Precisely.
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From: Christian Montoya
Subject: Re: [WSG] RE: OT? - spam in forms: use beyesian filters!
Akismet *is* for forms.
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This seems just insane.
I use akismet for the web site, exchange's imf for the email, norton av for
the workstation, and have a life. Three very professional groups (akismet,
MS research, and symantec) work all day, every day to combat this stuff. I
do nothing, and let their updates happen autom
Captcha's are evil, not accessible, and a real pain for the end user.
Maybe use akismet (http://akismet.com)? If you look on the development
page, there are a number of people who have written tools that work with
the akismet API (it's quite simple). Perhaps you could just pass the
"message" par
Ummm I wrote (a good part of) FoxPro. It's not an IBM product, it's a
Microsoft product. That might explain why it excels in IE...
From: Jermayn Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [WSG] ATO's (lack of) standards awareness
I have the same problem at work were we use this software calle
Oh dear god, can someone please stick a fork in this thread... it's long
past done.
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Might be a red-herring, but have you tried removing all the blank lines
between your s in the HTML??
From: Jermayn Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [WSG] Gap in IE
In IE underneath the top section a gap appears while in firefox it doesnt. I
have come accross this problem before but cannot rem
I have two on my desk right in front of me.
> From: Felix Miata <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [WSG] Hardware/OS setup recommendations
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> Know anybody who has seen one? I've only seen pictures of one.
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> From: Felix Miata <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [WSG] Hardware/OS setup recommendations
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> If 1536 or more vertical
> exists, it might not be too bad, but I've never seen one.
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Here is how I do it, in PHP:
$text =
preg_replace("/([.!?]|…)(”|’|\x22|\x27|\))?\s+([A-Z])/
", "\\1\\2 \\3", $text);
$text = preg_replace("/(Mr.|Mrs.|Ms.|Dr.|Drs.) /", "\\1 ", $text);
(Of course this got all hammered by line-wrap in this email, but you get
the idea.) First one looks for cases
Oh god, please don't. Please let's not relive this silly nightmare of an
argument over something reasonable people disagree on.
> From: Dmitry Baranovskiy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [WSG] Additional space between sentences ?
>
*
There was quite the flame war on this topic about a month ago, you might
want to check archives... You will certainly get some responses in the "why
would you do that", "it's old-school", and "it's wrong" variety.
But I insist on it as well on my site, and I have done a great deal of
research on
Slapping head with a great Homer-esque "Doh"...
Thx...
> From: Christian Montoya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [WSG] a js snippet that can generate xhtml/css validation links
>
> For that, you might as well just put the links in your toolbar... when
> you click a link in your toolbar (such
On my site, the links only appear when an administrative user is logged in.
> From: "Patrick H. Lauke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [WSG] a js snippet that can generate xhtml/css validation links
>
> Oh great, so for the mere mortal users these already cryptic and useless
> links can become
Nice script. One quibble... You say "validate section 580", but it's
section 508 :)
> From: Thierry Koblentz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [WSG] Using JS to generate navigation links [was: a js snippet that
> can generate xhtml/css validation links]
>
> This is an unobtrusive script that will
Assuming that the "user" in this case is the developer who is developing the
site (the only one who has a reason for the output), then they can unblock
it...
> From: "Patrick H. Lauke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [WSG] a js snippet that can generate xhtml/css validation links
>
> As long a
You don't need a snippet of code. Just put in:
http://validator.w3.org/check/referer
And
http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/check/referer
These will check the page that called them...
> From: "Tee G. Peng" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Hi, I wonder if there is (free) js code out there that can ge
This horse is long since dead, and I
apologize for continuing this rather silly typographic conversation, but several
people have said this (“computer typefaces are smarter than a typewriter”).
Simply put, computer typefaces are not
magic, and they do not somehow magically deduce their
My only modification of this would be to use " " rather than "
". It appears to me that some UA's word wrap the former better.
> From: Peter Firminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: [WSG] Re: [css-d] Double space after a period]
>
> I'd search for a double space following a period and rep
Here's the two I'm using today, have to clean up Mr., Mrs., etc. with
one more.
$text =
preg_replace("/([.!?])(”|’|\x22|\x27|\))?\s+([A-Z])/",
"\\1\\2 \\3", $text);
$text = preg_replace("/(…)\s+/", "\\1 ", $text);
But it's not that bad...
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From: Designer
Subje
This has clearly veered off topic, and I'm just waiting for a moderator
comment... :)
It's not really that complicated. Just look for a capital letter
following a period, pay attention to quoted strings, and Mr., Ms., etc.
and replace the intervening white space(s) with " ". I use a
couple simp
How about "a" perfect image replacement technique rather than "the"...
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From: Thierry Koblentz
Subject: Re: [WSG] Article: using JS to plug IMG in headings
1. conforming absolutely to the description or definition of an ideal
type
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OK then:
1) Completely invisible to Google and other search bots
2) Tiny type that is readable only by 20-year old eyes, and it gets even
smaller the further you drill into the site.
3) No response to UA changes in type size to resolve #2
4) Patently inaccessible to those with disabilities. Th
What, the fact that there is none?
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [WSG] Bad Design Principles
>
> I do see a glaring CSS mistake though.
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I'm a big fan of the way its only response to resizing of the text is to
scoot further and further down the page. Nothing else changes. Very user
friendly.
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [WSG] Bad Design Principles
>
> Thoughts?
Completely agreed.
IMHO, * html works just fine when used as intended
(in conjunction with a conscientiously applied program of oral hygiene
and regular professional care...) :)
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From: Lachlan Hunt
Subject: Re: [WSG] What version of IE should be build to
Don't get suck
Sure. http://css-discuss.incutio.com/
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From: Hrvoje Markovic
Subject: Re: [WSG] I Hate Internet Explorer Pt 2
Is there somewhere a list of what/how IE interperates html/css
differently
from, let's say Firefox? And how to make a page work in both?
There are a number of WP caching plug-ins, and I'm told they work quite
well. I don't use them [yet], but I know they are in use on sites like
US magazine (that gets hammered every time Brittany gets pregnant) and
the NY Times (that gets hammered anytime...) and they report excellent
results.
Als
Title: Re: [WSG CMS] Re: digest for cms@webstandardsgroup.org
Forgot to mention that my site was achieved without modifying core WP code. It’s all a “theme” and one small plug-in (about 30 lines of code).
From: Chris Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [WSG CMS] Re: digest f
Don't want to come off as the WP zealot here, but some of the busiest blogs
in the world are run on WP... It has the horsepower...
> From: Absalom Media <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [WSG CMS] Re: digest for cms@webstandardsgroup.org
>
> MT, Expression and WP, whilst functional for blogs *a
Title: Re: [WSG CMS] Re: digest for cms@webstandardsgroup.org
The comments about joomla vs. wordpress are simply wrong.
First, it’s an article about “how to get wordpress to work inside joomla” and why that’s hard. Duh... As the old joke goes: if it hurts when you do that, don’t do that.
Sec
At the risk of taking this thread somewhere else completely, I would
suggest you consider Wordpress (wordpress.org). Yes, it's a "blogging"
tool, but in point of fact it's little more than a CMS with a bent
toward blogging. My whole site (http://clwill.com) is driven by it, and
yet the blog is on
"Let us become weary of this thread, for at the proper time we will give
up reading it." Chris 8:31:06
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From: Felix Miata
Subject: Re: [WSG] font standards today
--
"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time
we will reap a harvest if we do not give
Of course the argument is that, I as the user have selected a default
font for my browser that I like, or that I can easily read, or that is
the right size for my vision, or... and you, as the web site creator
have no right to override that. Therefore, you shouldn't specify a font
at all, because,
Title: Re: [WSG] font standards today
You’re right, this is a very good
discussion.
The argument made by many is that “you
don’t get it, the web is a whole new paradigm.” And that you
should just let the user control everything. But that argument is
specious. It’s as bad now as it wa
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