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Re: [WSG] Changing Standard
I might be wrong but I thought it was so you could apply all common
styles to the a and then simplify :link, :hover etc. to red etc.
ie:
a{
font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: .9em;
font-weight: bold;
text-decoration: underline;
color: black;
}
a:link{
color: blue;
}
a:visited{
color:#99;
}
a:hover{
color: red;
text-decoration: none;
}
a:active{
color: red;
text-decoration: none;
}
or have i missed the point?
Cheers
Pete
On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 11:52:39 -, Kornel Lesinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Why using a:link ?
> >means that the word inside is a link
> > a { color:blue; text-decoration:underline; }
> > is the same as setting
> > a:link { color:blue; text-decoration:underline; }
> > Link is a redundant tag
>
> No, it isn't. Think about these:
>
> foo
> bar
>
> a {} matches both, and :link matches only the second one.
> Additionally :link matches only unvisited, inavctive, nonfocused links,
> but a{} sets all at once.
>
> :link will become very important in XHTML2 where
> every element can have href attribute.
>
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> regards, Kornel LesiÅski
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Re: [WSG] Validating unicode files
On 13/12/04 8:23 AM, "Matthew Cruickshank" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi chaps, > > When it comes to text encoding the character range from 127-255 is, as I > understand it, disputed territory. In that all kinds of regional hacks > were used over the years and with Unicode they're no longer neccessary > so I should avoid this range. I was just copying some text together and > my xml parser didn't like it because of some characters in this range. > It seems that even when you tell notepad.exe to save as utf-8 it > sometimes doesn't. > > So is there a bit of software to validate UTF-8 encoded files? > > > .Matthew Cruickshank > http://holloway.co.nz/ My understanding is that it's a known 'feature' of Notepad to add some internal proprietary identifier to UTF-8 encoded files that actually render them invalid, so-to-speak. I'm sure someone else can explain it better than I just did! I've found this article quite useful, though it may not necessarily directly address your problem: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/Unicode.html -- Kevin Futter Webmaster, St. Bernard's College http://www.sbc.melb.catholic.edu.au/ ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help **
[WSG] Validating unicode files
Hi chaps, When it comes to text encoding the character range from 127-255 is, as I understand it, disputed territory. In that all kinds of regional hacks were used over the years and with Unicode they're no longer neccessary so I should avoid this range. I was just copying some text together and my xml parser didn't like it because of some characters in this range. It seems that even when you tell notepad.exe to save as utf-8 it sometimes doesn't. So is there a bit of software to validate UTF-8 encoded files? .Matthew Cruickshank http://holloway.co.nz/ ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help **
Re: [WSG] LOCAL XHTML TESTING - HOW TO DO IT?
Download Web Developer Toolbar for firefox for local validating. http://www.chrispederick.com/work/firefox/webdeveloper/ Then you can see a tool under "Tools" called "Validate Local HTML" that should help you out a bit. Hope this helps Joey Charles Slack wrote: LOCAL XHTML TESTING - HOW TO DO IT? Hi, I'm an experienced real time software engineer getting involved in Web design. I have done a lot of reading, both books and web pages and, after a lot of heart searching, have arrived at the following strategy for developing web pages: 1. Develop and test the site initially using an XHTML 1.0 strict DOCTYPE until I have the site working to my satisfaction. This will be done locally on my PC (I will not upload the site). I hope that this will set me on the right road to producing well formed XHTML code which will be ready when more browsers (IE) support XHTML. I intend to follow the W3C compatibility rules (Annex C) to make sure that my XHTML is backwards compatible with HTML. 2. I realise that there are difficulties presenting XHTML to some browsers (IE in particular) and that I will end up with the browser treating my code as HTML in "quirks" mode. For that reason I intend to change to HTML 4.01 strict DOCTYPE before going live and carrying out validation and final testing. That's the background. The question is what is the best way of testing and validating my XHTML code locally? I am not very clear how browsers, validators/linters, Tidy etc manage doctypes when looking at code. How can I be sure that they are treating the code as XHTML 1.0 strict and not HTML? Can anyone point me at any interesting sites or offer any suggestions? Thanks, Charlie ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help **
[WSG] OFFTOPIC: New URL to The Tao of Webdesign
Hi there folks. Since the http://lesi.host.sk/fueg0/ is not responding, i'm moving The Tao of Webdesign to http://thetaoofwebdesign.tk/ or http://thetaoofwebdesign.weblog.com.pt/ Hope that thoose of you that read the blog can continue to do so. -- Atentamente, Jorge Laranjo site > http://thetaoofwebdesign.tk msn > [EMAIL PROTECTED] aim > [EMAIL PROTECTED] jabber > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Atentamente, Jorge Laranjo site > http://thetaoofwebdesign.tk/ email> [EMAIL PROTECTED] msn > [EMAIL PROTECTED] aim > [EMAIL PROTECTED] jabber > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help **
Re: [WSG] LOCAL XHTML TESTING - HOW TO DO IT?
On 12 dec 2004, at 14.15, Charles Slack wrote: LOCAL XHTML TESTING - HOW TO DO IT? An easy way to check how Mozilla based browsers handle it is to change the file extension of your XHTML documents from .html to .xhtml. This will make Mozilla/Firefox treat it as application/xhtml+xml (check "View Page Info"), and alert you of any well-formedness errors. /Roger -- http://www.456bereastreet.com/ ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help **
Re: [WSG] LOCAL XHTML TESTING - HOW TO DO IT?
For serious testing install web server locally. There is for example easyphp.org (and many others) that install and configure Apache, PHP, MySQL with almost one click. Then you can configure Apache to send .xhtml files as application/xhtml+xml or use PHP for that. httpd.conf: AddType application/xhtml+xml .xhtml or each file: Once you have proper content-type set browsers (except IE ofcourse) will do basic validation of document - requiring that your document is well-formed XML (XHTML). -- regards, Kornel Lesiński ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help **
Re: [WSG] Changing Standard
Why using a:link ?
means that the word inside is a link
a { color:blue; text-decoration:underline; }
is the same as setting
a:link { color:blue; text-decoration:underline; }
Link is a redundant tag
No, it isn't. Think about these:
foo
bar
a {} matches both, and :link matches only the second one.
Additionally :link matches only unvisited, inavctive, nonfocused links,
but a{} sets all at once.
:link will become very important in XHTML2 where
every element can have href attribute.
--
regards, Kornel Lesiński
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[WSG] LOCAL XHTML TESTING - HOW TO DO IT?
LOCAL XHTML TESTING - HOW TO DO IT? Hi,I'm an experienced real time software engineer getting involved in Web design. I have done a lot of reading, both books and web pages and, after a lot of heart searching, have arrived at the following strategy for developing web pages: 1. Develop and test the site initially using an XHTML 1.0 strict DOCTYPE until I have the site working to my satisfaction. This will be done locally on my PC (I will not upload the site). I hope that this will set me on the right road to producing well formed XHTML code which will be ready when more browsers (IE) support XHTML. I intend to follow the W3C compatibility rules (Annex C) to make sure that my XHTML is backwards compatible with HTML. 2. I realise that there are difficulties presenting XHTML to some browsers (IE in particular) and that I will end up with the browser treating my code as HTML in "quirks" mode. For that reason I intend to change to HTML 4.01 strict DOCTYPE before going live and carrying out validation and final testing. That's the background. The question is what is the best way of testing and validating my XHTML code locally? I am not very clear how browsers, validators/linters, Tidy etc manage doctypes when looking at code. How can I be sure that they are treating the code as XHTML 1.0 strict and not HTML? Can anyone point me at any interesting sites or offer any suggestions? Thanks, Charlie
Re: [WSG] Changing Standard part2 !!!
Bert Doorn wrote: If I want to see movies, I watch TV or hire a Video or DVD. If I want to hear music, I switch on the radio or listen to a CD (or tape, or old-fashioned record). I use the web to seek information and like many people I can only get dial-up (or a very expensive satellite connection) where I live. I avoid sites that use bandwidth-hungry (non text) content (the back button on my browser is very handy there) because most of the information I seek is fine as words and pictures (and I am impatient). Yes, Bert, I totally agree. Lyn ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help **
