RE: [WSG] columns with matching vertical alignment

2008-07-10 Thread Jens-Uwe Korff
I would like to know the best (or at least better and simple) way to achieve this kind of design. [horizontally aligned lists at the end of parallel columns] Hi Ben, I'd keep the content together for semantic reasons. Then you need to assess the maximum text you allow for both the paragraphs

RE: [WSG] columns with matching vertical alignment

2008-07-10 Thread Elizabeth Spiegel
The problem with this approach is what happens when you re-size text - in the example below it only takes one level of enlargement to have text overlapping. Elizabeth Spiegel Web editing 0409 986 158 GPO Box 729, Hobart TAS 7001 www.spiegelweb.com.au From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: [WSG] columns with matching vertical alignment

2008-07-10 Thread Rick Lecoat
On 10 Jul 2008, at 11:15, Elizabeth Spiegel wrote: The problem with this approach is what happens when you re-size text – in the example below it only takes one level of enlargement to have text overlapping. That might not be the case if you set your container height in ems. But still,

[WSG] Encoding odities

2008-07-10 Thread Barney Carroll
Hello all, I've got a problem with character set encoding I'd like to rectify. I use UTF-8 as a matter of convenience and ideology, and don't believe it should be that much of a problem. My editor (Notepad++) is set to create new files in UTF-8 without a byte order mark, but when I retrieve files

Re: [WSG] Encoding odities

2008-07-10 Thread Aldona
I had this exact problem with Notepad++ as well. If you open the file in regular notepad or another editor you can see the charactors which wind up just before the first official characters (usually the doctype). I never found a way around the problem but I can say that PSPad is a great

RE: [WSG] Encoding odities

2008-07-10 Thread Erickson, Kevin (DOE)
try this: meta http-equiv=Content-Type content=text/html; charset=utf-8 / From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Barney Carroll Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 8:27 AM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: [WSG] Encoding odities Hello

Re: [WSG] Encoding odities

2008-07-10 Thread Nikita The Spider The Spider
On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 8:27 AM, Barney Carroll [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all, I've got a problem with character set encoding I'd like to rectify. I use UTF-8 as a matter of convenience and ideology, and don't believe it should be that much of a problem. My editor (Notepad++) is set to

Re: [WSG] Re: Form (layout/accessibiity)

2008-07-10 Thread Drew Trusz
On 7/9/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is it appropriate that I have one label for two inputs or does anyone know of a surefire way to hide second label I have tried this but it does not seem cross browser Only one input per label according to the fine manual The LABEL element

[WSG] list links

2008-07-10 Thread kevin mcmonagle
hi, im doing a list with a background image and some text. how can an make the whole li area hot and not just the text. i forgot how to do that -best kevin *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm

Re: [WSG] list links

2008-07-10 Thread Prisca schmarsow
Kevin, make sure to apply your padding ad background image to the link - not the list item :) have a look at this page here: http://ghostcogs.co.uk/category/sketchbook/ which uses this CSS: #work a { display: block; font-size: 0.8em; padding: 0.3em 0 0.6em 3.6em;

Re: [WSG] list links

2008-07-10 Thread Rick Lecoat
On 10 Jul 2008, at 14:25, kevin mcmonagle wrote: im doing a list with a background image and some text. how can an make the whole li area hot and not just the text. i forgot how to do that The main thing is to make sure that the list item is set to display: block. -- Rick Lecoat

Re: [WSG] list links

2008-07-10 Thread kevin mcmonagle
doh, thanks. *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [WSG] list links

2008-07-10 Thread kevin mcmonagle
Rick Lecoat wrote: The main thing is to make sure that the list item is set to display: block. I had tried that rick but i was putting the padding in the li not the li a. Do i still need to make li's block elements for ie? -best kevin

Re: [WSG] columns with matching vertical alignment

2008-07-10 Thread tee
I would like to know the best (or at least better and simple) way to achieve this kind of design. [horizontally aligned lists at the end of parallel columns] Ben, I did this in May, the layout is very similar to your need. I remember Rick Lecoat helped me refine the equal height by

Re: [WSG] list links

2008-07-10 Thread Rick Lecoat
On 10 Jul 2008, at 15:12, kevin mcmonagle wrote: I had tried that rick but i was putting the padding in the li not the li a. Do i still need to make li's block elements for ie? Sorry Kevin, I meant to say that the a *inside* the li should be set to display: block. list items are block

Re: [WSG] list links

2008-07-10 Thread kevin mcmonagle
Sorry Kevin, I meant to say that the a *inside* the li should be set to display: block. list items are block level by default. no problem thanks for the help. Theres another issue with this nav bar. There are 3 primary links that have images - the rest are just text. Ive used an id

Re: [WSG] list links

2008-07-10 Thread Prisca schmarsow
Kevin, have a look at this sample page here: http://graphiceyedea.info/experiments/css/ul_sprite_rollovers/ Check out the image used for rollover (as it includes both rollover states, you could have more, of course) - and view the CSS for more info. Hope this helps :) Prisca On Thu, Jul 10,

RE: [WSG] Forcing a vertical scrollbar in Firefox 3

2008-07-10 Thread Jens-Uwe Korff
Opera Web Standards Curriculum: http://www.opera.com/wsc/ It is interesting to note that they fail to follow the most basic web standard for implementing an image tag - specifying width and height - so that the page annoyingly jumps when the image is loaded. But heads up for only one

RE: [WSG] Forcing a vertical scrollbar in Firefox 3

2008-07-10 Thread Paul Bennett
Hi Jen, Your comment may have come across as a bit more negative than it was intended, however: http://validator.w3.org/check?verbose=1uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fairfax.com.au%2Findex.ac (46 errors) He who lives in a glass house etc, etc... My opinion (and it is just that) is the we need to stop

Re: [WSG] Forcing a vertical scrollbar in Firefox 3

2008-07-10 Thread Bruce
Paul wrote: Lets keep it positive folks. It won't be pretty if we start assigning value to people by how their sites look through the validator. No kidding! I recently checked one page on my site and had 102 errors. Some could come along and say, What a lousy job, I'll never hire nor

[WSG] Out of Office AutoReply: WSG Digest

2008-07-10 Thread Metheny, Dana (DOE)
I will be out of the office until Monday, July 14. I will get back to you about your email when I return. Thank you! *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe:

Re: [WSG] Encoding odities

2008-07-10 Thread James Ellis
Barney, One other thing you might want to check is how (mime type, character encoding) your web server is serving the file. If you are using a server side language then most (if not all) can send http headers to a browser, including a content type header. In PHP, for instance, you'd do this