Re: [css-d] http://www.timbenzinger.com/

It's some DOM magic AJAX comes to mind. No, it doesn't, since there's no XML or XmlHttpRequest AFAIK, so it's pure DOM manipulation. You should read http://www.quirksmode.org/blog/archives/2005/06/you_shouldve_be_1.html#link2 Or even better, the definitions all members of the

Re: [css-d] Site Check Internet Explorer

Richard Brown wrote: Hi Guys I thought this design was finished but I am advised that when looking at it in Internet Explorer the text is to small to read and the right column drops down. Could someone just look to confirm for me please that this site is alright. I think what has happened is

[css-d] site check: ekstasis.net

Happy Winter Solstice / Christmas. Site check please: http://ekstasis.net/ __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by

Re: [css-d] good in Safari, all other browsers giving me major errors

juliann wheeler wrote: I re-designed my entire site in CSS, and didn't realize that Explorer and Mizilla would render the site S differently. The site is www.olystudio.com Well, the good news is, either you've done a lot allready, and it helped, or it's not that bad in Explorer for

Re: [css-d] Reassurance or otherwise required for first efforts in CSS!

Rizky wrote: the content of master-import.css @import url(main.css); @import url(about-page.css); @import url(profile-page.css); And so this is the file that I linked to the page templates. Btw, I got this idea from the Macromedia website.. I agree with this; certainly you

Re: [css-d] Another selector's specificity question

To Holly, George, Jesper and Diego (who posted me in private). First, I'd like to thank you for answering my question. Second, I apologize for my stupidity and for my bad reading of CSS spec. I mean, font size and font family are mandatory in font declaration and they must come as last and in

Re: [css-d] CSS and Ad Impressions

Hello all, I have a question about iframes and styles. I am getting a weird redraw problem on IE after another window passes over the iframed divs in question or when the browser goes back or forward to other pages and then back to the iframe page. We are getting it on multiple computers. Are

Re: [css-d] good in Safari, all other browsers giving me major errors

Juliann, On Dec 20, 2005, at 2:53 AM, juliann wheeler wrote: I re-designed my entire site in CSS, and didn't realize that Explorer and Mizilla would render the site S differently. The site is www.olystudio.com Please view in Safari to see the correct version and INCORRECT version

Re: [css-d] css positioning--revised url

On Dec 19, 2005, at 11:41 PM, Roger Roelofs wrote: trying to contain #content (red border) within #outer (blue border). http://www.ricochet.org/flippingpixels/movies/movie.index.html The validator is your friend. It found your problem when I couldn't see it. you are right, i was lazy.

Re: [css-d] css positioning--revised url

On 20/12/05, ron zisman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Dec 19, 2005, at 11:41 PM, Roger Roelofs wrote: Floated elements are removed from the page 'flow'. Because this is true, #content has no content. can't say i understand this You might find this useful - CSS positioning tutorial from

Re: [css-d] Variable background image size

Stevio wrote: I am trying to have a left column with a different colour that resizes when the font size is resized. I saw this technique a while ago but I can't remember exactly how it works - where basically you have a background image that is larger than what your window will ever be usually,

[css-d] Headings sometimes not working in Firefox

Sometimes when I use an h1, h4, tag etc. the text doesn't show properly in Firefox but is OK in IE. This is the code I'm using. h4 style=position:absolute; bottom:6px; left:139px;There will be no services on Christmas Day/h4 I end up having to set font-size to get a larger type. Where am I

Re: [css-d] Question about EM's

Jesper Brunholm wrote: I'll definitely second Georg here, em scaling is best when used to keep content inside the window on at least one axis (and, just for tradition keeps the customer's sake - make that the horizontal axis :-) ) I'm sorry, but I don't understand how em-based widths have

Re: [css-d] css positioning--revised url

ron zisman wrote: doesn't #content serve as a container to position #content_left and #right with floats, and then for positioning #left and #content in #outer? Yes, it does :-) Positioning isn't the problem. However, #content won't _contain_ floats by default. A quick look at specs:

Re: [css-d] Question about EM's

Zoe M. Gillenwater wrote: I won't get into what my goals are in general -- that's irrelevant -- but I will say that I agree completely with Al's point: you completely defeat the purpose of using ems for widths if #2 is one of your goals. Again, there's nothing wrong with goal #2, but it

Re: [css-d] css positioning--revised url

On Dec 20, 2005, at 8:57 AM, Gunlaug Sørtun wrote: thanks georg ron zisman wrote: doesn't #content serve as a container to position #content_left and #right with floats, and then for positioning #left and #content in #outer? Yes, it does :-) Positioning isn't the problem. However,

[css-d] Styling numbered lists

I am looking to style an ordered list with colored blocks with a number inside. How can I get an orange block with a white number inside without turning the list item text white as well? See http://krajeski.net/list_item.jpg __

Re: [css-d] Question about EM's

Gunlaug Sørtun wrote: Zoe M. Gillenwater wrote: I won't get into what my goals are in general -- that's irrelevant -- but I will say that I agree completely with Al's point: you completely defeat the purpose of using ems for widths if #2 is one of your goals. Again, there's nothing wrong

Re: [css-d] clearing a float without clearing another float

-- original email (snipped) -- I've run into this problem a few times lately, and have yet to figure out how to resolve it. Here is the test page: http://offlead.com/stuff/floattest/index.html Is there a way to clear the bottom of the thumbnail

Re: [css-d] css positioning--revised url

ron zisman wrote: On Dec 20, 2005, at 8:57 AM, Gunlaug Sørtun wrote: A quick look at specs: http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/visuren.html#q15 ...will give you the rule(s) for _containment_ which in your case might be a simple 'display: table' on #outer. disply:table... i'm not using any

[css-d] CSS Showcases

Hi all, I'm in need of some CSS driven websites as inspirations in helping my gather ideas for my up an coming website, and was hoping this fountain of knowledge will know of any website that are dedicated to showcasing only the finest CSS websites. I already have some, which are as

Re: [css-d] Headings sometimes not working in Firefox

Larry Wilcox wrote: Sometimes when I use an h1, h4, tag etc. the text doesn't show properly in Firefox but is OK in IE. This is the code I'm using. h4 style=position:absolute; bottom:6px; left:139px;There will be no services on Christmas Day/h4 I end up having to set font-size to get a

Re: [css-d] Styling numbered lists

Geoff Krajeski wrote: I am looking to style an ordered list with colored blocks with a number inside. How can I get an orange block with a white number inside without turning the list item text white as well? See http://krajeski.net/list_item.jpg There's currently no way to style list

Re: [css-d] clearing a float without clearing another float

CJ Larson wrote: In the first url, http://offlead.com/stuff/floattest/index.html, the H3 element and everything below it is supposed to be below the floated thumbnails and the first paragraph of text. Sometimes there is one thumb, sometimes two. Sometimes a short intro paragraph, sometimes a long

Re: [css-d] Question about EM's

However, a well-working catch all solution should also be presented, since there is one. I don't think that has gotten through yet. Maybe better read up on how ems can be used, while avoiding horizontal scroll-bars and off-screen content...

Re: [css-d] Headings sometimes not working in Firefox

Sometimes when I use an h1, h4, tag etc. the text doesn't show properly in Firefox but is OK in IE. Define properly and doesn't show properly for us. This is the code I'm using. h4 style=position:absolute; bottom:6px; left:139px;There will be no services on Christmas Day/h4 Is it

[css-d] Strange rendering issue with IE

This is the strangest rendering issue I have seen and it occurred without making any changes to the CSS. It was working, now it isn't and it is a positioning issue. That is why I am coming to you guys. The issue only occurs with IE. The address is http://www.sprhs.org/index.php What happens

Re: [css-d] Headings sometimes not working in Firefox

Sometimes when I use an h1, h4, tag etc. the text doesn't show properly in Firefox but is OK in IE. Define properly and doesn't show properly for us. This is the code I'm using. h4 style=position:absolute; bottom:6px; left:139px;There will be no services on Christmas Day/h4 Is it

Re: [css-d] clearing a float without clearing another float

This happens because your content column is in the same block formatting context as the left floated sidebar. Thus, clears within the content column will also clear the left float. To stop this, you need to establish a new block formatting context for the content column. This will make

Re: [css-d] CSS Showcases

csszengarden.com http://thesis.veracon.net/ (thought this is brilliant!) Check http://dontmeetyourheroes.com/ there is a dropdown on the right called CSS inspiration which lists almost all of them. You can also tell them to add others you find. This has been discussed here a lot, so please not

Re: [css-d] site check: ekstasis.net

In particular, is anyone else seeing issues with Safari / working OK in Safari? thanks. On 12/20/05, mat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Happy Winter Solstice / Christmas. Site check please: http://ekstasis.net/ __ css-discuss

Re: [css-d] CSS Showcases

http://cssvault.com/ is a v nice site - Original Message - From: Christian Heilmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: css-d@lists.css-discuss.org Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 3:51 PM Subject: Re: [css-d] CSS Showcases csszengarden.com http://thesis.veracon.net/ (thought

Re: [css-d] site check: ekstasis.net

mat wrote: In particular, is anyone else seeing issues with Safari / working OK in Safari? thanks. On 12/20/05, mat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Happy Winter Solstice / Christmas. Site check please: http://ekstasis.net/ FWIW, some Safari captures:

Re: [css-d] CSS Showcases

Bob Easton wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm in need of some CSS driven websites as inspirations in helping my gather ideas for my up an coming website,... Suggestion: Take what you collect here and add it to our CSS-D Wiki so others can benefit in the future. It's easy.

Re: [css-d] Headings sometimes not working in Firefox

On 20.12.2005 14:43, Larry Wilcox wrote: Sometimes when I use an h1, h4, tag etc. the text doesn't show properly in Firefox but is OK in IE. This is the code I'm using. h4 style=position:absolute; bottom:6px; left:139px;There will be no services on Christmas Day/h4 I end up having to

Re: [css-d] site check: ekstasis.net

On 20/12/05, mat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Site check please: http://ekstasis.net/ It doesn't play well with large font sizes. http://dorward.me.uk/tmp/ekstasis.png -- David Dorward http://dorward.me.ukhttp://blog.dorward.me.uk

Re: [css-d] IFrames and Styles

Thanks, Manfred. Made it XHTML compliant, but that is not the issue apparently. Can you try to load the page and see what I mean (in IE)? On 12/20/05, Manfred Staudinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Jonathan, I am getting a weird redraw problem on IE after another window passes over the

Re: [css-d] clearing a float without clearing another float

Jeniffer C. Johnson wrote: This happens because your content column is in the same block formatting context as the left floated sidebar. Thus, clears within the content column will also clear the left float. To stop this, you need to establish a new block formatting context for the content

Re: [css-d] Question about EM's

Zoe M. Gillenwater wrote: I'll definitely second Georg here, em scaling is best when used to keep content inside the window on at least one axis (and, just for tradition keeps the customer's sake - make that the horizontal axis :-) ) I'm sorry, but I don't understand how em-based widths have

Re: [css-d] Question about EM's

Jesper Brunholm wrote: Zoe M. Gillenwater wrote: So what do either of your goals have to do with em-based design? The point of using ems is: 3. To keep proportions of page elements the same so that line lengths remain the same (to keep them readable). Sorry, but - _the_ point? I

Re: [css-d] Question about EM's

Zoe M. Gillenwater wrote: So what do either of your goals have to do with em-based design? The point of using ems is: 3. To keep proportions of page elements the same so that line lengths remain the same (to keep them readable). Sorry, but - _the_ point? I thought it was just one of the

Re: [css-d] Styling numbered lists

Geoff Krajeski wrote: I am looking to style an ordered list with colored blocks with a number inside. How can I get an orange block with a white number inside without turning the list item text white as well? See http://krajeski.net/list_item.jpg You can use images as Zoe has just stated,

[css-d] padding/separation

I am having some trouble adding some separation between an image and some wrapped text. My intent here was to add a border around an image, wrap the text, and then add some padding between the two. Here's the page: http://hhp.umd.edu/alumni/spotlight.cfm I'm really a beginner with css

Re: [css-d] padding/separation

Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I am having some trouble adding some separation between an image and some wrapped text. My intent here was to add a border around an image, wrap the text, and then add some padding between the two. Daniel, I've done that plenty of times, and I use the

Re: [css-d] padding/separation

I wrote: I use the margin-right feature on the image. Forgot to mention: I also use a margin-bottom that's about half the number of pixels or ems as the margin-right. Elizabeth __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[css-d] padding/separation

I kept thinking that can't work - I tried that. I'm sure it pushed the border out past the image and I want the border wrapped. Worked great - and on all browser. Exactly what I wanted. thank you very much. Daniel, I've done that plenty of times, and I use the margin-right feature on the

[css-d] Quick Personal Site Check

http://www.christianziebarth.com/ Just need this checked for the usual cross-browser issues and if anything jumps out at anybody where the CSS can be handled better go ahead and point it out. It's working pretty good for me in NS/FF/IE for PC. I have a client site coming soon that will need

Re: [css-d] padding/separation

Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I kept thinking that can't work - I tried that. I'm sure it pushed the border out past the image and I want the border wrapped. You were probably using padding-right. thank you very much. You're welcome. Always glad to help, especially another Marylander.

Re: [css-d] Question about EM's

Zoe M. Gillenwater wrote: Gunlaug Sørtun wrote: However, a well-working catch all solution should also be presented, since there is one. I don't think that has gotten through yet. How does your solution catch all? It does not meet goal #3 that I stated in my last email, which is to

[css-d] Safari renders a horizontal dropdown block off by one...(repost)

I posted this last night but I mistakenly posted as a reply and didn't start a new thread. Apologies for that, and it won't happen again. I have an odd off-by-one problem with Safari 1.3.1 in this page: http://cvs.new.wykids.org/ with stylesheets at

Re: [css-d] Safari renders a horizontal dropdown block off byone. ..(repost)

I have an odd off-by-one problem with Safari 1.3.1 in this page: The menu links that contain sublists hover out and line up precisely with the border of the filedset box in Firefox and Opera, but Safari draws the sublist box 1 pixel to the left and with a broken left border. Jeff

Re: [css-d] css print help

Greg Morphis wrote: I've managed to come up with http://home.alltel.net/omen/schedule.htm The commented-out stylesheet in top - is not supposed to do anything (right now...) I suppose? There seems to be a pixel or so off on the activity div/img and the line below it. In print preview, yes.

[css-d] Site check please

Hi Everyone, Can someone please help me - I did my portfolio site in Dreamweaver and tried to do the CSS properly; but now, a potential customer tells me that she cannot get into the site at all. She seems to see a files list, but cannot access the site. (The URL is in my signature) Help! Can

Re: [css-d] Question about EM's

Gunlaug Sørtun wrote: Zoe M. Gillenwater wrote: How does your solution catch all? It does not meet goal #3 that I stated in my last email, which is to preserve proportions. That's one of your goals - not mine. I didn't say it was my goal. I said it was *a* goal that may be valid for

Re: [css-d] css print help

Yeah nothing right now.. I'll be moving the in css and all to it once I get this worked out. I'll give what you wrote a try and see what I can come up with. Thanks Jesper! On 12/20/05, Jesper Brunholm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Greg Morphis wrote: I've managed to come up with

Re: [css-d] Safari renders a horizontal dropdown block off byone. ..(repost)

On Tue, 20 Dec 2005, Pringle, Ron wrote: I have an odd off-by-one problem with Safari 1.3.1 in this page: The menu links that contain sublists hover out and line up precisely with the border of the filedset box in Firefox and Opera, but Safari draws the sublist box 1 pixel to the left

Re: [css-d] Question about EM's

Georg: Tedd's example doesn't adjust to available window-width at all (except when forced in Opera), thus the solution is weak by design. I didn't spell that out, and I really shouldn't have to. Tedd's example wasn't designed to adjust to window-width -- it was designed to adjust to zoom levels

Re: [css-d] Question about EM's

Georg: tedd wrote: I explain the technique at: http://www.sperling.com/examples/zoom1/ I've seen good implementations of em-sized designs, and some really counter-productive ones. The good em-sized designs will also scale in relation to browser-window, so visitors are in control. Many weak

Re: [css-d] Question about EM's

Zoe M. Gillenwater wrote: ... So please don't say that your solution is a catch-all and doesn't get in the way of the user. Some users, you're right, other users, you're wrong. You're right. I should have used a phrase like catch more instead. That's closer to what experience has told me

Re: [css-d] Site check please

Catherine Post wrote: http://www.catherinepost.com Links don't work without javascript enabled, so my guess is that that's the show-stopper. Other than that I can't see anything wrong, although all pages I visited looked slightly broken because the layout is unable to take the stress of

Re: [css-d] Headings sometimes not working in Firefox

-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Uwe Kaiser Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 11:43 AM To: css-d@lists.css-discuss.org Subject: Re: [css-d] Headings sometimes not working in Firefox On 20.12.2005 14:43, Larry Wilcox wrote:

[css-d] Really small fonts on IE

Are there any known issues I can be made aware of that would make fonts on IE Windows unreadably small? I have a site that gets a good deal of traffic, 2 users have reported this, and I can not replicate it. Setting the font size to anything other than default in IE does in fact make the fonts

Re: [css-d] Question about EM's

Think I must have overlooked your comments for no good reason at all. Sorry about that, but I am not permanently on line. tedd wrote: Your yardstick to measure the weak/strong value of a design is IF the browser's window generates a horizontal scroll bar? If so, then that's your opinion, and

Re: [css-d] Question about EM's

Georg: tedd wrote: Your yardstick to measure the weak/strong value of a design is IF the browser's window generates a horizontal scroll bar? If so, then that's your opinion, and my opinion differs. The value of a good design should not be tied to browser's window. Maybe you're right, but

[css-d] Layout Issue

Can you have a look at: www.robarspages.ca/blogsite/index.asp I can not figure out for the life of me why the right column is pushed down?? in IE everything is good. (when i remove that form on the left, everthing is stable.)

Re: [css-d] Question about EM's

Nice try. BTW: I didn't mention your site anywhere. I don't have a clue what that's all about since I haven't seen it. I wrote that your solution, presented in the form of one page, is weak by design, and I haven't seen any reason to back down from that claim. My site, however, _is_ weak all

Re: [css-d] Question about EM's

On 12/20/05, tedd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now, considering that you think my solution was weak, because it didn't adjust to window-widths, then let's see you design a stronger page such that the size of a graphic adjusts to window-widths. Can you? I thought not. What's with this impossible

Re: [css-d] Cursor look in FF/Moz vs. IE/Opera

From: Dominique Clawson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: css-d@lists.css-discuss.org Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 10:27 PM Subject: [css-d] Cursor look in FF/Moz vs. IE/Opera Hello, I'm working on a website (started by someone else). She created dropdown/rollover menus with Dreamweaver and

Re: [css-d] Really small fonts on IE

Scott Haneda wrote: Are there any known issues I can be made aware of that would make fonts on IE Windows unreadably small? I have a site that gets a good deal of traffic, 2 users have reported this, and I can not replicate it. Setting the font size to anything other than default in IE does

Re: [css-d] Compuserve 7.0

On 12/12/05 7:08 PM, Josine Krant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://212.203.14.56/ictb/test/pre-coursequestionnaire.htm My American client uses the Compuserve 7.0 browser (very uncommon here in Europe) and doesn't see the left column of the forms. I was informed that Compuserve 7.0 = IE6. ...

Re: [css-d] col and styling of td's

There's this from the W3C specification[1] that may shed some light: The following properties apply to column and column-group elements: 'border' The various border properties apply to columns only if 'border-collapse' is set to 'collapse' on the table element. In that case, borders set on

[css-d] breaking up thumbnails into separate rows

I am setting up a very simple website for my portfolio that started out as a class project for an online CSS class. I set up thumbnails on this page according to how we'd been taught in class but I would like them to be on a separate row for each header category listed. I have put the

[css-d] Text shifting to the left in Opera and Firefox

I have made up this site to display my computer graphics in my portfolio. However, I am having a problem with the text shifting to the left in Opera and Firefox (yet it looks fine in IE). Does anyone have an idea of how I might prevent this from happening? Here's the link and stylesheet.

[css-d] One more...server descrepancies

I have a site that I maintain but that is uploaded on someone else's server (I have to send her updates...she doesn't have ftp uploading capabilities). When I upload it onto my server, everything looks fine but when she puts it on hers for some reason, some of the styles don't seem to be

Re: [css-d] wrapping a list around an image -- me too! [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED / NO CAVEATS]

Hi all I am dealing with the exact problem Ari experienced on an Australian Government website. Unfortunately I can not provide a URL as the site is in development. The issue seems to be with the floats we are applying to images in the content area of the site and only if a list follows the

[css-d] EmulatingFixedPositoning and The Gilder-Pixy Method

Hi All, I have a site where I am using Emulating Fixed Positioning to get a part of my design to stay static while the rest scrolls. Everything seemed to be working fine except when I rolled over the main navigation graphics. The main navigation graphics are using the The Gilder-Pixy

[css-d] Server discrepancy resolved

Hi, I am brand new to this board and just posted three messages, the last of which was entitled One more...server descrepancies It appears that this problem has been resolved on the other person's server...though I'm not sure how. So you can ignore this message (unless you might have some

[css-d] Form display too wide in Mozilla, OK in IE6!

Help! I have a problem with our new site that I cannot solve (tried all kinds of fixes). I have a series of forms, which I'm hiding/making visible depending on which button a user chooses. We have a three-column layout (using tables - not my choice!) and the forms display in the center column.