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

2010-06-29 Thread David Laakso
Eric Peterson wrote: > Thanks for help provided; so far, still looking for more :) > > First, the discussion about the font style is a bit early in this process. I > have not decided on a font styling for my pages. The fonts I chose before > were just something I had grabbed from a previous fil

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

2010-06-29 Thread Eric Peterson
Thanks for help provided; so far, still looking for more :) First, the discussion about the font style is a bit early in this process. I have not decided on a font styling for my pages. The fonts I chose before were just something I had grabbed from a previous file I had worked on. Below I p

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

2010-06-27 Thread Felix Miata
On 2010/06/27 16:57 (GMT+0200) Peter Hammarling composed: > David, for someone whose contributions here are so consistently > helpful and well-informed your crusade against Verdana is difficult to > comprehend, and out of place on this list. Several times I've nearly > risen to the bait of p

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

2010-06-27 Thread Peter Hammarling
> This: > html { > font-family : "Trebuchet MS", Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; > font-size: 80%; > } > > Becomes this [user friendly and shorter]: > html { > font : 100%/1.4 Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; > } David, for someone whose contributions here are so consistently helpful and well-i

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

2010-06-27 Thread David Laakso
Eric Peterson wrote: > Why did you choose to use and in this manner? Why would a class="header"> definition not work the same way? Is there something about > the that is 'easier' or 'better'? > > > > > > I did not choose the method, I simply stripped Georg's layout, and deleted the

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

2010-06-27 Thread Eric Peterson
Interesting use of and as the footer and header. Thinking about it, I would have chosen and as they seem to be used a lot less. If I wanted to use as a header in this context, I would have to redefine a different header to emulate what the used to have. Not really a problem, just a ch

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

2010-06-27 Thread David Laakso
Eric Peterson wrote: > 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

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

2010-06-27 Thread David Laakso
David Laakso wrote: Ooops. ~d -- desktop http://chelseacreekstudio.com/ __ css-discuss [cs...@lists.css-discuss.org] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/F

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

2010-06-27 Thread Felix Miata
On 2010/06/27 12:41 (GMT+0100) Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd) composed: > David Laakso wrote: >> This: >> html { >> font-family : "Trebuchet MS", Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; >> font-size: 80%; >> } >> Becomes this [user friendly and shorter]: >> html { >> font : 100%/1.4 Helvetica, Ari

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

2010-06-27 Thread Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd)
David Laakso wrote: > This: > html { > font-family : "Trebuchet MS", Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; > font-size: 80%; > } > > Becomes this [user friendly and shorter]: > html { > font : 100%/1.4 Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; > } With the greatest respect, your dislike for the fonts which M

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

2010-06-26 Thread David Laakso
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

2010-06-26 Thread Eric Peterson
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