Re: [WSG] Additional space between sentences ?

2006-11-06 Thread Barney Carroll
'The point'. Very interesting notion. Presumably, sticking any kind of extra markup in is going to cause you to have to put in as much attention, effort and typing (at least) as putting in the space manually, and css can't yet select sub-element 'objects'. So seeing as you need extra markup

Re: [WSG] Additional space between sentences ?

2006-11-06 Thread Designer
Barney Carroll wrote: 'The point'. Very interesting notion. Presumably, sticking any kind of extra markup in is going to cause you to have to put in as much attention, effort and typing (at least) as putting in the space manually, and css can't yet select sub-element 'objects'. So seeing as

Re: [WSG] Additional space between sentences ?

2006-11-06 Thread Nathan de Vries
On 06/11/2006, at 10:26 PM, Designer wrote: Horrible though the span thing is, it does at least leave control of the layout to the CSS. If you subsequently want to eliminate the spacing, you just change the {padding-right : 0.5 em} to {padding : 0} and all the spaces on the site go back to

Re: [WSG] how to retain equal height without losing layout integrity when user resizes font size

2006-11-06 Thread Rob O'Rourke
Tee G. Peng wrote: Seems odd that resizing the font would affect the bottom margins. Do you have a demo or screenshot? I'll have a go at getting it to work myself but I think that the table-layout method would be best for forward compatibility. Keep us posted. Rob, was experimenting

Re: [WSG] how to retain equal height without losing layout integrity when user resizes font size

2006-11-06 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
Tee G. Peng wrote: http://project.lotusseedsdesign.com/SH-new/georg_method.html My mistake, placing the overflow:hidden in content' does work for IE 7, but I still can't figure why the background images are not showing up. Quite simple, really: they are positioned 3px too low because

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2006-11-06 Thread phil
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RE: [WSG] Additional space between sentences ?

2006-11-06 Thread michael.brockington
-Original Message- From: listdad@webstandardsgroup.org [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Designer Agreed, naturally. But can you point to an actual example of how to do this? Apart from the (complex) problems of avoiding Mr. Mrs. etc, I often use PHP and this is riddled

RE: [WSG] Your email requires verification verify#ClzcCtK3WXzb3aIZxmdB6mR5lyC4TsGV

2006-11-06 Thread Willie Ray
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Re: [WSG] Your email requires verification verify#ClzcCtK3WXzb3aIZxmdB6mR5lyC4TsGV

2006-11-06 Thread James Crooke
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[WSG] Dropdown menu issue - part II

2006-11-06 Thread Nick Roper
Hi List, I posted a query a couple of days ago regarding some drop down menus that were OK in FF and IE6 but broken in Opera. A couple of folks very kindly posted replies and example code and, I thought, all was OK. However, it now appears that there is a spacing issue in IE7 - with menu

Re: [WSG] Your email requires verification verify#ClzcCtK3WXzb3aIZxmdB6mR5lyC4TsGV

2006-11-06 Thread VMB-613 Webmaster Historian
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RE: [WSG] Additional space between sentences ?

2006-11-06 Thread Chris Williams
Here is how I do it, in PHP: $text = preg_replace(/([.!?]|#8230;)(#8221;|#8217;|\x22|\x27|\))?\s+([A-Z])/ , \\1\\2nbsp; \\3, $text); $text = preg_replace(/(Mr.|Mrs.|Ms.|Dr.|Drs.)nbsp; /, \\1 , $text); (Of course this got all hammered by line-wrap in this email, but you get the idea.) First one

Re: [WSG] Dropdown menu issue - part II

2006-11-06 Thread Al Sparber
I don't have IE7 installed at the moment and, having read various posts about issues with installing as a standalone, am reluctant to do so just yet, although I'll need to bite the bullet at some point. If someone could take a look at: http://dev.logical.co.uk/museadvisory/ a) confirm that

RE: [WSG] Dropdown menu issue - part II

2006-11-06 Thread Kepler Gelotte
a) confirm that there is an issue with menus/sub-menus in IE7 Yes, you can't get to the last sub menu element Pensions administration without the submenu closing. b) suggest a fix that won't then break IE6, Opera etc I would try using a white border on the sub menu elements instead of using

Re: [WSG] Your email requires verification verify#ClzcCtK3WXzb3aIZxmdB6mR5lyC4TsGV

2006-11-06 Thread Brian Cummiskey
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Re: [WSG] Your email requires verification verify#ClzcCtK3WXzb3aIZxmdB6mR5lyC4TsGV

2006-11-06 Thread kate
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Re: [WSG] Dropdown menu issue - part II

2006-11-06 Thread Al Sparber
From: Mihael Zadravec [EMAIL PROTECTED] II It looks the same in FF and IE7 take a look at screenshot... Nick has apparently deployed the fix I suggested. I see this in his source: !--[if IE 7] style #dropnav a {zoom:100%;} #dropnav li{float:left;clear:both;width:100%;} /style ![endif]--

Re: [WSG] Dropdown menu issue - part II

2006-11-06 Thread Mihael Zadravec
great :)On 11/6/06, Al Sparber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Mihael Zadravec [EMAIL PROTECTED]II It looks the same in FF and IE7 take a look at screenshot... Nick has apparently deployed the fix I suggested. I see this in hissource:!--[if IE 7]style#dropnav a {zoom:100%;}#dropnav

[WSG] Using JS to expand Abbreviations

2006-11-06 Thread Thierry Koblentz
Demo: http://www.tjkdesign.com/articles/TJK_abbr_demo.asp Article: http://www.tjkdesign.com/articles/how_to_expand_abbreviations.asp I'd appreciate any comment that would help me improve this solution. --- Regards, Thierry | www.TJKDesign.com

[WSG] best way to style the Tags?

2006-11-06 Thread Tee G. Peng
Hi, What would be the best and creative way to style the tags? You know, like those big small, very big, very small words under the 'tags' title. I vaguely remember reading something that tags are invented by technorati, so I went to pay a visit, and totally clueless when I see these in

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

2006-11-06 Thread Frances Berriman
On 11/6/06, Tee G. Peng [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, What would be the best and creative way to style the tags? I don't know about best or most creative. Depends on your design I suppose. You know, like those big small, very big, very small words under the 'tags' title. You mean more

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

2006-11-06 Thread Ted Drake
This is what we used on yahoo tech. it's not the most semantic, but it gave us the flexibility we needed and is easy to use ul class=yttagcloud lia href=/rc/camcorders/113 class=tcknightCamcorders/a/li lia href=/rc/car-tech/114 class=tcserfCar Tech/a/li lia href=/rc/cell-phones/101

[WSG] different margin in ie from firefox

2006-11-06 Thread Robin @ Xplore.net
I have a small problem with my margin which is not rendering the same in ie as it is in firefox and netscape, could anyone see what the problem might be please? http://www.starfoods.co.nz/test/testsplash.htm cheers for your help Robin.

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

2006-11-06 Thread Dmitry Baranovskiy
I suggest you to read this: http://microformats.org/wiki/tagcloud- examples and make your choice about way to skin them up. best regards, Dmitry Baranovskiy On 07/11/2006, at 9:23 AM, Tee G. Peng wrote: Hi, What would be the best and creative way to style the tags? You know, like those big

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

2006-11-06 Thread Patrick H. Lauke
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: 1.2em} or more generic naming: .big {font-size: 1.5em} .small {font-size: .9em} .medium {font-size: .12em}

Re: [WSG] different margin in ie from firefox

2006-11-06 Thread John Faulds
Two problems: IE's double margin and 3px gap bugs. For the first, add display: inline to #left_pos and for the second you can give IE only a margin-left of 414px for #right_pos. On Tue, 07 Nov 2006 09:12:16 +1000, Robin @ Xplore.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a small problem with my

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

2006-11-06 Thread Christian Montoya
On 11/6/06, Tee G. Peng [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, What would be the best and creative way to style the tags? You know, like those big small, very big, very small words under the 'tags' title. I vaguely remember reading something that tags are invented by technorati, so I went to pay a

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

2006-11-06 Thread Tee G. Peng
Thanks Emitry and Patrick. That relies completely purely on styling to convey meaning. Not saying that the heavily nested EMs are ideal, but at least they convey meaning in the markup, where your proposed solution only applies a visual distinction to otherwise equal and generic spans. I

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] best way to style the Tags?

2006-11-06 Thread Dmitry Baranovskiy
Hi Sarah, Because, semantically thinking, tags are not headers. And also you could have more than 6 different weights. best regards, Dmitry Baranovskiy On 07/11/2006, at 11:05 AM, Sarah Peeke (XERT) wrote: Perhaps I'm missing something, but why not use h2, h3, h4, h5 etc to mark up a

Re: [WSG] different margin in ie from firefox

2006-11-06 Thread John Faulds
No, I didn't mean change the left margin to 414 for *all* browsers; I meant only for IE. You'd use an IE-only filter like * html #right_pos { margin-left: 414px; } or use IE conditional comments to make sure only IE sees that rule. (By the way, you don't need to start a new subject for

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

2006-11-06 Thread Lachlan Hunt
Tee G. Peng wrote: Hi, What would be the best and creative way to style the tags? Ask a designer. You know, like those big small, very big, very small words under the 'tags' title. Tag Clouds. http://microformats.org/wiki/tagcloud-examples

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

2006-11-06 Thread Lachlan Hunt
Sarah Peeke (XERT) wrote: Perhaps I'm missing something, but why not use h2, h3, h4, h5 etc to mark up a tagcloud ??? Because tags aren't headings. Heading elements shouldn't be used to denote importance or emphasis, they should be used for headings. -- Lachlan Hunt http://lachy.id.au/

RE: [WSG] different margin in ie from firefox

2006-11-06 Thread Robin @ Xplore.net
Thanks a lot for your help John, I am pretty new to the mailing list and to compliant template building (as I am sure you are aware). I will head your warnings about starting a new subject. Thanks again. Robin -Original Message- From: listdad@webstandardsgroup.org [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: [WSG] Your email requires verification verify#ClzcCtK3WXzb3aIZxmdB6mR5lyC4TsGV

2006-11-06 Thread Germ
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Re: [WSG] Your email requires verification verify#ClzcCtK3WXzb3aIZxmdB6mR5lyC4TsGV

2006-11-06 Thread Dwain Alford
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RE: [WSG] Your email requires verification THRERAD CLOSED

2006-11-06 Thread Peter Firminger
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Re: [WSG] Your email requires verification verify#ClzcCtK3WXzb3aIZxmdB6mR5lyC4TsGV

2006-11-06 Thread Christian Montoya
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[WSG] css editor for Mac

2006-11-06 Thread Tee G. Peng
Because CSS coding is part of our life, I couldn't resist to want to mention MacRabbit CSSEdit to you. Found it from google search on Friday, purchased it immediately after some 10 minutes of testing, not because it costs only half of StyleMaster, but that it's lightweight and is universal