Re: [css-d] Left-aligned navigation buttons with gradient fade on right

2011-09-01 Thread Barney Carroll
Mark, Sorry, misunderstood the problem part. Essentially, your problem is not with creating the gradient effect per se, but with layout — specifically, getting .dummy to occupy the full remaining width (in which case the gradient goes from top left to top right of that element without any need for

Re: [css-d] Left-aligned navigation buttons with gradient fade on right

2011-09-01 Thread Mark Richards
Hi, I guess I wasn't clear in my original email. I plan to use CSS3 for the gradient, and possibly IE filters to make this work in older IE. My problem is with the layout. I want the gradient to start at the right edge of the menu items and go until the right edge of the parent. Men

Re: [css-d] Left-aligned navigation buttons with gradient fade on right

2011-09-01 Thread Barney Carroll
Mark, You can use Microsoft's proprietary filters property to achieve gradients using a similar syntax. As ever, CSS3please.com is the best resource: http://css3please.com#box_gradient Regards, Barney Carroll barney.carr...@gmail.com 07594 506 381 On 1 September 2011 14:42, Tim Climis wrote

Re: [css-d] Left-aligned navigation buttons with gradient fade on right

2011-09-01 Thread Tim Climis
> I'd like to avoid putting an image in (actually if that's the only way then > it's not going to happen). There is no way to get a gradient in IE7 without using an image. Or are you just opposed to using and a background image is okay? ---Tim _

[css-d] Left-aligned navigation buttons with gradient fade on right

2011-09-01 Thread Mark Richards
Hello folks, The site I maintain currently has its navigation in a table (don't ask): Menu item 1 Menu item 2 Menu item 3 The styles currently put .nav at 100% width with a background-color, and apply some borders, etc, on the TDs. The currently selected item h

Re: [css-d] CSS Organization

2011-09-01 Thread Alan Gresley
On 1/09/2011 7:31 PM, Tim Dawson wrote: On 31/08/2011 17:34, Kevin A. Cameron wrote: The talk was interesting, but the camera work poor. Too much presenter, it was difficult to see the slides. Did anyone catch what she talking about towards the end; it sounded like 'pre-' something. Tim On

Re: [css-d] CSS Organization

2011-09-01 Thread Tim Dawson
On 31/08/2011 17:34, Kevin A. Cameron wrote: My favourite part from that presentation was when she said (paraphrased) what's between the brackets is trivial, it's the selectors that are the tricky part. Kevin The talk was interesting, but the camera work poor. Too much presenter, it was diffic