Re: [WSG] Opera 9.10 Margin

2007-02-20 Thread Sarah Peeke (XERT)
Thanks David - look forward to the new release. I've put in a dreaded span to solve the problem for now. Much appreciated Sarah :) You could possibly use a dotted border instead of an image for the vertical pipe, but the one pixel issue is a Opera bug as it works correctly in our public

Re: [WSG] Usability Questions for Quicktime

2007-02-06 Thread Sarah Peeke (XERT)
Many thanks Tim. I've upgraded all the videos on my site to Flash, and there is code (Flash Satay, amongst others) that works with all browsers and still follows all standards. Trust me, this is the way you want to go - my experience with Quicktime is that the files tend to be bulky,

[WSG] Usability Questions for Quicktime

2007-02-05 Thread Sarah Peeke (XERT)
Hi all, I am using the code below to embed a .mov file, which is standards compliant in XHTML 1.0 Strict. Two questions please: 1. What is the best way to hide the movie from browsers that don't support quicktime (or from users who don't want to download quicktime)? 2. Is there a different

RE: [WSG] Usability Questions for Quicktime

2007-02-05 Thread Sarah Peeke (XERT)
Hi Steve We work for a lot of clever people and they often revert to a non-Flash solution. Thanks for your reply (and everyone else too!) - I was concerned about Flash too. Have the designers you've tested for found QuickTime to be more accessible to screen readers, generally? Otherwise,

Re: [WSG] including files with php produces 12px margin height ???

2007-01-11 Thread Sarah Peeke (XERT)
Perhaps a little off topic, but I'd suggest that you may have introduced some white space before and after your php code. Any empty lines between xhtml and php will introduce so-called margins. I don't know any more... Is it me, or it is some kind of stupid software's sh... problem? Wen

[WSG] Broken Links and New Windows

2006-11-12 Thread Sarah Peeke (XERT)
Hi all, On the subject of opening new windows (which I am also opposed to), how should a report broken link be configured? My thinking is that if someone bothers to take the time to report a broken link, we should make it as easy as possible for them to do so. Opening a new window allows them

Re: [WSG] Broken Links and New Windows

2006-11-12 Thread Sarah Peeke (XERT)
Hi Terrance I doubt many visitors care about your web site that much to be honest - why not just let them use cut and paste rather than trying to reinvent a wheel? Thanks for your reply. Perhaps, just a simple mailto, and the over zealous users can copy and paste, just as you say. Many

Re: [WSG] Broken Links and New Windows

2006-11-12 Thread Sarah Peeke (XERT)
Hi Lachlan If you still think you need such a thing, why not do one of the following: 1. Let the user open a new window if they need to! 2. Use a script to dynamically insert the form into the same page 3. Add the link to the 404 page with the link like this:

Re: [WSG] best way to style the Tags?

2006-11-06 Thread Sarah Peeke (XERT)
Perhaps I'm missing something, but why not use h2, h3, h4, h5 etc to mark up a tagcloud ??? Tee G. Peng wrote: OK, take http://technorati.com/ homepage for example. I could only think it this way: .bush {font-size: 1.5em} .comedy {font-size: .9em} .democrates {font-size:

RE: [WSG] Accessible Multi-Column List

2006-10-26 Thread Sarah Peeke (XERT)
This solution would be great, except that I need the list to remain alphabetical *vertically*. Have you considered styling your LIs so that they sit side-by-side within the list? Then you would have one single list, with list items taking up 49% of the width of the list, giving the appearance

Re: [WSG] Accessible Multi-Column List

2006-10-26 Thread Sarah Peeke (XERT)
Hi Paul The methods I describe in this article use ems for positioning, not pixels: http://www.alistapart.com/articles/multicolumnlists/ My favorite method is the last (#6). Have you found that it doesn't survive cross-browser? I'd be interested in your findings. I saw your example 6,

[WSG] Absolute URLs, RSS Feeds Mod_Rewrite

2006-09-25 Thread Sarah Peeke (XERT)
Hi all I am playing with mod_rewrite to make user/SE friendly urls of a database driven website. I have noticed that CMSs like WordPress (I'm *not* using WP for this project) make use of absolute urls, and that someone on WP's forum mentioned that absolute urls are important for RSS feeds. I

Re: [WSG] Absolute URLs, RSS Feeds Mod_Rewrite

2006-09-25 Thread Sarah Peeke (XERT)
Hi Patrick Thanks for your reply. I'd avoid the ../ shenanigans, as that makes your directories less portable OK, I can see how this works on a remote server. / for home page /images/1.jpg for image folder located in root etc But how do I then maintain this same file structure on my

Re: [WSG] Absolute URLs, RSS Feeds Mod_Rewrite

2006-09-25 Thread Sarah Peeke (XERT)
Rob I won't have a chance to try this until later in the week, but many thanks for the detailed explanation. I'll let you know how it goes. PS I assume this works OK with Tiger? Much appreciated Sarah :) -- XERT Communications email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mobile: 0438 017 416

Re: [WSG] XHTML X-Browser Standard for MP3

2006-09-05 Thread Sarah Peeke (XERT)
Thanks everyone, Why not add a link to the .mp3 file directly ? That would open in any app that can play mp3 files on the user's system. I've opted for Philippe's suggestion - a much simpler solution! Sarah :) -- XERT Communications email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mobile: 0438 017 416

[WSG] XHTML X-Browser Standard for MP3

2006-09-04 Thread Sarah Peeke (XERT)
Hi all, I have designed a site for some friends at: http://www.freefalljazz.com/ which has a sampler mp3 embedded on the homepage (bottom left). Apparently it's not working in FF WIN or IE6 WIN. I've tried to follow some sort of standard as per:

[WSG] Help with Flowchart Min/Max Width IE Win

2006-08-30 Thread Sarah Peeke (XERT)
Hi all --- PROBLEM A I have a flowchart with background image that is causing me all sorts of headaches in (you guessed it) IE6 (haven't even looked at IE5.5 if anyone would like to take the plunge?): http://www.xert.com.au/test/about/ The relevant styles are at the top of the page for

Re: [WSG] HTML editor for Mac

2006-05-16 Thread Sarah Peeke (XERT)
Hi Paul Was curious to know if anyone else is doing front end development on the Mac? If so, what software are you using? Check out TextMate http://macromates.com/ - excellent for (x)html, css, PHP and Ruby etc. I also use BBEdit, but IMHO TextMate has surpassed it for ease of use. HTH Sarah