Re: [WSG] netscape 4 and css

2008-03-23 Thread russ - maxdesign
Hey Dwain, 1. be aware than NN4 has appalling support for CSS so your styles will have to be quite simple. For example, NN4 requires borders around any containers where background colour and padding are used - in order for the background colour to spread out behind the padded areas. 2. you will

Re: [WSG] netscape 4 and css

2008-03-23 Thread dwain
thanks russ, i'll give this a try. dwain On 3/23/08, russ - maxdesign [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Dwain, 1. be aware than NN4 has appalling support for CSS so your styles will have to be quite simple. -- dwain alford The artist may use any form which his expression demands; for his

Re: [WSG] netscape 4 and css

2008-03-23 Thread dwain
On 3/23/08, russ - maxdesign [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Dwain, 1. be aware than NN4 has appalling support for CSS so your styles will have to be quite simple. when i view this site on the internet with nn4 the design breaks. i expected this. nn4 sees the background png and the

Re: [WSG] netscape 4 and css

2008-03-23 Thread russ - maxdesign
Hi Dwain, Hard to tell what is going on... Can you put a simplified version online for us to see? Easier for people to help then :) Thanks Russ when i view this site on the internet with nn4 the design breaks. i expected this. nn4 sees the background png and the background images as well

Re: [WSG] netscape 4 and css

2008-03-23 Thread Matijs
Hello Dwain, Are you at liberty to elaborate on the reasons for wanting to support NN4? Thanks! Matijs On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 10:56 AM, dwain [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 3/23/08, russ - maxdesign [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Dwain, 1. be aware than NN4 has appalling support for CSS

Re: [WSG] netscape 4 and css

2008-03-23 Thread dwain
On 3/23/08, Matijs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Dwain, Are you at liberty to elaborate on the reasons for wanting to support NN4? Thanks! Matijs been reading zeldman's book on designing with standards. -- dwain alford The artist may use any form which his expression demands; for his

Re: [WSG] netscape 4 and css

2008-03-23 Thread dwain
On 3/23/08, russ - maxdesign [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Dwain, Hard to tell what is going on... Can you put a simplified version online for us to see? Easier for people to help then :) http://www.alforddesigngroup.com/sandbox/affordable-custom-web-site-design.html

Re: [WSG] netscape 4 and css

2008-03-23 Thread Patrick H. Lauke
dwain wrote: On 3/23/08, *Matijs* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Dwain, Are you at liberty to elaborate on the reasons for wanting to support NN4? Thanks! Matijs been reading zeldman's book on designing with standards. The latest version of

Re: [WSG] netscape 4 and css

2008-03-23 Thread dwain
On 3/23/08, Patrick H. Lauke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: dwain wrote: been reading zeldman's book on designing with standards. The latest version of NN4 came out in 1998. Zeldman's book came out in first edition in 2003, and at that time there may have still been some NN4 users out there.

Re: [WSG] netscape 4 and css

2008-03-23 Thread Designer
dwain wrote: On 3/23/08, *Patrick H. Lauke* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: dwain wrote: been reading zeldman's book on designing with standards. The latest version of NN4 came out in 1998. Zeldman's book came out in first edition in 2003, and at that

RE: [WSG] netscape 4 and css

2008-03-23 Thread Thierry Koblentz
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Designer Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 6:07 AM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] netscape 4 and css dwain wrote: On 3/23/08, *Patrick H. Lauke* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL

Re: [WSG] netscape 4 and css

2008-03-23 Thread dwain
On 3/23/08, Thierry Koblentz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] netscape 4 and css I agree. imho, if an author has time/budget/knowledge to support NN4, then why not? Dwain, If you target only NN4 and no other old browsers, then you could use