[css-d] Help needed with IE6

2009-08-10 Thread Kristen Murphy
I'm designing a Drupal theme and, unsurprisingly, am running into some problems with IE6. All of these things are displaying correctly in FF, IE7, Safari, and Opera. 1. The main (horizontal) menu is displaying in the wrong place. 2. There's a blank space between div#main and div#footer. 3. B

Re: [css-d] How to get window to crop image?

2009-08-10 Thread Chris Blake
On 11/08/2009, at 1:00 PM, Michael Stevens wrote: > -Original Message- > From: css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org > [mailto:css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org] On Behalf Of Lalena > >> I have a new challenge. In CSS, is it possible to get an image to be > cropped off on both sides? Or

Re: [css-d] Screen resolution?

2009-08-10 Thread Michael Stevens
-Original Message- From: Sam Brown [mailto:freejack_in...@yahoo.com] >You can use the DOM object to get at settings such as deviceXDPI and others. I've used it to determine a client's DPI and set different styles to correct for IE rounding errors at higher DPI. http://www.w3schools.com/htm

Re: [css-d] How to get window to crop image?

2009-08-10 Thread Michael Stevens
-Original Message- From: css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org [mailto:css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org] On Behalf Of Lalena >I have a new challenge. In CSS, is it possible to get an image to be cropped off on both sides? Or in print language, to "bleed" on both sides? -- Any particular

[css-d] How to get window to crop image?

2009-08-10 Thread Lalena
Thanks for all your answers about screen resolution! I never imagined it was so complicated. I have a new challenge. In CSS, is it possible to get an image to be cropped off on both sides? Or in print language, to "bleed" on both sides? On my homepage, I want the ornaments on both sides of m

Re: [css-d] Screen resolution?

2009-08-10 Thread Michael Stevens
-Original Message- From: css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org [mailto:css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org] On Behalf Of Felix Miata >If accessibility and usability of a CSS-styled web page design matter, then the size of web page objects is a matter of quite some significance. >Resolution

Re: [css-d] Screen resolution?

2009-08-10 Thread Felix Miata
On 2009/08/10 14:23 (GMT-0700) Michael Stevens composed: > The user's feelings on a particular size doesn't really matter... The > question was "Is computer-screen resolution still 72 dpi?" The real answer > is a monitor's resolution is not measured in DPI but PIXELS x PIXELS. And, > it's really n

Re: [css-d] Screen resolution?

2009-08-10 Thread Felix Miata
On 2009/08/10 16:22 (GMT-0700) Theresa Mesa composed: > What I find amusing about the admonition to use points is that points > are printing-industry-based, not monitor- or Web-based. There are 12 > points in a pica, or 72 points in an inch. Back in the day, one pica > was .166 of an inch; n

Re: [css-d] unwanted space between divs

2009-08-10 Thread Fiona Hayward
- Original Message - From: "Philippe Wittenbergh" > > On Aug 8, 2009, at 10:10 PM, Fiona Hayward wrote: > >> Apparently an image will be treated as an inline element and even >> though I >> had zeroed margins and paddings, browsers will still add extra space >> to >> images , appar

Re: [css-d] Screen resolution?

2009-08-10 Thread Theresa Mesa
What I find amusing about the admonition to use points is that points are printing-industry-based, not monitor- or Web-based. There are 12 points in a pica, or 72 points in an inch. Back in the day, one pica was .166 of an inch; now it is 1.6 of an inch. But we don't use inches or picas whe

Re: [css-d] Screen resolution?

2009-08-10 Thread Theresa Mesa
Thank you! On Aug 10, 2009, at 3:26 PM, Rob Emenecker wrote: >> I was talking about the *saved JPEG*. 1 layer. When I >> right-click and "Get Info" on the file, it says the JPEG is >> 96K. When I *open the >> JPEG* in Photoshop, it's back up to 399KB. > > The GET INFO shows the file size on your

Re: [css-d] Screen resolution?

2009-08-10 Thread Michael Stevens
-Original Message- From: hramr...@gmail.com [mailto:hramr...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Michal Suchanek >The problem is that the physical size is what the user sees, not the pixel resolution. That's why it's better to avoid pixels and specify sizes in points or other physical units where poss

Re: [css-d] List numbers disappearing in IE 7

2009-08-10 Thread Tim Snadden
On 9/08/2009, at 12:58 PM, Matt Hampel wrote: > On my site, the number of an ordered list item will disappear when > the list > begins with a blockquote. This problem occurs in IE 7, but not > Firefox or > Safari. > > Here's an example: > http://arborupdate.com/article/1843/primary-results-co

Re: [css-d] Screen resolution?

2009-08-10 Thread Rob Emenecker
> I was talking about the *saved JPEG*. 1 layer. When I > right-click and "Get Info" on the file, it says the JPEG is > 96K. When I *open the > JPEG* in Photoshop, it's back up to 399KB. The GET INFO shows the file size on your hard drive (media, etc.). The size in Photoshop shows the size of th

Re: [css-d] Screen resolution?

2009-08-10 Thread Michal Suchanek
2009/8/10 Michael Stevens : > -- >>DPI most definitely matters WRT to physical size. Visit any store where > several laptops sit side by side on display. You should be able to find a > 14" or 14.1" sitting next to a 15.4", both at 1280x800 resolution. Because > the smaller screen has less area for

Re: [css-d] Screen resolution?

2009-08-10 Thread Michael Stevens
-Original Message- From: css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org [mailto:css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org] On Behalf Of Felix Miata >Think that if you want, but because the pixel density is higher on the smaller, those with adequate vision may in fact find the smaller to be the better when

Re: [css-d] Windows Server 2003 clients

2009-08-10 Thread Andrew Badera
On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 4:59 PM, Andrew Badera wrote: > Hi all, > > Been mostly lurking on this list for months now, learned/got reminded > of a ton, thanks a lot. > > I'm working on a web app in ASP.NET targeting IE6/7/8, FF3.x, Safari > 3, 4, and Chrome. After dusting off my years-rusty CSS skill

[css-d] Windows Server 2003 clients

2009-08-10 Thread Andrew Badera
Hi all, Been mostly lurking on this list for months now, learned/got reminded of a ton, thanks a lot. I'm working on a web app in ASP.NET targeting IE6/7/8, FF3.x, Safari 3, 4, and Chrome. After dusting off my years-rusty CSS skills, I have a layout that works well across these clients on Vista,

Re: [css-d] default "value" text -- two different styles?

2009-08-10 Thread Ce Ce
Hi, Can default "value" text be two different styles within the same textbox? For example -- in one input text box I'd like to put: Location (city or zip) Can "Location" be large and "(city or zip)" styled smaller? Thanks! CC

[css-d] two different styles -- same textbox?

2009-08-10 Thread Ce Ce
Hi, Can default "value" text be two different styles within the same textbox? For example -- in one input text box I'd like to put: Location (city or zip) Can "Location" be large and "(city or zip)" styled smaller? Thanks! CC

Re: [css-d] Screen resolution?

2009-08-10 Thread Felix Miata
On 2009/08/10 12:06 (GMT-0700) David Hucklesby composed: > Theresa Mesa wrote: > ...the nominal DPI can be changed in the operating system. Most > Windows and Mac boxes come set to 96 DPI these days. But note that Unix > boxes, and my hi-def IBM laptop, come with higher DPI settings quite > frequ

Re: [css-d] Screen resolution?

2009-08-10 Thread Felix Miata
On 2009/08/10 12:20 (GMT-0700) Michael Stevens composed: > Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 11:35 AM >>> It think it's still best to optimize your images for 72dpi - 96 max - >>> because higher DPI images create larger file sizes, which make your >>> web pages larger file sizes, which make them lo

Re: [css-d] Screen resolution?

2009-08-10 Thread Theresa Mesa
On Aug 10, 2009, at 12:28 PM, Michael Stevens wrote: > -Original Message- > From: css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org > [mailto:css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org] On Behalf Of Theresa Mesa > > Interestingly enough, as a learning exercise, I opened an image in > Photoshop, set the image

Re: [css-d] Main Content Following Left Sidebar

2009-08-10 Thread sono-io
Hi David, Thank you for responding to my problem. > sono...@fannullone.us wrote: >> I think I've narrowed it down. If I remove the following code in >> the css-ui.tabs.css file: >> .ui-tabs-nav:after { >> display: block; >> clear: both; >> content: " "; >> } > [...] >

Re: [css-d] Main Content Following Left Sidebar

2009-08-10 Thread David Hucklesby
sono...@fannullone.us wrote: > I think I've narrowed it down. If I remove the following code in the > css-ui.tabs.css file: > > .ui-tabs-nav:after { > display: block; > clear: both; > content: " "; > } [...] >> >> http://www.superiorshelving.com/mfg/nexel/test/test6.php >>

Re: [css-d] Screen resolution?

2009-08-10 Thread David Hucklesby
Theresa Mesa wrote: > On Aug 10, 2009, at 9:00 AM, Lalena wrote: > >> Is computer-screen resolution still 72 dpi? Or do some of these >> newfangled monitors have a higher resolution? In addition to the very useful table supplied by Felix, I'd also note that the nominal DPI can be changed in the

Re: [css-d] Weird alignment issue with IE 7...

2009-08-10 Thread Tim Snadden
On 11/08/2009, at 1:10 AM, Michael Beaudoin wrote: > I just finished roughing out a site for a client and it looks good in > all browsers, except there is an alignment issue in IE 7. If you look > at these sample pages: > > - http://www.ba-doyn.com/junk/saw/index.htm > - http://www.ba-doyn.com/ju

Re: [css-d] Screen resolution?

2009-08-10 Thread Michael Stevens
-Original Message- From: css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org [mailto:css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org] On Behalf Of Felix Miata Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 11:35 AM >> It think it's still best to optimize your images for 72dpi - 96 max - >> because higher DPI images create larger fil

Re: [css-d] Screen resolution?

2009-08-10 Thread david
Felix Miata wrote: > On 2009/08/10 11:00 (GMT-0500) Lalena composed: > >> Is computer-screen resolution still 72 dpi? > > Resolution rarely ever was 72. Mac OS prior to X assumed 72, just like > Windows assumed and still assumes 96. > >> Or do some of these >> newfangled monitors have a higher r

Re: [css-d] Screen resolution?

2009-08-10 Thread Chris Blake
I design and artwork all of my websites at 300dpi, as if print (can come in handy if you need to print your websites in a brochure etc.). I can't stand grainy images and if I work in 72dpi the results are crap. 'Save for web' from a 72dpi artboard will have worse results than a 300dpi artb

Re: [css-d] Sticky footer with form element

2009-08-10 Thread David Hucklesby
Ian Gibson wrote: > Hi David > > Many thanks for your help. I thought my container had a min-height of > 100% from > > body > #container {height: auto; min-height: 100%;} > > but of course DotNetNuke generated that extra form, so I needed... > > body > form > #container {height: auto; min-heigh

Re: [css-d] Screen resolution?

2009-08-10 Thread Felix Miata
On 2009/08/10 10:33 (GMT-0700) Michael Stevens composed: > On Aug 10, 2009, at 9:00 AM, Lalena wrote: >> It think it's still best to optimize your images for 72dpi - 96 max - >> because higher DPI images create larger file sizes, which make your web >> pages larger file sizes, which make them lon

Re: [css-d] Screen resolution?

2009-08-10 Thread Theresa Mesa
On Aug 10, 2009, at 11:03 AM, tedd wrote: > At 10:33 AM -0700 8/10/09, Michael Stevens wrote: >> Image resolution has nothing to do with it's pixel size. For the >> web the >> only thing you have to worry about are the pixel dimensions. An >> 800x600 >> pixel image is going to display EXACTLY

Re: [css-d] My IE Hack is hacking all the other browsers!!

2009-08-10 Thread Alan Gresley
Erik Vorhes wrote: > On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 5:04 AM, Alan Gresley wrote: >>> 4. If the IE stuff breaks any other browsers, put the culprits back in >>> a conditional comment. >> I must say that is a unusual and strange step. >> > > Really? If I have a site that renders properly in everything excep

Re: [css-d] Screen resolution?

2009-08-10 Thread tedd
At 10:33 AM -0700 8/10/09, Michael Stevens wrote: >-Original Message- >From: css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org >[mailto:css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org] On Behalf Of Theresa Mesa >On Aug 10, 2009, at 9:00 AM, Lalena wrote: > >It think it's still best to optimize your images for 72dpi

Re: [css-d] Screen resolution?

2009-08-10 Thread Climis, Tim
> Is computer-screen resolution still 72 dpi? Or do some of these > newfangled monitors have a higher resolution? Screen resolution hasn't been reliably 72 dpi since the demise of the CRT (5+ years ago?). HD screens get higher definition by having smaller pixels. And smaller pixels means lar

Re: [css-d] Screen resolution?

2009-08-10 Thread Michael Stevens
-Original Message- From: css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org [mailto:css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org] On Behalf Of Theresa Mesa On Aug 10, 2009, at 9:00 AM, Lalena wrote: It think it's still best to optimize your images for 72dpi - 96 max - because higher DPI images create larger file

Re: [css-d] Screen resolution?

2009-08-10 Thread Theresa Mesa
On Aug 10, 2009, at 9:00 AM, Lalena wrote: > Is computer-screen resolution still 72 dpi? Or do some of these > newfangled monitors have a higher resolution? > Thanks! > Suzi > __ > css-discuss [cs...@lists.css-discuss.org] > http:

Re: [css-d] Screen resolution?

2009-08-10 Thread Felix Miata
On 2009/08/10 11:00 (GMT-0500) Lalena composed: > Is computer-screen resolution still 72 dpi? Resolution rarely ever was 72. Mac OS prior to X assumed 72, just like Windows assumed and still assumes 96. > Or do some of these > newfangled monitors have a higher resolution? Actual resolution is w

Re: [css-d] Screen resolution?

2009-08-10 Thread Don Miller
72 to 100 dpi is now the normal as I recall. I suggest creating all images at 100 dpi for best viewing Don - Original Message - From: "Lalena" To: Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 9:00 AM Subject: [css-d] Screen resolution? > Is computer-screen resolution still 72 dpi? Or do some of the

[css-d] Screen resolution?

2009-08-10 Thread Lalena
Is computer-screen resolution still 72 dpi? Or do some of these newfangled monitors have a higher resolution? Thanks! Suzi __ css-discuss [cs...@lists.css-discuss.org] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/F

Re: [css-d] My IE Hack is hacking all the other browsers!!

2009-08-10 Thread Erik Vorhes
On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 5:04 AM, Alan Gresley wrote: >> 4. If the IE stuff breaks any other browsers, put the culprits back in >> a conditional comment. > > I must say that is a unusual and strange step. > Really? If I have a site that renders properly in everything except, say, IE7, but the techni

[css-d] Weird alignment issue with IE 7...

2009-08-10 Thread Michael Beaudoin
I just finished roughing out a site for a client and it looks good in all browsers, except there is an alignment issue in IE 7. If you look at these sample pages: - http://www.ba-doyn.com/junk/saw/index.htm - http://www.ba-doyn.com/junk/saw/services.htm you will see that the vertical white li

Re: [css-d] Drop Down Menu Problem in IE7 - Overlapping Elements

2009-08-10 Thread Rizky Syazuli
On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 1:49 PM, Michael Grosch wrote: > Hello Rizky, > > did you try the below? Feedback via the list would be greatly appreciated. > Hi Michael, Really sorry for the late response. Yes, it works perfectly now btw. Thx for your help, really appreciate it :) Case closed. Regard

Re: [css-d] Fixed Positioning Relative to Parent Container?

2009-08-10 Thread G.Sørtun
Elli Vizcaino wrote: > So am I better off using Javascript/JQuery then? Normally I'd say "no", but it depends on what you want to achieve. Show, or describe in some details, your goals, and I/we can provide better answers. regards Georg __