Re: [css-d] Lightweight HTTP server for beginner's http://localhost/ ?

2008-09-06 Thread Michael Adams
On Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:58:49 -0400 Jerod Venema increased personal carbon footprint by exciting electrons the world over with these memorable words: > I'd also recommend checking out some from this list: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiny_web_servers > Lighty http://www.lighttpd.net/ and ngi

[css-d] Font weight in IE always heavier than Firefox

2008-09-06 Thread Tim Dawson
Why does Internet Explorer show fonts in heavier weights than Firefox, and what can I do about it, please ? Pages which I've created, using {font-size: small; font-weight: normal;} in imported style sheets appear as I want them in Firefox3, but when I check in IE7 and IE6 the text appears much

[css-d] Image Hover Issue

2008-09-06 Thread Taryn Regish
Hi Everyone- I am working on a site redesign for a bed & breakfast. The place has several rooms so I am trying to do an image hover to display the different room information. The code works in all browsers I have tested except IE6. I cannot get the hover image to display when I rollover the room

[css-d] Making hacks work

2008-09-06 Thread Jody Levinson
I think I need to use a hack to fix a positioning problem in IE7. When I have the horizontal nav dropdown boxes positioned right in FF, they're way off in IE and vice versa. So I just need to sub one style for another in IE to change the margins. I've looked up hacks on the internet and tri

[css-d] Re Lightweight HTTP server for beginner's http://localhost/ ?, (Hedley Finger)

2008-09-06 Thread Blue Beehive
Hi, I am new to the list and cannot work out how to respond to a post. Unlike other forums I do not see a "Reply to this message" link. Anyway, in response to Hedley Fingers post, I would suggest he looks at WAMP (http://www.wampserver.com/en/) ant the excellent guides to be found at http://gu

Re: [css-d] Font weight in IE always heavier than Firefox

2008-09-06 Thread Jukka K. Korpela
Tim Dawson wrote: > Why does Internet Explorer show fonts in heavier weights than > Firefox, and what can I do about it, please ? I don't think it does. There can be differences in rendering text even when your style sheet specifies all font properties exactly, but I don't think it's a font wei

[css-d] Div problem with Firefox

2008-09-06 Thread Rich Wendrock Forums
I am having a terrible time trying to determine how to get this page to display correctly in Firefox. The page displays and dehaves the way it should when viewed with Internet Explorer. The background color and text color changes during hover when using IE. The background color and font color

Re: [css-d] Div problem with Firefox

2008-09-06 Thread David Laakso
Rich Wendrock Forums wrote: > I am having a terrible time trying to determine how to get this page to > display correctly in Firefox. > > http://www.adv-res.com/Index.asp > > Dunno. But a doctype would be a nice touch... -- A thin red line and a salmon-color ampersand forthcoming. http://ch

Re: [css-d] Making hacks work

2008-09-06 Thread Thierry Koblentz
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > discuss.org] On Behalf Of Jody Levinson > Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2008 10:35 AM > To: css-d@lists.css-discuss.org > Subject: [css-d] Making hacks work > > I think I need to use a hack to fix a positioning prob

Re: [css-d] Font weight in IE always heavier than Firefox

2008-09-06 Thread Tim Dawson
Jukka K. Korpela wrote: > Tim Dawson wrote: > >> Why does Internet Explorer show fonts in heavier weights than >> Firefox, and what can I do about it, please ? > > I don't think it does. There can be differences in rendering text even when > your style sheet specifies all font properties exactly

Re: [css-d] Font weight in IE always heavier than Firefox

2008-09-06 Thread david
Jukka K. Korpela wrote: > Tim Dawson wrote: > >> Why does Internet Explorer show fonts in heavier weights than >> Firefox, and what can I do about it, please ? > > Which pages? I looked at the page you mentioned, >> http://www.holidaymullandiona.co.uk/pages/home.php > on IE 7 and FF 3 and cannot

Re: [css-d] Lightweight HTTP server for beginner's http://localhost/ ?

2008-09-06 Thread david
There was another one I've used - a command line only one, and the only way you could stop it was to use Task Manager to kill it. I think it was TinyWeb - yes, here it is: http://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/tinyweb/ Very lightweight (53KB!!!), supports CGI, configured only via command line par

Re: [css-d] Making hacks work

2008-09-06 Thread Jody Levinson
>> >> >> I think I need to use a hack to fix a positioning problem in IE7. >> When >> I have the horizontal nav dropdown boxes positioned right in FF, >> they're way off in IE and vice versa. So I just need to sub one style >> for another in IE to change the margins. I've looked up hacks on the >

Re: [css-d] Font weight in IE always heavier than Firefox

2008-09-06 Thread Tim Dawson
david wrote: > Jukka K. Korpela wrote: >> Tim Dawson wrote: >> >>> Why does Internet Explorer show fonts in heavier weights than >>> Firefox, and what can I do about it, please ? >> Which pages? I looked at the page you mentioned, >>> http://www.holidaymullandiona.co.uk/pages/home.php >> on IE 7 an

Re: [css-d] Lightweight HTTP server for beginner's http://localhost/ ?

2008-09-06 Thread Tim Dawson
david wrote: > There was another one I've used - a command line only one, and the only > way you could stop it was to use Task Manager to kill it. I think it > was TinyWeb - yes, here it is: > http://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/tinyweb/ > > Very lightweight (53KB!!!), supports CGI, configured o

Re: [css-d] Font weight in IE always heavier than Firefox

2008-09-06 Thread Felix Miata
On 2008/09/06 22:05 (GMT+0100) Tim Dawson apparently typed: >>>http://www.holidaymullandiona.co.uk/pages/home.php > it is probably something to do > with my local browser settings. I only use IE7 for testing purposes, so > probably haven't given it enough attention. WinXP does not enable Clear

Re: [css-d] Font weight in IE always heavier than Firefox

2008-09-06 Thread Tim Dawson
Felix Miata wrote: > On 2008/09/06 22:05 (GMT+0100) Tim Dawson apparently typed: > http://www.holidaymullandiona.co.uk/pages/home.php >> it is probably something to do >> with my local browser settings. I only use IE7 for testing purposes, so >> probably haven't given it enough attention.

Re: [css-d] Div problem with Firefox

2008-09-06 Thread David Hucklesby
On Sat, 6 Sep 2008 13:41:20 -0500, Rich Wendrock Forums wrote: > I am having a terrible time trying to determine how to get this page to > display > correctly in Firefox. > > The page displays and dehaves the way it should when viewed with Internet > Explorer. > > The background color and text co

Re: [css-d] Font weight in IE always heavier than Firefox

2008-09-06 Thread David Laakso
Tim Dawson wrote: > Felix Miata wrote: > >> On 2008/09/06 22:05 (GMT+0100) Tim Dawson apparently typed: >> >> > http://www.holidaymullandiona.co.uk/pages/home.php > >>> > Thank you, Felix, that's fixed it. I've turned OFF Cleartype in IE7. > > Tim > Now what to do w

Re: [css-d] Font weight in IE always heavier than Firefox

2008-09-06 Thread Tim Dawson
David Laakso wrote: > Tim Dawson wrote: >> Felix Miata wrote: >> >>> On 2008/09/06 22:05 (GMT+0100) Tim Dawson apparently typed: >> http://www.holidaymullandiona.co.uk/pages/home.php >> Thank you, Felix, that's fixed it. I've turned OFF Cleartype in IE7. >> >> Tim >> > > > Now what to

Re: [css-d] Font weight in IE always heavier than Firefox

2008-09-06 Thread David Laakso
Tim Dawson wrote: > David Laakso wrote: > >> Tim Dawson wrote: >> >>> Felix Miata wrote: >>> >>> On 2008/09/06 22:05 (GMT+0100) Tim Dawson apparently typed: > > >>> http://www.holidaymullandiona.co.uk/pages/home.php >>> > > >>> Thank

Re: [css-d] Making hacks work

2008-09-06 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
Jody Levinson wrote: >>> Is there a beginner's guide that tells you step by step what to >>> put where? Generally: especially beginners should avoid hacking browsers whenever possible. In most cases hacking is a completely unnecessary exercise, and one should at least not attempt to hack any brow