Re: [css-d] the old 'tables vs. divs'

2009-08-02 Thread Conyers, Dwayne
Tedd post toasted: I've been wandering around for years using css to solve every styling problem I've run into and have never found one I couldn't solve. It does take some creativity and ingenuity to create some of the complex layouts with CSS... but that is what listservs like this one

Re: [css-d] phones using handheld media type

2009-07-30 Thread Conyers, Dwayne
Jeremy Weiss ink wired: Does anyone have a link to a site that lists which phones typically make use of the style sheet specified for handhelds? Try the State of California's list: http://www.webtools.ca.gov/Web_Development/Designing_a_Website/Mobile_Devices.asp Hope that helps. -- I

Re: [css-d] My menu - finally centered but doesn't look good in other browsers than Firefox...

2009-07-22 Thread Conyers, Dwayne
Andzia wrote: two browsers are better than one ;) One old (and I do mean OLD) trick is to have your CSS browser specific. Not particularly elegant... but it could give a better user experience to more people. Just a suggestion... -- The generation that took acid to escape reality is now

Re: [css-d] @media tv

2009-07-08 Thread Conyers, Dwayne
Philippe Wittenbergh wrote: Was't there a device made by Microsoft that allowed to use a standard tv to browse the web? It is Microsoft Web TV (http://www.webtv.com/pc/) which is still out there but don't know what the user base would be. Try MSDN and/or Technet for an SDK for this

Re: [css-d] animated gif workaround for MS Outlook 2007

2008-09-30 Thread Conyers, Dwayne
Aubrey Benasa [EMAIL PROTECTED] ink wired: Has anyone found a workaround for incorporating animated gifs in html email rendered in Outlook 2007? This most likely is not a valid CSS answer... I would try Microsoft Silverlight... or a more widely installed alternative, Flash. Of course, I

Re: [css-d] Mouse hover on image problem

2008-09-02 Thread Conyers, Dwayne
Kamru Miah [EMAIL PROTECTED] ink wired: I am a new to CSS and do not know why a colour block appears above the image when I hover over it, rather than behind? Is your image in a div or other container that is displaying the color? -- The generation that used acid to escape reality is now

Re: [css-d] How to keep Caps Caps?

2008-04-02 Thread Conyers, Dwayne
John [EMAIL PROTECTED] ink wired: in my code, I spell it 2D with a capital D. Online, it appears 2d lower case d. Is there anything I can do to preserve the desired capitalization? Not sure if I understand the problem... but are you setting your style to either all caps or small caps?

Re: [css-d] Site check

2008-03-07 Thread Conyers, Dwayne
Phoebe Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dwayne -- Actually, I'd like to eventually work with some sort of elastic layout, where it can expand to a certain point. I'm not sure I'm entirely comfortable with filling up all the browser real estate, but more would be nice, I agree. Well... a

Re: [css-d] css in HTML email

2007-04-06 Thread Conyers, Dwayne
Ross Hulford ink wired: Do you: (i) Embed CSS? (ii) Link CSS? (iii) Use inline CSS? Do they all work equally well? None of them work if the recipient automatically converts all e-mail to text (which is the most secure way to prevent the introduction of viruses (virii?) and

Re: [css-d] Background images

2007-04-05 Thread Conyers, Dwayne
Micky Hulse ink wired: Are there any restrictions (or, suggested best practices) when it comes to width/height of small background image tiles? Depends. On an intranet where I know the bandwidth and the settings of the users workstations, I can gauge how a tile effect will look. On

Re: [css-d] Embedded Fonts

2007-04-01 Thread Conyers, Dwayne
Dino CSS ink wired: Can I embedded ttf font inside my website through css so that any browser can open and view the font ? There is a Microsoft API for that... it isn't CSS and it isn't very reliable either... -- I made magic once. Now, the sofa is gone. http://dwacon.blogspot.com

Re: [css-d] Splitting a list into two columns

2007-02-08 Thread Conyers, Dwayne
Seona Bellamy wrote: I don't suppose you've got good JS skills and would be willing to work with me off-list on this? *hopeful grin* If so... some of us would love to see the end-result for our off-list enjoyment! -- I made magic once. Now, the sofa is gone. http://dwacon.blogspot.com

Re: [css-d] IE doesn't want to display flash in div

2006-12-08 Thread Conyers, Dwayne
Flash is tricky... But try varying the z-order of the object. -- I made magic once. Now, the sofa is gone. www.dwacon.com __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7 information

Re: [css-d] Column Blow Out

2006-07-06 Thread Conyers, Dwayne, Mr [C]
Steve LaBadie ink wired: I have an issue where a table cell blows out when I put images in it. Other than making the image in question the background for the cell, you might try creating a style that applies a set width to all images (equal to or less than your table width). The CSS should

Re: [css-d] Site Check - Donovan Bond

2006-06-13 Thread Conyers, Dwayne
My only suggestion would be to bold or otherwise highlight the clickable calendar dates. I made magic once. Now, the sofa is gone. www.dwacon.com __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [css-d] IE Developer Toolbar b2 released

2006-02-09 Thread Conyers, Dwayne, Mr [C]
Cj announced: the ie developer toolbar beta 2 was released. I installed the first beta and while it worked fine it seemed to attach itself to the Adobe bar... I couldn't hide one without the other hiding, or show one without the other showing. Maddening... especially since deleting the

[css-d] Button Style

2006-01-06 Thread Conyers, Dwayne, Mr [C]
I have a style that makes a hyperlink look like a button -- but have been using JavaScript onFocus() and onBlur() to affect button like behavior (i.e., a depressed and raised state). I would like to do this with CSS and would appreciate advice. The current CSS is: a.button:link,

Re: [css-d] Myspace

2005-12-23 Thread Conyers, Dwayne
It took some hacking before I was able to get mySpace to behave -- and I still am not happy with how my page (dwacon) turned out but got tired of fighting with it. -- Dwacon www.dwacon.com __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [css-d] Opera ASA giving away license codes (1 day only!)

2005-08-30 Thread Conyers, Dwayne
!!blue wrote: it won't give u the registration code if your using a browser other than Opera. I got one with IE6 -- just had to CTRL+F5 a few times to convince it to give. -- Dwacon www.dwacon.com __ css-discuss [EMAIL

RE: [css-d] Newbie: Trying to center items in a dropdownlist on webform

2005-08-04 Thread Conyers, Dwayne
Lisa Carter wrote: This is the way the boss wants it. This doesn't help your situation at all -- but I just had to chime in. Just had a discussion with my management on the customer is always right theme. It can be frustrating when wild illogical tasks are assigned and the attitude is, Well,

RE: [css-d] spacing between bullets and text

2005-07-29 Thread Conyers, Dwayne
Barbara Dozetos ink wired: Is there a way to get IE to give it some more space without screwing up real browsers? Would it be practical to modify the bullet graphic with transparency on the right that would create padding? Just a thought... --- I made magic once. Now, the sofa is gone.