Re: [WSG] Float-less layouts

2008-01-10 Thread Gitanjali
Thank u vincent i will try it n get back to u... On Jan 10, 2008 11:50 AM, Thierry Koblentz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thierry Koblentz wrote: You're saying that a wrapper is needed to enclose all other elements in a document to give it more meaning? No I'm not. Point out to me

Re: [WSG] Float-less layouts

2008-01-09 Thread Patrick H. Lauke
Thierry Koblentz wrote: You're saying that a wrapper is needed to enclose all other elements in a document to give it more meaning? No I'm not. Point out to me where I'm saying that. And I'm tired of your lengthy metaphysical argument about meaning. Have fun turning the world into lists.

Re: [WSG] Float-less layouts

2008-01-09 Thread Andrew Maben
On Jan 8, 2008, at 3:30 PM, Patrick H. Lauke wrote: Why would we need to group containers together if it is not for styling purpose? Because we're saying that anything in the container belongs together (thematically, content-wise, logically, etc). On Jan 8, 2008, at 7:56 PM, Thierry

RE: [WSG] Float-less layouts

2008-01-09 Thread Thierry Koblentz
I'm wondering if the pursuit of semantics might sometimes be taken to unreasonable extremes? Must everything that is contained in the marked-up document contain some semantic value? Must anything that does not have an inherent semantic value be excluded? Surely not. If an element is

RE: [WSG] Float-less layouts

2008-01-09 Thread Thierry Koblentz
Thierry Koblentz wrote: You're saying that a wrapper is needed to enclose all other elements in a document to give it more meaning? No I'm not. Point out to me where I'm saying that. I said: Why would we need to group containers together if it is not for styling purpose? You answered:

Re: [WSG] Float-less layouts

2008-01-08 Thread Gitanjali
i have dont dynamic calender for my site in javascript where i have written styles also.but it is not suporting ie 6. the calender frame is not properly visible on combo box in ie6. please help me out with this problem. On Jan 8, 2008 8:35 AM, Geoff Pack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Al Sparber

RE: [WSG] Float-less layouts

2008-01-08 Thread Thierry Koblentz
Geoff Pack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thierry wrote (in the linked article, not his post): DIVs are meaningless and cannot represent the structure of a document Really? According to the HTML 3.2 spec, where they first appear: DIV elements can be used to structure HTML documents

RE: [WSG] Float-less layouts

2008-01-08 Thread Thierry Koblentz
Thierry wrote (in the linked article, not his post): DIVs are meaningless and cannot represent the structure of a document Really? According to the HTML 3.2 spec, where they first appear: DIV elements can be used to structure HTML documents as a hierarchy of divisions.

RE: [WSG] Float-less layouts

2008-01-08 Thread Thierry Koblentz
I'd appreciate any comment that would help me improve this article: http://tjkdesign.com/articles/float-less_css_layouts.asp Demo: http://tjkdesign.com/articles/css-layout/ no_div_no_float_no_clear_no_hack_no _joke.asp Nice write-up. One of the issues with this technique: you

RE: [WSG] Float-less layouts

2008-01-08 Thread Thierry Koblentz
Al Sparber wrote: The problem is with the standard. If one gets too hung up on semantic markup then there is the risk of bending the logical or implied semantics of an element to suit ones project. I submit that in the absence of a perfectly specific semantically correct element for a

Re: [WSG] Float-less layouts

2008-01-08 Thread Rimantas Liubertas
When using DIV, what translate that hierarchy? div id=level1 div id=level2 div id=level3I am down the hierarchy :(/div /div /div This may not make Lists better for construct, but it should show that the div element represents nothing at all (as it says in one of the 2 links you

RE: [WSG] Float-less layouts

2008-01-08 Thread Thierry Koblentz
When using DIV, what translate that hierarchy? div id=level1 div id=level2 div id=level3I am down the hierarchy :(/div /div /div The indentation in the markup? Is whitespace required to make sense of DIVs? The IDs? If we need to use attributes to make sense of it, then it'd

RE: [WSG] Float-less layouts

2008-01-08 Thread Designer
Thierry and all, I am interested in the excellent and well thought out work you have done with lists here. Intriguing! However (and it's a serious question), in what way do you think that using lists is 'better' than using a simple 2 or 3 -celled table (+ a bit of CSS to style it,

RE: [WSG] Float-less layouts

2008-01-08 Thread Thierry Koblentz
Hi Bob, I am interested in the excellent and well thought out work you have done with lists here. Intriguing! Thanks However (and it's a serious question), in what way do you think that using lists is 'better' than using a simple 2 or 3 -celled table (+ a bit of CSS to style it,

Re: [WSG] Float-less layouts

2008-01-08 Thread Patrick H. Lauke
Thierry Koblentz wrote: DIVs are used for this, but do they *mean* this? If yes, then why does the following validate? div class=clearIt/div For the same reason that li class=foo/li also validates. Because if we are talking hierarchy and semantics, I think something should reveal the

RE: [WSG] Float-less layouts

2008-01-08 Thread Thierry Koblentz
Thierry Koblentz wrote: DIVs are used for this, but do they *mean* this? If yes, then why does the following validate? div class=clearIt/div For the same reason that li class=foo/li also validates. You didn't quote an important part of my reply to Rimantas, who was saying: I

[WSG] Float-less layouts

2008-01-07 Thread Thierry Koblentz
My apologies for cross-posting. I'd appreciate any comment that would help me improve this article: http://tjkdesign.com/articles/float-less_css_layouts.asp Demo: http://tjkdesign.com/articles/css-layout/no_div_no_float_no_clear_no_hack_no _joke.asp -- Regards, Thierry |

Re: [WSG] Float-less layouts

2008-01-07 Thread Al Sparber
From: Thierry Koblentz [EMAIL PROTECTED] My apologies for cross-posting. I'd appreciate any comment that would help me improve this article: http://tjkdesign.com/articles/float-less_css_layouts.asp Demo: http://tjkdesign.com/articles/css-layout/no_div_no_float_no_clear_no_hack_no _joke.asp

Re: [WSG] Float-less layouts

2008-01-07 Thread James Pickering
A little history relating to floating-box layouts: http://jp29.org/floatbox.htm James Pickering http://jp29.org/ *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe:

RE: [WSG] Float-less layouts

2008-01-07 Thread Thierry Koblentz
My apologies for cross-posting. I'd appreciate any comment that would help me improve this article: http://tjkdesign.com/articles/float-less_css_layouts.asp Demo: http://tjkdesign.com/articles/css- layout/no_div_no_float_no_clear_no_hack_no _joke.asp I'll cross-post, too -

Re: [WSG] Float-less layouts

2008-01-07 Thread Karl Lurman
Does your approach deal with any column any order? Is this a possibility? Karl On Jan 8, 2008 6:15 AM, Thierry Koblentz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My apologies for cross-posting. I'd appreciate any comment that would help me improve this article:

Re: [WSG] Float-less layouts

2008-01-07 Thread Karl Lurman
OOps sorry, read your demo page and it doesn't. Sure, your visual tabbing might not be the same, but for semantics and SEO, I think its fairly important to have major content ahead of secondary content in source-order. I think it makes it much easier for screen-readers too. Have you tried to

RE: [WSG] Float-less layouts

2008-01-07 Thread Thierry Koblentz
Does your approach deal with any column any order? Is this a possibility? Hi Karl, As it says on this page [1]: The sequence of the columns depends on the source order... As far as I know, display:table doesn't let us play with columns the same way we can do with floats. [1]

RE: [WSG] Float-less layouts

2008-01-07 Thread Thierry Koblentz
OOps sorry, read your demo page and it doesn't. Sure, your visual tabbing might not be the same, which can be confusing ;-) but for semantics and SEO, I think its fairly important to have major content ahead of secondary content in source-order. I don't know. In my 5+ years old web site

Re: [WSG] Float-less layouts

2008-01-07 Thread Al Sparber
From: Thierry Koblentz [EMAIL PROTECTED] I gave it a quick try, but I didn't really spend much time on this as I'm not a fan of cheating with the visual flow. I agree. Skip to links would be the solution. Layout is difficult enough with the existing standards, but source ordering is, in my

Re: [WSG] Float-less layouts

2008-01-07 Thread Philippe Wittenbergh
On Jan 8, 2008, at 1:48 AM, Thierry Koblentz wrote: I'd appreciate any comment that would help me improve this article: http://tjkdesign.com/articles/float-less_css_layouts.asp Demo: http://tjkdesign.com/articles/css-layout/ no_div_no_float_no_clear_no_hack_no _joke.asp Nice write-up. One

Re: [WSG] Float-less layouts

2008-01-07 Thread Al Sparber
From: Philippe Wittenbergh [EMAIL PROTECTED] One of the issues with this technique: you can't use the 'columns' as a containing block for absolute positioned elements. Another issue: width on a 'table-cell' is more like 'min-width' than 'width'. The cell can expand in width if it contains

Re: [WSG] Float-less layouts

2008-01-07 Thread Geoff Pack
Thierry wrote (in the linked article, not his post): DIVs are meaningless and cannot represent the structure of a document Really? According to the HTML 3.2 spec, where they first appear: DIV elements can be used to structure HTML documents as a hierarchy of divisions.

Re: [WSG] Float-less layouts

2008-01-07 Thread James Pickering
Geoff Pack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thierry wrote (in the linked article, not his post): DIVs are meaningless and cannot represent the structure of a document Really? According to the HTML 3.2 spec, where they first appear: DIV elements can be used to structure HTML documents as a

Re: [WSG] Float-less layouts

2008-01-07 Thread Al Sparber
From: Geoff Pack [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thierry wrote (in the linked article, not his post): DIVs are meaningless and cannot represent the structure of a document Really? According to the HTML 3.2 spec, where they first appear: DIV elements can be used to structure HTML documents as a hierarchy of

Re: [WSG] Float-less layouts

2008-01-07 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
Thierry Koblentz wrote: Does your approach deal with any column any order? Is this a possibility? As it says on this page [1]: The sequence of the columns depends on the source order... As far as I know, display:table doesn't let us play with columns the same way we can do with floats. We

Re: [WSG] Float-less layouts

2008-01-07 Thread Geoff Pack
Al Sparber wrote: The problem is with the standard. If one gets too hung up on semantic markup then there is the risk of bending the logical or implied semantics of an element to suit ones project. I submit that in the absence of a perfectly specific semantically correct element for a given