Tom Livingston wrote:
Though I'm rusty on *HTML hacks- havent used one in years -
the validator is a tool, not law. If you know that is correct
and need it for a fix, then it's fine.
With respect, the validator is more likely to know if something
is correct than a mere human; I would be
Philippe wrote:
In a decent browser, it won't select anything and nothing though...
That hack relies on the fact that the simple little mind of IE 6 7
‘thinks’ there is an element that wraps around the root element
(html). Of course there is none.
And Alan responded:
This is not correct.
That is what I meant. if you know it is correct as in 'I know it's there and
why'. I guess I could have been clearer.
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On Jul 29, 2011, at 4:17 AM, Philip TAYLOR (Webmaster, Ret'd)
p.tay...@rhul.ac.uk wrote:
Tom Livingston wrote:
Though I'm rusty on *HTML hacks-
On 29/07/2011 6:36 PM, Mark Henderson wrote:
Philippe wrote:
In a decent browser, it won't select anything and nothing though...
That hack relies on the fact that the simple little mind of IE 67
‘thinks’ there is an element that wraps around the root element
(html). Of course there is none.
Just ran the latest version of my page through CSS validator, and it
came up with 1 error:
Parse Error *html .livebar{height:100%; /*For IE6 since overflow:auto
does not trigger hasLayout*/}
Do I need to be concerned about this? This is a bit of code which
makes IE6 behave itself,
Though I'm rusty on *HTML hacks- havent used one in years - the validator is a
tool, not law. If you know that is correct and need it for a fix, then it's
fine.
However, I'd recommend another method for teaching IE 6 a lesson, and wrap it
in conditional comments. Either embedded in the head,
On 7/28/11 8:21 PM, John wrote:
Just ran the latest version of my page through CSS validator, and it
came up with 1 error:
Parse Error *html .livebar{height:100%; /*For IE6 since overflow:auto
does not trigger hasLayout*/}
Do I need to be concerned about this? This is a bit of code which
On 29 July 2011 12:21, John j...@coffeeonmars.com wrote:
Just ran the latest version of my page through CSS validator, and it came up
with 1 error:
Parse Error *html .livebar{height:100%; /*For IE6 since overflow:auto does
not trigger hasLayout*/}
I'm pretty sure it should have a space
Mr. Modo is correct, none of these suggestions will validate but I was just
suggesting an alternate method to achieving the same end. Some people do sleep
better having the offending code outside their main sheet so it does pass the
validator.
Merely my opinion and another possible course to
On Jul 29, 2011, at 9:45 AM, David Laakso wrote:
There should be a space between the star and html:
* html .whatever {...}
Indeed.
This will not make it valid.
Nope. * html {} is perfectly valid (CSS1, 2, 3, 4, and beyond).
In a decent browser, it won't select anything and nothing
On 29/07/2011 12:27 PM, Philippe Wittenbergh wrote:
On Jul 29, 2011, at 9:45 AM, David Laakso wrote:
There should be a space between the star and html:
* html .whatever {...}
Indeed.
This will not make it valid.
Nope. * html {} is perfectly valid (CSS1, 2, 3, 4, and beyond).
In a
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