href=birds04.htmPurple Swamphen/a/li lia href=birds05.htmMusk Duck/a/li /ul If this is true, I suppose I'm not creating a new method. Can anyone link me a reference please ? Cheers, _ Pierre-Henri Lavigne Cell Phone: +33618753267 http://www.getphuture.com Some exist through what they do... We exist through what we are *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** Thanks Russ --- Russ Weakley Max Design Phone: (02) 9410 2521 Mobile: 0403 433 980 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/ Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/russweakley Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/russweakley/ Sams Teach Yourself CSS in 10 Minutes: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/book/ --- *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
Re: [WSG] Flash is more accessible than CSS?
But wasn't CSS introduced in 1996 the same year as Future Splash aka Flash? (source wikipedia) 1994 *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
Re: [WSG] Flash is more accessible than CSS?
But wasn't CSS introduced in 1996 the same year as Future Splash aka Flash? (source wikipedia) Well... Apologies for getting picky, but Hakon Wium Lie published the first draft of Cascading HTML Style Sheets on 10 October 1994. The draft is still online: http://www.w3.org/People/howcome/p/cascade.html You can read the full history here: http://www.w3.org/Style/LieBos2e/history/ Thanks Russ *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
Re: [WSG] Flash is more accessible than CSS?
or a direct approach? http://www.talentnetwork.co.uk/team/team_katie.html It is a great idea to rally together to let people know about the problems in the BBC article/report. However, we should be very wary of directly criticising or attacking any individual. Apart from the moral/karma issues, it is less likely to get a positive result :) Thanks Russ *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (2/11/06)
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** This email covers: - Links for light reading - WSG and Industry events - Industry related Jobs (2 new jobs this week) If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- This weeks links for light reading are also available here: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2006/11/02/some-links-102/ Reinventing HTML http://dig.csail.mit.edu/breadcrumbs/node/166 Bulletproof HTML: 37 Steps to Perfect Markup http://www.sitepoint.com/article/html-37-steps-perfect-markup Feeling validated http://www.webstandards.org/2006/10/31/feeling-validated/ Accessibility statements or Site help pages? http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200610/accessibility_statements_or_sit e_help_pages/ Bulletproof Ajax - a new book by Jeremy Keith http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0321472667?tag=blogography00-20 Firefox 2.0 and Access Keys http://juicystudio.com/article/firefox2-accesskeys.php CSS - what is the current starting point? http://www.rachelandrew.co.uk/archives/2006/10/29/css-what-is-the-current-st arting-point/ IE7 CSS tweak show and tell http://www.zeldman.com/2006/10/27/ie7showandtell/ Worlds highest website http://worlds-highest-website.com/ Mobile Observations http://www.dkeithrobinson.com/entry/mobile_observations/ Introduction to Microformats http://www.whymicroformats.com/articles/2006/10/04/introduction-to-microform ats Can Microformats be Validated? http://allinthehead.com/retro/302/can-microformats-be-validated Sending XHTML as text/html Considered Harmful to Feelings http://h3h.net/2005/12/xhtml-harmful-to-feelings/ The Commoditization of HTML http://www.snook.ca/archives/html_and_css/commoditization_of_html/ Semantic menus in a jiffy http://www.easymenu.co.uk/ Browsershot http://browsershots.org/ The Problem with Process http://meryl.net/2006/11/01/the-problem-with-process/ Visible Narratives: Understanding Visual Organization http://www.uie.com/articles/visible_narratives/ -- WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS -- November Web Standards Group meeting (Melbourne) - 2 November Lisa Herrod will be presenting a talk entitled Usability for the Multi-disciplinary Team. The team from Museum Victoria will be talking about the design process for their amazing site Caught and Coloured, which was the recent winner of the prodigious McFarlane Prize for excellence in Australian Web Design. Sponsored by Sitepoint, O'Reilly and Access Testing http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=77 Web Accessibility Workshops * Sydney - 2 November * Canberra - 14 November These full-day workshops run by Vision Australia, are targeted at web-development team leaders, corporate communications professionals and business managers, along with content authors, web programmers and designers and web contract managers. These workshops provide a thorough overview of accessibility issues and how to address them. They cover the World Wide Web Consortium's Content Accessibility Guidelines and their implementation and a consideration of assessment tools and techniques. http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/ais/webworkshops/ Writing for the Web Workshop (Melbourne) - 2 November This practical workshop run by Vision Australia focuses on enhancing the usability and accessibility of your web content and will teach you how to communicate effectively with your readers. http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=608 13th Australian Interactive Media Industry Association (AIMIA) Awards Enter the best government, science or health category Entries close Friday 10 November http://www.aimia.com.au/awards/ An Event Apart Austin Monday, November 6th, 2006, 9am 5pm Alamo Drafthouse Downtown 409 Colorado St. (Corner of 4th and Colorado; Directions and Map) Austin, TX 78701 http://www.aneventapart.com/events/2006/austin/ Building Enterprise Web Apps on a Budget - How We Built Flickr Brisbane - Monday, 13th November, 2006 Sydney - Tuesday, 14th November, 2006 Canberra - Thursday, 16th November, 2006 Melbourne - Friday, 17th November, 2006 In this full day tutorial we'll look at how the Flickr team built and scaled the application quickly from it's real-time environment roots to the de-facto repository for over 200 million photos it's become. http://webworkshops.com.au/flickr OZeWAI 2006 (Melbourne) - November 29 and December 1 Web Adaptability Conference 2006: Are we making the best progress possible? La Trobe University Melbourne. Adaptability is about ensuring that everyone who wants to
[WSG] ADMIN - hijacking and trimming
Two quick ADMIN notes to all... Problem: thread hijacking thread hijacking is a term used when someone replies to a thread but introduces a totally different topic. Solution: If you have a fresh topic or question you want to post, please post it with its own topic. This benefits everyone, including the poster. Problem: untrimmed posts People sometimes reply to a post and include the entire previous post. This can make it much harder for people to read quickly through posts - especially those who are in digest mode. Solution: trim all unnecessary information before posting back to the list. Remember, every time you trim your replies, you are helping the environment! Have a good day/night all Russ *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
Re: [WSG] Articles/reasearch/experience of screen readers
http://www.usability.com.au/resources/ozewai2005/ I wonder whether any of the conclusions that were drawn in the study, are still valid, or whether there has been further research to either supplement or contradict it? Specifically, one observation, The majority of screen reader users EXPECT navigation to be presented before the content. [1], and the subsequent statement Our research showed no clear overall PREFERENCE of source order [2], seem to lead me to believe that there is no real reason to attempt to have layouts with the source order first. Rather than attempting to put content first (which seems to confuse inexperienced screen reader users [3]), I would be attempting to put structural labels, as suggested in [4]. I'd be interested to hearing from people with actual experience, and or research, since all my conclusions are arrived at second-hand. Hi Rahul, The full article to support the presentation you have linked to is here: http://www.usability.com.au/resources/source-order.cfm While no further research has been undertaken by Roger, Lisa or I in this specific area, we are still working with blind users regularly. In fact, I have been sitting watching blind users today. What struck us during testing last year, and has been confirmed on many occasions since, is that: 1. Source order is often irrelevant as most screen reader users and refreshable Braille device users [1] have a variety of ways that they can move around pages quickly (skipping to heading levels, links, forms, form elements, as well as tabbing quickly through content and doing direct searches for content on the page). The concept of top and bottom of pages often becomes irrelevant. 2. Well structured content is a VERY important aid for blind users as it allows them to use their preferred method of moving around the page. Poorly structured pages often do not allow this to occur. 3. Assistive markup in forms and tables is also vital. The testing carried out today confirmed this with blind users having a great deal of trouble filling in forms due to poorly labelled input elements (or in some cases no labelling at all). 4. Structural labels are not critical but are quite helpful as they flag sections of the page. They act almost like street signs, allowing people to know where they are within the pages content. One quick test for all of this is simply to turn off all styles and read the content of your (unstyled) page. Does it make sense to you? Is the content running together? Are headings helping to break the content into meaningful chunks? The second quick test is to then tab around the page with the keyboard only and see how hard it all is to use. :) HTH Russ [1] http://www.flickr.com/photos/russweakley/58957885/ *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (9/11/06)
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** This email covers: - Links for light reading - WSG and Industry events If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- This weeks links for light reading are also available here: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2006/11/09/some-links-103/ World Usability Day - 14th of November 2006 http://www.worldusabilityday.org/ UN International Day for Disabled Persons - 6 December 2006 http://www.design-for-all.ie/events/UN_International_Day_for_Disabled_Person s.htm Have Your Say about the Future of HTML http://lachy.id.au/log/2006/11/future-of-html EJ - the only JavaScript library you'll ever need http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/11/07/ej-the-only-javascript-library-youll-e ver-need/ Stylin' Fonts and Text in CSS http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=600967f1=rssrl=1 Dynamic CSS changes http://particletree.com/notebook/dynamic-css-changes/ Getting Started with AJAX and the XMLHttpRequest Object http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=667416rl=1 Browser review: Opera 9.02 http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/?p=478 Color: An Investigation http://www.digital-web.com/articles/color_an_investigation/ CSS Photo Shuffler http://iamacamera.org/sandbox/photoshuffler/ Win A Copy of Simon Collison's CSS Book http://joshuaink.com/blog/837/win-a-copy-of-simon-collisons-css-book Web pioneers call for new 'web science' discipline http://www.newscientisttech.com/article.ns?id=dn10438feedId=online-news_rss 20 -- WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS -- Web Accessibility Workshops * Sydney - 2 November * Canberra - 14 November * Adeliade - 15 November These full-day workshops run by Vision Australia, are targeted at web-development team leaders, corporate communications professionals and business managers, along with content authors, web programmers and designers and web contract managers. These workshops provide a thorough overview of accessibility issues and how to address them. They cover the World Wide Web Consortium's Content Accessibility Guidelines and their implementation and a consideration of assessment tools and techniques. http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/ais/webworkshops/ 13th Australian Interactive Media Industry Association (AIMIA) Awards Enter the best government, science or health category Entries close Friday 10 November http://www.aimia.com.au/awards/ OZeWAI 2006 (Melbourne) - November 29 and December 1 Web Adaptability Conference 2006: Are we making the best progress possible? La Trobe University Melbourne. Adaptability is about ensuring that everyone who wants to access digital content can do so if they have appropriate devices and telecommunications. Currently this is not the case - large Web pages rarely fit on small hand-held device screens, let alone phone screens, and most interesting sites are not accessible to people with adaptive technologies because the resources are not well-formed. http://www.ozewai.org/2006/index.html Webstock Mini (Wellington) - December 6 The Webstock team presents a day of edification and an evening of entertainment for your web-related pleasure and education. Mark Wednesday 6 December in your diaries for Russ Weakley presenting an all-day CSS workshop and Natasha Hall, Russell Brown and Nat Torkington speaking on a range of wonderous topics. Registrations are now open. http://webstock.org.nz Webjam (Sydney) - December 12 Brought to you by Sydney developers Anson Parker and Lachlan Hardy, Webjam will be a fast paced shoot-out of home-grown innovation where designers, developers, information architects -- really anyone in the web industry -- will get 3 minutes each to present something they've been working on this year. Come along, have a drink and a bite to eat with your peers and see what Aussie developers have been up to in 2006. Be the entertainment What have you been up to? Have you, your team or your company been working on the next big thing? Or maybe you've developed a cool new feature for your website. Perhaps you've overhauled a creaking old site into a masterpiece of usability and accessibility. Whatever it is, as long as you can tell us about it in 3 minutes, we would love you to come and show it off at Webjam. The proposition is simple: we provide a laptop, a projector, 3 minutes and a room full of increasingly drunk peers -- you do the rest! Register now. http://webjam.com.au/register/ What: Webjam 2006 When: 6.00pm for 6.30pm Tuesday December 12 2006 Where: Hotel CBD, Jam Bar, Level 4, 52 King Street, Sydney Cost: Free, but please RSVP
[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (15/11/06)
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** This email covers: - Moscow WSG - up and running - Links for light reading - WSG and Industry events - Web related jobs (2 jobs this week) If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MOSCOW WSG - UP AND RUNNING -- On 28th of October 2006, the first Russian WSG meeting was held in Moscow. The topics included: ³Web Standards in Russia Who is There?² Vadim Makeyev ³Using of JavaScript Libraries² Marat Mamyashev Check out some Flickr action of the event here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pepelsbey/284523738/in/pool-wsg-russia/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/pepelsbey/284523741/in/pool-wsg-russia/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/pepelsbey/284523743/in/pool-wsg-russia/ Congratulations to the organisers and participants for a great inaugural event (and apologies for the slowness in reporting the event). Here's to many more Moscow WSG events! -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- This weeks links for light reading are also available here: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2006/11/14/some-links-104/ Joe Clark Micropatronage http://joeclark.org/micro/ Deconstructing the Mobile Web http://www.uxmatters.com/MT/archives/98.php Newly Supported CSS Selectors in IE7 http://www.communitymx.com/content/article.cfm?cid=1C603 CSS3.info http://www.css3.info/ Joe Dizon on starting your web standards journey. http://fadtastic.net/2006/11/13/joe-dizon-on-starting-your-web-standards-jou rney/ IE 7 Supports More CSS Selectors, Whip-e-dee-doo-da http://codylindley.com/Webdev/298/ie-7-supports-more-css-selectors-whip-e-de e-doo-da Playing with CSS selectors http://www.maujor.com/tutorial/isel-en.php Hatin¹ on Javascript http://www.christianmontoya.com/2006/11/05/hatin-on-javascript/ Great Fonts for Web 2.0 http://www.modernlifeisrubbish.co.uk/article/great-fonts-for-web-2.0 The Top 10 Lies of Web 2.0 http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=19entry_id=10620 Caroline's Corner: Eyetracking of Forms: should we accept the Conclusions? http://www.usabilitynews.com/news/article3507.asp CSS-Based Forms: Modern Solutions http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2006/11/11/css-based-forms-modern-solutions/ Perfection Meets Reality http://www.digital-web.com/articles/perfection_meets_reality/ Is left-hand navigation evil? http://www.steptwo.com.au/columntwo/archives/002264.html -- WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS -- OZCHI 2006 (Sydney, Australia) - November 20 24 OZCHI is Australia and New Zealand's leading forum for work in all areas of human-computer interaction. As the annual conference for the Computer-Human Interaction Special Interest Group (CHISIG) of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia (HFESA), OZCHI attracts an international community of researchers and practitioners with a wide range of interests, including usability, information architecture, interaction design, human factors and ergonomics, human-computer interaction, information systems, software engineering, artificial intelligence, design, social sciences and management. http://www.ozchi.org/ OZeWAI 2006 (Melbourne) - November 29 and December 1 Web Adaptability Conference 2006: Are we making the best progress possible? La Trobe University Melbourne. Adaptability is about ensuring that everyone who wants to access digital content can do so if they have appropriate devices and telecommunications. Currently this is not the case - large Web pages rarely fit on small hand-held device screens, let alone phone screens, and most interesting sites are not accessible to people with adaptive technologies because the resources are not well-formed. http://www.ozewai.org/2006/index.html Web-blast06 (Sydney) - November 30 Web-blast is a huge end-of-year party for Sydney's web community - bringing together web designers, web project managers, interface designers, information architects and other web professionals. Join a range of Sydney's web communities and celebrate the end of year in style on Thursday November 30, 2006. There are currently only 46 tickets left and they are going fast, so reserve a place asap if interested in attending. This event is proudly sponsored by Red Square, one of Australia's leading Internet agencies, delivering exceptional user experiences online. http://webblast.org/ Webstock Mini (Wellington) - December 6 The Webstock team presents a day of edification and an evening of entertainment for your web-related pleasure and education. Mark Wednesday 6 December in your diaries for Russ Weakley presenting an
Re: [WSG] Hardware/OS setup recommendations - THREAD CLOSED
THREAD CLOSED Hi all, This is, unfortunately, very much off topic. It has nothing to do with web standards. The mail list does not cover: Non-Web Standards related issues and support http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm If you would like to respond to John Faulds, please do it offlist. Thanks all Russ *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
Re: [WSG] Using list items for horizontal navigation
However, I have a couple questions. One of the challenges of the conversion was getting each link to act like its own cell/box so it would change background colour but stay within the top and bottom border of the navigation bar. Unlike a table cell, the list items don't stay contained within their box so easily. To solve this I set the line height of the navigation bar as follows: Hi Stephen, Here [1] is an explanation of why the padding on your list items is operating in a slightly odd way. When you change the li or the a within the li to display: block and then float it, your problems should disappear. [1] http://www.maxdesign.com.au/presentation/inline/ HTH Russ *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
Re: [WSG] Using list items for horizontal navigation
The surrounding div of the navigation links (with a background colour) is not stretching around the floated link elements, so my nice visual effect of the background colour (which also has a bottom border another colour) is not being seen. Any suggestions for the best way to do that? The reason your surrounding (or parent) container is not stretching around the floated links is because parent containers will only wrap around content that is in normal flow. As soon as you float an item inside the parent container, the floated item moves out of normal flow and the parent container cannot detect its height, and therefore cannot wrap around it. This is explained here: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/presentation/floatsample/ I generally prefer to float the parent container as well... rather than adding a clearing element inside the parent. As soon as the parent is floated, it can determine the heights of any floated items inside it and will wrap around them. Thanks Russ *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (27/11/06)
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** This email covers: - Links for light reading - WSG and Industry events - A once-off request for assistance - Web related jobs (2 job this week) If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- This weeks links for light reading are also available here: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2006/11/27/some-links-106/ Recent Accessibility Podcasts http://www.webstandards.org/2006/11/24/recent-accessibility-podcasts/ Communique http://www.mezzoblue.com/archives/2006/11/22/communique/ Inline image quotes http://notes.natbat.net/2006/11/21/inineimagequotes/ More thoughts on portable social networks http://adactio.com/journal/1212/ The Road to the Semantic Web http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/semantic_web_road.php Thoughts on the Impending Death of Information Architecture http://bokardo.com/archives/thoughts-on-the-impending-death-of-information-a rchitecture/ Interview with Matt Davies http://fadtastic.net/2006/11/21/interview-with-matt-davies/ Wake up and smell the IE7! http://www.thinkvitamin.com/features/design/wake-up-and-smell-the-ie7 Create site tours with Amberjack http://amberjack.org/ Jeffrey Zeldman On Why To Incorporate Web Standards http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=608636rl=1 Insert HTML page into another HTML page http://www.aplus.co.yu/web-dev/insert-html-page-into-another-html-page/ Web 2.0 style buttons http://iris-design.info/photoshop/web-20-style-buttons/ XSLT 2.0, XML Query and XPath 2.0 Are Proposed Recommendations http://www.w3.org/News/2006#item230 The fastest way to resize your pictures and images http://quickthumbnail.com/ -- WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS -- OZeWAI 2006 (Melbourne) - November 29 and December 1 Web Adaptability Conference 2006: Are we making the best progress possible? La Trobe University Melbourne. Adaptability is about ensuring that everyone who wants to access digital content can do so if they have appropriate devices and telecommunications. Currently this is not the case - large Web pages rarely fit on small hand-held device screens, let alone phone screens, and most interesting sites are not accessible to people with adaptive technologies because the resources are not well-formed. http://www.ozewai.org/2006/index.html Web-blast06 (Sydney) - November 30 Web-blast is a huge end-of-year party for Sydney's web community - bringing together web designers, web project managers, interface designers, information architects and other web professionals. Join a range of Sydney's web communities and celebrate the end of year in style on Thursday November 30, 2006. All tickets gone! This event is proudly sponsored by Red Square, one of Australia's leading Internet agencies, delivering exceptional user experiences online. http://webblast.org/ Flash Platform Developers Group meeting (Sydney) - 4th December 6:30 for 7pm start. NSW Sports Club (www.flashdev.org.au/venue) is the next meeting of the Sydney Flash Platform Developers Group. Brian Chau of Adobe (live and in person) will talk about how to make your Flash/Flex applications accessible. There'll be an open bar, complements of Adobe. Please rsvp on www.flashdev.org.au/rsvp. Webstock Mini (Wellington) - December 6 The Webstock team presents a day of edification and an evening of entertainment for your web-related pleasure and education. Mark Wednesday 6 December in your diaries for Russ Weakley presenting an all-day CSS workshop and Natasha Hall, Russell Brown and Nat Torkington speaking on a range of wonderous topics. Registrations are now open. http://webstock.org.nz Webjam (Sydney) - December 12 Brought to you by Sydney developers Anson Parker and Lachlan Hardy, Webjam will be a fast paced shoot-out of home-grown innovation where designers, developers, information architects -- really anyone in the web industry -- will get 3 minutes each to present something they've been working on this year. Come along, have a drink and a bite to eat with your peers and see what Aussie developers have been up to in 2006. Be the entertainment What have you been up to? Have you, your team or your company been working on the next big thing? Or maybe you've developed a cool new feature for your website. Perhaps you've overhauled a creaking old site into a masterpiece of usability and accessibility. Whatever it is, as long as you can tell us about it in 3 minutes, we would love you to come and show it off at Webjam. The proposition is simple: we provide a laptop, a projector, 3 minutes and a room full
Re: [WSG] Fieldset but no legend
[...] doesn't seem to allow legends to be positioned off screen [...] Whoops, I did not know this. Sorry. That's the truth! I use them but I do allow for some cross-browser variances. They aren't a mandatory element, but they *can* be helpful, especially for complex forms. I think a heading would work just fine for a wrapping fieldset in lieu of a main legend. The legend can be positioned in Firefox by wrapping the content inside the legend in a span and styling this. Not ideal (additional unnecessary markup), but a quick and easy solution. legendspanLogin details/span/legend Once this is done, you can move it off screen easily or set the span to display: block and you have much more control over positioning. In regard to the use of html elements such as headings instead of legends, keep in mind that legends have additional semantic meaning for devices such as screen readers. The legend is sometimes read out in association with form elements. Headings, on the other hand, are not tied to form elements in the same way and are even ignored by certain assistive devices when they move into forms mode. HTH Russ *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (5/12/06)
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** This email covers: - Links for light reading - WSG and Industry events - Web related jobs (2 job this week) If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- This weeks links for light reading are also available here: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2006/12/05/some-links-107/ Safari better than Firefox? http://www.zeldman.com/2006/11/27/safari-beats-firefox/ Click here to read this article http://friendlybit.com/other/click-here-to-read-this-article/ Vertical centering with a Shiv Div http://exanimo.com/css/vertidivcal-centering-with-a-shiv-div The Rise of Flash Video, Part 3 http://www.digital-web.com/articles/the_rise_of_flash_video_part_3/ Words as Pointers, and the Meaning of Web 2.0 http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2006/11/words_as_pointe_1.html Information Architecture 3.0 http://semanticstudios.com/publications/semantics/000149.php Using hasLayout to fix bugs in IE http://notes.natbat.net/2006/12/02/haslayout/ How Google handles hacked sites http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/how-google-handles-hacked-sites/ 24 ways to impress your friends http://24ways.org/ Ten Tips for Smarter Google Searches http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=675274rl=1 Sexy CSS Hover button http://www.nublue.co.uk/blog/css-hover-button/ Ultimate htaccess Article http://www.askapache.com/2006/htaccess/htaccesselite-ultimate-htaccess-artic le.html Teaching web standards http://www.christianmontoya.com/2006/11/27/teaching-web-standards/ Keeping CSS file sizes lean for practicality and sport http://www.askthecssguy.com/2006/12/keeping_css_file_sizes_lean_fo_1.html Performance Research, Part 1: What the 80/20 Rule Tells Us about Reducing HTTP Requests http://yuiblog.com/blog/2006/11/28/performance-research-part-1/ Unicode character information http://www.mythic-beasts.com/~mark/cgi-bin/unicode Be warned, too much geekiness or gaming may not be good for your health: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAhR1N5oJNA -- WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS -- Webjam (Sydney) - December 12 Brought to you by Sydney developers Anson Parker and Lachlan Hardy, Webjam will be a fast paced shoot-out of home-grown innovation where designers, developers, information architects -- really anyone in the web industry -- will get 3 minutes each to present something they've been working on this year. Come along, have a drink and a bite to eat with your peers and see what Aussie developers have been up to in 2006. Be the entertainment What have you been up to? Have you, your team or your company been working on the next big thing? Or maybe you've developed a cool new feature for your website. Perhaps you've overhauled a creaking old site into a masterpiece of usability and accessibility. Whatever it is, as long as you can tell us about it in 3 minutes, we would love you to come and show it off at Webjam. The proposition is simple: we provide a laptop, a projector, 3 minutes and a room full of increasingly drunk peers -- you do the rest! Register now. http://webjam.com.au/register/ What: Webjam 2006 When: 6.00pm for 6.30pm Tuesday December 12 2006 Where: Hotel CBD, Jam Bar, Level 4, 52 King Street, Sydney Cost: Free, but please RSVP via http://webjam.com.au/attend/ Web-blast (Canberra) - December 12 Following on from Sydney, Web-blast Canberra is a huge end-of-year party for Canberra's web community - bringing together web designers, web project managers, interface designers, information architects and other web professionals. http://webblast.org/canberra/ Perth Massive - 12 December MASSIVE is an annual event that pulls together the all facets of the Digital Media Community for one end of year celebration. Come along and share this celebration with people and communities from your digital district! Cross-pollinate with other digital disciplines over a few drinks in the two bars. Enjoy the visual stylings of international Vj's, VJZoo and watch two excellent showreels - one from the international ACM SIGGRAPH 2006 Conference in Boston and the other showcasing the best locally produced digital animation, the ACM SIGGRAPH Perth 2006 showreel. http://www.perthmassive.net/ Melbourne Massive 06 (Melbourne) - December 13 The ultimate social/networking for Melbourne's web community, bringing together creative and technical folks from eight of Melbourne's web communities and user groups. Free food, DJ entertainment, awesome door prizes, and everyone's first drink is free! Register now at http://melbournemassive.com/register/. - When: Wednesday, December 13
[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (13/12/06)
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** This email covers: - Links for light reading - WSG and Industry events - Web related jobs (3 job this week) If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- This weeks links for light reading are also available here: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2006/12/13/some-links-108/ Open Source Web Design http://www.oswd.org/ Dear JavaScript Library Developers http://www.wait-till-i.com/index.php?p=366 Rounded Corner Boxes the CSS3 Way by Andy Budd http://24ways.org/2006/rounded-corner-boxes-the-css3-way Ruby on Rails for the Rest of Us http://www.digital-web.com/articles/ruby_on_rails_for_the_rest_of_us/ Google¹s Click Fraud Rate is Less than 2% http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2006/12/google-click-fraud-rate-two-percent. html Google, Click Fraud, and Invalid Clicks http://shumans.com/articles/44.php How I Design http://www.snook.ca/archives/design/how_i_design/ Why Web 2.0 is more than a buzzword http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/2006/11/why_web_20_is_ m.html Web 2.0 Compact Definition: Trying Again http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2006/12/web_20_compact.html Simon Collison Interview http://www.digital-web.com/articles/simon_collison/ Overlapping tabbed navigation in CSS http://www.shapeshed.com/journal/overlapping_tabbed_navigation_in_css/ Oxygen - XML Editor XSLT Debugger http://www.oxygenxml.com/ Top 10 mistakes when selecting a CMS http://www.steptwo.com.au/papers/kmc_selectionmistakes/index.html Firebug 1.0 - web development evolved http://www.getfirebug.com/ TECH4FRICA 2007 - Technology for Africa: A web and emerging technology conference http://www.technologyforafrica.org/ Cairo beats Safari? http://www.hicksdesign.co.uk/journal/cairo-beats-safari Colour-blindness Questionnaire - help needed http://stuweb3.cmp.uea.ac.uk/laj-webapp/cb/questionnaire.html Ten Worst Internet Acquisitions Ever http://internet.seekingalpha.com/article/21041 Free culture http://lessig.org/freeculture/free.html -- WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS -- A Description Logic Voyage: From Inexpressive to Expressive Languages and Back - Franz Baader: Canberra, 14 December 2006 Description Logics (DL) are a successful family of logic-based knowledge representation languages, which can be used to represent the conceptual knowledge of an application domain in a structured and formally well-understood way. They are employed in various application domains, such as natural language processing, configuration, and databases, but their most notable success so far is the adoption of the DL-based language OWL as standard ontology language for the semantic web. OWL is based on a very expressive language with worst-case intractable reasoning problems. Location: Computer Science Information Technology Building (Building 108) North Road Australian National University Canberra When: 2.30pm, 14 December 2006 RSVP essential: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Accessibility Workshop in Adelaide - 15 December 2006 This full-day workshop run by Vision Australia, is targeted at web-development team leaders, corporate communications professionals and business managers, along with content authors, web programmers and designers and web contract managers. The workshop provides a thorough overview of accessibility issues and how to address them. It covers the World Wide Web Consortium's Content Accessibility Guidelines and their implementation and a consideration of assessment tools and techniques. Course Outline: http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/ais/webworkshops/ http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/ais/webworkshops/ Registration Details: http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=966 http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=966 -- JOBS -- 1. A couple of IT jobs (one requiring web dev skills) going at ACMI. http://www.acmi.net.au/2DE4E42A62AB4C508E848DBFE633A8C9.htm?bkTxt=more%20emp loyment http://www.acmi.net.au/E6EBA99A5AF645C2A48788C9257E8098.htm?bkTxt=more%20emp loyment 2. Available in Victoria (Australia) Dept of Sustainability Environment - 12mths position, VPS4. Refer to www.careers.vic.gov.au. Position number VG/801659. 3. Creative Director - News Digital Media News Digital Media is seeking a Creative Director to lead our Media Creative team located in Sydney. We need someone who is truly into all things news media. You need to get a kick out of telling a story through design and drive the Media team of visual designers and front end developers to produce cutting edge media sites. You will have
[WSG Announce] World Wide Web-a-thon - an international competition with two teams building a website in a day
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** Hi all, A message from Mike Brown, Web Standards Group core member and Webstock organiser. For those that missed the announcement in Wellington last week... Webstock www.webstock.org.nz and WIPA www.wipa.org.au are more than pleased - in fact hugely excited - to announce World Wide Web-a-thon, the start of an international series of web competitions. Yes, geek Olympics is happening! The concept is simple. A team of the representatives from two countries take each other on, at the same location, to build a complete website in 24 hours. No excuses, no extensions and no overrun budgets. What sort of website will the teams be building? Webstock and WIPA will be approaching a range of charity organisations to see who is interested in coming on board. The aim is to hand over a fully functional website to a Charity organisation at the end of the 24 hour period. Each country selects a team, with people filling the following positions: - Project manager - Information architect - Graphic designer - HTML/CSS marker-upper - Programmer - Usability purveyor - Captain's choice (can be from any speciality) Neither of the teams will know who they'll be building the website for until a briefing session at the beginning of the 24 hour period. They'll be given content, images and the chance to receive a brief from a representative of the chosen charity. They'll have complete freedom as to the platform and setup they use - Ruby on Rails, Windows or LAMP, it's all part of the fun. At the end of 24 hours, a team of judges will review both sites and select the winner. International pride, bragging rights and a trophy will follow for the winning team. So when does it start? June 2008 will see the inaugural competition - a trans-Tasman grudge match between Australia and New Zealand to be held in Australia. This event will include live blogging as well as Twitter and YouTube action throughout the 24 hour period. For those who cannot participate, you will still be able to see the entire event taking place online. Webstock 2008 (Wellington, New Zealand in February 2008) will see the geek Olympics really take off with international teams from as many countries as can make it. It will be 24 hours of international competition followed by a week of the best web event held in New Zealand! There's a lot more details to work through but we think it's such a good idea we want to get everyone else as excited as we are. Are you interested in being a representative for your country? Are you interested in organising a team for your country? To let us know, and for more information please contact: Mike Brown (Webstock) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Russ Weakley (WIPA) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you, Mike Brown ** Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] **
[WSG Announce] World Wide Web-a-thon - hopefully not that long to wait :)
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** As many people have already pointed out, there was a date error in the last announce email... So when does it start? June 2008 will see the inaugural competition - a trans-Tasman grudge match between Australia and New Zealand to be held in Australia. That should, of course, be June 2007 :) Thanks Russ ** Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] **
[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (23/12/06)
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** Hi all, I hope you have a great festive season (for those who follow this tradition/practice) and a happy new year (for those whose calendar year falls within this period). :) This email covers: - Links for light reading - Web related jobs (1 job this week) If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- This weeks links for light reading are also available here: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2006/12/23/some-links-109/ Cascading Style Sheets Celebrating 10 Years with Style http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS10/ World Wide Web Consortium Celebrates Ten Years with Style - press release http://www.w3.org/2006/12/css10-pressrelease.html Faster Development with CSS Constants by Rachel Andrew http://24ways.org/2006/faster-development-with-css-constants Internet Explorer and the CSS box model http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200612/internet_explorer_and_the_css_b ox_model/ Switchy McLayout: An Adaptive Layout Technique http://www.alistapart.com/articles/switchymclayout Making Compact Forms More Accessible http://www.alistapart.com/articles/makingcompactformsmoreaccessible Why do blog comments seem to bring out the worst in people so often? http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/171-why-do-blog-comments-seem-to-bring-ou t-the-worst-in-people-so-often Accessible JavaScript: Beyond the Mouse http://www.sitepoint.com/article/accessible-javascript Our Favorite Books of 2006 http://www.digital-web.com/news/2006/12/our_favorite_books_of_2006/ Seeing the World in Symbols: Icons and the Evolving Language of Digital Wayfinding http://www.uxmatters.com/MT/archives/000154.php How cool are you? http://www.themaninblue.com/writing/perspective/2006/12/21/ Who Questions Bill Gates¹ Commitment to Web Standards? http://www.molly.com/2006/12/14/who-questions-bill-gates-commitment-to-web-s tandards/ Taxonomy of tagging systems http://atomiq.org/archives/2006/12/taxonomy_of_tagging_systems.html If 37 Signals Had Designed YouTube or Flickr They Would Both Be Dead By Now http://phasetwo.org/post/if-37-signals-had-designed-youtube-or-flickr-they-w ould-be-dead-by-now.html Creating Your First Google Maps Mashup http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=679546rl=1 Interactive Designer Brendan Dawes on How The Craving for Experiences Drives Design http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=674697rl=1 -- JOBS -- Front end developer - London - Wilson Fletcher are looking for an experienced, top-notch front-end developer. We are a small, specialist strategy and design consultancy working with great clients. Everything we produce is xhtml 1.0 strict, uses pure css layouts, and is AAA accessibility compliant. We place an emphasis on delivering high quality work and enjoying ourselves in the process. You'll be able to demonstrate your skills on completed projects, and understand how to code to the highest standards for a wide range of browsers cross-platform. You'll be able to deliver quickly, accurately, and in an organised manner. You'll have excellent xhtml/css/javascript, of course, and be able to show us that you've already done some excellent work. Interested? Get in touch with [EMAIL PROTECTED] Did I miss an event or job in your city? If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks Russ ** Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] **
[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (9/1/07)
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** This email covers: - Links for light reading - WSG and Industry events - Web standards related jobs (3 jobs this week) If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- This weeks links for light reading are also available here: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2007/01/09/some-links-110/ HTML5 Elements and Attributes http://simon.html5.org/html5-elements Easy cross-browser transparency http://bitesizestandards.com/bites/easy-cross-browser-transparency The Line Between Clarity and Chaos: An Interview with Barry Schwartz http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/interview-with-barry Edgework interview: Dan Cederholm http://www.brianoberkirch.com/?p=791 Interview with founder of Fadtastic - Andrew Faulkner http://fadtastic.net/2007/01/08/interview-with-founder-of-fadtastic-andrew-f aulkner/ RSS Will Not Make the Mainstream http://wisdump.com/web/rss-will-not-make-the-mainstream/ Introducing Text-Stroke http://webkit.org/blog/?p=85 Numeric Access Keys Fixed in Firefox http://juicystudio.com/article/numeric-accesskeys-fixed-firefox.php Bug: IE7 absolutely positioned italics http://muffinresearch.co.uk/archives/2006/12/28/bug-ie7-absolutely-positione d-italics/ Chris Wilson, Internet Explorer 7 and CSS 2.1 compliance http://www.gtalbot.org/BrowserBugsSection/MSIE7Bugs/CWilsonMSIE7AndCSSCompli ance.html 2006 artypapers Awards http://artypapers.com/ap.awards/2006/ How I Explained REST to My Wife http://tomayko.com/articles/2004/12/12/rest-to-my-wife How to write a proper CV and get hired as a web developer http://www.wait-till-i.com/index.php?p=379 HTML Forms and PHP http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=674688 Endless Pageless: No More Next Page http://unspace.ca/discover/pageless/ A Hierarchy of Complexity http://www.usabilitynews.com/news/article3586.asp Really Easy Field Validation - Version 1.5.4 http://tetlaw.id.au/view/blog/really-easy-field-validation-version154/ -- WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS -- UIE Web Application Summit (Monterey, CA) - 21-23 January --- Web-based applications are quickly becoming critical components of the strategy of many organizations. However, the knowledge and skills to make a great application is still only available as scattered lore. Until now. http://www.uie.com/events/web_app_summit/2007/ Web Standards Group (Canberra) - 18 January --- Alexi Paschalidis, Oxide Interactive - Navy web site redevelopment Gavin Dispain, DEH - 2006 web standards audit of Australian Government home pages Karl Hayes, Hitwise - Best practice tactics for government web sites Web Standards Group (Sydney) - 25 January --- 20x20x4 - 4 presenters, each with 20 mins and 20 slides Lachlan Hardy - HTML5 - The Future of HTML (working title) Cheryl Lead - TBA Dmitry Baranovskiy - Typography on the Web Scott Gledhill - TBA Writing for the web (Canberra) - 30 January --- This 1-day course helps you discover the differences between writing for the Internet and writing for print. Through a series of practical exercises you can learn how to repurpose print documents for the web, and how to write effective web content from scratch. http://www.hiser.com.au/courses/writing_for_the_web.html WebDD conference (Reading UK) - 3 February --- The mantra behind the conference is that currently there is no focus on standards, best practice and general patterns based approaches to web development and design being pushed particularly strongly in the UK. http://www.webdd.org.uk/ Writing for the Web Workshop (Melbourne) - 6 February 2007 --- Vision Australia is partnering with respected usability and accessibility expert Dey Alexander to offer a unique Writing for the Web workshop in Melbourne on 6th February 2007. Focusing on excellent content writing, this practical workshop complements the Vision Australia Web Accessibility Workshops. http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=608 Web Accessibility Workshops (Melbourne) - 6 February 2007 --- Full-day workshops run by Vision Australia are targeted at web-development team leaders, corporate communications professionals and business managers, along with content authors, web programmers and designers and web contract managers. The workshops provide a thorough overview of accessibility issues and how to address them. It covers the World Wide Web Consortium's Content Accessibility Guidelines and their implementation and a consideration of assessment tools and techniques. http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=574 Web Directions North (Vancouver BC) -
Re: [WSG] From Tina Starnes - ADMIN - THREAD CLOSED
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[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (16/1/07)
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** This email covers: - Links for light reading - WSG and Industry events - Web standards related jobs (3 jobs this week) If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- This weeks links for light reading are also available here: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2007/01/16/some-links-111/ Bulletproof Ajax http://bulletproofajax.com/ Attributes Classes: Custom DOM Attributes for Fun and Profit http://unspace.ca/discover/attributes/ 7 Habits of a Highly Successful In-house Web Designer http://www.standardzilla.com/2007/01/09/7-habits-of-a-highly-successful-in-h ouse-web-designer/ You, me and the W3C (aka Reinventing HTML) http://blogs.msdn.com/cwilso/archive/2007/01/10/you-me-and-the-w3c-aka-reinv enting-html.aspx Styling form controls with CSS, revisited http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200701/styling_form_controls_with_css_ revisited/ It's in the Details: Seven Secrets of a Successful International Website http://www.digital-web.com/articles/secrets_of_a_successful_international_we bsite/ Markup as a Craft http://www.digital-web.com/articles/markup_as_craft/ Always Specify A Background Colour http://www.designdetector.com/2007/01/always-specify-a-background-colour.php New Dutch accessibility law http://www.quirksmode.org/blog/archives/2007/01/new_dutch_acces.html Design Feed http://design-feed.net/ The Definitive Guide to Web Character Encoding http://www.sitepoint.com/article/guide-web-character-encoding What¹s the point of web standards? http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200701/whats-the-point-of-web-standar ds/ How to Grok Web Standards http://www.alistapart.com/articles/grokwebstandards Web design: 15 important research findings you should know http://meiert.com/en/blog/20070113/web-design-15-important-research-findings -you-should-know/ developerWorks Interviews: Tim O'Reilly http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/podcast/dwi/cm-int010907.html Two weeks on twitter http://weblog.200ok.com.au/2007/01/two-weeks-on-twitter.html Words matter, but the message is King http://www.presentationzen.com/presentationzen/2007/01/words_matter_bu.html -- WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS -- UIE Web Application Summit (Monterey, CA) - 21-23 January --- Web-based applications are quickly becoming critical components of the strategy of many organizations. However, the knowledge and skills to make a great application is still only available as scattered lore. Until now. http://www.uie.com/events/web_app_summit/2007/ Web Standards Group (Canberra) - 18 January --- Alexi Paschalidis, Oxide Interactive - Navy web site redevelopment Gavin Dispain, DEH - 2006 web standards audit of Australian Government home pages Karl Hayes, Hitwise - Best practice tactics for government web sites Web Standards Group (Sydney) - 25 January --- 20x20x4 - 4 presenters, each with 20 mins and 20 slides Lachlan Hardy - HTML5 - The Future of HTML (working title) Cheryl Lead - Life after code Dmitry Baranovskiy - Typography on the Web Scott Gledhill - Corporate Semantics http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=84 Writing for the web (Canberra) - 30 January --- This 1-day course helps you discover the differences between writing for the Internet and writing for print. Through a series of practical exercises you can learn how to repurpose print documents for the web, and how to write effective web content from scratch. http://www.hiser.com.au/courses/writing_for_the_web.html WebDD conference (Reading UK) - 3 February --- The mantra behind the conference is that currently there is no focus on standards, best practice and general patterns based approaches to web development and design being pushed particularly strongly in the UK. http://www.webdd.org.uk/ Introduction to web accessibility (London) 5 February --- Every web manager needs to have a good understanding of the key issues of web accessibility and the impact it has on their users. They also need to appreciate the pressing legal and overwhelming business cases. http://www.abilitynet.co.uk/webintroaccessibility Writing for the Web Workshop (Melbourne) - 6 February 2007 --- Vision Australia is partnering with respected usability and accessibility expert Dey Alexander to offer a unique Writing for the Web workshop in Melbourne on 6th February 2007. Focusing on excellent content writing, this practical workshop complements the Vision Australia Web Accessibility Workshops. http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=608 Web Accessibility Workshops (Melbourne) - 6
Re: [WSG] Legitimate uses of b and i
Might be worth looking at the work on the Microformats site for more detailed citation markup http://microformats.org/wiki/cite http://microformats.org/wiki/citation-examples http://microformats.org/wiki/citation-examples#List_of_all_properties http://microformats.org/wiki/citation-examples-markup#Breakdown_of_Citation _Elements HTH Russ on 17/1/07 11:47 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at wrote: cite is a single element. A full bibliographic reference will typically contain a selection from: Article name Journal name Authors name(s) Editors name(s) Date of publication and probably a few other things. As you can see, each item needs to be kept distinct from each other, so a single container is not enough. A suitable micro-format would be great, but the point is that regardless of what non-sighted users require, a visual user requires a visual distinction. Clearly each item is of fairly equal importance, so neither em or strong is appropriate, semantically speaking. Mike *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (24/1/07)
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** This email covers: - Links for light reading - WSG and Industry events - Web standards related jobs (2 jobs this week) If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- This weeks links for light reading are also available here: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2007/01/24/some-links-112/ Upcoming CSS3 support in Opera http://my.opera.com/dstorey/blog/show.dml/701902 Microsoft Breaks HTML Email Rendering in Outlook 2007 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/01/10/microsoft-breaks-html-email-render ing-in-outlook/ Whitespace http://www.alistapart.com/articles/whitespace Paper Prototyping http://www.alistapart.com/articles/paperprototyping Quick CSS Mockups with Photoshop http://www.alistapart.com/articles/quickcssmockupswithphotoshop Usability heuristics for web development teams http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/01/21/usability-heuristics-for-web-devel opent-teams/ Improving Ajax applications for JAWS users http://juicystudio.com/article/improving-ajax-applications-for-jaws-users.ph p Heuristics for Modern Web Application Development http://www.andybudd.com/archives/2007/01/heuristics_for_modern_web_applicati on_development/index.php Interview with Doug Bowman http://www.digital-web.com/articles/douglas_bowman2/ Event-Driven Web Application Design http://yuiblog.com/blog/2007/01/17/event-plan/ Practical, Entry-Level Web Accessibility http://accessites.org/gbcms_xml/news_page.php?id=32 Quick Guide To Creating RSS Feeds http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=674690rl=1 Five CSS tricks that repeatedly saved my a**e, why need more? http://www.wait-till-i.com/index.php?p=385 ³nofollow² still considered harmful http://meiert.com/en/blog/20070106/nofollow-still-considered-harmful/ CSS Superdouche http://isnoop.net/tools/css.php CSS Printing Guide http://erraticwisdom.com/2007/01/22/css-printing-guide -- WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS -- Writing for the web (Canberra) - 30 January --- This 1-day course helps you discover the differences between writing for the Internet and writing for print. Through a series of practical exercises you can learn how to repurpose print documents for the web, and how to write effective web content from scratch. http://www.hiser.com.au/courses/writing_for_the_web.html Web Standards Group meeting - Melbourne - 1 Feb 1 --- James Edwards (Brothercake): What has Ajax done for us anyway?: The best bits of Web 2.0 -- social networking, tagging, folksonomies -- are conceptual not technological, and we don't really need Ajax to implement them. We can build these next-generation apps without destroying accessibility or riding roughshod through user expectations. Food and soft drinks on the night are kindly provided by SitePoint. Details: http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=83 WebDD conference (Reading UK) - 3 February --- The mantra behind the conference is that currently there is no focus on standards, best practice and general patterns based approaches to web development and design being pushed particularly strongly in the UK. http://www.webdd.org.uk/ Introduction to web accessibility (London) 5 February --- Every web manager needs to have a good understanding of the key issues of web accessibility and the impact it has on their users. They also need to appreciate the pressing legal and overwhelming business cases. http://www.abilitynet.co.uk/webintroaccessibility Writing for the Web Workshop (Melbourne) - 6 February 2007 --- Vision Australia is partnering with respected usability and accessibility expert Dey Alexander to offer a unique Writing for the Web workshop in Melbourne on 6th February 2007. Focusing on excellent content writing, this practical workshop complements the Vision Australia Web Accessibility Workshops. http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=608 Web Accessibility Workshops (Melbourne) - 6 February 2007 --- Full-day workshops run by Vision Australia are targeted at web-development team leaders, corporate communications professionals and business managers, along with content authors, web programmers and designers and web contract managers. The workshops provide a thorough overview of accessibility issues and how to address them. It covers the World Wide Web Consortium's Content Accessibility Guidelines and their implementation and a consideration of assessment tools and techniques. http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=574 Web Directions North (Vancouver BC) - 6-10 February --- Hear Kelly Goto, Andy Clarke, Adrian
Re: [WSG] Styling thumbnails and captions
Hey Thierry, Looks good! One question that people may ask you is how would this system work with different sized images or different length captions. The entire layout could fall to pieces if one caption in the middle of the page is much longer. The following floats may be caught by this long caption and sit beside it, rather than returning neatly below all previous images. I know people will ask this as I get that criticism all the time for this example :) http://www.maxdesign.com.au/presentation/definition/dl-image-gallery.htm The other comment people may make is if this is generated from a CMS I may not have the ability to add line breaks inside captions as per your example. Anyway, these are not major issues and can easily be overcome! :) Thanks for sharing the article! Russ on 24/1/07 4:01 AM, Thierry Koblentz at wrote: Hi all, I'd appreciate any comment that would help me improve the quality of this article: http://www.tjkdesign.com/articles/how_to_style_thumbnail_and_caption.asp Demo: http://www.tjkdesign.com/articles/thumbnail_and_caption/gallery_of_thumbnails. asp Thanks. --- Regards, Thierry | www.TJKDesign.com *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
Re: [WSG] AIMIA finalists
They are flawed and stay flawed everyday. Get real Andreas. Everyone please take a deep breath and calm down. We are all on the same side. No need for friendly fire. :) Russ (Admin - with flack jacket on) *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (1/2/07)
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** This email covers: - Links for light reading - WSG and Industry events - Web standards related jobs (5 jobs this week) If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- This weeks links for light reading are also available here: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2007/02/01/some-links-113/ Contract-Shmontract, What¹s the Point? http://www.digital-web.com/articles/web_design_contracts/ Is there an Example of a Scalable Taxonomy? http://bokardo.com/archives/example-of-a-scalable-taxonomy/ Working Together for a Better Web http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2007/01/30/working-together-for-a-better-we b.aspx Learn JavaScript before tasting the library kool-aid http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200701/learn_javascript_before_tasting _the_library_koolaid/ Eye Gaze Patterns while Searching vs. Browsing a Website http://psychology.wichita.edu/surl/usabilitynews/91/eyegaze.html Five Simple Steps to designing with colour part 3: Colour combinations http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/five_simple_steps_to_designing _with_colour_part_3_colour_combinations/ Mint - a fresh look at your website http://www.haveamint.com/ Machine Tags: Tagging Revisited http://allinthehead.com/retro/307/machine-tags-tagging-revisited Interviewing 9rules ~ A Group Interview http://fadtastic.net/2007/01/31/interviewing-9rules-a-group-interview/ DOMAss - the DOM assistant http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/01/25/domass-the-dom-assistant/ How Blogging Really Started http://tetlaw.id.au/view/blog/how-blogging-really-started/ Collaborative exam creation http://mamamusings.net/archives/2007/01/24/collaborative_exam_creation.php Social Networking Sites used by More than Half US Teenagers Online http://www.usabilitynews.com/news/article3662.asp End-user manifesto http://www.gapingvoid.com/Moveable_Type/archives/003583.html If Only Id Known! (Tips for a new website) http://www.hunlock.com/blogs/If_Only_Id_Known!_(Tips_for_a_new_website) Design a Web 2.0 tab with Photoshop http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/2007/01/24/design-a-web-20-tab-with-photoshop/ HTML4.5 anyone? http://www.andybudd.com/archives/2007/01/html_45_anyone/index.php Adventures in product development: The No Patrol http://susanmernit.blogspot.com/2007/01/adventures-in-product-development-no .html -- WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS -- Web Standards Group meeting - Melbourne - 1 Feb 1 --- James Edwards (Brothercake): What has Ajax done for us anyway?: The best bits of Web 2.0 -- social networking, tagging, folksonomies -- are conceptual not technological, and we don't really need Ajax to implement them. We can build these next-generation apps without destroying accessibility or riding roughshod through user expectations. Food and soft drinks on the night are kindly provided by SitePoint. Details: http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=83 WebDD conference (Reading UK) - 3 February --- The mantra behind the conference is that currently there is no focus on standards, best practice and general patterns based approaches to web development and design being pushed particularly strongly in the UK. http://www.webdd.org.uk/ Introduction to web accessibility (London) 5 February --- Every web manager needs to have a good understanding of the key issues of web accessibility and the impact it has on their users. They also need to appreciate the pressing legal and overwhelming business cases. http://www.abilitynet.co.uk/webintroaccessibility Writing for the Web Workshop (Melbourne) - 6 February 2007 --- Vision Australia is partnering with respected usability and accessibility expert Dey Alexander to offer a unique Writing for the Web workshop in Melbourne on 6th February 2007. Focusing on excellent content writing, this practical workshop complements the Vision Australia Web Accessibility Workshops. http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=608 Web Accessibility Workshops (Melbourne) - 6 February 2007 --- Full-day workshops run by Vision Australia are targeted at web-development team leaders, corporate communications professionals and business managers, along with content authors, web programmers and designers and web contract managers. The workshops provide a thorough overview of accessibility issues and how to address them. It covers the World Wide Web Consortium's Content Accessibility Guidelines and their implementation and a consideration of assessment tools and techniques. http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=574 Web Directions North (Vancouver BC) - 6-10 February
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[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (6/2/07)
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** This email covers: - Links for light reading - WSG and Industry events - Web standards related jobs (3 jobs this week) If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- This weeks links for light reading are also available here: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2007/02/06/some-links-114/ X/HTML 5 Versus XHTML 2 http://xhtml.com/en/future/x-html-5-versus-xhtml-2/ Fighting Off Design Stagnation http://www.jasonsantamaria.com/archive/2007/02/02/fighting_off_design_stagna tion.php Signals of Quality http://www.standardzilla.com/2007/02/04/signals-of-quality/ Our chance to ask Google http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2007/02/03/ask-google/ Speaking out... http://my.opera.com/chaals/blog/speaking-out?cid=2506923 Tagging Play http://pewresearch.org/pubs/402/tagging-play Webb Dialogues: Roger Johansson http://www.lk9.se/2007/01/06/webb-dialogues-3-roger-johansson-456-berea-stre et/ The Words of Design: 2007 http://www.dkeithrobinson.com/entry/the_words_of_design_2007/ The Holy Grail of Information Architecture http://www.graphpaper.com/2007/02-05_the-holy-grail-of-information-architect ure Interview with Aaron Wall Author of the Web¹s Most Popular ³SEO Book² http://www.ewriting.pamil-visions.com/2007/02/05/ Pixels to ems calculator http://riddle.pl/emcalc/ Tingelets - Bookmarklets for Web Developers http://www.tingelets.com/ Making a Good Favicon http://snook.ca/archives/design/making_a_good_favicon/ Stylesheets for Print and Handheld http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000782.html Why ³Conditional Comments² are bad, repeat: bad (authors view) http://meiert.com/en/blog/20070201/why-conditional-comments-are-bad-repeat-b ad/ CSS techniques I use all the time http://www.christianmontoya.com/2007/02/01/css-techniques-i-use-all-the-time / Talking with Microsoft about IE.next http://www.webstandards.org/2007/02/04/talking-with-microsoft-about-ienext/ For your eyes only - How to deal with computer vision syndrome ... http://www.usernomics.com/news/2007/02/for-your-eyes-only.html -- WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS -- Web Directions North (Vancouver BC) - 6-10 February --- Hear Kelly Goto, Andy Clarke, Adrian Holovaty, Douglas Bowman, Dan Cederholm, Joe Clark, Molly Holzschlag, Derek Featherstone, Veerle Pieters, Jeremy Keith and al the other present and future web luminaries, covering Ajax and Javascript, CSS, Microformats, mashups, standards based web design and development, accessibility, web app development, XHTML and HTML and more. http://north.webdirections.org Hitwise Australia online performance awards (Sydney) - 8 February --- Join Hitwise in celebrating online excellence for 2006 at the Hitwise Australian Online Performance Awards. At this year's event, online marketing executives will enjoy a short awards presentation hosted by James O'Loghlin from the ABC's The New Inventors, followed by a networking cocktail party. This is not a night to be missed. http://www.internetawards.com.au/au_awards/about.php Geek Meet Gothenburg (Stockholm) - 8 February --- Geek Meet is a meet-up of web developers and other people interested in the web scene, and it¹s taking place in the wonderful city of Stockholm in Sweden. It is completely free to attend, and the idea is to get a blog type friendly ambience, but in real life. CSS Workshop with Russ Weakley (Singapore) - 8 February --- A one-day CSS workshop with Russ Weakly that will give you a solid understanding of the basics of CSS, how to create CSS page layouts, how to structure your CSS files so that they are more efficient, easier to modify and maintain. http://www.pebbleroad.com/events/view/css_workshop_with_russ_weakley/ Search Engine Strategies (London) - 13-15 February --- Description: Search Engine Strategies (SES) London is a 3 day, multi-track conference that specifically addresses search engine marketing and optimization. This event features presentations and panel discussions from highly acclaimed industry experts; interactive sessions; intensive workshops; and updates on the latest search trends and developments for 2007. This is our 8th annual conference and remains the only event with an in-depth look on the evolution of Web use. So join us at our most highly anticipated event for 2007. http://www.searchenginestrategies.com/sew/london07/index.html Designing with users (Canberra) 14-15 February --- This 2-day course lets you experience the success of collaborative design techniques. It explains how to manage the expectations of a variety of stakeholders, and how to
[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (15/2/07)
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** This email covers: - Links for light reading - WSG and Industry events - Web standards related jobs (1 job this week) If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- This weeks links for light reading are also available here: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2007/02/15/some-links-115/ Tutorials on Microformats http://www.xfront.com/microformats/ Centering text on the longest line http://clagnut.com/blog/1887/ Multi-Column Layouts Climb Out of the Box http://www.alistapart.com/articles/multicolumnlayouts Flash Embedding Cage Match http://www.alistapart.com/articles/flashembedcagematch Avoiding Evil JavaScript http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/02/09/avoiding-evil-javascript/ Graceful Degradation Progressive Enhancement http://accessites.org/site/2007/02/graceful-degradation-progressive-enhancem ent/ New CSS properties in Safari http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200702/new_css_properties_in_safari/ CSS Speech Bubbles http://www.willmayo.com/2007/02/10/css-speech-bubbles/ Why ³left: -px;² is Better For Accessibility Than ³display: none;² http://www.nickfitz.co.uk/2007/02/14/why-left-px-is-better-for-accessibi lity-than-display-none/ Mini Tabbed Pages http://www.cssplay.co.uk/menus/mini_tabbed_pages.html Experience design is not about brands http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/01/03/experience-design-is-not-about-b rands/ Vertical Bar Graphs with CSS and PHP http://www.terrill.ca/design/vertical_bar_graphs/ Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Us/ing Us http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOEeurl= 42 cool Australian internet startups (and counting) http://buggerall.com.au/blog/42-cool-australian-internet-startups-and-counti ng/ Tips for Writing Nicer Site Badges http://www.ejeliot.com/blog/80 Ten Design Blogs You MUST Read http://www.crestock.com/blog/design/ten-design-blogs-you-must-read-31.aspx WaSP Announces the International Liaison Group (ILG) http://www.webstandards.org/2007/02/01/wasp-announces-the-international-liai son-group-ilg/ Why search sucks http://fastforwardblog.com/2007/02/10/interview-with-james-robertson/ -- WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS -- Rich media (London) - 19 February --- Technologies such as Flash, multimedia and AJAX present more complex and challenging accessibility issues than (X)HTML and CSS. http://www.abilitynet.co.uk/webrichmedia Web Accessibility Workshops (Brisbane) - 21 February 2007 --- Full-day workshops run by Vision Australia are targeted at web-development team leaders, corporate communications professionals and business managers, along with content authors, web programmers and designers and web contract managers. The workshops provide a thorough overview of accessibility issues and how to address them. It covers the World Wide Web Consortium's Content Accessibility Guidelines and their implementation and a consideration of assessment tools and techniques. http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=965 Usability evaluation (Canberra) - 27-28 February --- This 2-day course provides you with a range of evaluation techniques to suit every project. http://www.hiser.com.au/courses/usability_evaluation.html BarCamp (Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney) - 3-4 March --- A BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from participants. If you want to attend, you are encouraged to give a presentation or a demo of some kind. http://barcamp.org/BarCampAdelaide http://barcamp.org/BarCampMelbourne http://barcamp.org/BarCampSydney Update: Sydney is 3 March only - not 4 March! Search Engine Summit (Sydney) - 6-7 March --- Coming to Sydney in March 2007, Search Summit is a search marketing conference focusing on both basic training as well as strategy and tactics for industry pros. Take advantage of this opportunity to do some business networking with other Search Industry professionals while picking up practical knowledge to increase your marketing skills. http://www.searchsummit.com.au/ Web Accessibility Workshops (Adelaide) - 8 March --- These full-day workshops run by Vision Australia are targeted at web-development team leaders, corporate communications professionals and business managers, along with content authors, web programmers and designers and web contract managers. The workshops provide a thorough overview of accessibility issues and how to address them. It covers the World Wide Web Consortium's Content Accessibility Guidelines and their
[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (21/2/07)
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** This email covers: - Links for light reading - WSG and Industry events - Web standards related jobs (2 job this week) If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- This weeks links for light reading are also available here: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2007/02/21/some-links-116/ Printing the Web: Solutions and Techniques http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/02/21/printing-the-web-solutions-and-te chniques/ web standards and accessibility http://www.onsman.com/?p=34 Planet Microformats http://planetmicroformats.com/ Why microformats http://www.whymicroformats.com/pages/home Three Hypotheses of Human Interface Design http://tantek.com/log/2007/02.html#d19t1813 Beyond Validation http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/01/beyond-validation/ 15 CSS Properties You Probably Never Use (but perhaps should) http://www.seomoz.org/blog/css-properties-you-probably-never-use Search doesn't compete with navigation http://www.steptwo.com.au/columntwo/archives/002376.html#002376 Understanding and solving the JavaScript/CSS entanglement phenomenon http://arapehlivanian.com/2007/02/14/understanding-and-solving-the-javascrip tcss-entanglement-phenomenon/ Frevvo - Web form builder http://www.frevvo.com/frevvo/web/home Wikipatterns http://www.wikipatterns.com/display/wikipatterns/Wikipatterns Download Tabmenu for free http://www.kollermedia.at/archive/2007/02/20/download-tabmenu-for-free/ XHTML 1.1 Second Edition: Working Draft http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/WD-xhtml11-20070216/ Web Design Tutorials http://www.designmeme.com/articles/ Web 2.0 Webdesign-Tutorials http://www.drweb.de/weblog/weblog/?p=780 Top Five Articles for Presenters http://www.digital-web.com/news/2007/02/top_five_articles_for_presenters/ -- WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS -- Usability evaluation (Canberra) - 27-28 February --- This 2-day course provides you with a range of evaluation techniques to suit every project. http://www.hiser.com.au/courses/usability_evaluation.html WebJam (Sydney) - 1 March --- you've done something cool on the web lately, show the rest of us. We're looking for 16 presenters to show us their sharpest recent web work, but they only get three minutes. Previous presenters are welcome - if they have something new to show! Voting is back - winner gets bragging rights and a yet-to-be-determined prize http://webjam.com.au/ Search Engine Summit (Sydney) - 1-2 March --- Coming to Sydney in March 2007, Search Summit is a search marketing conference focusing on both basic training as well as strategy and tactics for industry pros. Take advantage of this opportunity to do some business networking with other Search Industry professionals while picking up practical knowledge to increase your marketing skills. http://www.searchsummit.com.au/ BarCamp (Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney) - 3-4 March --- A BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from participants. If you want to attend, you are encouraged to give a presentation or a demo of some kind. http://barcamp.org/BarCampAdelaide http://barcamp.org/BarCampMelbourne http://barcamp.org/BarCampSydney Update: Sydney is 3 March only - not 4 March! Web Accessibility Workshops (Adelaide) - 8 March --- These full-day workshops run by Vision Australia are targeted at web-development team leaders, corporate communications professionals and business managers, along with content authors, web programmers and designers and web contract managers. The workshops provide a thorough overview of accessibility issues and how to address them. It covers the World Wide Web Consortium's Content Accessibility Guidelines and their implementation and a consideration of assessment tools and techniques. Adelaide Registration Details: http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=966 Information architecture: designing intuitive menus (Canberra) - 13 March --- This 1-day course gives you a set of tools to design easy-to-use menus. Through a series of case studies and practical exercises you can learn to create and present high-level and lower-level content categories that help users to easily reach content on your site. http://www.hiser.com.au/courses/ia_-_designing_intuitive_menus.html Taming the content beast: Bob Boiko tour --- This two-day masterclass by Bob Boiko, author of the Content Management Bible, will provide proven solutions to the hardest of content management challenges. Out
[WSG Announce] @media 2007 Asia - Asian Web Design For Charity!
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** Asian Web Design For Charity! Joining events in London[1] and San Francisco[2], the web standards focussed @media 2007 Asia[3] will be the first event of its kind to be held in the continent, and aims to make money for charity by donating all of its profits to Oxfam Hong Kong[4] and WWF China[5]. Taking place in Hong Kong on 31st May and 1st June, speakers including Andy Budd, Molly Holzschlag, Jeremy Keith, and Dave Shea will help to raise the awareness and teach the application of best practices in modern web design in an area of the world that is slightly behind the likes of North America and Europe in its community participation and adoption of web standards. As well as attracting attendees, to encourage participation a Call For Papers[6] hopes to attract up and coming best practice designers and developers from the area to take part. Specially reduced price tickets are available until Tuesday February 27th, as are discounts for students, and a referral program that will give away one free ticket for every five successful registrations referred. [1] http://www.vivabit.com/atmedia2007/europe/ [2] http://www.vivabit.com/atmedia2007/america/ [3] http://www.vivabit.com/atmedia2007/asia/ [4] http://www.oxfam.org.hk/ [5] http://www.wwfchina.org/english/ [6] http://www.vivabit.com/atmedia2007/asia/callforpapers/ For further info contact Patrick Griffiths [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks Russ ** Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] **
[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (28/2/07)
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** This email covers: - Links for light reading - WSG and Industry events - Web standards related jobs (1 job this week) If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- This weeks links for light reading are also available here: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2007/02/28/some-links-117/ Semantic Flash: Slippery When Wet http://alistapart.com/articles/semanticflash Where Our Standards Went Wrong http://alistapart.com/articles/whereourstandardswentwrong 12 Lessons for Those Afraid of CSS and Standards http://www.mikelevicius.info/?p=11 Jeremy Keith Interview http://www.digital-web.com/articles/jeremy_keith_2/ Web Standards Creativity http://www.friendsofed.com/book.html?isbn=1590598032 Introducing swfIR http://www.mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/02/introducing-swfir 10 Best Practices For Displaying Tag Clouds http://www.joelamantia.com/blog/archives/tag_clouds/10_best_practices_for_di splaying_tag_clouds.html Non hierarchical navigation http://www.boagworld.com/archives/2007/02/non_hierarchical_navigation.html Conversation With XHTML 2 Team http://xhtml.com/en/future/conversation-with-xhtml-2-team/ Conversation With X/HTML 5 Team http://xhtml.com/en/future/conversation-with-x-html-5-team/ Diverse It Gets http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/02/23/diverse-it-gets/ Two (and a few more) questions about speaking, conferences, and diversity http://tantek.com/log/2007/02.html#d23t0724 Diverse Links http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/02/26/diverse-links/ We¹re still looking for those women http://www.rachelandrew.co.uk/archives/2007/02/26/were-still-looking-for-tho se-women/ Browser testing CSS and JavaScript http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200702/browser_testing_css_and_javascr ipt/ KHTML 3.5.6 is the most CSS3-compliant of all http://www.css3.info/khtml-356-is-the-most-css3-compliant-of-all/ -- WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS -- WebJam (Sydney) - 1 March --- you've done something cool on the web lately, show the rest of us. We're looking for 16 presenters to show us their sharpest recent web work, but they only get three minutes. Previous presenters are welcome - if they have something new to show! Voting is back - winner gets bragging rights and a yet-to-be-determined prize http://webjam.com.au/ Search Engine Summit (Sydney) - 1-2 March --- Coming to Sydney in March 2007, Search Summit is a search marketing conference focusing on both basic training as well as strategy and tactics for industry pros. Take advantage of this opportunity to do some business networking with other Search Industry professionals while picking up practical knowledge to increase your marketing skills. http://www.searchsummit.com.au/ BarCamp (Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney) - 3-4 March --- A BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from participants. If you want to attend, you are encouraged to give a presentation or a demo of some kind. http://barcamp.org/BarCampAdelaide http://barcamp.org/BarCampMelbourne http://barcamp.org/BarCampSydney Update: Sydney is 3 March only - not 4 March! Web Accessibility Workshops (Adelaide) - 8 March --- These full-day workshops run by Vision Australia are targeted at web-development team leaders, corporate communications professionals and business managers, along with content authors, web programmers and designers and web contract managers. The workshops provide a thorough overview of accessibility issues and how to address them. It covers the World Wide Web Consortium's Content Accessibility Guidelines and their implementation and a consideration of assessment tools and techniques. Adelaide Registration Details: http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=966 Information architecture: designing intuitive menus (Canberra) - 13 March --- This 1-day course gives you a set of tools to design easy-to-use menus. Through a series of case studies and practical exercises you can learn to create and present high-level and lower-level content categories that help users to easily reach content on your site. http://www.hiser.com.au/courses/ia_-_designing_intuitive_menus.html Taming the content beast: Bob Boiko tour --- This two-day masterclass by Bob Boiko, author of the Content Management Bible, will provide proven solutions to the hardest of content management challenges. Out from the US, this will be Bob's only visit to Australia in 2007, so don't miss out! Melbourne (Crowne
[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (4/4/07)
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** This email covers: - Links for light reading - WSG and Industry events - Web standards related jobs (2 job this week) If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- This weeks links for light reading are also available here: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2007/04/04/some-links-121/ Query String Removal Helpful? http://www.joesapt.net/2007/03/25/07.54.55/ Ruining the User Experience http://www.alistapart.com/articles/ruininguserexperience Inside Your Users¹ Minds: The Cultural Probe http://www.alistapart.com/articles/culturalprobe Cross-Browser Scripting with importNode() http://www.alistapart.com/articles/crossbrowserscripting CSS practice: Pseudo-namespaces in complex projects http://meiert.com/en/blog/20070321/css-practice-pseudo-namespaces-in-complex -projects/ Accessible Display: None http://sonspring.com/journal/accessible-display-none The problem with pixels http://www.wilsonminer.com/posts/2007/mar/16/problem-pixels/ IE 7 does not resize text sized in pixels http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200703/ie_7_does_not_resize_text_sized _in_pixels/ Introducing RSLog http://usabletype.com/weblog/rslog/ W3C Sets New Standard for Internationalized Web Content http://www.w3.org/News/2007#item64 CSS Tips http://blog.outer-court.com/archive/2007-03-30-n51.html CSS Easy http://csseasy.com/ Internet Explorer and column collapse http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2007/03/23/internet-explore-and-column-collapse/ Trade Eye WCAG AAA shopping Cart http://www.tradingeye.com -- WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS -- Oxford GeekNights (Oxfordshire) - April 11 --- An event is aimed at web developers in and around Oxfordshire, giving them a chance to get together and share their skills and talk about new ideas, techniques and technologies. http://oxford.geeknights.net/2007/april-11th/ Microsoft's The Age of User Experience (Sydney, Melbourne, Melbourne) Break down boundaries between creative vision and reality. Build bridges between disciplines so it's easier for people to work together. Fuel opportunity by redefining what's possible. Sydney - Microsoft Theatre 2, 1 Epping Rd, North Ryde Wednesday, 11th of April: 4:00pm to 6:15pm Brisbane - Microsoft, Level 9, Waterfront Place, 1 Eagle Street, Brisbane Thursday, 12th of April: 5:00pm to 7:15pm and Friday, 13 of April: 8:00am to 10:15am Melbourne - Microsoft Theatre, Level 5, 4 Freshwater Place, Southbank Wednesday, 18th of April: 4:00pm to 6:15pm Real World Accessibility for Ajax and Web Apps - Austin, Texas May 7, 2007 --- An energetic, practical, full-day workshop by top web accessibility expert Derek Featherstone. We¹ll be examining original research conducted by Derek¹s company and real-life test cases. You¹ll see assistive technologies and prototypes of new techniques in action. During this intensive workshop we¹ll even put a selection of existing web apps through their paces zeroing in on how well they meet the needs of people with a variety of disabilities. http://furtherahead.com/workshops/texas/ Max Design - CSS Accessibility Workshop --- Web designers and developers face a range of challenges in today¹s market. The days of producing websites for a single browser are gone. Website accessibility has become a key concern for developers and site owners. This workshop series will provide solutions to these challenges. If you're interested in building accessible websites that will work into the future, this workshop series is for you! Melbourne - Thursday 3, Friday 4 May Sydney - Monday 14, Tuesday 15 May Canberra - Monday 21, Tuesday 22 May Brisbane - Monday 28, Tuesday 29 May http://www.maxdesign.com.au/workshop2007/ -- JOBS -- 1. Project Manager and Web Developer (Australia) --- http://www.ayad.com.au/web/public/displayAssignment07.aspx?assignmentID=4561 2. Interface Designers (Melbourne, Australia) --- Come on Creative Web and Interface Designers here¹s an opportunity to show off your award winning interface design skills at an award winning company! * Large, global organisation and major player in Online World! * Creative and strong technical team * $65K + Super + Bonus + other benefits The client is an established web organisation looking for a strong interface designer to join an inspiring design team to specialise in developing interface designs for front end and back-end systems and assisting marketing teams. Your duties will include: * Designing and developing impressive front end and
[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (12/4/07)
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** This email covers: - Links for light reading - WSG and Industry events - Web standards related jobs (1 job this week) If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- This weeks links for light reading are also available here: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2007/04/12/some-links-122/ Breadcrumb Navigation Increasingly Useful http://www.useit.com/alertbox/breadcrumbs.html Setting Type on the Web to a Baseline Grid http://www.alistapart.com/articles/settingtypeontheweb Accessible Web 2.0 Applications with WAI-ARIA http://www.alistapart.com/articles/waiaria Uni-form http://dnevnikeklektika.com/uni-form/ Search Help and Usability http://gilbane.com/search_blog/2007/04/search_help_and_usability.html Using Technical Communication Skills in User Experience http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/using-technical JavaScript Keyboard Accessibility http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/04/04/javascript-keyboard-accessibility/ HTML5, XHTML2, and the Future of the Web http://www.digital-web.com/articles/html5_xhtml2_and_the_future_of_the_web/ What's Your Poison? XML, JSON, or HTML? http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=707906rl=1 10 Guidelines for Getting More Out of Users¹ Verbal Comments http://www.uxmatters.com/MT/archives/000183.php Row Highlights in Web Forms http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?508 Web Technologies for Opera Web Applications http://dev.opera.com/articles/view/web-technologies-for-opera-web-applicati/ XML and JSON http://blog.jclark.com/2007/04/xml-and-json.html Machine tags - establishing consistencies and/or standards http://machinetags.org/ -- WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS -- WSG meeting (Russia) - 17 April As a part of first Russian Internet Technologies (RIT2007) Conference, The second Russian WSG meeting will be held (12:30 AM, room 4) http://www.rit2007.ru/delegates/1676.html (RUS) Digital Convergence (Singapore) - 16-17 April The digital revolution that heralded the coming of an age of clutter, confusion and disruption gave birth to the term convergence¹ that both inspired awe and brought with it different perceptions and misconceptions that blurred the lines between hype and reality. http://www.availcorp.com/english/events_list.php?eventsid=101backurl=upcomi ngevents_list.php Web 2.0 Expo (San Francisco) - 15-18 April From the folks who coined the term, Web 2.0 Expo is a new event that brings Web 2.0 to life and to your business. Are you a designer, developer, entrepreneur, operations manager, PM, business strategist or marketer--or all of the above--seeking to create and leverage the new web? http://www.web2expo.com/ Microsoft's The Age of User Experience (Sydney, Melbourne, Melbourne) Break down boundaries between creative vision and reality. Build bridges between disciplines so it's easier for people to work together. Fuel opportunity by redefining what's possible. Melbourne - Microsoft Theatre, Level 5, 4 Freshwater Place, Southbank Wednesday, 18th of April: 4:00pm to 6:15pm Real World Accessibility for Ajax and Web Apps - Austin, Texas May 7, 2007 --- An energetic, practical, full-day workshop by top web accessibility expert Derek Featherstone. We¹ll be examining original research conducted by Derek¹s company and real-life test cases. You¹ll see assistive technologies and prototypes of new techniques in action. During this intensive workshop we¹ll even put a selection of existing web apps through their paces zeroing in on how well they meet the needs of people with a variety of disabilities. http://furtherahead.com/workshops/texas/ Web Accessibility Forums 2007 --- WANAU is running a series of accessibility forums in 2007 which were held across Australia at host universities. The forums were free and open to all university staff and students. The aim was to raise awareness of accessibility issues and report on recent activities related to web accessibility in the university sector. Sydney May 9 http://www.wanau.org/forums2007/ Max Design - CSS Accessibility Workshop --- Web designers and developers face a range of challenges in today¹s market. The days of producing websites for a single browser are gone. Website accessibility has become a key concern for developers and site owners. This workshop series will provide solutions to these challenges. If you're interested in building accessible websites that will work into the future, this workshop series is for you! Melbourne - Thursday 3, Friday 4 May Sydney - Monday 14, Tuesday 15 May Canberra - Monday 21, Tuesday 22
[WSG Announce] Ten questions for Lachlan Hunt
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** Lachlan Hunt is a freelance, front-end web developer, primarily developing with HTML, CSS and JavaScript. As a developer and advocate of web standards, he is well known for his involvement with the community through his blog, Lachy¹s Log, participation in various mailing lists, including WSG, and involvement with the development of web standards including HTML and CSS through public mailing lists and, more recently, as a W3C Invited Expert. Lachlan talks about HTML5, XHML2, WHATWG, specs, top posting, JavaScript, XBL and more! http://webstandardsgroup.org/features/lachlan-hunt.cfm Thanks Russ ** Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] **
[WSG Announce] Second Russian WSG - a report from Maksim
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** A report on the second Russian WSG meeting... 17th of April - About 30 Russian web-developers have come to 2nd WSG meeting to learn something new about web-standards. The 2nd WSG meeting was held by the Russian WSG under the aegis of Russian Internet technologies Conference 2007 (RIT-2007). There were 8 active group members (Vadim Makeev, Aleksey Rybakov, Marat Mamiashev, Olga Aleksashenko, Vitaly Harisov, Sergey Mezentzev, Maksim Rossomachin, Yuri Artiukch) and about 20-25 visitors who is interested in web-standards community and best practices. After small preparations Vadim Makeev and Maksim Rossomachin have introduced actual WSG Russia plans (creating the official website and building of stronger and more active Russian web standards community). The visitors have taken part in the discussion arisen; and a lot of good ideas have been expressed about the discussion topics. On the day before (16th of April) WSG members - Vadim Makeev, Aleksey Rybakov and Maksim Rossomachin - have made the reports about CSS coding, code testing and microformats. BTW, Maksim has showed the first Russian presentation of microformat technology. After microformats presentation Aleksey Rybakov and Maksim have discussed semantic coding, validation, webstandards and so on. Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thebits/sets/72157600103131875/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/savintsev/sets/72157600102894097/ Maksim Rossomachin, WSG Russia, WaSP ILG, Webmascon Project (http://webmascon.com/) ** Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] **
[WSG Announce] Web Industry Professionals Association
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** A message from Roger Hudson for Australian web professionals: - The new WIPA site was launched today. The recently established Web Industry Professionals Association (WIPA) aims to foster the development of the Web Industry in Australia and provide forums where people who work in all the different facets of the industry can come together and exchange ideas. Australian web professionals can now join WIPA through the new site. WIPA is not just for one web practice or section of the industry. WIPA is for all web professionals in Australia including, designers, content writers, information architects, usability and accessibility specialists, web developers, interface developers, online content producers etc. In short, anyone who works in the business and who has an interest in discussing, promoting and improving the work we do. WIPA is a not for profit association incorporated in NSW. Although the incorporation is in NSW, the association is committed to promoting and representing the work of web professionals throughout Australia. As a clear demonstration of this commitment, the Association Rules provide for representation on the Management Committee from all States and Territories with more than 5 WIPA Members. Also, the position of Vice-President is reserved for a person who does not live in NSW. The current WIPA Management Committee has members from the ACT, NSW and Victoria. There is a variety of other web-related groups in Australia including, the Web Standards Group, Usability Professionals Association, Oz-IA, AWIA, Mobile Monday and AIMIA. WIPA aims to work cooperatively with all other groups in helping to develop a cohesive and sustainable web industry in Australia. For more information about WIPA and to join the association visit http://wipa.org.au/ Thanks Roger Hudson President - Web Industry Professionals Association Incorporated - ** Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] **
[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (7/5/07)
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** Hi all, Apologies for the extensive delay since my last links for light reading post! No events listed this week but 5 jobs instead... a fair trade? :) This email covers: - Links for light reading - Web standards related jobs (5 job this week) If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- This weeks links for light reading are also available here: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2007/05/07/some-links-123/ The Web Design Survey, 2007 http://alistapart.com/articles/webdesignsurvey Reset Reloaded http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/05/01/reset-reloaded/ How to prevent HTML tables from becoming too wide http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200704/how_to_prevent_html_tables_from _becoming_too_wide/ Seven JavaScript Techniques You Should Be Using Today http://www.digital-web.com/articles/seven_javascript_techniques/ hAccessibility http://www.webstandards.org/2007/04/27/haccessibility/ Mass Adoption of Social Software http://www.rtodd.com/blog/archives/2007/04/mass_adoption_o.htm CSS 3 Selectors - Is your browse http://www.css3.info/selectors-test/ HTML: The Top Five Forgotten Elements http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/04/16/html-the-top-five-forgotten-elemen ts/ Web Accessibility Toolbar [For Opera] http://www.paciellogroup.com/resources/wat-about.html A Guide to CSS Support in Email: 2007 Edition http://www.campaignmonitor.com/blog/archives/2007/04/a_guide_to_css_support_ in_emai_2.html 43 Web Design Mistakes You Should Avoid http://www.dailyblogtips.com/43-web-design-mistakes-you-should-avoid/ What happens in Quirks Mode? http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/quirks-mode.html Timing and Synchronization in JavaScript http://dev.opera.com/articles/view/timing-and-synchronization-in-javascript/ The Definitive Guide to Semantic Web Markup for Blogs http://www.pearsonified.com/2007/04/definitive-guide-to-semantic-markup.php CSS Slicing Guide http://www.csslicingguide.com/ Web Design 101: Positioning http://www.digital-web.com/articles/web_design_101_positioning/ -- JOBS -- Job 1. Web Developer - The Survey Company Become key to continued product development using .Net 3, Widgets and Gadgets, AJAX, and the use of Web Services. The Survey Company is a specialist in online surveys. Our flagship service is GoFetch. We need more web developers to grow and enhance this service. The Survey Company use Microsoft¹s latest offerings and frameworks. You will be integral to continued product development using .Net 3, Widgets and Gadgets, AJAX, and the use of Web Services. You will have the opportunity to contribute to other innovative software developments through our parent company Heliocell. Technologies used Languages: C#.net 2, HTML, Javascript, XML Database Tools: SQL Server 2000 Internet Tools: Visual Studio 2005. Knowledge of web standard practices and XSLT would also be an advantage. We see this role as suitable for someone who; - wants to be involved in cutting edge developments for an innovative company, - wants direct influence in projects, - wants to be challenged, yet have achievable goals, - is seeking career progression and opportunity for development, - would enjoy working in a small team, - wants their contribution to be meaningful and recognised. You must be eligible to work in NZ to apply for this role. For more information your to apply for this position; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Job 2. Interaction Designer Interaction Designer who actually gets¹ user centred processes required for creative design team within one of the most prestigious organisations in the world * Work with real web smart and creative designers * Portfolio of products to excite anyone with half a clue! * $100K PLUS Bonus!! A lot of organisations ask Web Designers whether they know about useability¹ when talking about Interaction Design and 9 times out of 10 most think it¹s really the same thing. My client is different. They know the difference between a creative web designer who can articulately communicate a concept that will bring a lot of traffic to a site and a designer who has had real experience in the full User Centred process. This is why only the best will do! We are looking for a Senior Design Lead to manage a team of around 3 web designers working on a large portfolio of well known web product offerings. Your background will include Visual Design and along the way you will have demonstrated where you have moved into Interaction Design. You should be able to demonstrate an enormous passion and conviction for the improvement of creative web design and how users
[WSG Announce] FullCodePress - website in a day competition
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** Let the games begin! Webstock www.webstock.org.nz and WIPA www.wipa.org.au are extremely pleased to announce the launch of FullCodePress www.fullcodepress.com, a new and exciting series of web events. The concept is simple: national teams compete against each other to build a website in 24 hrs, putting national pride and web prowess to the test. And the real winners of the competitions? The not-for-profit organisation who is presented with a stunning, fully functional website. The first competition will take place in Sydney, Australia on 18 August - a trans-Tasman clash between the best of Australia and New Zealand. Following that, on the 9th February, and just prior to Webstock 08, teams from around the world will converge in Wellington New Zealand for a larger international competition. Think geek Olympics! The competitions will be judged by a panel with a brief to look at such aspects as: - meeting client needs - web standards and accessibility best practice - visual design - innovative coding Teams will consist of 7 members, covering all aspects of the web development process. The process, from start to finish is explained here: http://www.fullcodepress.com/how/ Those interested in being considered for the New Zealand or Australian teams are invited to register on the FullCodePress website. Register for the Australian team http://www.fullcodepress.com/register-australia/ Register for the New Zealand team http://www.fullcodepress.com/register-newzealand/ We're also looking for people to take on the role of country organiser for other countries around the world. Register as a Country organiser http://www.fullcodepress.com/country-organiser/ Both Webstock and WIPA are passionate about promoting a web standards based approach to web design and development. They see FullCodePress as a way of further spreading this message, whilst at the same time strengthening ties and connections globally amongst the web industry. And being able to help out a worthy not-for-profit organisation is the icing on the cake. If you are a small to medium sized non-profit organisation that would like a new website, you can register your non-profit organisation: http://www.fullcodepress.com/register-organisation/ Thanks Russ ** Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] **
[WSG Announce] FullCodePress - website in a day competition
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** ** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** Let the games begin! Webstock www.webstock.org.nz and WIPA www.wipa.org.au are extremely pleased to announce the launch of FullCodePress www.fullcodepress.com, a new and exciting series of web events. The concept is simple: national teams compete against each other to build a website in 24 hrs, putting national pride and web prowess to the test. And the real winners of the competitions? The not-for-profit organisation who is presented with a stunning, fully functional website. The first competition will take place in Sydney, Australia on 18 August - a trans-Tasman clash between the best of Australia and New Zealand. Following that, on the 9th February, and just prior to Webstock 08, teams from around the world will converge in Wellington New Zealand for a larger international competition. Think geek Olympics! The competitions will be judged by a panel with a brief to look at such aspects as: - meeting client needs - web standards and accessibility best practice - visual design - innovative coding Teams will consist of 7 members, covering all aspects of the web development process. The process, from start to finish is explained here: http://www.fullcodepress.com/how/ Those interested in being considered for the New Zealand or Australian teams are invited to register on the FullCodePress website. Register for the Australian team http://www.fullcodepress.com/register-australia/ Register for the New Zealand team http://www.fullcodepress.com/register-newzealand/ We're also looking for people to take on the role of country organiser for other countries around the world. Register as a Country organiser http://www.fullcodepress.com/country-organiser/ Both Webstock and WIPA are passionate about promoting a web standards based approach to web design and development. They see FullCodePress as a way of further spreading this message, whilst at the same time strengthening ties and connections globally amongst the web industry. And being able to help out a worthy not-for-profit organisation is the icing on the cake. If you are a small to medium sized non-profit organisation that would like a new website, you can register your non-profit organisation: http://www.fullcodepress.com/register-organisation/ Thanks Russ ** Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** ** Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] **
[WSG Announce] FullCodePress - website in a day competition
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** ** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** ** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** Let the games begin! Webstock www.webstock.org.nz and WIPA www.wipa.org.au are extremely pleased to announce the launch of FullCodePress www.fullcodepress.com, a new and exciting series of web events. The concept is simple: national teams compete against each other to build a website in 24 hrs, putting national pride and web prowess to the test. And the real winners of the competitions? The not-for-profit organisation who is presented with a stunning, fully functional website. The first competition will take place in Sydney, Australia on 18 August - a trans-Tasman clash between the best of Australia and New Zealand. Following that, on the 9th February, and just prior to Webstock 08, teams from around the world will converge in Wellington New Zealand for a larger international competition. Think geek Olympics! The competitions will be judged by a panel with a brief to look at such aspects as: - meeting client needs - web standards and accessibility best practice - visual design - innovative coding Teams will consist of 7 members, covering all aspects of the web development process. The process, from start to finish is explained here: http://www.fullcodepress.com/how/ Those interested in being considered for the New Zealand or Australian teams are invited to register on the FullCodePress website. Register for the Australian team http://www.fullcodepress.com/register-australia/ Register for the New Zealand team http://www.fullcodepress.com/register-newzealand/ We're also looking for people to take on the role of country organiser for other countries around the world. Register as a Country organiser http://www.fullcodepress.com/country-organiser/ Both Webstock and WIPA are passionate about promoting a web standards based approach to web design and development. They see FullCodePress as a way of further spreading this message, whilst at the same time strengthening ties and connections globally amongst the web industry. And being able to help out a worthy not-for-profit organisation is the icing on the cake. If you are a small to medium sized non-profit organisation that would like a new website, you can register your non-profit organisation: http://www.fullcodepress.com/register-organisation/ Thanks Russ ** Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** ** Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** ** Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] **
[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (30/5/07)
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** This email covers: - Links for light reading - WSG and Industry events - Web standards related jobs If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- This weeks links for light reading are also available here: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2007/05/30/some-links-for-light-reading-126/ Grade Your Website: 31 Free Online Tests http://www.avivadirectory.com/free-online-tests/ Evangelizing Outside the Box: Web Standards and Large Companies http://www.alistapart.com/articles/standardsandcompanies How to Evaluate Your Website in 30 Seconds http://www.standardzilla.com/2007/05/15/how-to-evaluate-your-website-in-30-s econds/ Who Needs Headlines? http://www.alistapart.com/articles/whoneedsheadlines Web Design 101: Backgrounds http://www.digital-web.com/articles/web_design_101_backgrounds/ Web developers have the power http://www.gurtle.com/ppov/2007/04/29/web-developers-have-the-power/ Creative Use of PNG Transparency in Web Design http://www.digital-web.com/articles/web_standards_creativity_png/ User Style Sheets Come of Age http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/05/28/user-style-sheets-come-of-age/ Hacking Firefox: The secrets of about:config http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasicarti cleId=9020880 Thumbstrips for Firefox http://innovation.intuit.com/blog/thumbstrips 7 Ways to Send HUGE Files http://mashable.com/2007/05/23/7-ways-to-send-huge-files-25x-bigger-than-gma il/ CODA - one window web development http://www.panic.com/coda/ Review: RiverDocs Converter http://www.blether.com/archives/2007/05/review_riverdoc.php -- WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS -- Google Developer Day --- Date: 31-May-07 City: Sydney NSW (Australia) At Google, we want to help developers build better web applications. That's why we've created APIs and tools to quickly enhance those applications, integrate with Google products and reach millions of users. That's also why we're holding Google Developer Day. http://www.google.com/events/developerday/en_AU/details.html Canberra WSG meeting --- Date: 31-May-07 City: Canberra ACT (Australia) John Allsopp (Westciv) on microformats, plus Brian Hardy (Vision Australia) on the accessibility of PDF files http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=94 WSG Sydney meeting --- Date: 31-May-07 City: Sydney NSW (Australia) Shane Morris, User Experience Evangelist, Microsoft - Designers and developers - learning to get along. Patrick Kennedy, User experience architect, Step Two Designs - Intranets - why you should care? http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=95 Vision Australia: Writing for the Web Workshop --- Date: 05-Jun-07 City: Brisbane Qld (Australia) Vision Australia is partnering with respected usability and accessibility expert Dey Alexander to offer unique Writing for the Web workshops. Dey is co-convenor of the Web Accessibility Network of Australian Universities and is a regular presenter on useable and accessible web writing to the education, corporate and government sectors. http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=685 Opera Backstage in Poland --- Date: 05-Jun-07 City: Warsaw (Poland) This is an invitation to the Opera Backstage event inaugurating Opera Software's presence on the Polish market. The event is on the 5th of June from 6 to 9PM at the You Me Bar on Żurawia Street 6/12. As far as the agenda of our event, we will demo our products, have a presentation about Opera, Web standards, usability and web development. The presentations will last at most one hour. The two hours on either side are for eating, drinking and talking. We will supply food and drink. http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/194278/ What's New, WCAG 2.0, and Current Issues - Shawn Henry, Web Accessibility Initiative --- Date: 05-Jun-07 City: London (UK) The RNIB Web Access Team will be host to Shawn Henry, W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), and author of Just Ask: Integrating Accessibility Throughout Design who will be presenting on What's New, WCAG 2.0, and Current Issues. http://wailondon.eventwax.com/whats-new-wcag-20-and-current-issues---shawn-h enry-web-accessibility-initiative Web Accessibility Network for Australian Universities Queensland Forum --- Date: 06-Jun-07 City: Brisbane Qld(Australia) Speakers: Chris Newman, Chris Frost, Gian Sampson-Wild, Dey Alexander. Raise awareness within our organisations of the problems encountered by people with disabilities that affect their use of the web http://www.wanau.org/forums2007/
[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (12/6/07)
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** This email covers: - Links for light reading - WSG and Industry events - Web standards related jobs If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- This weeks links for light reading are also available here: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2007/06/12/some-links-128/ E-mail is not a platform for design http://www.zeldman.com/2007/06/08/e-mail-is-not-a-platform-for-design/ Ordering the Link States http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/06/04/ordering-the-link-states/ Google Gears: Enabling Offline Web Applications http://code.google.com/apis/gears/ 25 Ways To Improve Your Site Today http://fadtastic.net/2007/06/10/25-ways-to-improve-your-site-today/ SnookSurvey #2: To Link or Not? http://www.snook.ca/archives/snooksurvey/to_link_or_not/ Accessibility and Screen Reader introduction http://www.last-child.com/accessibility-and-screen-reader-introduction/ Introduction - Free HTML Tutorial http://www.html.net/tutorials/html/introduction.asp Introduction - Free CSS Tutorial http://www.html.net/tutorials/css/introduction.asp Microsoft Surface (warning - Flash intro) http://www.microsoft.com/surface/ The CSS working group is irrelevant http://ln.hixie.ch/?start=1181118077count=1 Ten Tips for Avoiding Google Hell http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=768382rl=1 Improving Accessibility through Typography http://accessites.org/site/2007/06/improving-accessibility-through-typograph y/ Requirements for website prototypes http://meiert.com/en/blog/20070609/requirements-for-website-prototypes/ Button collection - over 130 web buttons for inspiration http://www.dragnet.se/webbdesign/button_collection.html HTML Entity Character Lookup http://leftlogic.com/lounge/articles/entity-lookup/ -- WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS -- Taxonomy and metadata strategies for effective content management --- Date: 15-Jun-07 City: Canberra ACT Category: IA A one day masterclass run by Joseph Busch. Taxonomies are a hot topic, but what do they really mean? Joseph Busch is the recognised US expert on taxonomies, and in his first Australian tour he will be presenting real-world approaches and answers http://www.steptwo.com.au/seminars/josephbusch07/index.html Vision Australia: Writing for the Web Workshop --- Date: 19-Jun-07 City: Melbourne Vic (Australia) This practical workshop run by Vision Australia focuses on enhancing the usability and accessibility of your web content and will teach you how to communicate effectively with your readers. http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=1653event=48 Search Engine Bootcamp - Auckland --- Date: 21-Jun-07 City: Auckland (New Zealand) One day search marketing seminar designed to enhance the skill levels of anyone already doing either SEO or PPC, 12 topics in total spread over four sessions http://www.searchenginebootcamp.com.au/index.php/2007/05/17/search-engine-bo otcamp-auckland-june-21st-2007/ ReMix Australia --- Date: 25-Jun-07 City: Melbourne Vic (Australia) Don't miss this two day event in Melbourne to help you rethink what you can create for the web and how. Choose from over 20 sessions hosted by leading industry heavy-weights. http://www.microsoft.com/australia/remix07/ Vision Australia: Web Accessibility Workshops --- Date: 28-Jun-07 City: Brisbane Qld (Australia) These full-day workshops run by Vision Australia, are targeted at web-development team leaders, corporate communications professionals and business managers, along with content authors, web programmers and designers and web contract managers. http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=965 Ausweb07 --- Date: 28-Jun-07 City: Coffs Harbour, Qld (Australia) The Thirteenth Australiasian World Wide Web Conference http://ausweb.scu.edu.au/index.html Vision Australia: Web Accessibility Workshops --- Date: 28-Jun-07 City: Brisbane Qld Category: Accessibility These full-day workshops run by Vision Australia, are targeted at web-development team leaders, corporate communications professionals and business managers, along with content authors, web programmers and designers and web contract managers. Perth BarCamp --- Date: 30-Jun-07 City: Perth WA Category: BarCamp Perth BarCamp is on! So get your laptops ready, because you will need to being them down to Central TAFE, 140 Royal St, East Perth http://barcamp.org/BarCampPerth Bits Pixels --- Date: 30-Jun-07 City: Newcastle NSW Category: Social A social get together for all web industry professionals and amateurs to discuss all
[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (20/6/07)
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** This email covers: - Links for light reading - WSG and Industry events - Web standards related jobs If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- This weeks links for light reading are also available here: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2007/06/20/some-links-129/ HTML5 differences from HTML4 http://dev.w3.org/cvsweb/~checkout~/html5/html4-differences/Overview.html A JavaScript Module Pattern http://yuiblog.com/blog/2007/06/12/module-pattern/ Web Accessibility Guidelines - an Interview with Gian Sampson-Wild http://www.uxpod.com/index.php?post_id=224459 Frameworks for Designers http://www.alistapart.com/articles/frameworksfordesigners You Are Not a Robot http://www.alistapart.com/articles/youarenotarobot Ajax rain http://www.ajaxrain.com/ The Best Online Research Apps/Sites You've Never Heard Of http://oedb.org/library/features/best-online-research-sites Pre-release of the ECMAScript 4 reference implementation http://www.ecmascript-lang.org/ How to Choose an eCommerce Package http://www.digital-web.com/articles/choosing_ecommerce_package/ Squiggles help find personas http://www.gurtle.com/ppov/2007/06/14/squiggles-help-find-personas/ Delay loading your print CSS http://www.phpied.com/delay-loading-your-print-css/ New Digital Signature Services (DSS) OASIS Standard Assures Authenticity of Data for Web Services http://www.oasis-open.org/news/oasis-news-2007-06-07.php So How Do We Fix the Web, Really? http://www.molly.com/2007/06/19/so-how-do-we-fix-the-web-really/ Animated Collapsible DIV http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex17/animatedcollapse.htm Westciv free self paced courses back online http://www.westciv.com/courses/free/index.html Netscape 9 http://browser.netscape.com/downloads/ Camino 1.5 http://www.caminobrowser.org/ Safari 3 http://www.apple.com/safari/ -- WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS -- Search Engine Bootcamp - Auckland --- Date: 21-Jun-07 City: Auckland (New Zealand) One day search marketing seminar designed to enhance the skill levels of anyone already doing either SEO or PPC, 12 topics in total spread over four sessions http://www.searchenginebootcamp.com.au/index.php/2007/05/17/search-engine-bo otcamp-auckland-june-21st-2007/ ReMix Australia --- Date: 25-Jun-07 City: Melbourne Vic (Australia) Don't miss this two day event in Melbourne to help you rethink what you can create for the web and how. Choose from over 20 sessions hosted by leading industry heavy-weights. http://www.microsoft.com/australia/remix07/ Vision Australia: Web Accessibility Workshops --- Date: 28-Jun-07 City: Brisbane Qld (Australia) These full-day workshops run by Vision Australia, are targeted at web-development team leaders, corporate communications professionals and business managers, along with content authors, web programmers and designers and web contract managers. http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=965 Ausweb07 --- Date: 28-Jun-07 City: Coffs Harbour, Qld (Australia) The Thirteenth Australiasian World Wide Web Conference http://ausweb.scu.edu.au/index.html Vision Australia: Web Accessibility Workshops --- Date: 28-Jun-07 City: Brisbane Qld Category: Accessibility These full-day workshops run by Vision Australia, are targeted at web-development team leaders, corporate communications professionals and business managers, along with content authors, web programmers and designers and web contract managers. Perth BarCamp --- Date: 30-Jun-07 City: Perth WA Category: BarCamp Perth BarCamp is on! So get your laptops ready, because you will need to being them down to Central TAFE, 140 Royal St, East Perth http://barcamp.org/BarCampPerth Bits Pixels --- Date: 30-Jun-07 City: Newcastle NSW Category: Social A social get together for all web industry professionals and amateurs to discuss all things web over a beer, gin, coffee or whatever you prefer. This is the first Bits Pixels meet up so the format is completely open and free. Come along and spread the word. http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/197097/ Where collaboration tools fit in --- Date: 03-Jul-07 City: Canberra ACT (Australia) With the rapid spread of collaboration tools such as SharePoint, the opportunity for new approaches to intranets and information management are being explored. More immediately, organisations are confronted with the fundamental question: where do collaboration tools fit in? http://www.steptwo.com.au/seminars/070703/index.html A practical introduction to website accessibility ---
[WSG Announce] FullCodePress - Google comes on board as premier sponsor
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** Hi all, FullCodePress (fullcodepress.com) is excited to announce Google as premier sponsor for the first event, to be held in August in Sydney. A reminder that you can still register to take part in FullCodePress. Registrations close on 29/7/07 (only 8 days left!). You can take part in the following ways: Register for the Australian team http://www.fullcodepress.com/register-australia/ Register for the New Zealand team http://www.fullcodepress.com/register-newzealand/ Register your non-profit organisation http://www.fullcodepress.com/register-organisation/ Volunteers needed for the Sydney event http://www.fullcodepress.com/volunteers/ Register as a Country organizer - outside Australia and New Zealand http://www.fullcodepress.com/country-organiser/ Hope to hear from you soon! Thanks Russ ** Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] **
[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (7/8/07)
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** This email covers: - Links for light reading - WSG and Industry events - Web standards related jobs If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- This weeks links for light reading are also available here: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2007/08/07/some-links-136/ Office 2.0 Database - an amazing list http://itredux.com/office-20/database/ Blackle - Energy Saving Search http://www.blackle.com/ Dust-Me Selectors http://www.sitepoint.com/dustmeselectors/ Pingdom - website monitoring http://www.pingdom.com/ YSlow for Firebug http://developer.yahoo.com/yslow/ Moonfall http://moonfall.org/ Finding That 'Sweet Spot': A New Way to Drive Innovation http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=776522 Your 10 Rules To Follow To Ensure Usability http://cre8pc.com/blog/archives/329 Fixing The Web - Part 1 http://xhtml.com/en/future/fixing-the-web-1/ CSS Cachebuster http://www.jasongraphix.com/archive/2007/08/css_cachebuster OptimalSort - Online card sorting http://www.optimalsort.com/pages/default.html The Positive Side of Negative Margins http://www.search-this.com/2007/08/01/the-positive-side-of-negative-margins/ How does Strategy affect Design? http://bokardo.com/archives/how-does-strategy-affect-design/ Google Mashup Editor http://editor.googlemashups.com/ Microformats in Google Maps http://googlemapsapi.blogspot.com/2007/06/microformats-in-google-maps.html -- WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS -- Web Trivia night - Sydney --- Date: 09-Aug-07 City: Sydney NSW (Australia) Compete with your peers in a world first: a trivia night where all the questions will focus on the web, tech, and online life. There'll be free drinks and food and all manner of awesome prizes. http://www.webdirections.org/2007/07/22/geek-trivia-night/ Interaction design --- Date: 14-Aug-07 City: Brisbane Qld (Australia) Human characteristics and theoretical principles for usable web applications, intranet and internet sites http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/courses/interaction_design.htm Webjam Perth --- Date: 15-Aug-07 City: Perth WA (Australia) That's right, the next Webjam event will be held in Perth! There is an amazing amount of cool web stuff happening in Western Australia and we want to help them show it off. Webjam will held Wednesday, August 15th, at the Velvet Lounge in Mt Lawley. It starts at 6pm with presentations kicking off at 6.30pm http://webjam.com.au/ Online Communities for Business --- Date: 15-Aug-07 City: Melbourne VIC (Australia) Presenters: Bruce Joy, CEO, VastPark and Alfred Milgrom, Principal, Zazz Chairperson: Amanda Gome, Publisher, SmartCompany and Adjunct Professor, Business, RMIT University In this seminar we look at how businesses can build online communities and what new trends are emerging. Amanda Gome, publisher of SmartCompany.com.au will talk about SmartCompany; its growth story and changes to the business model up until now. She will also discuss viral marketing efforts to build Smart Company subscriber base and what content has expanded the community. Bruce Joy, CEO, Vastpark and Alfred Millgrom, CEO of Zazz.com.au will talk about the value of online communities as a way of building access to a consumer marketplace and new opportunities for small businesses to enter the world of Web 2.0. more details and registration http://digitalharbour.eventix.com.au/display_show_details.htm?uid=2346711a mp;guid=96636d6b9992a3amp;acl=1amp;url=/display_show_details.htmamp;event id=2083 WA Web Awards --- Date: 17-Aug-07 City: Perth WA (Australia) The WA Web Awards is an offical event organised by AWIA, the Australian Web Industry Association (formerly Port80 Inc), as a showcase of the outstanding work of West Australian web designers and developers. 2007 will be the third year that the WA Web Awards programme has run. http://www.wawebawards.com.au/ FullCodePress --- Date: 18-Aug-07 City: Sydney (Australia) It¹s a geek Olympics! Web teams take each other on to build a complete website for a non-profit organisation in 24 hours. No excuses, no extensions, no budget overruns. Proudly sponsored by Google. Australian team sponsored by Adobe. Proudly supported by Red Square, SitePoint and Mort Bay Communications. http://fullcodepress.com/ Web Application Design --- Date: 21-Aug-07 City: Melbourne Vic (Australia) Processes and interface design fundamentals for designing usable. http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/courses/web_application_design.htm Interaction design --- Date: 22-Aug-07 City:
[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (14/8/07)
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** This email covers: - Links for light reading - WSG and Industry events - Web standards related jobs If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- This weeks links for light reading are also available here: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2007/08/14/some-links-137/ Easy to read CSS reference with examples and illustrations http://xhtml.com/en/css/reference/ CSS Layouts: The Fixed. The Fluid. The Elastic. http://green-beast.com/blog/?p=199 Keryx (X)HTML Elements Best Practice Sheet http://keryx.se/resources/html-elements.xhtml Jeffrey Zeldman: King of Web Standards http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/aug2007/id2007086_670396.htm Turn a textarea into a WYSIWYG http://www.tamingthebeast.net/blog/web-development/textarea-wysiwyg-editor-0 807.htm Nifty Navigation Using CSS http://www.sitepoint.com/article/navigation-using-css The sad, sad state of the mobile web http://www.christianmontoya.com/2007/08/10/the-sad-sad-state-of-the-mobile-w eb/ Creative thinking hacks http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/56-creative-thinking-hacks/ The cold, cold heart of Web 2.0 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/31/william_davies_web20/ PDF Prototypes: Mistakenly Disregarded and Underutilized http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/pdf-prototypes Google Algorithm Update Analysis http://evolt.org/google-algorithm-update-analysis Dealing with unqualified HREF values http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/08/10/dealing-with-unqualified-href-valu es/ Flash and Accessibility http://niquimerret.com/?p=94 Interview: Matt Davies on design process http://fadtastic.net/2007/08/09/interview-matt-davies-on-design-process/ Interview with Jesse James Garrett, father of Ajax http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/newsletter/link_track.asp?id=3371lin k_id=#1 Blueprint: A CSS Framework http://code.google.com/p/blueprintcss/ Coworking space - Canberra https://coworking.pbwiki.com/CoworkingCanberra -- WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS -- Webjam Perth --- Date: 15-Aug-07 City: Perth WA (Australia) That's right, the next Webjam event will be held in Perth! There is an amazing amount of cool web stuff happening in Western Australia and we want to help them show it off. Webjam will held Wednesday, August 15th, at the Velvet Lounge in Mt Lawley. It starts at 6pm with presentations kicking off at 6.30pm http://webjam.com.au/ Online Communities for Business --- Date: 15-Aug-07 City: Melbourne VIC (Australia) Presenters: Bruce Joy, CEO, VastPark and Alfred Milgrom, Principal, Zazz Chairperson: Amanda Gome, Publisher, SmartCompany and Adjunct Professor, Business, RMIT University In this seminar we look at how businesses can build online communities and what new trends are emerging. Amanda Gome, publisher of SmartCompany.com.au will talk about SmartCompany; its growth story and changes to the business model up until now. She will also discuss viral marketing efforts to build Smart Company subscriber base and what content has expanded the community. Bruce Joy, CEO, Vastpark and Alfred Millgrom, CEO of Zazz.com.au will talk about the value of online communities as a way of building access to a consumer marketplace and new opportunities for small businesses to enter the world of Web 2.0. more details and registration http://digitalharbour.eventix.com.au/display_show_details.htm?uid=2346711a mp;guid=96636d6b9992a3amp;acl=1amp;url=/display_show_details.htmamp;event id=2083 WA Web Awards --- Date: 17-Aug-07 City: Perth WA (Australia) The WA Web Awards is an offical event organised by AWIA, the Australian Web Industry Association (formerly Port80 Inc), as a showcase of the outstanding work of West Australian web designers and developers. 2007 will be the third year that the WA Web Awards programme has run. http://www.wawebawards.com.au/ FullCodePress --- Date: 18-Aug-07 City: Sydney (Australia) It¹s a geek Olympics! Web teams take each other on to build a complete website for a non-profit organisation in 24 hours. No excuses, no extensions, no budget overruns. Proudly sponsored by Google. Australian team sponsored by Adobe. Proudly supported by Red Square, SitePoint and Mort Bay Communications. http://fullcodepress.com/ Web Application Design --- Date: 21-Aug-07 City: Melbourne Vic (Australia) Processes and interface design fundamentals for designing usable. http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/courses/web_application_design.htm Interaction design --- Date: 22-Aug-07 City: Melbourne Vic (Australia) Human characteristics and theoretical principles for usable
[WSG Announce] FullCodePress this weekend - watch and participate in the action online
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** FullCodePress is on this weekend and everyone is invited to watch the action - either at the event or online - http://www.fullcodepress.com/ Where: - Sat 18 - Sun 19 August Where: - CityGate Central Hotel 169-179 Thomas Street, Sydney Anyone is welcome to come along and watch the action. Times: - Event opening: 9am Saturday Teams begin work: 9.30am Saturday Teams stop work: 9.30am Sunday Winners announced: 12.00pm Sunday Can I see the event online? - The two teams will be building their websites online, and you can watch the progress on the two websites in real time. The web addresses will be announced at 9.30am on Saturday. Photo and video action action? - http://www.flickr.com/photos/fullcodepress/ http://www.flickr.com/groups/fullcodepress/pool/ http://www.youtube.com/fullcodepress http://picasaweb.google.com/FullCodePress Blog action: - http://www.fullcodepress.com/ http://www.codeblacks.co.nz/ http://wipa.org.au/ Brought to you by: - http://www.webstock.org.nz/ http://www.webstock.org.nz/ Proudly sponsored by: Google: www.google.com/ Australian team sponsored by: Adobe: www.adobe.com/ Proudly supported by: Red Sqaure: www.redsquare.com.au/ SitePoint: www.sitepoint.com/ Mort Bay Communications: www.mbcomms.net.au/ Hope to see you online - hassling, heckling and supporting the teams Thanks Russ ** Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] **
[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (20/8/07)
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** This email covers: - Links for light reading - WSG and Industry events - Web standards related jobs If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- This weeks links for light reading are also available here: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2007/08/22/some-links-138/ Misconceptions about library classification http://www.finditim.com.au/opinions/opinions.html 31 Days to Build a Better Blog-Days 15-19 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/2007/08/19/31-days-to-build-a-better-blog -days-15-19/ Bust a name http://www.bustaname.com/ Banner Blindness: Old and New Findings http://www.useit.com/alertbox/banner-blindness.html i love typography http://ilovetypography.com/ SCSS - a Scheme module for parsing, querying, and emitting style information http://www.nongnu.org/scss/ Your Client Problems Solved: Answers (Part 2 of 3) http://fadtastic.net/2007/08/14/your-client-problems-solved-answers-part-2-o f-3/ 6 Keys to Understanding Modern CSS-based Layouts http://www.snook.ca/archives/html_and_css/six_keys_to_understanding_css_layo uts/ Blueprint Grid CSS Generator http://kematzy.com/blueprint-generator/ What is Enterprise 2.0? http://www.theworkplaceblog.com/2007/08/what_is_enterprise_20.html CSS basic box model - W3C Working Draft http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/WD-css3-box-20070809/ Event delegation without a JavaScript library http://usabletype.com/weblog/event-delegation-without-javascript-library/ Mashable Supports the Open Friends Format (OFF?) http://mashable.com/2007/08/06/mashable-supports-the-open-friends-format-off / 5000 Web Apps in 333 Seconds http://simplespark.com/blog/announcements/5000-web-apps-in-333-seconds/ Creativity Spark From Masters Of Graphic Design http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/08/21/creativity-spark-from-masters-of- graphic-design/ Effectively Testing Your Website in Multiple Browsers http://www.vandelaydesign.com/blog/design/effectively-testing-your-website-i n-multiple-browsers/ -- WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS -- Web Application Design --- Date: 23-Aug-07 City: Sydney NSW (Australia) Processes and interface design fundamentals for designing usable. http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/courses/web_application_design.htm Web on the Piste - The Ultimate Conference for Rich Internet Technologies! --- Date: 22nd-23rd August 2007 City: Crowne Plaza Lake Front Queenstown NZ Web on the Piste is the ultimate conference for Rich Internet Technologies (RIA) in Australia New Zealand. Held in a very cool part of southern New Zealand called Queenstown, it's aimed squarely at web developers designers, business implementers anyone who is interested in learning about RIA's and how they can leverage them in today's market. Included... - 2 days of WPF, AJAX, FLEX, SPRY, Apollo, Flash - Server side technologies; ColdFusion, .NET, Java, Silverlight +more! - Certified Instructors - classroom setting - NEW RIA's, games, and campaigns on mobile delivery platforms - Generation of new business opportunities and added value to current ones - Industry leaders as instructors, and a free-for-all round table discussion each day - Morning Afternoon refreshments lunch!! Limited number of tickets left - so be quick! Registration is NZ$540 (US$425 / AU$495) per person. Register now at: http://www.webonthepiste.com/webonthepiste/registration/registration_hom e.cfm Interaction design --- Date: 24-Aug-07 City: Sydney NSW (Australia) Human characteristics and theoretical principles for usable web applications, intranet and internet sites. http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/courses/interaction_design.htm Information Architecture Fundamentals --- Date: 24-Aug-07 City: Sydney NSW (Australia) One-day workshop run by Patrick Kennedy of Step Two Designs. This workshop will present an introduction to information architecture (IA), the core methodology for organising and designing information-rich websites and intranets. Fundamental principles will be covered, along with a hands-on exploration of practical techniques. A must for all web teams. www.steptwo.com.au/seminars/070824/ Web Application Design --- Date: 28-Aug-07 City: Adelaide SA (Australia) Processes and interface design fundamentals for designing usable. http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/courses/web_application_design.htm Writing for the Web Workshop --- Date: 28-Aug-07 City: Perth WA (Australia) Vision Australia is partnering with respected usability and accessibility expert Dey Alexander to offer a unique Writing for the Web workshop. Dey is
[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (22/1/08)
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** This email covers: - Links for light reading - WSG and Industry events - Industry related jobs If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- This weeks links for light reading are also available here (for those who click on the links below and find that they are broken): http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2008/01/22/some-links-159/ A CSS layout that does not rely on DIV, FLOAT, CLEAR nor structural HACK! http://tjkdesign.com/articles/float-less_css_layouts.asp CSS Gradient Text Effect http://www.webdesignerwall.com/tutorials/css-gradient-text-effect/ What makes a good form? http://formulate.com.au/articles/what-makes-a-good-form/ iTunes Player Hits a High Note, Passes RealPlayer http://www.websiteoptimization.com/bw/0801/ .aspx considered harmful http://blog.jonudell.net/2008/01/17/aspx-considered-harmful/ W3C adds a touch of Sparql to Web 2.0 http://www.builderau.com.au/news/soa/W3C-adds-a-touch-of-Sparql-to-Web-2-0-/ 0,339028227,339285259,00.htm# The best Web 2 jQuery javascript plugins http://www.wiliam.com.au/wiliam-blog/the-best-web-2-jquery-javascript-plugin s Cultivate Teens By Catching Their Eyes, New MMC Report Recommends http://www.mediamanagementcenter.org/blogs/mike/2008/01/cultivate-teens-by-c atching-their-eyes.html Revisiting the top 60 Web 2.0 applications in Australia for 2007 http://www.rossdawsonblog.com/top60web2appsinoz.html NVDA - a free and open source screen reader for Windows http://www.paciellogroup.com/blog/?p=23 Qik http://qik.com/ Tell the CSS WG what you want from CSS3 http://www.webstandards.org/2008/01/18/tell-the-css-wg-what-you-want-from-cs s3/ Overcoming blankcanvasphobia http://cameronmoll.com/archives/2008/01/overcoming_blankcanvasphobia/ Advancing Advanced Search http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/advancing-advanced Killing Some Bad Layout Conventions http://www.andyrutledge.com/bad-layout-conventions.php#fragment-3 Personas and the Advantage of Designing for Yourself http://bokardo.com/archives/personas-and-the-advantage-of-designing-for-your self/ Beyond DOCTYPE: Web Standards, Forward Compatibility, and IE8 http://www.alistapart.com/articles/beyonddoctype -- WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS -- CSS Mastery Workshop --- Date: Thursday, January 24th, 2008 City: Brighton, England Description: Based on the best selling book of the same name, this day-long course will provide the essential skills required to take your CSS to the next level. You will start by learning expert tips to manage and structure your CSS. Next there will be a quick recap on the CSS box model and positioning model, covering such hot topics as margin collapsing and advanced float behaviour. The core of the day will be spent learning the latest CSS layout techniques, before moving on to cover the most common browser bugs and their fixes. URL: http://www.clearleft.com/training/css/20080124/ Bulletproof Ajax Workshop --- Date: Friday, January 25th, 2008 City: Brighton, England Description: Through a series of lectures and practical examples you will learn the power of the XMLHttpRequest object and how it can be used to add advanced interactivity to your website. Using the “Hijax” concept, you will learn how to create highly flexible applications using the principle of progressive enhancement. URL: http://www.clearleft.com/training/ajax/20080125/ Web Direction North '08 --- Dates: 28-Jan-08 to 2-Feb-08 City: Vancouver (Canada) Following great success in 2007, Web Directions North returns in January 2008 for another year of enlightenment, inspiration, networking, and of course snowboarding. http://north08.webdirections.org/ Linux.conf.au --- Dates: 28-Jan-08 to 2-Feb-08 City: Melbourne (Australia) Next year from January 28th - February 2nd, Melbourne will host one of the world's best FOSS conferences: Linux.conf.au. On the last day, Saturday February 2nd we will be running an Open Day for the general public to showcase open source. The 2007 open day had a fantastic line-up of Displays. http://www.linux.org.au/conf/2007/OpenDay.html Canberra WSG meeting --- Date: 31-Jan-08 City: Canberra (Australia) First speaker: Geoff Dibley, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Topic 1: They came, they search, they leave - improving internal site search for users Second speaker: Paul Hagon, National Library of Australia Topic 2: Users aren't as clever as you think they are - search analysis of Picture Australia http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=146 Techshare India 2008 --- Date:
[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (29/1/08)
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** This email covers: - Links for light reading - WSG and Industry events - Industry related jobs If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- This weeks links for light reading are also available here (for those who click on the links below and find that they are broken): http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2008/01/29/some-links-160/ Have you SEO¹ed your search feature? http://www.marketinghub.info/have-you-seoed-your-search-feature/ Empty Links and Screen Readers http://yuiblog.com/blog/2008/01/23/empty-links/ Come on my selector part 1 http://www.onderhond.com/blog/work/css-selectors-pt1 State of the eNation Reports http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/enation85 Creating accessible PDFs from Word 2007 http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/webarticle87 the meta freezeIE drops the bomb (again) http://www.onderhond.com/blog/work/IE-meta-switch Librarians challenge Web 2.0 youf-work myths http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2008/01/22/web_two_dot_zero_myths/ How To Build A Facebook Application http://www.digital-web.com/articles/building_facebook_applications/ Using bulleted lists in web content http://meryl.net/2008/01/28/using-bulleted-lists-in-web-content/ HTML 5 - W3C Working Draft http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/WD-html5-20080122/ Introducing WAVE 4.0 http://webaim.org/blog/introducing-wave-4/ 11 Power Tips for Gmail http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/9-power-tips-for-gmail/ Accessible Can Be Beautiful http://fadtastic.net/2008/01/15/accessible-can-be-beautiful/ From psd to code my way http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2008/01/from-psd-to-code-my-way/ Getting The Most From Design Deliverables http://www.uie.com/articles/design_deliverables/ Django People http://djangopeople.net/ Bottom line, all weblog apps suck in some way http://a.wholelottanothing.org/2008/01/27/bottom-line-all-weblog-apps-suck/ YUI: CSS Grid Builder http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/grids/builder/ -- WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS -- Web Direction North '08 --- Dates: 28-Jan-08 to 2-Feb-08 City: Vancouver (Canada) Following great success in 2007, Web Directions North returns in January 2008 for another year of enlightenment, inspiration, networking, and of course snowboarding. http://north08.webdirections.org/ Linux.conf.au --- Dates: 28-Jan-08 to 2-Feb-08 City: Melbourne (Australia) Next year from January 28th - February 2nd, Melbourne will host one of the world's best FOSS conferences: Linux.conf.au. On the last day, Saturday February 2nd we will be running an Open Day for the general public to showcase open source. The 2007 open day had a fantastic line-up of Displays. http://www.linux.org.au/conf/2007/OpenDay.html Canberra WSG meeting --- Date: 31-Jan-08 City: Canberra (Australia) First speaker: Geoff Dibley, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Topic 1: They came, they search, they leave - improving internal site search for users Second speaker: Paul Hagon, National Library of Australia Topic 2: Users aren't as clever as you think they are - search analysis of Picture Australia http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=146 Techshare India 2008 --- Date: 4-Feb-08 to 5-Feb-08 City: New Delhi (India) Breaking the Barriers is the first ever accessibility conference-exhibition bringing the entire ecosystem; the government, the corporates, the NGOs, the disabled, the product companies, and the education providers under one roof. http://www.barrierbreak.com/techshareindia.php Auckland PHP User Group: Introduction to SilverStripe -- Date: 4-Feb-08 City: Auckland (New Zealand) A free introduction to the SilverStripe web platform, a globally used open source platform for building vibrant websites and rich web-applications focused on end-user usability and a fantastic environment for coders; a truely PHP5 object-oriented framework that shall limit programmers mutinying to Ruby on Rails. The talk will also mention breaking news on the Google Highly Open Particaption contest, which saw over 60 individuals from around the world work on 200 tasks covering QA, coding, theme creating, translation, movie making and other highly supportive activities to the free project. http://www.silverstripe.com/aucklanders-learn-about-silverstripe/ Dojo Toolkit Training --- Date: 6-Feb-08 to 8-Feb-08 Location: Sydney (Australia) Dojo hit 1.0 a couple of weeks ago. It is a great toolkit for building rich AJAX web apps. Topics Covered: Dojo Base and Dojo Core, Dijit, DojoX, Dojo Utilities APIs and development issues discussed
[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (12/2/08)
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** This email covers: - Links for light reading - WSG and Industry events - Industry related jobs If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- This weeks links for light reading are also available here (for those who click on the links below and find that they are broken): http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2008/02/12/some-links-162/ FancyZoom 1.1 http://www.cabel.name/2008/02/fancyzoom-10.html Keeping Your Elements¹ Kids in Line with Offspring http://www.alistapart.com/articles/keepelementskidsinlinewithoffspring The Rules of Digital Engagement http://www.alistapart.com/articles/rulesofdigitalengagement Detailed Look at Stacking in CSS http://www.timkadlec.com/post.asp?q=43 Social Software Building Blocks http://nform.ca/publications/social-software-building-block Come on my selector part 3 - bug me not http://www.onderhond.com/blog/onderhond/multiple-classes-ie6 The 7 CSS Hacks that we should use http://www.noupe.com/better-design/7-css-hacks-you-cannt-live-without.html CSS reset and quirky quotes http://www.paulchaplin.com/blog/css-reset-and-quirky-quotes Shopping Carts Gallery: Examples and Good Practices http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/02/07/shopping-carts-gallery-examples-a nd-good-practices/ Make sure your website works with or without www http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200802/make_sure_your_website_works_wi th_or_without_www/ Better Living Through Taxonomies http://www.digital-web.com/articles/better_living_through_taxonomies/ Clean or Custom: which CMS is Best? http://www.sitepoint.com/article/clean-or-custom-cms Why Social Ads Don¹t Work http://bokardo.com/archives/why-social-ads-dont-work/ Book-style Chapter Introductions Using Pure CSS http://www.cssnewbie.com/css-rules/book-style-chapter-intros/ Playful Data: 3 Inspiring Interactive Web Sites http://www.uie.com/articles/inspiring_applications/ Transitioning from Java Classes to JavaScript Prototypes http://peter.michaux.ca/article/5004 Facebookers net wi-fi http://www.smh.com.au/news/wireless--broadband/grassroots-wireless-networks- spring-up/2008/02/12/1202578703949.html -- WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS -- The Public Knowledge Project: Breaking Down the Barriers to Open Access --- Date: 15-Feb-08 City: Canberra (Australia) Time: 12.30 to 13.30 Venue: National Library of Australia Library Theatre This talk is free and open to everyone. Are you concerned about the spiraling costs of academic journals? Do you worry that access to critical research information is under threat? This presentation will describe the work of the Public Knowledge Project, and discuss some of the steps librarians and others in Canada, Australia, and other countries around the world are taking to confront the crisis in scholarly communication, and ensure that readers and authors remain connected. Bits Pixels July '07 --- Dates: 16-Feb-08 City: Newcastle (Australia) A social get together for all web industry professionals and amateurs to discuss all things web over a beer, coffee or whatever you prefer. This is the second Bits Pixels meet up for 2008, and the format is completely open and free. Come along and spread the word. http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.phpeid=8526943847 Perth Ruby on Rails Oceania Meetup --- Date: 20-February-08 City: Perth (Australia) Anyone interested in Ruby on Rails! You don't have to be using it full time, even if your getting started, come along, it's just a chance to have a bit of fun and share knowledge. http://forums.port80.asn.au/showthread.php?p=92188#post92188 A practical introduction to website accessibility --- Date: 20-Feb-08 City: London (UK) A practical fast track introduction to web accessibility the key issues and legal and business cases. http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/webintroaccessibility Sydney Web Standards Group meeting --- Date: 21-Feb-08 City: Sydney (AUS) Presentation 1: Damian Hickey - Online Video: A standard document format for business. Presentation 2: Ben Buchanan - W3C Standards Are Not Enough http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=147 Amazon Web Services. --- Dates: 25-Feb-08 City: Melbourne (Australia) Flat Rate Recruitment invites any Melbourne-based passionate technical people (and their friends) to come along and listen to Mike Culver, a Web Services Evangelist from Amazon U.S.A http:// evangelists.wetpaint.com/account/mculver Mike is visiting Australia to spread the word about Amazon Web Services. [EMAIL PROTECTED] HotMobile 2008 --- Dates: 25-Feb-08 to 26-Feb-08
[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (19/2/08)
** This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements ** This email covers: - Links for light reading - WSG and Industry events - Industry related jobs If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING -- This weeks links for light reading are also available here (for those who click on the links below and find that they are broken): http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2008/02/19/some-links-163/ They Shoot Browsers, Don't They? http://alistapart.com/articles/theyshootbrowsers Version Targeting: Threat or Menace? http://alistapart.com/articles/minorthreat Inside the link/uncovering more bugs http://www.onderhond.com/blog/onderhond/inner-link-spacing Wiki markup has no future http://www.steptwo.com.au/columntwo/archives/002764.html#002764 The Trouble With Web 2.0 http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/the-trouble-with-web 25 Ways To Improve Your Site In 5 Minutes http://fadtastic.net/2008/02/12/25-ways-to-improve-your-site-in-5-minutes/ 10 best CSS hacks http://stylizedweb.com/2008/02/14/10-best-css-hacks/ Minds on Fire: Open Education, the Long Tail, and Learning 2.0 http://connect.educause.edu/Library/EDUCAUSE+Review/MindsonFireOpenEducatio nt/45823?time=1203426444 How to design a system that everybody hates http://news.zdnet.com/2424-9595_22-188129.html Website Optimization Measures, Part II http://meiert.com/en/blog/20080215/optimization-measures-2/ An update to my my OpenID Shitlist, Hitlist and Wishlist http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2008/02/15/an-update-to-my-my-openid-shitlist-hi tlist-and-wishlist/ ECMAScript 4 again http://web-graphics.com/2008/02/13/es4-ri-m2/ XML is Ten! http://www.w3.org/News/2008#item20 CSS Filters and IE7 Beta 3 http://centricle.com/archive/2006/07/IE7b3-css-filters Create Resizing Thumbnails Using Overflow Property http://www.cssglobe.com/post/1305/create-resizing-thumbnails-using-overflow -property -- WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS -- Perth Ruby on Rails Oceania Meetup --- Date: 20-February-08 City: Perth (Australia) Anyone interested in Ruby on Rails! You don't have to be using it full time, even if your getting started, come along, it's just a chance to have a bit of fun and share knowledge. http://forums.port80.asn.au/showthread.php?p=92188#post92188 A practical introduction to website accessibility --- Date: 20-Feb-08 City: London (UK) A practical fast track introduction to web accessibility the key issues and legal and business cases. http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/webintroaccessibility Sydney Web Standards Group meeting --- Date: 21-Feb-08 City: Sydney (AUS) Presentation 1: Damian Hickey - Online Video: A standard document format for business. Presentation 2: Ben Buchanan - W3C Standards Are Not Enough http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=147 Amazon Web Services. --- Dates: 25-Feb-08 City: Melbourne (Australia) Flat Rate Recruitment invites any Melbourne-based passionate technical people (and their friends) to come along and listen to Mike Culver, a Web Services Evangelist from Amazon U.S.A http:// evangelists.wetpaint.com/account/mculver Mike is visiting Australia to spread the word about Amazon Web Services. [EMAIL PROTECTED] HotMobile 2008 --- Dates: 25-Feb-08 to 26-Feb-08 City: Napa Valley (USA) The Ninth Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications (HotMobile) continues the series of highly selective, interactive workshops focused on mobile applications, systems, and environments, as well as their underlying state-of-the-art technologies. HotMobile's small workshop format makes it ideal for presenting and discussing new directions or controversial approaches. http://prisms.cs.umass.edu/hotmobile2008/ Writing for the Web Training --- Date: 25-Feb-08 Location: London (UK) One day hands-on classroom-based usability testing training course. Learn how to plan, run and analyse your own usability testing sessions. http://www.webcredible.co.uk/writingtraining Web Usability Training --- Date: 26-Feb-08 Location: London (UK) One day hands-on classroom-based web usability training course. Learn all about web usability from the best in the business. http://www.webcredible.co.uk/usabilitytraining Web Accessibility Training --- Date: 27-Feb-08 Location: London (UK) One day hands-on classroom-based web accessibility training course. Find out all about web accessibility from the industry-leading experts. http://www.webcredible.co.uk/accesstraining Rich media and latest trends in accessibility --- Date: 27-Feb-08 City: London (UK) An introduction to the key concepts and solutions
