Re: [WSG] a target= ” blank” not part of xhtml

2008-03-28 Thread Kane Tapping
Hi , Just wanted to join the chorus and say that poping windows is behaviour and should not be a part of the HTML spec. It really is akin to manipulating browser chrome and other designer land grabs (i.e. forgetting its the users broswer, not yours). Somethings i have found is that the

Re: [WSG] why do some divs shrink wrap and others don't [OT?]

2008-03-28 Thread Matthew Pennell
On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 10:30 PM, dwain [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: yes, the pix were floated but the nav div was not. i ran a test. i removed the width declaration and floated the nav div. when i check it in ff web dev toolbar the nav div did not shrink wrap or it's contents. I just tried

Re: [WSG] a target= blank not part of xhtml

2008-03-28 Thread Diego La Monica
Another solution is http://wili.diegolamonica.info that allow you to open discretional popup windows. That page is in Italian only but in few days it will be translated in more other languages. It doesn't require that you are skilled in javascript, but requires to follow only the instruction that

Re: [WSG] Re: WSG Digest (Out of office until Tuesday 1 April)

2008-03-28 Thread Joe Ortenzi
Congratulations! ;-) On Mar 27 2008, at 17:19, Mark Wooldridge wrote: Hi, I am currently away from the office and will return on Tuesday as a married man. I will attend to you email at that time. If the matter is urgent, please contact Elise Fitzgerald on 9268 2962 or [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [WSG] a target= ” blank” not part of xhtml

2008-03-28 Thread Patrick H. Lauke
Nancy Gill wrote: Actually, this link from the W3C suggests the use of both target and title .. target to open the window and title to tell the user that a new window will open. Example 2: A link that opens in a new window In HTML 4.01 the |target=_blank| attribute can be used on an

Re: [WSG] a target=” blank” not part of xhtml

2008-03-28 Thread David Dorward
On 28 Mar 2008, at 05:48, Jixor - Stephen I wrote: Yes but you choose to do so rather than being forced to do so. Usability tests still show that opening a new window confuses people. They can't work out whey they can't go back and don't seem to be aware of the task bar. I'm not sure how

Re: [WSG] a target=” blank” not part of xhtml

2008-03-28 Thread Hassan Schroeder
Joe Ortenzi wrote: ... The help application opens a new window because it is designed to help you interact with the application you requested help with. It would be pretty dumb to delete the thing that you requested help with to be replaced with the help modal.!! Exactly my point. And

Re: [WSG] a target=” blank” not part of xhtml

2008-03-28 Thread Andrew Maben
On Mar 28, 2008, at 10:09 AM, Hassan Schroeder wrote: Perhaps if you've never seen or used one, it's hard to conceptualize, but they exist. Ouch... However if the subject is still opening new windows vis a vis the target attribute, it seems to me hard to conceptualize a web app that

[WSG] Out of Office AutoReply: WSG Digest [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

2008-03-28 Thread Lesley.Waterhouse
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Re: [WSG] nest heading properly

2008-03-28 Thread Tim Offenstein
My question isn't about how to nest headings properly E823 - 1 instance(s): Heading elements must be ordered properly. For example, in HTML H2 elements should follow H1 elements, H3 elements should follow H2 elements, etc. Developers should not skip levels (e.g., H1 directly to H3). Do not

Re[2]: [WSG] Why is u deprecated?

2008-03-28 Thread Алексей Новиков
Hello. Is underline really needed? What for? --- С уважением, Алексей Новиков. Электронная почта: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://blog.micromarketing.ru/ Действительно интересный блог об интернете, маркетинге, рекламе и PR своими руками

RE: [WSG] nest heading properly

2008-03-28 Thread Steve Green
During user testing I have not seen this cause any problems, particularly when only one level is skipped. It is certainly odd when you jump from an h1 or h2 to an h5 or h6, but users generally take even extreme cases like this in their stride (yes, we do come across sites like this!). In general,

Re[2]: [WSG] Why is u deprecated?

2008-03-28 Thread Paul Novitski
At 3/28/2008 01:14 PM, Àëåêñåé Íîâèêîâ wrote: Is underline really needed? What for? Underline is a method for highlighting (emphasizing) Roman text. As far as I know it was invented with the typewriter, being a way to highlight a bit of text using a machine that was limited to a single