RE: [WSG] Cache Tutorial

2004-02-17 Thread Chris Blown
Mark Your post wasn't OT, I just thought maybe my reply might of been. I'll probably need to check for the existence of If-Modified-Since in the request header then return the 304, so that it downloads the first time. Then requiring I actually respond with a correctly formatted Last-Modifed.

RE: [WSG] Cache Tutorial

2004-02-17 Thread Mark Stanton
I'll probably need to check for the existence of If-Modified-Since in the request header then return the 304, so that it downloads the first time. Then requiring I actually respond with a correctly formatted Last-Modifed. Yes, by looking at the headers of the browsers request then sending

Re: [WSG] Why cant i see the bullets?

2004-02-17 Thread Luc
Good afternoon Jackie, It was foretold that on 17-2-2004 @ 11:25:25 GMT+1000 (which was 2:25:25 where I live) Jackie Reid would mumble: snipped a bit JR what do you know that works... JR brilliant ...thanks so much...I'm happy now. ;o) Glad it helped :-) Using list-style-type: is not

[WSG] Please Help with Final 2 CSS Bugs

2004-02-17 Thread Tim Lucas
I've done a CSS pure layout and only have two bugs to squash (I think/hope) before I can continue with the rest of the project. I've tried everything to get rid of them but nothing is working. Page is here: http://www.toolmantim.com/staging/playtest_2cols.html and the css is here:

[WSG] Patents and Open Standards

2004-02-17 Thread Chris Blown
Hey I've been increasingly interested in the latest developments in Europe on software patents and the effect it may have on open source and standards based development. http://swpat.ffii.org/news/recent/index.en.html As all here know, the basis for most IT based standards is interoperability

Re: [WSG] Protecting CSS-P layout from CMS users

2004-02-17 Thread Justin French
On Wednesday, February 18, 2004, at 11:21 AM, Tim Lucas wrote: Anybody had any experience at protecting a CSS-P layout from their CMS users? Stuff like collapsing margins and what-not could really cause things to bugger up. I'm thinking of wrapping the editable areas in a single-celled

Re: [WSG] Patents and Open Standards

2004-02-17 Thread Geoff Bowers
On that note.. here is another corker: http://212.100.234.54/content/6/28985.html Having navigation on a website in a fixed position is patented. Does the patent office actually do anything at all?? Life is like a box of chocolates... -- geoff http://www.daemon.com.au/ Chris Blown wrote: Hey

Re: [WSG] Patents and Open Standards

2004-02-17 Thread Antony Sideropoulos
I always knew there was money to be made on the internet. I've just been looking in the wrong places. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 18/02/2004 12:26:05 pm On that note.. here is another corker:http://212.100.234.54/content/6/28985.html Having navigation on a website in a fixed position is patented. Does

[WSG] Benefits or not of @import style sheets

2004-02-17 Thread Jackie Reid
Afternoon all... Can someone please explain to me the benefits of the @import thing or point me in the right direction to see why i should use it please. Jackie Reid

Re: [WSG] Benefits or not of @import style sheets

2004-02-17 Thread russ weakley
Hi Jackie - read this earlier post: http://www.mail-archive.com/wsg%40webstandardsgroup.org/msg00841.html Russ Afternoon all... Can someone please explain to me the benefits of the @import thing or point me in the right direction to see why i should use it please. Jackie Reid

Re: [WSG] Tutorial on styling forms anywhere?

2004-02-17 Thread StBlanz
Hello Michael, Is there a good tutorial anywhere that covers this stuff? What I'm looking for is things like how to align the label in relation to the input field it relates to, how to have the labels all aligning to the right, and the input fields aligning to the left of a line down the page

Re: [WSG] Tutorial on styling forms anywhere?

2004-02-17 Thread Hugh Todd
Michael, Yesterday I posted this link. It's a good start. http://www.alistapart.com/articles/practicalcss/ There's a bit of useful forms code lower down the page. -Hugh Todd Now I'm experimenting with styling forms - layout of labels and input etc. Is there a good tutorial anywhere that