Re: [css-d] Any consensus on reset css?

2007-06-21 Thread Robert O'Rourke
David Hucklesby wrote: On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:04:55 -0400, Scott Glasgow wrote: There seems to be a good deal of contention, or at least spirited discussion, on the value or advisability of using reset stylesheets (http://www.webmasterworld.com/css/3329010.htm). I'm just getting back

[css-d] tabs not showing in ie7

2007-06-21 Thread shosuro
I have a tabs menu, it shows ok in ff2.x, ie6, opera, but fails in ie7 (and safari 3 beta, but as it's a beta...). I'll probably make another stylesheet for ie7 and try to load the appropriate one by detecting the browser, but I'd like to know if there is a possibility to make this one work.

Re: [css-d] where to find info

2007-06-21 Thread James Gadrow
Fiona wrote: Hello, I have been teaching myself CSS by working through tutorials etc. I have been puttin it into practise by building a couple of dummy (trial ones, not stupid ones)websites, but have been mainly concentrating on the latest browser versions, till I started getting the hang

Re: [css-d] where to find info

2007-06-21 Thread Fiona
Thankyou Jim, I will look for some good CSS books - I have bought a couple of e-books from sitepoint(?). Sometimes it feels like you are swimming in a sea of sludge (like when you've gone overboard and been taking in new information all day til your head feels as though it is going to burst)

Re: [css-d] Any consensus on reset css?

2007-06-21 Thread Scott Glasgow
On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:04:55 -0400, Scott Glasgow wrote: There seems to be a good deal of contention, or at least spirited discussion, on the value or advisability of using reset stylesheets (http://www.webmasterworld.com/css/3329010.htm). I'm just getting back into this and I'm curious if

Re: [css-d] Any consensus on reset css?

2007-06-21 Thread Scott Glasgow
Brian Cummiskey wrote: On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:04:55 -0400, Scott Glasgow wrote: There seems to be a good deal of contention, or at least spirited discussion, on the value or advisability of using reset stylesheets (http://www.webmasterworld.com/css/3329010.htm). I'm just getting back into

Re: [css-d] expandable menu woes again

2007-06-21 Thread kdavis
If you wanted to talk about *how* to hide styles from certain browsers, instead of *if* you should, that would certainly be on topic. In general terms, how does one go about hiding styles from a aprticular browser? I've not attempted to do it yet, but would like to know what is generally

Re: [css-d] expandable menu woes again

2007-06-21 Thread Scott Glasgow
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you wanted to talk about *how* to hide styles from certain browsers, instead of *if* you should, that would certainly be on topic. In general terms, how does one go about hiding styles from a aprticular browser? I've not attempted to do it yet, but would like to

Re: [css-d] Any consensus on reset css?

2007-06-21 Thread Philippe Wittenbergh
On Jun 21, 2007, at 10:02 PM, Scott Glasgow wrote: While researching this I came across three versions, the initial Reset Styles of 12 April, the second Reworked Reset of 14 April, and the most recent (AFAIK) Reset Reloaded of 1 May. Which one are you using? The most recent version is

Re: [css-d] Problem centering div

2007-06-21 Thread Zoe M. Gillenwater
Brian Crescimanno wrote: On 6/20/07, Lyn Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a problem centering a menu I have within a div. I have tried using many methods but I get no luck. have you tried: div#buttons ul{ width: XXXpx; margin: 0 auto; } where width is set equal to the

Re: [css-d] expandable menu woes again

2007-06-21 Thread Zoe M. Gillenwater
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In general terms, how does one go about hiding styles from a aprticular browser? I've not attempted to do it yet, but would like to know what is generally involved before I attempt it The main browsers people seek to hide styles from, NN4 and MacIE, are pretty easy

[css-d] How to keep a floated division inside it's container.

2007-06-21 Thread Allan Abrahamse
For this question please see http://orangecountyquakers.org/quakers/index.htm. The first main division (a class id called Top) starts with the header (About ...) and terminates with the faint blue line just above the word Next. Top contains two divisions, one a class called menu left and the

Re: [css-d] How to keep a floated division inside it's container.

2007-06-21 Thread Bradley Wright
On 21/6/07 04:58, Allan Abrahamse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For this question please see http://orangecountyquakers.org/quakers/index.htm. The first main division (a class id called Top) starts with the header (About ...) and terminates with the faint blue line just above the word Next.

Re: [css-d] where to find info

2007-06-21 Thread Zoe M. Gillenwater
Fiona wrote: Now I want to learn how to adjust the code to display in some of the older browsers - is there a good reference site that any of you know of that explains some of this ? Hi Fiona, You'll find that as you get better at CSS you'll find the need to hack older browsers

Re: [css-d] expandable menu woes again

2007-06-21 Thread kdavis
Thanks for the great links! __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7 information -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported

Re: [css-d] Any consensus on reset css?

2007-06-21 Thread Jason Ogle
I use Eric's reset stylesheets as well. I'm thrilled about other than one thing. The table alignment was set to baseline. If you do happen to use a table within a div, your cell contents will be aligned to the bottom (even if you have a valign=top) and you won't have any idea why if you

Re: [css-d] Best way for text when enlarged

2007-06-21 Thread Brian Crescimanno
That's a lot of great information arguing in favor of allowing for complete user control over text size and I'll be the first to say that I love the concept. However, the difficulty comes in reconciling that desire with the design at hand. Example: I have a fixed width design that is 760px wide

Re: [css-d] Best way for text when enlarged

2007-06-21 Thread David Laakso
Brian Crescimanno wrote: That's a lot of great information arguing in favor of allowing for complete user control over text size and I'll be the first to say that I love the concept. However, the difficulty comes in reconciling that desire with the design at hand. Example: I have a fixed

[css-d] spanky corner image issue

2007-06-21 Thread Jessica Steinbomer
Hi All, I've been racking my brain trying to figure this out so I'm turning to the list for help! Please see the bottom and left corners of this site: http://experienceprogress.com/index.html There's a 1px white space that shouldn't be there between the bottom right/left corner images and the

Re: [css-d] Best way for text when enlarged

2007-06-21 Thread Brian Crescimanno
On 6/21/07, David Laakso [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Let's see what you've got. Provide a uri to your example. Best, ~dL Oh, I'm speaking in a purely academic sense here based on my experience of layouts that don't really account for text resizing (as an aside, I am not a designer, I work on an

Re: [css-d] Best way for text when enlarged

2007-06-21 Thread Joel D Canfield
complete user control over text size snip Example: I have a fixed width design mutually exclusive parameters. if the width is fixed, at some point I can enlarge the text enough to break it. it's about balance - *how much* can they enlarge it before it breaks? is it really 'broken' or just

[css-d] IE6 position: absolute + bottom negative problem

2007-06-21 Thread Erik Gyepes
Hi! I'm expecting some problems with position: absolute in IE6. Here is the stylesheet: http://wp-themes.depi.sk/wp-content/themes/theme-004/style.css And here is the page: http://wp-themes.depi.sk/?p=1#comments The problem is with the comments tip, which has an position: absolute and bottom:

Re: [css-d] Best way for text when enlarged

2007-06-21 Thread Felix Miata
On 2007/06/21 13:00 (GMT-0400) Brian Crescimanno apparently typed: That's a lot of great information arguing in favor of allowing for complete user control over text size and I'll be the first to say that I love the concept. However, the difficulty comes in reconciling that desire with the

Re: [css-d] Best way for text when enlarged

2007-06-21 Thread Shark Attack Design
I wonder what proportion of web users ever bother to adjust the default text size of their browser(s)? The preset default size is generally 16 (I think Safari is different?) although I'm not sure what the units are for that default -- pixels? Points? I think that most people, if they were

[css-d] overflow:hidden

2007-06-21 Thread Timu EREN
Hi, I am try do kickOff menu for web and i am using prototype and script aculo us, i am finish and this is work fine with ie, opera, safari, and konqueror but is not work fine with firefox, i think firefox and overflow:hidden problem with absolute and relative elements or firefox is

Re: [css-d] spanky corner image issue

2007-06-21 Thread Panagiotis Spagopoulos
Jessica Steinbomer wrote: Here's where I'm calling the images in the styles: .t {background: url(newsite/images/index/top_middle.gif) 0 0 repeat-x; } .b {background: url(newsite/images/index/bottom_middle.png) 0 100% repeat-x; height: 2%} .l {background:

Re: [css-d] Best way for text when enlarged

2007-06-21 Thread Ed Seedhouse
On 6/21/07, Shark Attack Design [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wonder what proportion of web users ever bother to adjust the default text size of their browser(s)? The preset default size is generally 16 (I think Safari is different?) although I'm not sure what the units are for that default --