[css-d] Nav menu woes

2006-05-04 Thread Richard Brown
Hi I am working on this site: No matter how hard I try I am still find I am unable to get the navigation to move over to the left hand side! There should be only a small space between the bor

[css-d] Replacing Blogger Blog Title w/Image

2006-05-04 Thread Carlos Whitfield
Hey, all! I'm a newbie at CSS, and am slowly teaching myself through a cobination of copy-and-paste from existing web logs and sporadic reading. Thankfully, I found this list. My question is: Is there a simple way to effectively replace my Blogger blog title with an image? I already have the im

Re: [css-d] Nav menu woes

2006-05-04 Thread Els
Richard Brown wrote: > I am working on this site: > > > > No matter how hard I try I am still find I am unable to get the > navigation to move over to the left hand side! There should be > only

Re: [css-d] Replacing Blogger Blog Title w/Image

2006-05-04 Thread Dave Goodchild
Yes, edit your template - you can see the css and xhtml in the textarea. Also, don't learn css by copy and paste, you will only pick up bad habits (from bad css) or get frustrated (from good css). Get a very good book and learn methodically. Cascading Style Sheets by Friends Of Ed is good, as is an

Re: [css-d] short white space

2006-05-04 Thread francky
Zoe M. Gillenwater wrote: >Daniel Kessler wrote: > > >>[...] >>http://hhp.umd.edu/events/systems_thinking/ >>[...] >> >> >Daniel, > >I strongly suggest getting rid of the .white and .dark_blue divs >entirely. Instead, set an id on the div that holds the image. Keep the >image inside set

Re: [css-d] Nav menu woes

2006-05-04 Thread Richard Brown
Hi Els On 4 May 2006, at 08:34, Els wrote: > Set padding/margin to 0 and start from there :-) > > (you did that for #navcontainer ul/li, but not for #navigation ul/li) Thanks that fixed it. I thought I had done it for navigation - I shouldn't name things so similarly! -- Rich http://www.cregy.

[css-d] valid xhtml and css smooth text

2006-05-04 Thread XtiaN
hi al, i wanna know if it possible to have smooth scrolling text (ie. http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex2/cmarquee.htm) but standard compliant dan validate ? thanks __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discus

[css-d] padding differences between safari and firefox

2006-05-04 Thread Giovanni Intini
Hello, this is my first message in this list, my name is Giovanni Intini and I'm from Italy. I have this markup: Fatture Clienti Banche I use those links as site navigation tabs, with this css code: #top-navigation { list-style: none; background: #1d1d1d; padding: 20p

Re: [css-d] valid xhtml and css smooth text

2006-05-04 Thread Ian Young
> hi al, > > i wanna know if it possible to have smooth scrolling text (ie. > http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex2/cmarquee.htm) but > standard compliant dan validate ? > > Don't think this is really a CSS issue as the main problems with marquees are making them W3 compliant - now that ticks t

[css-d] [ADMIN - OFF TOPIC] Re: valid xhtml and css smooth text

2006-05-04 Thread Alex Robinson
>i wanna know if it possible to have smooth scrolling text (ie. >http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex2/cmarquee.htm) but standard >compliant dan validate ? I'm afraid that making text scroll is not on topic for this list since it is actually an issue of behaviour, which means for most pur

[css-d] accessible centered horizontal drop down menu

2006-05-04 Thread Virtuallee
Hi Can anyone recommend an accessible centered horizontal drop down menu? It's fine if it uses a some javascript but still needs to fall back to a css menu when js is disabled. It also needs to be search engine friendly. Thanks Lee ___

[css-d] [ADMIN - OFF TOPIC] Re: accessible centered horizontal drop down menu

2006-05-04 Thread Alex Robinson
>Can anyone recommend an accessible centered horizontal drop down menu? >It's fine if it uses a some javascript but still needs to fall back to a >css menu when js is disabled. It also needs to be search engine friendly. Blimey. What is it today that has people coming on css-d and treating it as

[css-d] First load problem

2006-05-04 Thread lists
I know a majority of you have a major problem with this site that I coded. But was wondering if anyone has any experiance with the problem I am having below. I am having a problem when I load the website for the first time on a browser that is not maximized. The weird thing is, this is only a

Re: [css-d] Odd Firefox Bugs

2006-05-04 Thread Holly Bergevin
From: Tyson Tate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >I've found some odd CSS bugs in Firefox that cause some rendering >differences between MacOS X and Windows XP. I've posted a simplified >test case here: > > > >Any comments/suggestions before I submit this to t

Re: [css-d] First load problem

2006-05-04 Thread lists
For some reason the screenshot didnt go through. here it is again, http://uniquethrudesign.com/aamml_problem.jpg Thanks Brian Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > I know a majority of you have a major problem with this site that I > coded. But was wondering if anyone has any experiance with the proble

[css-d] Vertical stretch

2006-05-04 Thread Karl Camenzuli
My design is at http://marketinginmalta.com/rfd/ I am trying to make the right yellow column scale to fix to the bottom of the page although I am not having much luck. Any advice would be great. Karl __ css-discuss [EMA

Re: [css-d] Vertical stretch

2006-05-04 Thread Dave Goodchild
Ah, that is a common problem. A good way is to use a background image to mimic column heights. I have that info in books but don't know a good online resource for it off the bat.The problem is that elements only stretch as far down as they need to. Use a vertically tiled background image and a rule

[css-d] Three column

2006-05-04 Thread Eoin Maguire
Hi, I have a three column layout with a liquid middle column which resizes as the browser window is expanded or contracted. This works using floats and margins (left col = float left, middle column = margins, right column = float right). However when I resize this layout the middle column co

Re: [css-d] Vertical stretch

2006-05-04 Thread Karl Camenzuli
Thanks Dave The link for that is http://www.alistapart.com/articles/fauxcolumns/ But its not working for me, my CSS for the nav area is as follows div#navigation_bg { position: absolute; width: 230px; height: 100%; margin: 0px;

Re: [css-d] Vertical stretch

2006-05-04 Thread Ian Young
> Subject: Re: [css-d] Vertical stretch > > > Ah, that is a common problem. A good way is to use a background image to > mimic column heights. I have that info in books but don't know a > good online > resource for it off the bat. Of course we do. Our very own Zoe Gillenwater has the very thing

[css-d] Expandable Banner in IE

2006-05-04 Thread Danilo Laurindo
Hey guys... I have got to this point and I don't know what else to do... I've checked some solutions to floating divs, some of them absolute positioned... but none has solved my problem. See the page: http://www.dgabcsolutions.com.br/preview/novodol/tecnologia_home.asp It looks just fine over any

[css-d] firefox column shifting/jumping

2006-05-04 Thread reese
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Re: [css-d] Expandable Banner in IE

2006-05-04 Thread Danilo Laurindo
Well, I actually found out that it has got a problem over other browsers too... Seems like the white space generated by the banner goes over the content, the menu, the rightside bar and you can't click where the layer is... I'm accepting anything, even a link to some site that has a banner like mi

Re: [css-d] Descendant Selectors Based on IDs

2006-05-04 Thread Dagmar Noll
Thanks Glenn, Rob, and Tyson. I can now start writing cleaner, more sensible CSS and HTML! Cheers, Dagmar __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7b2 testing hub -- http://css-discuss

Re: [css-d] Three column

2006-05-04 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
> Question is, how do I get the right column to drop down instead of > the middle one; or get it to drop behind the middle column (like this > http://bluerobot.com/web/layouts/layout3.html but without > positioning being involved). Solutions using all-floats, like...

[css-d] div covering up scroll bar? Z-index?

2006-05-04 Thread Matthew Bernhardt
Hello everyone, Just when I thought that I was making progress learning CSS, I've come across a problem I'm not sure how to solve. I'll start with the URL: http://benedikt.knowlton.ohio-state.edu/faculty/ This is the development server for a series of faculty profiles I'm putting together.

[css-d] Liquid layouts with graphics

2006-05-04 Thread Mark Fellowes
I think this is probably obvious to me but at the certainty of sounding stupid I'll ask. I am working on a liquid / fluid layout, 3 columns using floats. If it's relevant this is the rough layout: http://pamshop.com/Template1/exp10.html I'm considering using a one image rollover navigation thi

Re: [css-d] Liquid layouts with graphics

2006-05-04 Thread Robert O'Rourke
Mark Fellowes wrote: > I think this is probably obvious to me but at the certainty of sounding > stupid I'll ask. > I am working on a liquid / fluid layout, 3 columns using floats. If it's > relevant this is the rough layout: http://pamshop.com/Template1/exp10.html > > I'm considering using a on

Re: [css-d] Liquid layouts with graphics

2006-05-04 Thread francky
Mark Fellowes wrote: >I think this is probably obvious to me but at the certainty of sounding >stupid I'll ask. >I am working on a liquid / fluid layout, 3 columns using floats. If it's >relevant this is the rough layout: http://pamshop.com/Template1/exp10.html > >I'm considering using a one

Re: [css-d] Liquid layouts with graphics

2006-05-04 Thread Christian Montoya
On 5/4/06, Mark Fellowes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think this is probably obvious to me but at the certainty of sounding > stupid I'll ask. > I am working on a liquid / fluid layout, 3 columns using floats. If it's > relevant this is the rough layout: http://pamshop.com/Template1/exp10.html

[css-d] Safari not loading style sheet

2006-05-04 Thread D Ross
Was just browsing this site in Safari and noticed it's not pulling the style sheet. Firefox is though...Just thought it was strange...any ideas why? __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d

Re: [css-d] First load problem

2006-05-04 Thread Zoe M. Gillenwater
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > For some reason the screenshot didnt go through. > > here it is again, > > http://uniquethrudesign.com/aamml_problem.jpg > > Thanks > Brian > > Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > > >> I know a majority of you have a major problem with this site that I >> coded. But was wonde

Re: [css-d] Liquid layouts with graphics

2006-05-04 Thread Mark Fellowes
It's actually the UL that will have the one background image. The image is moved up and down via the hover and active classes. I should have posted this before (it needs some cleaning up and integration into layout) http://pamshop.com/Template1/1rollover.html Mark -Original Message

[css-d] Targeting (or Hiding from) NS7 ?

2006-05-04 Thread Bill Merikallio
Is there a hack that targets older versions of Gecko (NS7 and even NS6) while leaving better rendering engines alone (or, conversely, a hack that Firefox, Safari, Opera, etc. understand which old gecko does not)? (The summary of hacks at http://www.dithered.com/css_filters/ seems to be dow

Re: [css-d] Liquid layouts with graphics

2006-05-04 Thread Zoe M. Gillenwater
Mark Fellowes wrote: > It's actually the UL that will have the one background image. The image is > moved up and down via the hover and active classes. > I should have posted this before (it needs some cleaning up and integration > into layout) > > http://pamshop.com/Template1/1rollover.html >

Re: [css-d] Targeting (or Hiding from) NS7 ?

2006-05-04 Thread Zoe M. Gillenwater
Bill Merikallio wrote: > Is there a hack that targets older versions of Gecko (NS7 and even > NS6) while leaving better rendering engines alone (or, conversely, a > hack that Firefox, Safari, Opera, etc. understand which old gecko > does not)? > Bill, I've never needed to hack for NS7 (n

Re: [css-d] Safari not loading style sheet

2006-05-04 Thread D Ross
Ugg...forgot to include a link. But I think I have figured it out. Safari has problems when the shorthand for the background property is not written correctly. Although I thought this only affected earlier versions of safari. Looks like it has to be it though as safari loads the link styles and som

Re: [css-d] Safari not loading style sheet

2006-05-04 Thread D Ross
Well, it wasnt the shorthand for the background property. It was a couple of unneeded characters. On 5/4/06, D Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ugg...forgot to include a link. But I think I have figured it out. Safari > has problems when the shorthand for the background property is not written

Re: [css-d] Liquid layouts with graphics

2006-05-04 Thread francky
Mark Fellowes wrote: >It's actually the UL that will have the one background image. The image is >moved up and down via the hover and active classes. I should have posted this >before (it needs some cleaning up and integration into layout) > >http://pamshop.com/Template1/1rollover.html > > Hi

Re: [css-d] Targeting (or Hiding from) NS7 ?

2006-05-04 Thread Bill Merikallio
On May 4, 06, at 12:17 PM|May 4, Zoe M. Gillenwater wrote: > Bill Merikallio wrote: >> Is there a hack that targets older versions of Gecko (NS7 and even >> NS6) while leaving better rendering engines alone (or, conversely, a >> hack that Firefox, Safari, Opera, etc. understand which old gecko >>

Re: [css-d] Odd Firefox Bugs

2006-05-04 Thread Tyson Tate
On May 3, 2006, at 7:37 PM, francky wrote: > Yes, I agree. In css-3 it might be possible with the new "border- > image" > property. [snip] Ahh... Pipe dreams :-/ I can't wait, though. And full support for "display: table-*"! It will be a new era of web design, indeed. > IMO it will be extrem

Re: [css-d] Targeting (or Hiding from) NS7 ?

2006-05-04 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
Bill Merikallio wrote: > http://hotdesign.com/post/css-d/bcnav/ > It works in everything but NS7 and IE7 (must be something about the > number 7). Comment: you should test with browser-option 'minimum font size = 14px (or larger)' in Firefox and others, and 'ignore font size...' in IE/win. Does

Re: [css-d] Targeting (or Hiding from) NS7 ?

2006-05-04 Thread Eric Shepherd
Yes! There is a hack for this, and it is a lifesaver. One main problem I have with 7.1 and below is that they misinterpret the correct parent when absolutely positioning a child within a relatively positioned box - the absolutely positioned box goes to the grandparent instead of the parent. NN7.2

[css-d] text position relative to image width

2006-05-04 Thread Walter Albertson
Hi, I've just subscribed to this list and I see there are more than just a few perplexed souls trying to untangle CSS. As I've tried out different CSS strategies, what defeats me is that there are so many variables to keep track of. I thought this would be a simple exercise: One image in the

[css-d] page check :: ~dL

2006-05-04 Thread David Laakso
I'd appreciate your comments an suggestions on this page . It seems to be doing alright in browsercam, and 'live' on my end(famous last words :-P ). The horror show(css) is embedded. Thanks, ~davidLaakso PS non-css related aside: I think I may have got

Re: [css-d] page check :: ~dL

2006-05-04 Thread Bill Brown
> I'd appreciate your comments an suggestions on this > page . It seems > to be doing alright in browsercam, and 'live' on my > end(famous last words :-P ). > The horror show(css) is embedded. > Thanks, > ~davidLaakso > PS non-css related aside: I thi

[css-d] Konqueror and display:table

2006-05-04 Thread Philippe Wittenbergh
Anyone has access to Konqueror 3.5.x ? I see some pretty wrong display of elements with display:table adjacent to floated blocks. The offending elements slide *under* the left hand floated blocks. That is contrary to anything it should do

Re: [css-d] Targeting (or Hiding from) NS7 ?

2006-05-04 Thread francky
Bill Merikallio wrote: >http://hotdesign.com/post/css-d/bcnav/ > >It works in everything but NS7 and IE7 (must be something about the >number 7). > > Hi Bill, Not a number 7 ;-) : also Netscape 6 under Win98SE: is not good. See screenshot: http://home.tiscali.nl/developerscorner/css-discuss/i

Re: [css-d] page check :: ~dL

2006-05-04 Thread francky
David Laakso wrote: >I'd appreciate your comments an suggestions on this >page . It seems to be doing >alright in browsercam, and 'live' on my end(famous last words :-P ). >The horror show(css) is embedded. >Thanks, >~davidLaakso >PS non-css related a