[css-d] Positioning generated content in Firefox

2005-09-10 Thread fstorr
Hi all I'm trying to position some generated content in FF and seem to be finding it sadly lacking in its ability to do what I want it to. In Opera and Safari, generated content can be positioned absolutely, relatively, can be floated and all sorts, but none of this seems possible in

Re: [css-d] No hack I've tried gives OL its numbers in %$#@ IE6

2005-09-10 Thread BJ
Thanks, Erik! I now have list numbers in IE6 and it still works elsewhere . . . hallelujah! Erik Peterson wrote: BJ wrote: Validating page here: http://www.ip-chip-search.com/what-we-do/ Validating css here (with a bit embedded in above):

[css-d] Unwanted whitespace - please advise...

2005-09-10 Thread Ian Piper
Hi all, I am banging my head against this and would greatly appreciate some advice. I have a three-column layout with a fixed width. I have tried to put it together using div tags and throwing as much as possible into the css file. It seems to work fairly well apart from some unwanted

Re: [css-d] Unwanted whitespace - please advise...

2005-09-10 Thread Jim Davis
Ian, The white space above the footer seems to be caused by the #clear {...} rule. Try removing #clear from the css and adding clear: both; to #footer. As a side note, it is probably a good idea to avoid using property names, such as clear, as an id or class name. Jim On 9/10/05, Ian Piper

Re: [css-d] Site Check and IE Hack please

2005-09-10 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
Richard Brown wrote: http://resource.cregy.net/ The css is embedded. In Firefox the four columns line up nicely, but in Winie they don't. What do I need to do to help them look like Firefox please? IE6 will do fine with this /hack/: #main,#middleleft,#middleright,#sidebar {_overflow-x:

Re: [css-d] Unwanted whitespace - please advise...

2005-09-10 Thread Ian Piper
Excellent, thanks. That has indeed removed the largest white space. Thanks also for the tip. Can anyone suggest a good strategy for ensuring that background colours fill colums (I did say I'd come back to that later :-) )? You will see in the sample online: http://www.tellura.co.uk/gtpr/

Re: [css-d] tweaking safari::win/ie 5.5 6.0

2005-09-10 Thread David Laakso
Ingo Chao wrote: David Laakso wrote: On this test page http://www.dlaakso.com/reservoir/fp.html Comments, suggestions, and other corrections are always appreciated, too. ~Aesop Sorry, but a peek-a-boo wasn't reproducible here. Maybe IE has made some progress since you was walking on

Re: [css-d] Positioning generated content in Firefox

2005-09-10 Thread Sebastian Redl
fstorr wrote: Hi all I'm trying to position some generated content in FF and seem to be finding it sadly lacking in its ability to do what I want it to. In Opera and Safari, generated content can be positioned absolutely, relatively, can be floated and all sorts, but none of this seems

[css-d] form layout problems

2005-09-10 Thread Graham Cox
Hi, I have a form with an id of #form_guide at http://www.golfbettingguide.com/statistics/golf-stats.php The problem is the label and select drop down box aren't moving down underneath the two text boxes properly. Frustratingly I had this working perfectly the other day but think I've

Re: [css-d] tweaking safari::win/ie 5.5 6.0

2005-09-10 Thread Ingo Chao
David Laakso wrote: Nah, Internet Explorer has made no progress whatsoever: Aesop sent you on a wild goose chase looking for the infamous peek-a-boo bug. He should have written what to do (*if anything*) about the 2+px sliver of content that 'peeks' through below the footer in xp ie6.0 at

Re: [css-d] tweaking safari::win/ie 5.5 6.0

2005-09-10 Thread David Laakso
Philippe Wittenbergh wrote: On 10 Sep 2005, at 2:07 pm, David Laakso wrote: On this test page http://www.dlaakso.com/reservoir/fp.html correction for known issues appreciated: Safari1.3:-- drop cap crowded compared to xp/FF. I'm not sure what it looks like on XP, but on OS X, Safari,

Re: [css-d] dynamic pages/floats/code order/positioning

2005-09-10 Thread Emily
On Sat, 10 Sep 2005, Michael B wrote: I want my sidebar on the left. I've seen arguments regarding SEO and content coming first in the code. Therein lies the dilemma. However, if I don't have any content, the wrapper only wants to extend the length of content, not the sidebar. My question is

[css-d] bump problem in IE

2005-09-10 Thread Adam Helweh
Anyone have any idea why my nav on the right side is bumped down in IE but not in FF? Thanks http://www.lice-control.com/layout2.htm Adam __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List

Re: [css-d] bump problem in IE

2005-09-10 Thread Steve Clason
On 9/10/2005 12:24 PM Adam Helweh wrote: Anyone have any idea why my nav on the right side is bumped down in IE but not in FF? http://www.lice-control.com/layout2.htm ewww, lice. It looks the same to me DP Alpha 2 and IE6, WinXP. Where exactly are you seeing the problem? -- Steve

[css-d] Problem with 3-column layout using faux column s

2005-09-10 Thread Peter Jennings
I am trying to design a page based on the 3 column / faux column technique given in chapter 8 of Dan Cederholm's excellent new book Bulletproof Web Design . I have downloaded the sample code for the book. My design is very similar, the differences being 1) The column widths are different. 2)

Re: [css-d] Problem with 3-column layout using faux column s

2005-09-10 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
Peter Jennings wrote: Everything displays OK in Firefox 1.0.6, Opera 8.02 and Netscape 7.2 but in IE6 the background image for the left hand faux column (the one for wrap-inner) displays under the new horizontal navigation div but on top of the header div! An example of the problem can be

[css-d] Site Check please...

2005-09-10 Thread John Haas
http://www.buyblue.org/stg/ user:buyblue pass:letmein There are a couple of things not functional at this time, but what I'm looking for a check on is any major layout issues. Thanks in advance! -- John Haas Web/Multimedia Designer [man][ape] design w:

[css-d] Positioning problem

2005-09-10 Thread Steven Olson
Hello all, This is my first post to the list, so before asking my question I'd like to comment on how useful and friendly it seems. I have been lurking for a couple of weeks, and have already seen explanations of several problems that I've encountered. Thank you. I'm currently making the page

Re: [css-d] Problem with 3-column layout using faux column s

2005-09-10 Thread David Laakso
Peter Jennings wrote: ... It's as if IE thinks that the header div is somehow sandwiched between the wrapper and wrapper-inner divs. The right hand faux column works OK. An example of the problem can be seen at http://www.colfes54.org.uk/test4.html Regards, Peter It may be a mark-up

Re: [css-d] Problem with 3-column layout using faux column s

2005-09-10 Thread Peter Jennings
Thanks Georg, that did it. I added /* holly hack to make IE render header div correctly */ /* \*/ * html #header { height: 1px; } /* */ to the CSS and it now renders correctly. For those who are interested, I'll updated the test page. Regards, Peter On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 02:15:16

RE: [css-d] Site Check please...

2005-09-10 Thread Steven Olson
what I'm looking for a check on is any major layout issues. It looks the same in IE6, FF, NS, and Opera on the PC, and also in IE, FF, Safari, and Opera on the Mac. I saw no layout problems. HTH, Steven Olson __

Re: [css-d] Positioning problem

2005-09-10 Thread Thierry Koblentz
Steven Olson wrote: In IE there is a small band where the background shows through between the logo area and the text area. The problem persists when the div containing the menu is commented out in the html. Steven, Try removing the white space before this closing DIV: src=Simply Annie's

Re: [css-d] Positioning problem

2005-09-10 Thread pandy
Steven Olson wrote: http://www.fofex.com/simply_annies/template.html In IE there is a small band where the background shows through between the logo area and the text area. The problem persists when the div containing the menu is commented out in the html. Hee-hee! It's the old

[css-d] Vertically top aligning bugged vertically centered text

2005-09-10 Thread Peter Frederiksen
Me: A newbie who had his first glance at HTML a week ago and in the mean time has looked at the HTML- and CSS-docs of two sites in adherence to the LBD-principle. And no: I'm not stealing anyone's design or ideas and the two sites are going to be credited. What I want (background colors set

RE: [css-d] Positioning problem

2005-09-10 Thread Steven Olson
Try removing the white space before this closing DIV: src=Simply Annie's website template_files/banner-top.gif border=0 /div Thanks, Thierry and Pandy That did the trick. I was careful to not leave in inay spaces, but I guess the CR/LF counted as a space. Kind regards, Steven Olson

[css-d] NOLA Backgrounds and such

2005-09-10 Thread Tanya Renne
I'm working on a pro bono project for a NOLA group ... Target: http://www.orchidsuites.net/nolarelief/nola I'm working here: http://nolarelief.orchidsuites.net and having several small problems - mostly due to the hour ... I can't get the red background beneath the masthead to show up -

[css-d] NOLA Backgrounds and such

2005-09-10 Thread Tanya Renne
I'm working on a pro bono project for a NOLA group ... Target: http://www.orchidsuites.net/nolarelief/nola I'm working here: http://nolarelief.orchidsuites.net and having several small problems - mostly due to the hour ... I can't get the red background beneath the masthead to show up -

Re: [css-d] Vertically top aligning bugged vertically centered text

2005-09-10 Thread Jim Davis
Peter, It appears that you are trying to achieve a 2 column fluid design with a header. You would also like the left and right columns to extend to the bottom of the viewport regardless of the content within the columns. There are a number of resources that offer free examples of various types