Re: [css-d] Layout help needed, almost right

Eric Peterson wrote: > Below is the test page I've been playing with. > > Let's start here (take it slow and wait for others on the list who will offer good advice). This: html { font-family : "Trebuchet MS", Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 80%; } Becomes this [user friendl

[css-d] Layout help needed, almost right

Below is the test page I've been playing with. What I am trying to do is * have a header block at the top of the page/screen * have a footer block at the bottom of the page/screen * have a menu side bar on the right with links that does not scroll with the main content * have the cont

Re: [css-d] Chasing a fantasy??

>> Brian M. Curran wrote: >> Well, it's a beautiful evening here in NYC. >> http://www.draftingservices.com/Copy%20of%20index.html >> >> Sincerely, >> Brian >> >> > > > > > > Nuke the heavy curly quotes, the top/bottom rules, and use a thin-rule > left :-) . None of that stuff is in keepi

Re: [css-d] Chasing a fantasy??

> > > > Thanks Tim, however it looks pretty wacky in Explorer. ...I'll have to > > give this some thought. I'm still new to CSS, so off the top of my head > > I'm seeing a work around how to format the curly quotes for all the > > different browsers. > > > > Brian > > i meant to say: *not* seei

Re: [css-d] Chasing a fantasy??

Brian M. Curran wrote: > Well, it's a beautiful evening here in NYC. > http://www.draftingservices.com/Copy%20of%20index.html > > Sincerely, > Brian > > Nuke the heavy curly quotes, the top/bottom rules, and use a thin-rule left :-) . None of that stuff is in keeping with your site. Or, i

Re: [css-d] Chasing a fantasy??

>>>Tim wrote: >>> ...So, in Explorer they look about >>> how I'd like them. >> >> I'm on Linux, so I don't have access to Explorer, but in the spirit of >> >>> large quotes somewhere reasonably placed at the start and end of each >>> one of >>> my quotes >> >> how about this? >> >> >> add to this

Re: [css-d] Chasing a fantasy??

>>Tim wrote: >> ...So, in Explorer they look about >> how I'd like them. > > I'm on Linux, so I don't have access to Explorer, but in the spirit of > >> large quotes somewhere reasonably placed at the start and end of each one >> of >> my quotes > > how about this? > > > add to this: > blockquote

Re: [css-d] Chasing a fantasy??

>> On 6/26/2010 7:54 PM, Brian M. Curran wrote: >> Hello, >> Well, it's a beautiful evening here in NYC. It's quite hot, and it looks >> like a thunderstorm might break the heat. It's good weather to work on my >> website. ...So... Am I chasing a fantasy in trying to get these curly >> quotes to

Re: [css-d] Chasing a fantasy??

>> Brian M. Curran wrote: >>> Hello, >>> Well, it's a beautiful evening here in NYC. It's quite hot, and it looks >>> like a thunderstorm might break the heat. It's good weather to work on >>> my >>> website. ...So... Am I chasing a fantasy in trying to get these curly >>> quotes to work in all th

Re: [css-d] Chasing a fantasy??

This is how I would do: Check the source of above page and let me know if you have any questions. I have taken two paragraphs from your page and quoted above. hth --- On Sun, 27/6/10, Brian M. Curran wrote: > Well, it's a beautiful evening here

Re: [css-d] Chasing a fantasy??

Brian M. Curran wrote: > Hello, > Well, it's a beautiful evening here in NYC. It's quite hot, and it looks like > a thunderstorm might break the heat. It's good weather to work on my website. > ...So... Am I chasing a fantasy in trying to get these curly quotes to work > in all the browsers? Her

[css-d] Chasing a fantasy??

Hello, Well, it's a beautiful evening here in NYC. It's quite hot, and it looks like a thunderstorm might break the heat. It's good weather to work on my website. ...So... Am I chasing a fantasy in trying to get these curly quotes to work in all the browsers? Here's my test page: http://www.dra

Re: [css-d] Sliding Portfolio

Hoyd Breton wrote: > > Two questions: > > • Could any of you guys recommend the most active/helpful html/css forum? > This is my first all-html project and know that I have a bucket load of > learning ahead. > > • I'm working off safari/chrome; and I realize that I need to do something > to address

Re: [css-d] Sliding Portfolio

You really should check out the CSS-based (a little bit of JavaScript) slideshows (and menus, among other things) at Project VII. See if there's anything there that would meet your needs. I have their menu builder, and the code validates. The customer service there is also awesome. I've gotten

Re: [css-d] Sliding Portfolio

Hoyd Breton wrote: > Thanks for all the pennies, nickels and dimes. Cashing it all in. = ] > > I wanted to avoid the SWF route, not because all the hoopla but more as an > exercise to learn the javascript ropes a bit. Good man : "Flash ? Just say 'NO !'" :-) > http://starkshumble.com/test/ I

Re: [css-d] background-color not working in IE7

John Franks wrote: > Got a strange one here my friends. Go to the following page to view my > problem. > http://www.mrskibbles.co.uk/virtuemart/sweet-categories/chews/black-jacks-chews/ > > > Thanks, John. > > Not exactly up for looking for a need

Re: [css-d] Sliding Portfolio

Thanks for all the pennies, nickels and dimes. Cashing it all in. = ] I wanted to avoid the SWF route, not because all the hoopla but more as an exercise to learn the javascript ropes a bit. The "solution" that I opted with, and I'm using solution loosely here guys. Is that I used a slideshow that

[css-d] background-color not working in IE7

Got a strange one here my friends. Go to the following page to view my problem. http://www.mrskibbles.co.uk/virtuemart/sweet-categories/chews/black-jacks-chews/ My problem is with the order table that sits half way down the page in the main donut, where the user adds a sweet to their shoppin

Re: [css-d] IE hacks - css conditions

Michael Adams wrote: > A few years back i dropped conditional comments in favour of the CSS IE > @import hack[1][2][3]. Now i find myself in a position where i want to send > one thing to ie7 & ie8 and another to all other browsers. > > What i want to do is give CSS rounded corners and opacity

Re: [css-d] Sliding Portfolio

Hoyd, I would look to use Flash for this kind of thing. And there are some excellent tools out there which do all the coding for you. One fantastic one would be http://www.slideshowbox.com/ from JumpeyeComponents. They provide both a non-Adobe-Flash HTML version as well as an Adobe Flash add-o

Re: [css-d] Sliding Portfolio

Hoyd Breton wrote: > Matthew + Chris: Thank you for the quick replies. Yeap, I agree that in most > cases animations tend to be on the annoying/ pointless side of things; > however, I feel like slideshows have become a bit commonplace on portfolio > sites, going to give it a try and nix if it's