[WSG] off-topic: RSS Feeders

2005-10-10 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi All Sorry about this off-topic post and you can certainly reply off line to me at [EMAIL PROTECTED]. I am behind the learning curve with RSS aggregators and would like to know if someone could recommend a good desktop RSS application that would also tie in with ipod or cell phones

RE: [WSG] simplyaccessible.org

2005-10-10 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi Terrance A fieldset should contain a set of similar inputs, such as the users personal information, a fieldset for creditcard information, shipping address, etc. It would defeat the coordinating purpose to use a fieldset randomly to create rows or columns. That said, you could set a width

Final Answer:...RE: [WSG] using the * within a selector

2005-10-06 Thread Drake, Ted C.
@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] using the * within a selector On 10/5/05, Drake, Ted C. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: a[hreflang=sp]:after, a[hreflang=sp-*]:after {content:\A0(In Spanish); font-size:90%; color:#666;} Is there a way to use the wildcard inside a selector like this? a[hreflang*=sp

[WSG] Stop the Presses! Announcing the supercool search plugin!

2005-10-06 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi All As many of you may have seen, I created a search plugin for Alistapart.com that allows you to search their posts for information. That was just the tip of the iceberg. I really wanted to create something that would allow me to search all of my favorite coding resources without having to

RE: [WSG] Stop the Presses! Announcing the supercool search plugi n!

2005-10-06 Thread Drake, Ted C.
search plugin! hi all, maybe some suggestions for the ff-toolbar ... http://www.sitepoint.com/ http://digital-web.com/ http://cssplay.co.uk/ http://tanfa.co.uk/ http://www.stylegala.com/ http://kottke.org/ http://www.wpdfd.com/ nice greetings from vienna :) 2005/10/6, Drake, Ted C

RE: [WSG] Stop the Presses! Announcing the supercool search plugi n!

2005-10-06 Thread Drake, Ted C.
the supercool search plugi n! Your website will not pull up for me. Buddy Drake, Ted C. wrote: I didnt have room for all of them but Ive added most of the sites below. Ted From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of bit Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 1:15 PM

RE: [WSG] Stop the Presses! Announcing the supercool search plugi n!

2005-10-06 Thread Drake, Ted C.
-1 On 10/6/05, Buddy Quaid [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Weird, i cant get to the site...i think it's blocking my ISP or something. I tried ping and nothing, i could trace and ping from an outside website but not from my machine. Buddy Drake, Ted C. wrote: Hi buddy The link got mangled

RE: [WSG] Stop the Presses! Announcing the supercool search plugi n!

2005-10-06 Thread Drake, Ted C.
you got a link to from some spam or popup window. --adam-- On 10/7/05, Drake, Ted C. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ? I'm not sure what this is about. If anyone knows that Rollyo is bad, speak up, but I'm certainly not pushing any fake googlebar scam. I'm talking about the dropdown

RE: [WSG] Css fluid but accurate positioning

2005-10-05 Thread Drake, Ted C.
If all heck is breaking loose on your floated objects in IE. Add position:relative and it may cure the problem. Sure, it is better to break it all down and try a more bullet-proof design. But sometimes its better to just go with the quick fix. Ted -Original Message- Adam Morris

RE: Ouch- was: [WSG] Top Ten Web Design Mistakes - yeah, right!

2005-10-05 Thread Drake, Ted C.
sensitive to criticism? kind regards Terrence Wood. Drake, Ted C. said: Hi Terrence I think your argument is against what we, as conscientious responsible web developers should strive for. Nick states he finds the list difficult to read. That is an honest reaction, frankly I agree with his

[WSG] using the * within a selector

2005-10-05 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi All I'd like to replace this: a[hreflang=sp]:after, a[hreflang=sp-mx]:after, a[hreflang=sp-us]:after, a[hreflang=sp-sp]:after, a[hreflang=sp-hn]:after, a[hreflang=sp-cu]:after, a[hreflang=sp-co]:after, a[hreflang=sp-ec]:after, a[hreflang=sp-gt]:after, a[hreflang=sp-pa]:after,

Ouch- was: [WSG] Top Ten Web Design Mistakes - yeah, right!

2005-10-04 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi Terrence I think your argument is against what we, as conscientious responsible web developers should strive for. Nick states he finds the list difficult to read. That is an honest reaction, frankly I agree with his analysis of a table would be better. But you defended the list by assuming

RE: Use of cite WAS: Re: [WSG] Homepage Review: webnetdesignstudi os.com

2005-10-03 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi Joshua Cite can be an attribute of a Blockquote or q tag. However, it is the uri of the referenced quote. Blockquote cite=http://www.libraryofcongress.gov/constitution; We the people... /Blockquote It will not appear visually unless you use css to add the uri to the block quotes presentation.

RE: [WSG] Horizontal ordered lists

2005-10-03 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi Angela I was told of this issue recently and it is indeed a problem with ordered lists. I don't remember what the solution was, but I think it involved adding position:relative to the list items. You may also need to add height:1%; with a * html filter to make IE give it layout. See

RE: [WSG] new site designed - code walkthrough please?

2005-09-30 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi Adam Your code looks good. However, you could simplify it a bit. This is a page that could use fewer divs. For instance div id=nav ul id=navlist lia href=index.htmlHome/a/li lia href=content.htmlHistory/a/li

RE: [WSG] When bugs become patterns - A look at CSS Hacks

2005-09-29 Thread Drake, Ted C.
I think the future of CSS is not in hacks but looking seriously into using the conditional comments. Im saying this as someone that is trying to figure out the best approach for retrofitting older conversions. Conditional comments are IE statements that say if ie6 use this additional

RE: [WSG] When bugs become patterns - A look at CSS Hacks

2005-09-29 Thread Drake, Ted C.
, September 29, 2005 11:52 AM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] When bugs become patterns - A look at CSS Hacks Drake, Ted C. skrev: I think the future of CSS is not in hacks but looking seriously into using the conditional comments. I'm saying this as someone that is trying

[WSG] WE05

2005-09-28 Thread Drake, Ted C.
I'm not going to the WE05, I just have too many things in the fire right now. However, I would highly recommend everyone try to attend these conferences. Even if you have to pay for it out of your own pocket, go. You will meet new people, learn new techniques, network, eat convention food,

[WSG] css variables

2005-09-28 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi everyone There was a recent spat of posts about using variables in CSS. I looked at them and thought I need to look at these later. Well, now Im working on a very complicated CSS file and would like to replace #f60 in several million places with {selectedlink}. Its not several

RE: [WSG] css variables

2005-09-28 Thread Drake, Ted C.
] On Behalf Of Terrence Wood Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 1:07 PM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] css variables Drake, Ted C. said: There was a recent spat of posts about using variables in CSS.[snip] Ouch, my 4 rule css file now grows to 54,056 lines of rules re-writing the #f60

RE: [WSG] Very strange IE glitch :(

2005-09-28 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi Kenny This sounds like some of the odd background painting bugs that happen with IE. Here's my advice. Start adding position:relative and/or height:1% to the targeted elements and their parents one at a time. It goes back to the ever popular haslayout issue. Look at

RE: [WSG] a better tsolution than oveflow:auto for Mozilla?

2005-09-27 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi Bruce Try floating the content div instead. I've often found this to be the easiest fix. A floated parent will contain its floated children. I've been writing a document for my fellow programmers about nested lists and if write parent/child one more time I think I'm going to change

RE: [WSG] a better tsolution than oveflow:auto for Mozilla?

2005-09-27 Thread Drake, Ted C.
What would be the solution for this? I don't think floating the parent would work in this case, unless I am misunderstanding you. On 9/27/05, Drake, Ted C. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Bruce Try floating the content div instead. I've often found this to be the easiest fix. A floated par

RE: [WSG] IE MAC just won't play ball!

2005-09-27 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi Adam On a side note, I like the blue colors but I get confused as a user with your use of orange on charisma throughout the page. I keep thinking it is a link. Your actual links are white, the same color as the text. I find the site difficult to read and explore. I would at

RE: [WSG] IE MAC just won't play ball!

2005-09-27 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi Adam I just sent a message about your linking colors and then looked at your source code. Here's another suggestion I would make for you. li class=liststrongThe Energetics of Charisma/strongbr Delegates are introduced to span class=orangeCharisma/spanspan class=boldlab/span's

RE: [WSG] a better tsolution than oveflow:auto for Mozilla?

2005-09-27 Thread Drake, Ted C.
://www.fortuneinteractive.com/main.css On 9/27/05, Drake, Ted C. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: #wrap{float:left;} #header {} #maincontent {float:right; width:49%;} #sidebar{float:left; width:49%} #footer {clear:both;} div id=wrap div id=header/div div id=maincontent/div div id

[WSG] IFR- what is the latest version?

2005-09-26 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi All I have a quick question. I am looking for the latest version of using flash to replace header text. Is this the best approach? My feeble mind remembers an improved version out there in standardista-space. http://www.shauninman.com/plete/2004/04/ifr-revisited-and-revised Thanks Ted

RE: [WSG] please ignore prvs. msg.

2005-09-16 Thread Drake, Ted C.
I was on a mailing list where someone sent a message to a friend about their coworker and he was like such an idiot. And did you know Bruce had bad breath Things like that keep us human. Ted From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bruce Gilbert

[WSG] Questionable material: IE Showing Transparent Corners of Images as White - Until You Scroll Away and Come Back!

2005-09-16 Thread Drake, Ted C.
My first reaction to Bruce was, well it ain't art, but should we censor. My second thought was, dang. I could get in trouble at work if I clicked on a site that took me to something like that. If you are going to ask for help working on a project that is questionable, you should warn people in

RE: [WSG] Site Check (eStore)

2005-09-15 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi Thierry If were gonna git nitpicky. I'd clean up this code on the shopping cart: tr valign=top class=altRowOdd tdinput name=lineID2 type=hidden value=59 / label for=qty2a href=details.asp?prodID=72Marbled White/a (023-BAXS)/label br / raquo; Color: Black br / raquo; Size: X-Small /td td

[WSG] alistapart.com search plugin

2005-09-14 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi All I just posted a plugin for your firefox browser. It installs a search option for stuff on www.alistapart.com. In other words, when you need to find the code for sprite rollovers, you go to the search box in the top right, choose alistapart, type in sprite rollovers and voila, you get the

[WSG] Questions about the new european parliament web site

2005-09-13 Thread Drake, Ted C.
As many of you probably noticed via the WASP web site, a new web site was launched for the European parliament and it is a mess. Now, I'm the first to admit that I don't know everything and graciously ask for advice. When I looked at the source code, I saw all sorts of bizarre mixtures of xml,

RE: [WSG] Flash elements

2005-09-13 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi Tom No need to go off list, I think this is a valid question for many people. I used to use the flash satay (http://www.alistapart.com/articles/flashsatay) method but the UFO (http://www.bobbyvandersluis.com/ufo/) technique is really quite nice and easy to use. Here's a site that I've

[WSG] XSLT errors: was - Questions about the new european parliament we b site

2005-09-13 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi Jan Thank you for clearing it up. I was hesitant to dump on .net. It gets more than its share of abuse and the XSLT errors are also good to know. XSLT is not discussed often on this list. I would be interested in knowing what people would suggest to fix the problems this site is having.

RE: [WSG] display inline question

2005-09-13 Thread Drake, Ted C.
- Original Message - From: Drake, Ted C. To: 'wsg@webstandardsgroup.org' Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 3:36 AM Subject: [WSG] display inline question My mind is not working very well today. I've got a question for you. I was asked to create a nested

RE: [WSG] Valid Null Value

2005-09-12 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi Gez Can you have multiple tabindex=0 in a document? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gez Lemon Another consideration with tabindex is that it will put the associated element into Opera's tab order. By default, Opera only tabs to

[WSG] the struggle to get valid

2005-09-09 Thread Drake, Ted C.
I hope everyone has a nice weekend. I thought I'd share a little code I stumbled upon on one of our legacy includes. pbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbr brbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbr I don't know how many times I have to tell the other programmers. If you are going to use 25 br tags in a

[WSG] divitis - chronic vs. mild stages

2005-09-07 Thread Drake, Ted C.
I think you go through stages of CSS/XHTML maturity as you learn how to move away from tables to table-less design. Our first instinct is to use divs the same way we used tables. It feels safe to load up the page with structural divs. That's ok, especially if it is what helps you get from x to

RE: [WSG] Evaluating Web Sites for Accessibility with Firefox

2005-09-07 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Forgive me if I throw out another wild pitch. If I want to simulate a screen reader visually, I use the fangs extension to firefox. This translates the page into what a screenreader would read. Example output of Zeldman.com Page has seven headings and seventy-one links Jeffrey Zeldman Presents

RE: [WSG] Submenus anyone?

2005-09-06 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi Al Your menu hides the submenu from users with javascript turned off. I turned mine off just to check. Is there an option to display the submenu information for those without javascript enabled? Ted Which menu are you using? This will not happen with our commercial Pop Menu Magic system,

RE: [WSG] Evaluating Web Sites for Accessibility with Firefox

2005-09-06 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi all If you haven't read Patrick Lauke's article on using the web developer toolbar, you should check it out. I thought I knew the toolbar but he's introduced several features that have made it into my daily work habit. http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue44/lauke/ Ted -Original Message-

More accessibility on opening new windows: was:RE: [WSG] I'm on a question roll.... background images on links

2005-09-01 Thread Drake, Ted C.
?siteNodeId=95languageI d=1contentId=-1 (right hand column under More information) Cheers, Gian -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Drake, Ted C. Sent: Tuesday, 16 August 2005 2:32 AM To: 'wsg@webstandardsgroup.org' Subject: [WSG] I'm on a question

RE: [WSG] Microformats

2005-08-31 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi Chris The summary is at: http://www.tdrake.net, but it is about opening new windows for pdf files. For a summary of microformats, visit http://microformats.org/ Ted -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Kennon Sent: Wednesday, August

nested table web site example was:RE: [WSG] Fix for min-max in IE [IE crash FYI]

2005-08-30 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Wowser Da-Code person Your site is certainly artistic but ouch, you need to convert that thing to standards-based. I'm sure it's probably the cobbler's son going barefoot, but at least change your alt attributes to something more appropriate. Use alt= instead of alt=image. Look at the

RE: [WSG] IE clips absolutely positioned element

2005-08-30 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi Scott I don't have an immediate answer for your problem, but I would like to suggest some more vertical padding on your lists. I found it difficult to keep focus on the links as I tried to go from second to third level. Perhaps if the link was taller it would be easier for the mouse. Ted

[WSG] Yes, one more open window thing. but wait, this is one to read

2005-08-29 Thread Drake, Ted C.
No to toot my own horn, but I just uploaded a new post to my web site that summarizes the to open or not to open a new window debate that we had on this list a week or so ago. http://www.tdrake.net List member Thierry went above and beyond the call of duty to update a script he had

RE: [WSG] Know any standard's compliant WYSIWYG XHTML editors for a CMS integration?

2005-08-26 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Before this gets off topic and sent to the CMS mailing list, I too would like to know of a plugin for wordpress that makes it more semantic and easier to code straight html. I don't like the way it adds p and br tags to scripting. I can take responses off line at [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [WSG] another 'open new window' dilemma

2005-08-25 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi All I am finishing up an essay on opening pdf files in new windows, using feedback from this list to justify the argument. Thiery has written a great javascript to look for pdf attributes in links and add class, title, and behavior to the link dynamically. I will let you know when I upload it

RE: [WSG] Misbehaving DL in TD

2005-08-25 Thread Drake, Ted C.
I agree with Peter, the float:left, float:right is the easiest way to handle this situation. Play around with the percentages to get the right amount of space between the columns, but give yourself some slop factor to avoid any problems with the two columns not fitting. You could also float the

RE: [WSG] another 'open new window' dilemma

2005-08-25 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi Janelle Regardless of your window philosophy, I think using target=top is asking for trouble. That is a common target for pages with frames. I would at least suggest using a target name that is not part of the frame architecture. That is why most people used target=_blank. There are better

RE: [WSG] Can this function be duplicated using CSS

2005-08-24 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi Jeff The answer/question is not whether this can be done with CSS, but rather can it be done with standards-based design. CSS defines the presentation of a page and not the behavior. Your example is using a hover activity to cause a section to scroll. This would be better done with DOM

[WSG] apologies and Microsoft question

2005-08-22 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Sorry gang for not unsubscribing temporarily. I hope I didn't send out a truckload of out of office reminders. I was at the Business Blog Summit in San Francisco. Microsoft had a large presence; they even bought our support by handing out some absolutely fab messenger bags. Regardless of my

RE: [WSG] html design - best practices

2005-08-16 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi Dwain I try to avoid using spans as much as possible. It's not that they are bad, but that they could be avoided in many instances. It takes me back to something that an editor once taught me. She said that I should think twice before using the word that. It can usually be removed and the

[WSG] attribute selectors question

2005-08-16 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi All I have a quick question. I don't seem to be running on all cylinders and I can't remember how to write the css that would look for a link that has .pdf in the href. A [href???.pdf]... Or am I mixing up my CSS and javascript? I need some coffee. Ted

RE: [WSG] Font Size Re-sizing

2005-08-16 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi Janelle This is CSS shorthand, it is the same as font-size:x-small; line-height:130%; font-family...;} Personally, I like to write out the long format while testing my pages. I just seem to have less bugs when I don't shorten the body font styles. Ted -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

RE: [WSG] Win IE hacks -- Please help!

2005-08-16 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Bookmark http://www.positioniseverything.net/ It has saved many people from restless nights. Whenever IE is causing you to scream at the wall, visit the site and it will tell you how to fix that particular bug. Ted -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

[WSG] accessibility - opening new windows philosophy

2005-08-15 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi All We've had a discussion at work about pdf documents and hijacking the user's browser / making it more user-friendly. What is the general feeling towards having pdf and other non-html documents open in a new window? I personally find it annoying to open a pdf document in the

[WSG] blog business summit

2005-08-15 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi All Is there anyone on this list that is going to the blog business summit in San Francisco this week? I'd like to meet and say hello to any fellow list members. http://www.blogbusinesssummit.com/index.htm?businesslogs Ted www.tdrake.net

RE: [WSG] I'm on a question roll.... background images on links

2005-08-15 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi Paul I should have mentioned that the link normally appears within paragraphs of text. It will sometimes appear as a link inside a list. Floating is an interesting option for other applications. Thanks Ted - Floating the link left as well as display:block should make the

RE: [WSG] Reason for leaving

2005-08-15 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Here is something to remember, even if disabled visitors are not your main concern. The biggest blind user in the world is Google. Code your pages correctly, delivering friendly pages to the disabled and Google, and your customers will benefit in many ways. It's not just about doing what is

RE: [WSG] accessibility - opening new windows philosophy

2005-08-15 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi Damian Thanks for the feedback. We use CSS to place an icon in front of the link to illustrate the file format as well as the (filename.pdf, 35k) designation. Is there anyone out there that supports opening in a new window? If not, it looks like I will suggest we keep it behavior-free.

RE: [WSG] accessibility - opening new windows philosophy

2005-08-15 Thread Drake, Ted C.
I fall in line with Gary. I'm savvy enough to right-click on pdf links but when I forget to do it, I'm aggrevated by the browser having to load the reader software. I would be happy to have it open a new window. This is for an intranet site, but I think the discussion is valid for all

RE: [WSG] Building a tree/table

2005-08-12 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi Fred I don't want to repost the information because it was a bit lengthy, but you may want to visit this thread: http://www.mail-archive.com/wsg@webstandardsgroup.org/msg17305.html I have put together a nested unordered list and use a series of classes on the body and id attributes on the

RE: [WSG] Printed web pages with text cut in half at the bottom o f the page?

2005-08-11 Thread Drake, Ted C.
I saw an interesting snippet, I think it was on the W3C site. It was a conditional comment that kept a section from being cropped by a printed page. I was just searching trough my old files and can't find it right now. If I remember correctly, it was a rule that said @print... #importantsection

RE: [WSG] Printed web pages with text cut in half at the bottom o f the page?

2005-08-11 Thread Drake, Ted C.
question about cropping? Ted Drake, Ted C. I saw an interesting snippet, I think it was on the W3C site. It was a conditional comment that kept a section from being cropped by a printed page. I was just searching trough my old files and can't find it right now. If I remember correctly

Display: markerRE: [WSG] Align text vertically in a division

2005-08-09 Thread Drake, Ted C.
I wonder if the display:markers would be useful for this? Has anyone played around with it before? From what I understand, the display marker can be best understood when looking at a list item. The bullet is the marker and the list information is the block it is associated with. Could the text

[WSG] slop factor-- curing float drops in IE

2005-08-08 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Bruce If you don't want your columns to drop down you need to make sure the sum of the columns widths does not equal more than the width of the container. If you need a tight layout, it's worth spending some time to establish filters to deliver special widths to IE. I believe most people go for

RE: [WSG] A web site programming question

2005-08-08 Thread Drake, Ted C.
This is usually off-topic, but I would like to add that WASP has been working with Macromedia and it looks like it has paid off. Macromedia is announcing the new Dreamweaver 8 and it looks like their support for standards-based programming has grown tremendously. The flash movie has a sneak

[WSG] self-counting list items

2005-08-08 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi All I've been struggling with the ability to increment nested ordered lists. I'm trying to update a page that was built with multiple paragraphs that lead off with b1.1/b...b1.2/b Etc etc Naturally, I'd like to replace these with ol li li . I was looking through the w3c specs and

RE: [WSG] Proper IE Hacks

2005-08-08 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi Al I didn't realize you were on the list. Your web site and coding was an inspiration to me when I first switched to CSS and standards-based design. Thanks Ted www.tdrake.net -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Al Sparber Sent: Monday,

[WSG] firefox for OS9?

2005-08-05 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Sorry for a possibly off-topic post. We have a client on our intranet that needs to look at our site on OS9.2. I couldn't find information on the Firefox web site about compatibility with this platform. Does anyone know where I could send this person for more advice? I did find the Opera

RE: [WSG] Flash and Standards

2005-08-05 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi Bruce The flash satay seems to be the standard for flash http://www.alistapart.com/articles/flashsatay/ There is a new technique, I believe. But this works pretty darn well. Ted From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bruce Sent: Friday, August

[WSG] IE question - user style sheets

2005-08-04 Thread Drake, Ted C.
I have an IE question In Firefox, I can choose an alternate page style quite easily. Is there an easy way for them to do the same thing in IE? I found the option to adjust all pages with a user-created style but I didn't see an option for choosing an alternate style being offered by that web

RE: [WSG] a few more issues with page layout with definition list

2005-08-04 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi Bruce I'm working on a bug right now so I don't have much time For more control over the dt positioning, apply position:relative to the dl and then use absolute positioning for the dt. Or use negative margins to move it without the positioning. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

[WSG] expanding / contracting sections

2005-08-03 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Expanding and collapsing content has been near the front of my brain for the past week or so and I thought I'd send out a request to the group for better answers. Here's the goal: Have the ability to open and close content sections by clicking on the header. Don't hide the content

RE: [WSG] how should I mark this up ? (thumbnail links)

2005-08-03 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Defintion list to the rescue. Gawd, it's been ages since I said that div id=thumbnailheaders dl dtFree Applications/dt dd class=imageholderimg.../dd dddefining text/dd /dl dl dtCost estimate/dt dd class=imageholderimg.../dd dddefining text/dd /dl dl dtmain link text/dt dd

RE: [WSG] New front page for http://abc.net.au/

2005-08-03 Thread Drake, Ted C.
I found the site fairly nice. I thought there was a nice use of white space. There looks like a stray in the headlines. I was surprised by the use of small tags. Were those deprecated or are they viable? The orange headlines on orange background is a bit low contrast. I like the blue

RE: [WSG] background images fluid

2005-08-01 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi Bruce Instead of stretching an image, try the sliding doors approach. This may seem odd in a photograph, but could work in situations where the image has a repeatable section. #wrap gets the left corner with generic content. #innerwrap gets the right side with the juicy part of the image.

[WSG] standards resources

2005-07-29 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi All I have worked with various museums over the past few years and I am setting up a new web site for standards-based resources for museums and non-profit organizations. I'd like to ask those that have put together standards-galleries, resources, repositories, etc in the past if they have

[WSG] converting legacy code

2005-07-28 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi all I'm in the process of updating old style sheets on an enormous site with lots of legacy bad code. The goal of this css update is to make the shift seamless, yet offer new features for programmers to begin coding the content section with semantic markup. As we move towards css-based layout

RE: [WSG] Content too large

2005-07-27 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi Fletcher This is nothing unusual and points out the advantages of a liquid layout. If your content is text, try setting your left and right divs with percentage widths instead of px. For instance: maincontent=65%, navigation:30%. If your wide content is a photograph, you will need to come up

RE: [WSG] image + title

2005-07-26 Thread Drake, Ted C.
I prefer the definition list approach. There may be arguments if it is semantically proper, but I like to put the image in the dt and the caption in the dd. Ted -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Terrence Wood Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005

Blue language - was [WSG] Re: Fed Up

2005-07-26 Thread Drake, Ted C.
I'm not the list monitor, but I would recommend anyone preparing to use blue language think twice before hitting the send button. There are many reasons to not place it on this mailing list. For one, it can get the mailinglist banned by overzealous filtering software. Two, these messages

RE: [WSG] Problem in Firefox on initial page load only

2005-07-26 Thread Drake, Ted C.
I did a quick look at it and it seems to be a float issue. I floated the contentcontainer and it stretched to contain all of the elements. I wish I had more time to do a better analysis. I would suggest looking at your floats and seeing if you can clear them better. Ted -Original

RE: [WSG] Eric meyers on crashing IE

2005-07-22 Thread Drake, Ted C.
I agree. I think. Ted From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mugur Padurean Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 10:36 PM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] Eric meyers on crashing IE Ted, now, why did you give IE another brake ? It's

RE: [WSG] Eric meyers on crashing IE

2005-07-22 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Sorry for another post. I just wanted to clarify. I didn't write the post on crashing IE. I cut and pasted the post by Eric Meyers. I thought it would be more convenient to provide his insights than to make you click on a link and go to his web site. There was also a link in there. I just

[WSG] site check please

2005-07-22 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi All I've been working on a re-design of my web site and I know the code is still rough. However, I think I could use some outside eyeballs on the design. You know how things are when you look at it for too long... http://www.tdrake.net/joan/index-liquid.html I was trying to keep it liquid

turning images off - RE: [WSG] site check please

2005-07-22 Thread Drake, Ted C.
: Friday, July 22, 2005 9:59 AM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] site check please Drake, Ted C. wrote: http://www.tdrake.net/joan/index-liquid.html I really like the look of that one - but... - Scrolling left isn't easy, so maybe try this adjustment: body { padding-left: 95px

[WSG] javascript question - body onload events question

2005-07-21 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi All I've been trying to get a straight answer for this question from our Javascript person but haven't gotten it yet. I hope this is on-topic. Many of us are already using the great Zebra Tables from Alistapart.com It requires an onload event for the body tag and to include a link to the

[WSG] extending Mike's onload event javascript

2005-07-21 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi Mike et al I've set up your javascript and it is working like a charm. It is adding the onload event. Now, here's another question. You suggest how to add new events, but I'm not sure exactly what to do. Let's say I get so giddy over my tables that I decide to add the following javascript to

[WSG] Eric meyers on crashing IE

2005-07-21 Thread Drake, Ted C.
http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2004/09/16/when-browsers-attack/ Remember my recently posted conversation with Molly? Boy, am I ever feelin' that today. In spades. Some of you have noticed earlier today that things were presentationally unstable. Depending on when you dropped by, you would

RE: [WSG] Site Check Win 2000

2005-07-21 Thread Drake, Ted C.
I think Eric Meyers had a post on his site about a year ago about this problem on his site. Ted -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Carl Reynolds Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 12:03 PM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] Site

RE: [WSG] Two questions: SEO document structure and font resizing

2005-07-20 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Wasn't the original css ( * html body {display;none;} ) meant as a joke to hide all content from IE users? I would simply hate to see someone plop that into their code and scratch their head for the next hour trying to figure out what went wrong. Ted what does

RE: [WSG] nth child rule

2005-07-19 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Thanks for the answer. I didn't find the nth:child resource. Ted On 19 Jul 2005, at 1:56 am, Drake, Ted C. wrote: Here's my question, are there special rules for using nth-child pseudo classes? Beyond first, second, third, ... what are the labels? Sixth, seventh, tenth? That is what I

RE: [WSG] Body tag background color changes

2005-07-19 Thread Drake, Ted C.
I have to agree about using body class instead of id. Here's what I'm using on one page body class=sub3 sub3sub1 sub3sub1sub4 asub3sub1sub4 This set of classes match with a set of id's in a nested list that is used for navigation. This has allowed me to open, close, change background colors, add

RE: [WSG] what tag will work here

2005-07-18 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Ouch That is some messy code. Could you show us some of your output? I've got little experience with asp.net, but I've noticed the asp:label outputs its own set of spans with inline styles. The problem may lie with your asp:label tag and not creating a series of nested spans, strongs, etc with

[WSG] nth child rule

2005-07-18 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi All I'm working on a re-design of my blog. The design is based on the Passion of Joan of Arc, a b/w silent film. I'm trying to give certain paragraphs the impression of scratched film being shown by adding an animated background image. It's still rough, but works ok. However, I have only

RE: [WSG] Learning The DOM

2005-07-18 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hi Jeremy I would like some tutorials on taking older scripts that require body onload() commands and make them work without placing the event in the body tag. I'd also like a tutorial on removing the javascript from pages and target the classes assigned to those elements instead. For instance,

[WSG] can link color inherit?

2005-07-18 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Here's a new one for me. I'm building a transitional css file for our move from legacy code to new css. The pages have an inline style that defines the color of a link in the navigation table (stop your snickering!) The new CSS has given a visited link color of blue-grey. When I view the page, the

RE: [WSG] web standards detection - is it possible?

2005-07-13 Thread Drake, Ted C.
Hey Russ This is the kind of thing we all need in our marketing tool belt. Do you have more specific info on this quote? Who said it? Who was the company? Do they have any stats available? I work for a company that is stuck with a small set of nn4 users and this would be helpful to know. Thanks

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