Re: [WSG] IE layout problem

2007-01-28 Thread Vladislav Gorodetskiy

I defined table width as 757px (the size of the main div) and everything
works fine.
Auto width also works fine.
Thank you!

2007/1/27, Christian Montoya [EMAIL PROTECTED]:


On 1/27/07, Vladislav Gorodetskiy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Hi there,

 My layout is :
    _
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 | sidebar |   |  main  |
 ||   ||
 |___|   ||

 There is a big div .wrapper who contains .sidebar and .main divs.
sidebar is
 left-floated and main is right-floated
 I have a 100%-width table in .main div
 In firefox everything works fine but in IE table becomes 100% of body
but
 not 100% of .main...

Why does the table have 100% width? Why not auto width? If you are
explicitly applying a width of 100% to the table, in the markup or the
CSS, take it away.

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Re: [WSG] Art and accessibility

2007-01-28 Thread Jermayn Parker

OK so how do we help the lecturers???
Is giving them links and offering services as a guest lecturer help? Would
not this undermind the old practices that they teach???




 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 25/01/2007 10:02:12 am 
 Doesn't the ACS (In Australia) claim to be our peek standards body?
(Also
 assuming that Web Dev comes under the Computing banner). Wouldn't they
(or
 somebody like them) be the ones to issue a certificate? (One look at
their
 web site will tell you how seriously they take web standards.)


The attitude seems to be that web development isn't real IT. The funny
thing is that people in the webby area also seem to feel this way. I
brought this up on another list and quite a few were adamant that an IT
professional was one that hooked up networks. To me, an IT person is
someone who can work with either information or computer systems, from
either the technical or human standpoint.




That is probably the biggest problem that needs to be solved first and
before we try to teach the next generation of devolpers. The problem I see
with this arguement is that I do not get 'myself off' by the latest 'geeky'
talk like most IT people, I just love coding web pages and im sure majority
or some of the developers are the same. Yes we are IT but do we behave and
act like IT??? (maybe this is a new arguement/ debate)


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[WSG] image placement problem

2007-01-28 Thread Dwain Alford

i'm using a variation of eric meyer's picture gallery; without the slide
mounts.  i've been looking at this and shuffling pictures around and i've
come to a stalemate as to why the calle d borbon image won't slide into
place.  in fact, there are others that don't follow suit either.  i have
placed horizontal pix next to each other as well as verticals next to
verticals.  the html and css validate.  the rest of the images on the site
seem to fall into place, so why not these; it's the same code?  would
someone take a look at this and help me solve it?

page:  http://www.studiokdd.com/sandbox/new-orleans.html
css:http://www.studiokdd.com/css/studiokdd.css

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Re: [WSG] Art and accessibility

2007-01-28 Thread Patrick H. Lauke

Jermayn Parker wrote:

OK so how do we help the lecturers???


It's possibly at this point that it's worth mentioning the WaSP 
Education Task Force (EduTF) http://webstandards.org/action/edutf


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Re: [WSG] Art and accessibility

2007-01-28 Thread Jermayn Parker

Are these free??? and even i they are, would lectures go to them??



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Jermayn Parker wrote:
 OK so how do we help the lecturers???

It's possibly at this point that it's worth mentioning the WaSP
Education Task Force (EduTF) http://webstandards.org/action/edutf

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Re: [WSG] Art and accessibility

2007-01-28 Thread Jermayn Parker

I think this is the only way it is going to happen if you actually get
lecturers willing in their own time to learn and implement the standards
into the courses. From my experience majority of the lecturers ive meet
would not do that!



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On 1/29/07, Jermayn Parker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 OK so how do we help the lecturers???
 Is giving them links and offering services as a guest lecturer help?
Would
 not this undermind the old practices that they teach???

Port80/AWIA (http://www.port80.asn.au) is speaking with two TAFEs in
Perth about bringing the skills of their lecturers up to date -
recommendations for professional development and mentoring are two
things that have been suggested. It's early days yet, but I think it's
a great example of what can be done when organisations actually sit
down and talk to each other, and what we do will hopefully become a
model and case study for other states in Australia. We have a TAFE
lecturer who is heavily involved with course development on the
committee and she's leading the charge.

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Re: [WSG] Art and accessibility

2007-01-28 Thread Seona Bellamy

On 29/01/07, Jermayn Parker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


OK so how do we help the lecturers???
Is giving them links and offering services as a guest lecturer help? Would
not this undermind the old practices that they teach???



Yes, it would undermine the old practises they are currently teaching. The
way I see it, that kind of the whole point. :) We WANT to undermine these
practises, because they aren't good practises.  It's just a matter of
picking the right way to suggest it. No good saying We want to come in and
teach something completely different to you, and in the process make it look
as if you know nothing. Funnily enough, that's not going to bet a very
positive response.

But what if, instead, we did more than just offer to guest lecture? What if
we also offered to give them some materials they could draw on for their own
lectures, and if they are interested enough but don't feel confident about
tackling it alone we could offer to go through it with them before they have
to present it so they are sure they understand it? Sure, it won't see
table-based layouts dropped from the syllabus overnight, but it will at
least mean that it's not the only thing these up-and-coming developers
learn.

The attitude seems to be that web development isn't real IT. The funny

 thing is that people in the webby area also seem to feel this way. I
 brought this up on another list and quite a few were adamant that an IT
 professional was one that hooked up networks. To me, an IT person is
 someone who can work with either information or computer systems, from
 either the technical or human standpoint.


That is probably the biggest problem that needs to be solved first and
before we try to teach the next generation of devolpers. The problem I see
with this arguement is that I do not get 'myself off' by the latest 'geeky'
talk like most IT people, I just love coding web pages and im sure majority
or some of the developers are the same. Yes we are IT but do we behave and
act like IT??? (maybe this is a new arguement/ debate)



I'm not sure if I should laugh or cry at this one, to be honest. It's sad
that with technology such a major and integral part of our lives these days,
IT people are still seen as geeks who 'get off' on gadgets and code. Sure, I
won't say they don't still exist, but it's a very limiting view of IT.

I consider myself an IT professional. There's probably people out there
who'd classify me as a geek, both because I'm a web programmer for a living
and because I like things like fantasy and science fiction novels. *shrug* I
can't really say that I 'get off' on geeky talk or any of the rest. Yes
there's a certain amount of enjoyment to be had in discussing things that
relate to my work with other like-minded individuals - that's one of the
reasons I'm on this list. I see that as just not wanting to live in a box
though. If I never interacted with other developers, I'd never get any
better because I wouldn't know that there's other ways of doing things.

To my mind, you don't need to wear thick black-rimmed spectacles held
together with sellotape and carry your pens in a pocket-protector to be an
IT professional.

Cheers,

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Re: [WSG] image placement problem

2007-01-28 Thread Dwain Alford

thanks pierre-henri.  the clearfix after every third image did the trick.  i
was wondering about that, but everything else about the site seemed to work
without it.  now i've got to go change some more main page to reflect the
solid look.

dwain

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I didn't look at the css, I have a similar problem using a list.
I suppose you floated the elements and let them elastic, without setting a
fixed height in the css property.

The simple solution is to keep a ratio in height to your thumbnails
(thanks to markups or images) and
idem setting a fixed height to the decription (this implies a maximum
length characters)

Otherwise you can clear the last item of every line in case of a fixed
gallery width, using for example the class clearfix on every third position
item  (http://www.positioniseverything.net/easyclearing.html)

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i'm using a variation of eric meyer's picture gallery; without the slide
mounts.  i've been looking at this and shuffling pictures around and i've
come to a stalemate as to why the calle d borbon image won't slide into
place.  in fact, there are others that don't follow suit either.  i have
placed horizontal pix next to each other as well as verticals next to
verticals.  the html and css validate.  the rest of the images on the site
seem to fall into place, so why not these; it's the same code?  would
someone take a look at this and help me solve it?

page:  http://www.studiokdd.com/sandbox/new-orleans.html
css:http://www.studiokdd.com/css/studiokdd.css

dwain
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Re: [WSG] Art and accessibility

2007-01-28 Thread Tim

Re http://www.port80.asn.au

http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.port80.asn.au%2F
A missing paragraph tag, a small error
It passes S.508 tests with Cynthia!
Fails AAA testing

I am not likely to pay $150 to join it..

My experience of TAFE publishing are not positive and I do not think 
they can cope with rapid change.


I have worked in TAFE publishing for 10 years with McGraw-Hill and then 
the defunct Easter House started by Outer Eastern Institute of TAFE 
(Open Learning project) We were taken over by Swinburne Uni, so I 
published about 60 books in total for TAFE courses. When if came to 
writing for the communication skills module, Writing for the World Wide 
Web, the college insisted I take all URLs out of the manuscript (they 
were stable ones and the book would have contained a disclaimer and a 
CD to easily click on web resources) I was forced to abandon the CD in 
the book and not allowed to make a webpage in support of the text. It 
was published and it was crap,


When it came time to making a new combined manual of all the Office 
Skills and accounting courses into a complete Windows software guide 
(instead of 20 single small titles) into one large book, I encountered 
a lot of opposition from the college (They thought windows would be the 
same forever, I accused my manager of being luddite like in his 
approach to publishing for IT courses. I could barely finish the 
project there was so much opposition. What I did produce by sweat and 
many arguments was a best selling text Stepping Through Office 97 by 
Gaulay and Flanders. With a Novelle Networking book I was abused 
because the book was delayed due to software updates.


A friend has just complete a web design course at Bendigo TAFE, he had 
no idea how to edit HTML, he learnt a bit of Photoshop and Dreamweaver. 
All graphics and no HTML.


I am a believer that TAFE supports competency based training. If you 
can demonstrate a skill you can get course credits. Therefore, almost 
all members of this group could with a few $$, a lot of paperwork and 
some assessments, qualify for a TAFE Certificate in some web related 
courses.


Unfortunately HTML validity and accessibility or even legal compliance 
does not seem to be taught from my second-hand knowledge of current 
TAFE courses.


Industry professionals will have little chance of dragging TAFE courses 
into the present, so I believe it is really up-to you few influential 
TAFE teachers who do know about standards to strongly advocate for 
change. I am not sure about an association with a commercial company 
which charges a membership fee, but whose home page seems to be IMHO 
less than perfect.


Tim


On 29/01/2007, at 11:59 AM, Kay Smoljak wrote:


On 1/29/07, Jermayn Parker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

OK so how do we help the lecturers???
Is giving them links and offering services as a guest lecturer help? 
Would

not this undermind the old practices that they teach???


Port80/AWIA (http://www.port80.asn.au) is speaking with two TAFEs in
Perth about bringing the skills of their lecturers up to date -
recommendations for professional development and mentoring are two
things that have been suggested. It's early days yet, but I think it's
a great example of what can be done when organisations actually sit
down and talk to each other, and what we do will hopefully become a
model and case study for other states in Australia. We have a TAFE
lecturer who is heavily involved with course development on the
committee and she's leading the charge.

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Re: [WSG] Art and accessibility

2007-01-28 Thread Kay Smoljak

On 1/29/07, Jermayn Parker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

I think this is the only way it is going to happen if you actually get
lecturers willing in their own time to learn and implement the standards
into the courses. From my experience majority of the lecturers ive meet
would not do that!


Actually, the whole point of these discussions is that the changes are
coming from the top - the course material is being changed (changes
coming in this year) and the lecturers are *required* to get their
skills up to date in order to teach it. And it's not going to be an
in their own time thing - it is part of their professional
development. TAFEs in Western Australia are very concerned about
teaching what the industry expects - and they realise that in the
field of IT they are being left behind.

I know it's not happening everywhere, but my example shows a small
area where things are being improved.

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Re: [WSG] Art and accessibility

2007-01-28 Thread Jermayn Parker

Its good to see it happening in WA, seeing we are the best state and now we
can set standards for the whole world :P

How about the WAs unis??




On 1/29/07, Kay Smoljak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:




I know it's not happening everywhere, but my example shows a small
area where things are being improved.




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Re: [WSG] Art and accessibility

2007-01-28 Thread Kay Smoljak

On 1/29/07, Tim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re http://www.port80.asn.au

http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.port80.asn.au%2F
A missing paragraph tag, a small error
It passes S.508 tests with Cynthia!
Fails AAA testing


Thanks Tim for the heads up. The web site is currently being
redeveloped for the new name change, but I will make sure someone gets
onto that missing paragraph tag as soon as possible :)


I am not likely to pay $150 to join it..


Our members join for the events we put on - monthly networking events
(currently held in Perth, Melbourne and Canberra), regular speaking
events, and the WA Web Awards - and to help further improve
representation for our industry in Australia. It's true that our
website, which is from 2003 or thereabouts, is not a great
advertisement for the things we do, which is why it is shortly being
relaunched.


My experience of TAFE publishing are not positive and I do not think
they can cope with rapid change.


My past experience is similar to yours... but over the past year or
two, I've been asked to participate several times in industry forums
for local TAFE colleges, where they ask for feedback and direction on
their courses/quality of graduates. The meetings that we're scheduling
are in a similar vein.

The TAFEs seem to understand that they need to move fast to keep up
with industry and that they're falling behind. I think it's a
challenge for them, but if they're willing to try then I don't see the
harm in helping them. In fact as part of any industry association I
think it's our duty to help them in any way we can.

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Re: [WSG] Art and accessibility

2007-01-28 Thread Kay Smoljak

On 1/29/07, Jermayn Parker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Its good to see it happening in WA, seeing we are the best state and now we
can set standards for the whole world :P


LOL, that's what we do, lead the charge... :)


How about the WAs unis??


We have close ties with Edith Cowan University and contacts with both
UWA and Curtin, although they don't do as much web development I don't
think. We're trying to get them involved as well. We basically want to
convert the entire education section in WA to standards compliance :)

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Re: [WSG] Art and accessibility

2007-01-28 Thread Tim
Why are you the best state? Are we not all Australians, pride cometh 
before a fall:-)

Can you afford a membership fee to be part of the W3C.

Sorry WA I reckon the standards are set internationally, but go WA TAFE 
anyway.


Is your TAFE under pressure to provide fee for service to get as many 
private IT contracts as possible?
Victorian TAFE and Swinburne esp. are starved of funding, in my 
experience.


Tim

On 29/01/2007, at 1:04 PM, Jermayn Parker wrote:

Its good to see it happening in WA, seeing we are the best state and 
now we can set standards for the whole world :P


How about the WAs unis??




On 1/29/07, Kay Smoljak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


I know it's not happening everywhere, but my example shows a small
area where things are being improved.


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Re: [WSG] Art and accessibility

2007-01-28 Thread Kay Smoljak

On 1/29/07, Tim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Why are you the best state? Are we not all Australians, pride cometh
before a fall:-)


That *was* a joke. Being so large but so terribly far away, we're a
bit funny over here :)


Can you afford a membership fee to be part of the W3C.


What's that cost these days? As far as I understood it, that was
targeted at mega-corporations...


Is your TAFE under pressure to provide fee for service to get as many
private IT contracts as possible?
Victorian TAFE and Swinburne esp. are starved of funding, in my
experience.


To be honest I really don't know. I imagine it's largely the same
Australia-wide.

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Re: [WSG] Art and accessibility

2007-01-28 Thread Tim

Last time I checked it was about $10,000 US to get in the front door
A .edu discount?

Go WA

Tim
On 29/01/2007, at 1:49 PM, Kay Smoljak wrote:


On 1/29/07, Tim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Why are you the best state? Are we not all Australians, pride cometh
before a fall:-)


That *was* a joke. Being so large but so terribly far away, we're a
bit funny over here :)


Can you afford a membership fee to be part of the W3C.


What's that cost these days? As far as I understood it, that was
targeted at mega-corporations...

Is your TAFE under pressure to provide fee for service to get as 
many

private IT contracts as possible?
Victorian TAFE and Swinburne esp. are starved of funding, in my
experience.


To be honest I really don't know. I imagine it's largely the same
Australia-wide.

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Re: [WSG] Art and accessibility

2007-01-28 Thread John Faulds

Why are you the best state?


Cos WA produces nearly 40% of Australia's export revenue - more than NSW  
and Victoria combined (and with only 10% of the population).


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Re: [WSG] Standards War - HTML 5 vs XHTML 2.0

2007-01-28 Thread Ben Buchanan

What impact does this have on people who have just made the transistion to
xHTML 1 like me?


For now, nothing. In future there should be a better option than XHTML
1, but it's not here yet.


I'm an avid supporter of the web standards and have been guiding many in the
ways of xHTML and validating... but it seems the issue is becoming ever more
complicated, rather than clearer, as time goes by.

Rather than having one standard to follow, there seems to be more and more
standards.  Personally I feel like despite my best efforts to be a good
web designer, its becoming ever more troublesome and I'm finding myself
spending more time trying to keep on the ball than actually working and
earning a living.


I wouldn't get too worried here... we're only talking about two
alternatives :) I think it's likely that one or the other will emerge
as the accepted standard, then you'll have the choice of moving to
that standard as your build standard. Remember you only use one at a
time, regardless of how many there are out there.

If you can make the transition from building valid HTML 4 to valid
XHTML 1, then you have most likely picked up a good understanding of
the differences. To do that, you've developed the ability to read
specs and use tools to help you build to a standard. Those skills are
transportable - you will know the principles of how to read the next
spec, and how to use the next validator. So if and when you decide to
build to a different standard, you'll know what it is you're doing.

Just a thought, anyway :)

cheers,

Ben

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