Re: [css-d] IE7 bug with inheritance

2010-03-06 Thread Alan Gresley
Gabriele Romanato wrote: > Hi all! > Please read the latest two posts on IE7 on my blog and tell me if I > stumbled on something that's well-documented or not. Can you make up a > static test? I used JavaScript to create spans in the following > structure: > > > Link > > > Try to apply s

[css-d] IE7 bug with inheritance

2010-03-06 Thread Gabriele Romanato
Hi all! Please read the latest two posts on IE7 on my blog and tell me if I stumbled on something that's well-documented or not. Can you make up a static test? I used JavaScript to create spans in the following structure: Link Try to apply some styles to :hover: nothing happens to links,

Re: [css-d] Creating a small table

2010-03-06 Thread Brian M. Curran
>> Brian M. Curran wrote: >> Hi All, >> I need to make a small table for my website (For my rates of service.), >> and so my question is, "Does anyone know of a resource for different >> styles of CSS tables, so I can get some ideas on neat table >> styles/layouts? Something akin to listamatic f

Re: [css-d] FW: tags

2010-03-06 Thread Alan Gresley
MB wrote: > Bob Rosenberg said: > >> CSS is a way of changing the built-in defaults for how to display >> text enclosed in the different tags. > > The "built-in defaults" ARE CSS. It's the CSS the browsermakers decided > to have builtin. Technically, this is the case with Firefox anyway. No, yo

Re: [css-d] Clearing floats in a clears a previous float I didn't want cleared...

2010-03-06 Thread David Laakso
Theophan Dort wrote: >> A fast and dirty suggestion. Nothing wrong with using a dl I guess. I just >> did it different. >> > > It works -- it's perfect! I have to study up on that overflow hidden that > seems to be a key in how it works even when the text in one div is short. > I'll go ba

Re: [css-d] Clearing floats in a clears a previous float I didn't want cleared...

2010-03-06 Thread Theophan Dort
> A fast and dirty suggestion. Nothing wrong with using a dl I guess. I just > did it different. It works -- it's perfect! I have to study up on that overflow hidden that seems to be a key in how it works even when the text in one div is short. I'll go back to my books, and if I can't figure

Re: [css-d] Clearing floats in a clears a previous float I didn't want cleared...

2010-03-06 Thread David Laakso
Theophan Dort wrote: > I am a volunteer webmaster for a couple of churches, and on one site all > pages have a header div across the top, and below that a navigation div > floated left with main content div flowing to its right. > > > > > Do you have any suggestions? > > > > Theophan > Hi The

Re: [css-d] FW: tags

2010-03-06 Thread Michael Stevens
-Original Message- From: css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org [mailto:css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org] Subject: Re: [css-d] FW: tags Because, if the developer uses some elements primarily for their browser default CSS, then any element can be considered "presentational" for that reaso

Re: [css-d] FW: tags

2010-03-06 Thread Thierry Koblentz
> Thierry Koblentz wrote: > > > fwiw, I don't agree. > > > If an author wants "italics" or "bold" then heshould, > > must, use and. > > To stay on-topic I won't mention semantics (should be a no brainer > though), > > but CSS: a User Agent does *not* have to make italics > and > > bold, but it

Re: [css-d] FW: tags

2010-03-06 Thread Thierry Koblentz
> Bob Rosenberg said: > > >CSS is a way of changing the built-in defaults for how to display > >text enclosed in the different tags. > > The "built-in defaults" ARE CSS. It's the CSS the browsermakers decided > to have builtin. Technically, this is the case with Firefox anyway. They decide follo

Re: [css-d] FW: tags

2010-03-06 Thread MB
Bob Rosenberg said: >CSS is a way of changing the built-in defaults for how to display >text enclosed in the different tags. The "built-in defaults" ARE CSS. It's the CSS the browsermakers decided to have builtin. Technically, this is the case with Firefox anyway. __

[css-d] Clearing floats in a clears a previous float I didn't want cleared...

2010-03-06 Thread Theophan Dort
I am a volunteer webmaster for a couple of churches, and on one site all pages have a header div across the top, and below that a navigation div floated left with main content div flowing to its right. One page lists parish events of which we have photos and/or video elsewhere on the site. Curr

Re: [css-d] FW: tags

2010-03-06 Thread Bob Rosenberg
At 20:08 + on 03/06/2010, Philip TAYLOR (Ret'd) wrote about Re: [css-d] FW: tags: >Thierry Koblentz wrote: > >> fwiw, I don't agree. > >> If an author wants "italics" or "bold" then heshould, >> must, use and. >> To stay on-topic I won't mention semantics (should be a no brainer though

Re: [css-d] FW: tags

2010-03-06 Thread Philip TAYLOR (Ret'd)
Thierry Koblentz wrote: > fwiw, I don't agree. > If an author wants "italics" or "bold" then heshould, > must, use and. > To stay on-topic I won't mention semantics (should be a no brainer though), > but CSS: a User Agent does *not* have to make italics and > bold, but it has to for and. Al

Re: [css-d] FW: tags

2010-03-06 Thread Thierry Koblentz
> > is presentational. It says, "Make this bold." > > > > and aren't presentational. They say > "emphasize"/"strongly > > emphasize" this. They don't say HOW to emphasize/strongly emphasize > it. > > They're just saying that this text is more important than surrounding > text, > > so emphasize i

Re: [css-d] FW: tags

2010-03-06 Thread Tim Climis
> I use use EM when I want italic and STRONG when I want bold, therefore I consider them presentational tags. That's like saying "I use CODE when I want a monospace font and LI when I want bullets next to text, therefore I consider them presentational tags." I hope you see how both of those are

Re: [css-d] FW: tags

2010-03-06 Thread david
Michael Stevens wrote: > -Original Message- > From: css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org > [mailto:css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org] > > is presentational. It says, "Make this bold." > > and aren't presentational. They say "emphasize"/"strongly > emphasize" this. They don't say HOW

Re: [css-d] FW: tags

2010-03-06 Thread MB
Michael Stevens said: >I use use EM when I want italic and STRONG when I want bold, sometimes I'll >change the font color as well, therefore I consider them presentational >tags. Are your definitions the ideal we all should adhere to? I think not. Why a specific developer choose to misuse a certa

[css-d] FW: tags

2010-03-06 Thread Michael Stevens
-Original Message- From: css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org [mailto:css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org] is presentational. It says, "Make this bold." and aren't presentational. They say "emphasize"/"strongly emphasize" this. They don't say HOW to emphasize/strongly emphasize it. The