[WSG] Change defaults in IE with CSS style sheet
Hi everyone I am wondering if anyone knows how to change the defaults in browsers like IE. I recall someone showed how a user can make their default font say Arial, 10, etc with particular colour like black on white background. Its all configured in a CSS file. So it over rides the CSS style that a website uses. I'd like to do some testing of a site and trying to factor this scenario in. Off-list responses welcomed.. Ralph ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ Proud presenters of Web Essentials 04 http://we04.com/ Web standards, accessibility, inspiration, knowledge To be held in Sydney, September 30 and October 1, 2004 See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
[WSG] 5 questions for your web development team - The Age 25/06/2004
Hi All I recently installed Thunderbird on my PC and to the thanks of threaded emails, I came across an email I hadn't seen dated 25/06/2004 regarding 5 questions for your web development team by John Allsopp republished in The Age paper.. For those interested, the URL is http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/06/24/1088046212047.html?oneclick=true Regards Ralph * 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] FW: OZeWAI Dec 1-3, 2004 CFP
Hi all I came across the following from W3C's WAI Interest Group email list. Costs are as follows: All 3 days: $400 for full registration ($300 for student registration) Day Pass: $150 for daily registration (incl GST.). (so $300 for 2 days, $150 for 1 day) Its in Melbourne and one of the speakers will be Steven Faulkner, a fellow WSG member (I believe) who created the IE Accessibility Toolbar (http://www.nils.org.au/ais/web/resources/toolbar/) For further details, see the website detailed below Ralph -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Liddy Nevile Sent: Friday, 11 June 2004 8:40 AM To: Subject: OZeWAI Dec 1-3, 2004 CFP Please excuse any cross-postings but do pass this on to others who may be interested. OZeWAI 2004 will be held at La Trobe University, Melbourne, December 1-3. This is a small but high-quality conference that caters for all with an interest in accessibility. This year, there will be a special focus on the accessibility of educational materials and how they are developed, identified, discovered, and repaired. Managers, techies, users, researchers, and more are invited to contribute in any of the many ways we provide for conference participants. Please visit our call for proposals and send us your proposal! See http://www.ozewai.org/2004/ * 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] Safari on x86
Hi all.. I hope this is not too off topic.. But I came across a project on SourceForge called PearPC (URL: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pearpc/ ) which seems to allow MacOS to run on x86 (and posix).. For some time I been wondering how I can get Safari (or any other Mac browser) to work on a x86.. I'd really like to hear from anyone who has been able to get it to work.. Or at least thinking of trying... If you wish to reply, feel free to reply off-list to my address... Thanks! Ralph * 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] free web accessibility checking toolbar
I don't know if this is old news or not, but I came across a Mozilla/Firefox toolbar similar to the IE Toolbar called Webdeveloper. The website is: http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/more-info/webdeveloper There is a version for Mozilla and Firefox and like the nils.org.au Accessibility Toolbar, is very easy to use. Also has some functionality the other doesn't have.. Like forms.. Ralph Mazzitelli [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/01/04 9:00:28 Windows only unfortunately :( Peter Steven Faulkner, from the Accessible Information Solutions (AIS) team, has developed a free web accessibility checking toolbar for Internet Explorer http://www.nils.org.au/ais/web/resources/toolbar/ The Accessibility Toolbar software contains a range of Tools: To examine discrete aspects (structure/code/content) of a html document To facilitate the use of 3rd party applications To simulate the user experience of different users Along with a range of references and additional resources. This transmission is for the intended addresse only. If you have received this transmission in error, please delete it and notify the sender. The contents of this E-Mail are the opinion of the author only and are not necessarily endorsed by the New South Wales Department of Corrective Services. * 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] Incorrect display of characters
Hey all.. Now there might be a really simple answer to this, but I recently been reading the article http://www.uiweb.com/issues/issue24.htm For some reason, when I was at home using Firebird 0.7 or Opera 7, characters such as ' appear normal. However, when I use IE6.0 at work, characters such as ' appear as question marks (?). In other words, words such as I'm appear as I?m. I noticed that there is no doctype. Is this IE going into quirks mode? I never would have thought this would happen with characters. I am wondering if anyone else has the same problem. I find it makes it a bit annoying when reading. Ralph This transmission is for the intended addresse only. If you have received this transmission in error, please delete it and notify the sender. The contents of this E-Mail are the opinion of the author only and are not necessarily endorsed by the New South Wales Department of Corrective Services. * The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ *
[WSG] PDA Browser Testing
Hi everyone.. I'm about to do some testing for a website and curious to see how it looks through a PDA. My major problem is I don't have a PDA to test with.. Do does anyone know if there is a free PDA emulator I could use for a Windows PC? Many thanks! Ralph This transmission is for the intended addresse only. If you have received this transmission in error, please delete it and notify the sender. The contents of this E-Mail are the opinion of the author only and are not necessarily endorsed by the New South Wales Department of Corrective Services. * The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ *
RE: [WSG] PDA Browser Testing
Thanks all for your help! [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/01/04 12:29:43 Umm - actually, if you're connected to the 'net on your Palm, you can enter a URL and browse away to your heart's content (Channels menu - Open Page...). from memory the main restriction is that it requires an HTML meta tag in the header of the document to tell it that it will be able to display the page; meta name=HandheldFriendly content=True other than that, it is a browser in it's own right, and can handle a fair amount of the stuff that a normal browser can (albeit *much* smaller on a Palm screen :) Beau // -Original Message- // From: Miles Tillinger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] // Sent: Friday, 9 January 2004 9:23 AM // To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] // Subject: RE: [WSG] PDA Browser Testing // // // // AvantGo only allows you to sync with various websites that // provide an AvantGo feed. AvantGo is not a browser, it just uses // the browser on your devices OS to display your AvantGo channels, AFAIK. // // -Original Message- // From: Beau Lebens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] // Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 11:32 AM // To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] // Subject: RE: [WSG] PDA Browser Testing // // // // // And also this one for Palm OS5 simulator, not sure if this // has a browser // // to test with though // // http://www.palmos.com/dev/tools/simulator/ // // If you can get that working, then you can install AvantGo // (http://www.avantgo.com/) which will provide you with browser // functionality, // and as far as I'm aware that would be the most popular browser for Palm // devices. With that installed, you can get it to browse content via your // computer's connection. // // Beau // // // * // The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ // * // // * // The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ // * // // // * The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ * This transmission is for the intended addresse only. If you have received this transmission in error, please delete it and notify the sender. The contents of this E-Mail are the opinion of the author only and are not necessarily endorsed by the New South Wales Department of Corrective Services. * The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ *
[WSG] @media question
While we are at the @ within style sheets, I have a question regarding @media within CSS. Taking a look at http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/media.html , the Media Types of interest to me are: all - Suitable for all devices. print - Intended for paged, opaque material and for documents viewed on screen in print preview mode. Please consult the section on paged media for information about formatting issues that are specific to paged media. projection - Intended for projected presentations, for example projectors or print to transparencies. Please consult the section on paged media for information about formatting issues that are specific to paged media. screen - Intended primarily for color computer screens. I am wondering whether anyone has had a go at projection. At work we have a projector that plugs into a standard VGA port on the back of a laptop/PC. Are these projectors part of the projection types? I am a bit confused as I am wondering how browsers etc know whether a screen in plugged in or whether it's a projector. Do I have the wrong type of projectors in mind? I'd surely like to test it, but sometimes gaining access to the projector to test can be a bit difficult. What I am trying to do is recommend some sort of content re-use through style-sheets, so that our Project Managers don't have to make separate copies of committee presentations, project progress reports, etc for what gets displayed on Intranets, committee meetings and what gets printed out to be filed. Anyone's advise would be greatly appreciated Ralph Mazzitelli * The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ *
RE: [WSG] OT: Macromedia extensions offer
Buy online?
That point is a little vague to me.. The Terms and Conditions (
http://www.macromedia.com/special/mx2004_upgrade/offer/terms/) state:
ELIGIBILITY: For customers who, between November 11, 2003 (12:01 AM PST) and
December 31, 2003 (11:59 PM PST), purchase and register online a Qualified
Product. Purchasers of Eligible Products who fax or mail-in registrations
must re-register online for this Offer.
I read the above as [(Purchase) AND (Register Online)] and not as
[ {(Purchase) AND (Register)} Online ]
As for early buyers, isn't Purchasers of Eligible Products who fax or
mail-in registrations must re-register online for this Offer for you? It is
late and I might be reading all this wrong, but I get the idea that you have
to re-register despite having done so already via Fax or Mail-in??
I'll be purchasing a product in the very near future, so interesting to hear
what others think.. Thanks for the info though..
Ralph Mazzitelli
Sydney, AUSTRALIA
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From: Jonathan Baldwin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, 6 December 2003 10:00 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [WSG] OT: Macromedia extensions offer
Any Macromedia MX 2004 users seen the offer they are running at the
moment? They're giving away some free (and quite useful) extensions for
Flash, Dreamweaver and Fireworks - but only to users who buy online now
before the end of the year.
http://www.macromedia.com/newsletters/edge/december2003/index.html?
sectionIndex=1trackingid=DMJA_AADQ
Am I the only one who is a bit annoyed at this? I bought that software
the day it came out and have been advocating it to new users ever since
(despite its flaws). It seems a bit much to penalise early adopters by
denying them extensions available to people buying now. It's only when
you read the small print you see the offer is that limited.
Anyway, sorry for the OT post but I just wanted to gauge opinion before
possibly complaining to MM...
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[WSG] Guideline/Best Practice for web development
Hi All.. I was wondering whether anyone has or knows of a good guideline/best practice when designing and developing web based applications. Eg, always HTML Encode and validate all user input and any other web based security issues.. Also, ways to test your applications eg for SQL Injection and Cross-site scripting.. Don't really mind what technology it is for.. whether CF/Java/ASP/PHP etc.. Ralph Mazzitelli This transmission is for the intended addresse only. If you have received this transmission in error, please delete it and notify the sender. The contents of this E-Mail are the opinion of the author only and are not necessarily endorsed by the New South Wales Department of Corrective Services. * The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ *
RE: [WSG] html encryption tool
Well, would you believe MS had a go at it once?? Maybe first appeared way back in mid 2001 if memory is correct? http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/script56/ht ml/seconencodingsample.asp I should note it only encrypted Jscript at the time I tried it and non-IE browsers had no idea how to handle it.. Ralph -Original Message- From: Mark Stanton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 13 November 2003 5:44 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [WSG] html encryption tool Does anyone know how this would work? It encrypts the source code so you can view it but it is encrypted. It doesn't. It makes it slightly harder to view source by encrypting (very much in inverted commas) the data. However the entire encryption decryption mechanism is sent to the user as javascript so anyone with the time or inclination could reverse engineer it. This is either the stupidest concept I have ever see in my life or the one of the best jokes around (they must be Irish (sorry Mark L)). Not only is it completely pointless but it completely breaks any concept of accessibility standards compliance. Turn off javascript and you get a blank page.. Why anyone would want to encrypt html or css is beyond me + half their listed key benefits are complete misrepresentations (lies). dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb Cheers Mark -- Mark Stanton Technical Director Gruden Pty Ltd Tel: 9956 6388 Mob: 0410 458 201 Fax: 9956 8433 http://www.gruden.com * The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ * * The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ *
RE: [WSG] OT: multiple IE versions
I could be wrong, but isn't it possible to run something like KNOPPIX at http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html ?? I haven't tried it, but isn't konqueror supposed to be like Safari? Great website! Wonder why MS has never written a KB article on multiple IE -Original Message- From: Brendan Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 11 November 2003 2:14 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [WSG] OT: multiple IE versions Just a bit of an update: It's now possible to run both Internet Explorer 3 and Internet Explorer 4.01 in addition to 5.01sp2 and 5.5sp2 (and 6.0!) all on the one machine. Get the gump here: http://www.skyzyx.com/archives/94.php The files required are zipped and ready for exploitation. Now all we windows users need is to get Mac IE and Safari running without an emulator. I can dream can't I? Brendan attachment: winmail.dat
RE: [WSG] University of Washington's conversion
You might notice on the page that mentions how the page would look with CSS disabled. For some out there, I guess they would be wondering how to disable CSS in IE.. Apprantly it's a registry tweak.. (if anyone knows the proper way, do let me know).. :) Ok.. Under [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] You need to have a STRING property Use Stylesheets=no (why it wasn't there by default???) Obviously Use Stylesheets=yes to enable it again You will need to open a new window for effects to occur.. Ralph -Original Message- From: Ben Bishop [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 21 October 2003 1:50 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [WSG] University of Washington's conversion Just stumbled across the University of Washington's interesting 'reasons, goals and results' presentation on converting their homepage and another page from table-based to XHTML+CSS http://staff.washington.edu/fmf/xhtml+css/. * The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ * * The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ *
