Re: [WSG] sitecheck on Mac (Safari, IE5) and Win (IE 5/5.5) please?

2004-08-08 Thread Thorsten
thanks a lot for your feedback guys! ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ Proud presenters of Web Essentials 04 http://we04.com/ Web standards, accessibility, inspiration, knowledge To be held in Sydney, September 30 and

[WSG] Image replacement techniques for linked elements

2004-08-08 Thread Scott Reston
I'm a big fan of the Fahrner image replacement technique and it's variants [http://www.mezzoblue.com/tests/revised-image-replacement/]. The problem is that they generally depend on hiding the text that is being replaced by setting it's display to none, it's visibility to hidden or some

[WSG] guide to CSS inheritance

2004-08-08 Thread Neerav
Does anyone know of a definitive guide to CSS inheritance, hopefully including which tags inherit properties from other tags eg: p inherits from body Ive only been able to find general explanations like http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/14776.html

Re: [WSG] guide to CSS inheritance

2004-08-08 Thread John Allsopp
Neerav, Does anyone know of a definitive guide to CSS inheritance, hopefully including which tags inherit properties from other tags eg: p inherits from body its an interaction of HTML and CSS. Some properties in CSS are inherited, others are not. See the spec, or westciv's guide as to whether a

Re: [WSG] guide to CSS inheritance

2004-08-08 Thread russ - maxdesign
Inheritance gets a bit trickier when you start talking about font-sizes, as they inherit the 'computed value'. A detailed explanation here (under font size and inheritance): http://css.maxdesign.com.au/selectutorial/advanced_inheritance.htm More on computed values:

[WSG] RE: Image replacement techniques for linked elements

2004-08-08 Thread Peter Ottery
Title: Re: [WSG] sitecheck on Mac (Safari, IE5) and Win (IE 5/5.5) please? Scott wrote: Has anyone had any luck with an image replacement techniques that leaves the link available? Hi Scott, We use a variant of image replacement for the section headings on the homepage of www.smh.com.au

[WSG] Web and Online Accessibility Workshop - Sydney 18th August

2004-08-08 Thread Steven . Faulkner
The National Information and Library Service (NILS) is running a Web and Online Accessibility Workshop in Sydney on 18 August 2004. These workshops introduce accessibility issues in terms of Australian policy contexts and internationally recognised requirements. (NILS is a subsidiary of Vision