Re: [css-d] Help with converting table layout to standards

2007-10-21 Thread Kit Grose
Well, I've fixed my problem for the most part. I simply used the trick where absolutely positioned elements have more than one vertical property set (which doesn't work in IE, but we're operating on a Firefox/Safari only assumption). So we've set the top to 2em, the bottom to 0, the left to 0

Re: [css-d] Adding a faux column on my blog

2007-10-21 Thread Rafael
Ian Bethune wrote: > I have added a background color to my sidebar on my blog Sox & Dawgs, > http://soxanddawgs.com > > I would like the sidebar color to extend to the bottom of each page and not > lengthen it any more than the longest sidebar unless the content is that > long. > > I have read the

[css-d] Help with converting table layout to standards

2007-10-21 Thread Kit Grose
G'day all, I'm trying to build an extensible interface refresh for the backend of a product we sell. The interface I'm trying to build might be thought of as 'full screen'; with a sort of frames layout feel. There's a primary nav bar across the top of the screen, a secondary nav bar down th

Re: [css-d] Newbie

2007-10-21 Thread david
Phil Tobias wrote: > On Oct 20, 2007, at 11:39 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> is Dreamweaver acceptable or am I better off (as a beginner) going >> down >> a different route ? and finally, the most asked question in the >> world ... what resource to use to learn ? > > Dreamweaver is a fine a

Re: [css-d] Image forcing div down (+ text question)

2007-10-21 Thread Tigdh Glesain
Hallo Kevin, A random observation... The arrow on that map was/is quite hard to see on my lappy... Maybe it could be darker or bolder... Best, Tigdh __ T A G e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] m: 0434 249 753 (int) +61434 249 753 p: (03) 6334 2631 (int) +61 3 6334 26

[css-d] Adding a faux column on my blog

2007-10-21 Thread Ian Bethune
I have added a background color to my sidebar on my blog Sox & Dawgs, http://soxanddawgs.com I would like the sidebar color to extend to the bottom of each page and not lengthen it any more than the longest sidebar unless the content is that long. I have read the how to create a faux column with

Re: [css-d] Site test?

2007-10-21 Thread Virginia Bruce
On Oct 20, 2007, at 11:02 PM, William M Conlon wrote: > Sorry, I have not looked in IE6. > > First, start with validated HTML. Your document does not validate > (you have a non-unicode character on line 9. > > Next, validate the css. 268 #resources Value Error : border 1 is > not a borde

Re: [css-d] Newbie

2007-10-21 Thread Phil Tobias
On Oct 20, 2007, at 11:39 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > is Dreamweaver acceptable or am I better off (as a beginner) going > down > a different route ? and finally, the most asked question in the > world ... what resource to use to learn ? Dreamweaver is a fine authoring environment. It lets

Re: [css-d] CSS Eleven

2007-10-21 Thread Elli Vizcaino
Good sense of humor Georg. Elli --- Gunlaug Sørtun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What is the problem making CSS Thirteen? > > They might run low on oxygen - like Apollo 13 ;-) > > Georg > -- > http://www.gunlaug.no > ___

Re: [css-d] Image forcing div down (+ text question)

2007-10-21 Thread David Laakso
Kevin Stevens wrote: > I am doing a site that uses faux columns, which looks good, except on > this page http://www.ratking.co.uk/bensons/map.htm where the image seems > to push the container div down and I have no idea why. > Try in ruleset #main_map img changing position: relative; to posi

[css-d] Image forcing div down (+ text question)

2007-10-21 Thread Kevin Stevens
I am doing a site that uses faux columns, which looks good, except on this page http://www.ratking.co.uk/bensons/map.htm where the image seems to push the container div down and I have no idea why. Also, while I have your attention, on the right hand side of http://www.ratking.co.uk/bensons/test

Re: [css-d] Same old Hat (new)

2007-10-21 Thread David Laakso
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I understand all the accessibility concerns > surrounding splash pages, but my question is, were I > to want to design a site that had a large photo as > it's main intro page, is there any way I can do this > as ok for standards-based design methods? > > Daniel > > Si

Re: [css-d] Same old Hat (new)

2007-10-21 Thread Dejan Kozina
Splash pages are bad (usability- and search positioning-wise). The same is true for links opening in new windows, full screen windows, pointless flash animations, links as images and other stuff you have to talk your customer out off before starting to code; sometims, after they gave up on popups a

Re: [css-d] Site test?

2007-10-21 Thread David Laakso
Virginia Bruce wrote: > Please take a look at the site and let me know if there's anything odd. > This is just a staging site, the final one will sit on its own domain. > > http://teamweb.com/daswani > > > vb > > Virginia Bruce > XP IE6.0/Parallels desktop You are relatively close to complia

Re: [css-d] Spry Menu from Dreamweaver, bug in IE 6

2007-10-21 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
Kara Marsee wrote: > > The bug that happens in IE 6 is once you rollover these drop-down > type nav items, then go to one below, then back over the one above > it, parts of it are unviewable (the parts that are supposed to be >

Re: [css-d] CSS Eleven

2007-10-21 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
> What is the problem making CSS Thirteen? They might run low on oxygen - like Apollo 13 ;-) Georg -- http://www.gunlaug.no __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ

Re: [css-d] Site test?

2007-10-21 Thread Waz and Elle
On 21/10/2007, at 4:39 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Please take a look at the site and let me know if there's anything > odd. > This is just a staging site, the final one will sit on its own domain. > > http://teamweb.com/daswani Hi Virginia, I'm also working on a mac, so can't help with ch