RE: [WSG] The mystery gap issue

2008-11-11 Thread Peter Goddard
PNG transparency only works in IE7+ ...there are some workarounds easliy found on Google. hth Peter Goddard Developer/Programmer PSI Global Ltd, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5AD, UK T: +44 (0) 191 3774742 F: +44 (0) 191 3770769 E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: [WSG] .NET sites which are XHTML 1.0 strict

2008-10-08 Thread Peter Goddard
for this and often justifiably but really it's just a tool and you know what they say about workmen and their tools Validation isn't just the province of the PHP/LAMP crowd. HTH Peter Peter Goddard Developer/Programmer PSI Global Ltd, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5AD, UK T: +44 (0

RE: [WSG] a a:hover

2008-03-20 Thread Peter Goddard
Try: lia href=http://www.bittencourtlopes.com.br/; target=_blank title=Launch class=launchemLaunch/em/a/li or in stylesheet li.launch a:hover HTH Peter Goddard Developer/Programmer PSI Global Ltd, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5AD, UK T: +44 (0) 191 3774742 F: +44 (0) 191 3770769

RE: [WSG] Idiot's guide to JavaScript

2007-11-27 Thread Peter Goddard
of explaining a good DOM scripting approach. Sorry, I don't know the book you have. HTH Peter Goddard Developer/Programmer PSI Global Ltd, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5AD, UK T: +44 (0) 191 3774742 F: +44 (0) 191 3770769 E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

RE: [WSG] .net question

2006-03-17 Thread Peter Goddard
contact me off list. Peter Goddard -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of kvnmcwebn Sent: 16 March 2006 22:03 To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] .net question thanks geoff, i guess thats i will have to be level headed in my

RE: [WSG] .net question

2006-03-17 Thread Peter Goddard
I'm an ASP.NET programmer, so I know. I actually have the reverse problem. The designer I work with doesn't have the faintest idea about standards and I'm the one cleaning out the layout tables. Nice one Ben! Sack the designer! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

RE: [WSG] .net question

2006-03-17 Thread Peter Goddard
Thanks Ben ASP.NET 2.0 makes this so much easier! ATB Peter -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ben Wong Sent: 17 March 2006 10:38 To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] .net question On 3/17/06, Peter Goddard [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: [WSG] .net question

2006-03-17 Thread Peter Goddard
the best of luck in sorting out this issue. All the best Peter Goddard From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter OtterySent: 17 March 2006 10:48To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.orgSubject: Re: [WSG] .net question Peter Goddard wrote: -- I would even suggest that you

RE: [WSG] ASP, PHP and Ruby - oh my!

2006-01-26 Thread Peter Goddard
I'll echo Wayne's comment. Has nobody heard of ASP.Net or .NET 2.0 Framework. It's the only serious rival to Java and PHP. If you are developing server side code then .NET/Java/PHP are the way to go. If you want a rich user experience with application like UI then ajax/atlas will interface with

RE: [WSG] No Helpdesk software based on webstandards?

2006-01-10 Thread Peter Goddard
Hi Sander I had to develop my own in c# asp.net2.0 to ensure standards compatability. This uses IIS, .net framwork 2.0 and sqlServer 2000. It didn't take all that long as really it was a request tracking system rather than a full blown intranet solution. But .net 2.0 is easy to shape into valid

RE: [WSG] Standards and The DataGrid

2005-11-08 Thread Peter Goddard
some issues making your styles work within the program, as the generated table does not have TD's and TH's in the traditional sense per se." The application is running on IE 6. Thanks, Christopher Kennon On Nov 7, 2005, at 6:18 AM, Peter Goddard wrote: Chris Just off the top

RE: [WSG] Standards and The DataGrid

2005-11-07 Thread Peter Goddard
Chris Just off the top of my head, but .net 2.0 offers the new GridView web control and most output I have tested in .net 2.0 has been compliant markup, if a little verbose. The DataGrid was a web control offered as part of .net 1.x and has now been replaced by the GridView. Most of the

RE: [WSG] Link underlines in MSIE - amended

2005-10-10 Thread Peter Goddard
Mary Do you have a border on the a:link element? I think the bouncing is because all the link styles should have bottom border (even if the color is transparent) although a pale gray would look nice, which goes darker on rollover. #navlist a { text-align: left; margin-right:

RE: [WSG] Request for comments on a website.

2005-08-17 Thread Peter Goddard
Stephen Nice design, and great work. Is the curve at the bottom of the page parallel with the curve on the banner? It looks slightly out to me but it could just be my eyesight! Lol Always pleasing to see good UK design. Well done! Peter -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [WSG] Does anyone still design for 640x480?

2005-08-03 Thread Peter Goddard
For what its worth.. I'm developing an intranet solution for a manufacturing company. Whilst all users have screens capable of at least 1024 x 768 or even higher a few 'older' users typically set their monitors at 800 x 600 which restricts my application to a fixed width 700+px container div

RE: [WSG] background images fluid

2005-08-01 Thread Peter Goddard
Hi Bruce I've come up against this myself when going for a liquid 3 column layout with a header graphic that I want to span all three columns at the top. You could 'sniff' the browser width/screen res, but I don't like doing that myself. The solutuion I came up with is pretty much the solution

RE: [WSG] Form Builder

2005-07-20 Thread Peter Goddard
myself. As I use .net this is a snip (especially in the beta of asp.net 2.0 as the markup generated here is xhtml compliant). It will be interesting to see what others in the group come back with. HTH Peter Goddard From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Erwin HeiserSent

RE: [WSG] A web culture

2005-06-30 Thread Peter Goddard
('E: a novel', the E before Christmas). Its a good discussion point, but not for this list perhaps. All the best Peter Goddard From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Piero FissoreSent: 30 June 2005 10:31To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.orgSubject: [WSG] A web culture

RE: [WSG] Urgent navigation problem

2005-04-28 Thread Peter Goddard
Hi Mary All looks ok to me, have you solved this one? Peter -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mary Wright Sent: 28 April 2005 10:49 To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] Urgent navigation problem I've just removed the table

RE: [WSG] Site Critique

2005-02-22 Thread Peter Goddard
Hi Debra Overall, a nice design, just one point. In IE6 win xp, the background image/floorplan in the content area moves when switching between high contrast/low contrast. I haven't looked into why, no time right now, but when this has happened to me it's been a background positioning issue.

RE: [WSG] Any ASP.Net standards people here?

2005-01-27 Thread Peter Goddard
Hi David Yes another .Net developer here. Just getting to grips with Visual Studio 2003. I think 2005 version will correct a lot of issues. There are some useful articles on MSDN too. Peter -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David R Sent:

RE: SPAM-LOW: RE: [WSG] .php extension

2005-01-26 Thread Peter Goddard
coldfusion. not to mention cfm flash run hand in hand together, whoo hoo and u dont have to rely on someones cruddy programming and hacks for things such as amfphp when its built into cfm but to each his own :) From: Peter Goddard [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 3:43

RE: [WSG] .php extension

2005-01-25 Thread Peter Goddard
If your host has set up Apache correctly, naming the file anything.php should enable you to view it in your browser. Do you have Apache installed on your development machine? Does the file work there? Have you got the same Apache version as your host? Have you got the same version of PHP as

RE: [WSG] Site review plz

2004-12-16 Thread Peter Goddard
Title: RE: [WSG] Site review plz Dear Jacobus The site looks good to me. I also followed the link to Catics. On the about us page you have the word 'ourselfs' (ourselves!) and webstandards is two words not hyphenated either (I hate that). I haven't looked for any more. Am I too

RE: [WSG] 2 columns layout

2004-10-08 Thread Peter Goddard
Title: RE: [WSG] 2 columns layout Javier One technique I have found very useful is called 'Faux Columns' Try the following link for a good overview. http://www.alistapart.com/articles/fauxcolumns/ Peter Goddard Web Developer/IT PSI Global Ltd -Original Message- From: Javier

[WSG] RE: [WSG] OL or UL? It´s rigth?

2004-10-05 Thread Peter Goddard
and it will reward you in the long run. It's lazy, it's 1994, don't do it! Peter Goddard Web Developer/IT PSI Global Ltd -Original Message- From: Parker Torrence [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 05 October 2004 01:19 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [WSG] OL or UL? It´s rigth? Yes you can

RE: Re[2]: [WSG] Table-style admin layouts

2004-10-05 Thread Peter Goddard
re to kick things off How about a little ...style a login form 'competition' Two fields and a button. It will be fun to see how everyone approaches it. Eg... form method=post Name:input type=text name=username / Password:input type=password name=pwd input type=submit value=Login /form Peter G

RE: [WSG] Semantic status of images in headers

2004-10-04 Thread Peter Goddard
Title: RE: [WSG] Semantic status of images in headers Hugh I think you are right. There is some debate about the use of image replacement techniques and how effective they are from a standards perspective. The best technique I have seen was devised by Todd Fahrner and is detailed at Jeffrey

RE: [WSG] doctypes, quirks/standards mode and positioning

2004-10-04 Thread Peter Goddard
their interpretation of the rules 'wrong'. Even the major browsers interpret the basic box model differently. Hopefully Mr Zeldman in his article will help make this clear. He always makes perfect sense to me. Peter Goddard Web Developer/IT PSI Global Ltd -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: [WSG] Unwanted extra space

2004-09-29 Thread Peter Goddard
Title: RE: [WSG] Unwanted extra space Hi Mary You have a padding of 10px in the banner div. Also Padding 10px in the navcontainer div. Try altering the padding rule for the navcontainer to: padding: 0 10px; if this doesn't shrink the whitespace enough, try the same rule in the banner div

RE: [WSG] shrinking p whitespace

2004-09-28 Thread Peter Goddard
eleases td { color: #0b3e7f; font-size: 10px; line-height: 11px; margin-right: 12px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 12px } I have set the font-weight property to bold. This should suffice in most circumstances. I hope this helps. Peter Goddard -Original Message- From: Rick Faabe

RE: [WSG] fixed background...

2004-09-28 Thread Peter Goddard
Title: RE: [WSG] fixed background... Try the following link, I have used fixed.js and it sorts out ie http://www.doxdesk.com/software/js/fixed.html Peter -Original Message- From: Parker Torrence [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 28 September 2004 12:49 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]