The voices are telling me Marilyn Langfeld said on 12/29/2004 6:44 AM:
I wanted to add that I've had success with small businesses by
describing how easily their sites can be redesigned using CSS (show them
CSS Zen Garden). If they've already gone through a redesign, they've
been impressed. If n
On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 15:28:47 -0800, Ben Curtis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> These are smart people I'm working with, but they think solely about
> presentation. I'm looking to push them on just the right concepts. Did
> I miss any? Am I off base on some?
I started doing exactly what you're trying
Ahhh thanks a lot - that obviouly fixes the problem!
carl - thank you too!
Although the background is a dotted white/grey background.
Thanks for your input :)
Vry helpful - I didn't realise that a 2*2 image would be so hard for the
server to render.
Cheeers :D
Cb2 Web Design wrote:
I believe the
I'd like some insight as I compose instructional materials on something
I'm learning myself. I have a philosophy/strategy statement, and sample
pages I will pull code samples from. I'd like any feedback you wish on
both or either.
I lead a couple teams of coders and designers. Primarily, they m
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I agree with the fact that we should take advantage of whatever the
technology offers us, but we should not do that for the sake of doing so.
As someone mentioned before, Flash has its own advantages and
disadvantages, just like CSS and HTML. But building a site entirely in
Flash is a sign of p
I believe the problem is exactly the image size: too small.
See:
http://cb2web.com/tests/gamerdb/
It uses a nav_back.gif 20x20, GIF, Web Safe colors, 81 bytes:
http://cb2web.com/tests/gamerdb/media/nav_back.gif
HTH
Carlos
http://cb2web.com
- Original Message -
From: "Chris Stratford
Chris Stratford wrote:
hey group,
odd problem here:
www.gamerdb.net
using IE, that page seems to take AGES to load the background.
why is this?
it is a 2*2 gif...
moz handles it just fine.
when i click on STATS
i seem to see a wipe effect down the page while the background fills
in...
ODD???
Help!
On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 09:09:28 -0800, Ted Drake
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I have joined the blog world with tdrake.net. http://tdrake.net
While the design is fresh off the presses and I would appreciate any
comments, I'd like some feedback on the content.
on.
Ted
Can't help with the content. Pr
>> Can anyone who is really interested in web 'design' say that a site such as:
>>
>> http://www.fosterandpartners.com/internetsite/Flash.html
>>
>> 'sucks'? It certainly isn't standards material (it doesn't even have a
>> doctype!) but the 'concept' is glorious. A mass of information, all
>> avai
Hey Brian,
thanks for the reply - I changed the DTD...
No difference at all :(
Any more ideas?
I will check back in a few hours.
need a nap - 5am here :D
Gnite!
Brian Cummiskey wrote:
Chris Stratford wrote:
hey group,
odd problem here:
www.gamerdb.net
using IE, that page seems to take AGES to load
Chris Stratford wrote:
hey group,
odd problem here:
www.gamerdb.net
using IE, that page seems to take AGES to load the background.
It also scrolls funny, and when you have it in the background with
another app in half-screen view over it, and switch back to it, it
almost like re-loads it self for
hey group,
odd problem here:
www.gamerdb.net
using IE, that page seems to take AGES to load the background.
why is this?
it is a 2*2 gif...
moz handles it just fine.
when i click on STATS
i seem to see a wipe effect down the page while the background fills in...
ODD???
Help!
Cheers!
--
Comparing flash to css/standards-design isn't really fair. Each has its
advantages when done well.
If you consider this firm's audience, the flash site is fine. It's artistic,
features the product and services well, and tries to wow the future client with
animation and rollovers. It's audience
I have joined the blog world with tdrake.net. http://tdrake.net
While the design is fresh off the presses and I would appreciate any comments,
I'd like some feedback on the content.
I will be speaking at the upcoming Museums on the Web 2005 Conference
http://www.archimuse.com about how and wh
Rimantas Liubertas wrote:
400mm × 800
title="millimetres">mm × 200
title="millimetres">mm
Am I the only one thinking about mm
as overkill?
Overkill? Maybe the first occurrence. By the time you get to the third
you're already into the realm of obsessive-compulsive.
But I am from the metric
G'day
Can anyone who is really interested in web 'design' say that a site such as:
http://www.fosterandpartners.com/internetsite/Flash.html
'sucks'? It certainly isn't standards material (it doesn't even have a
doctype!) but the 'concept' is glorious.
Well, maybe my idea of 'design' is different
In a message dated 12/30/2004 4:32:39 AM Central America Standard Ti, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> They suggested that the looks that are out, or dated are, "...Retro;
> Swiss/Euro; Minimal; "that standards-compliant look," which I thought some
> of you might find an interesting read.
I just hav
> Can anyone who is really interested in web 'design' say that a site such as:
>
> http://www.fosterandpartners.com/internetsite/Flash.html
>
> 'sucks'? It certainly isn't standards material (it doesn't even have a
> doctype!) but the 'concept' is glorious. A mass of information, all
> available
Great work Dey!
Sincerely,
Justin Thorp
Dey Alexander wrote:
Inspired by Westciv's terrific effort, I've iPod-ised some web
accessibility standards that some might find useful to have at hand.
Downloadable from http://deyalexander.com/resources/podguide/ the Web
Accessibility podGuide includes:
>
> The headings could be defined in a dynamic CSS file... for example:
..
> I'd go into more detail about generating the contents of the DataSet,
> but you get the idea :)
I do, but you still have to create the images each time. You can also
automate that but by the time you're done with it you
As per usual the answer was sitting right in front of me.
I just removed the left margin and added the 115px of left padding.
I was looking at it all morning.
Finally Resolved.
On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 14:26:30 +0100, Dan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello everyone seasons greetings to you all.
>
>
It works
perfectly on my machine with IE6.
IMP
Aadesh Mistry
Dan wrote:
Hello everyone seasons greetings to you all.
I have a small problem in, you guessed it, IE. I have a wrapper div
which a bg image pushed to the top left and is 115px wide. Nested in
tha, wrapper, div is a contai
On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 13:49:28 -, designer
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
<...>
> Can anyone who is really interested in web 'design' say that a site such as:
> http://www.fosterandpartners.com/internetsite/Flash.html
> 'sucks'?
Yes, it sucks. From usabilty point. I hate when 'mass of information'
i
Rimantas Liubertas wrote:
CSS is good, cause it is cached. Dynamic CSS leaves us without the
benefits of caching.
I am not fan of sIFR, but feedling with CSS like this doesnt feel good either.
Well... there's always inline styles ;)
Introduction
-David R
On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 13:48:09 -, Kornel Lesinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I can't think of anything better than using unicode 'x' for multiplication.
> [X]HTML doesn't have any markup for dimensions.
>
Well, from http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/sgml/entities.html :
I assume × is safer
On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 13:44:24 +, David R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
<...>
>
> With a bit of server-side know-how, the CSS can be generated at the same
> time
<...>
CSS is good, cause it is cached. Dynamic CSS leaves us without the
benefits of caching.
I am not fan of sIFR, but feedling with C
Hi everyone:
Forty Media wrote:
> Flash widgets come into common use; full-site Flash still regarded as
“sucks.”
Can anyone who is really interested in web 'design' say that a site such as:
http://www.fosterandpartners.com/internetsite/Flash.html
'sucks'? It certainly isn't standards material
Any thoughts on semantic markup for object dimensions? For example works
of art;
height x width x depth
400mm x 800mm x 200mm
I can't think of anything better than using unicode 'x' for multiplication.
[X]HTML doesn't have any markup for dimensions.
--
regards, Kornel Lesiński
*
Manuel González Noriega wrote:
Still... can't they just stick to CSS implementations? This solution
provides the exact same effect:
Except that when you're dealing with higly dynamic content (say, a
weblog or a news site), tweaking the css 10 times an hour becomes
problematic.
With a bit of server
> Still... can't they just stick to CSS implementations? This solution
> provides the exact same effect:
Except that when you're dealing with higly dynamic content (say, a
weblog or a news site), tweaking the css 10 times an hour becomes
problematic.
This is a good article on the how and when of
Hello everyone seasons greetings to you all.
I have a small problem in, you guessed it, IE. I have a wrapper div
which a bg image pushed to the top left and is 115px wide. Nested in
tha, wrapper, div is a container div with a left margin of 115px
which is there in order to reveal the image on the
Forty Media wrote:
Flash widgets come into common use; full-site Flash still regarded as “sucks.”
If there's one thing I cannot stand... its use of Inline flash
replacement to use fancy fonts for headings
Of course, I'm more affected than most because I've got the FlashBlock
Firefox extension in
On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 09:28:13 +, Patrick H. Lauke
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
So, you may just as well do a very simple
>
> 400mm × 800 title="millimetres">mm × 200 title="millimetres">mm
<...>
Am I the only one thinking about mm
as overkill?
But I am from the metric world...
More question could
Tatham Oddie wrote:
I need to somehow vertically and horizontally center the image, then
vertically center the text on top of it. If you have a solution I’d
gladly implement it.
Tatham...
Did you look at my suggestion for using negative margins and relative
positioning?
I've had a look at it in
Well done Dey, just one suggestion though :) and you don't have to
agree to this but would be nice if you did... how about putting the
link to 'Don't miss the Style Master CSS podguide.' and 'Download the
podGuide (80kb zip)'. under the graphic on the right side. (more
noticable and in the first sc
first of all, thanks to the people who replied to my help request! :^)
Lea de Groot wrote:
The p tag is a peculiar beast; it cannot contain another block element,
despite being a block element itself; it is implicitly closed when
another block element is encountered.
oh, ok, thanks for letting me
On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 00:17:00 -0600 (CST),
[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> They suggested that the looks that are out, or dated are, "...Retro;
> Swiss/Euro; Minimal; "that standards-compliant look," which I thought some
> of you might find an interesting read.
Two columns plus heade
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I found an interesting article posted on a site, "Forty Media" that has
posted their predictions on web design trends for the coming year.
They suggested that the looks that are out, or dated are, "...Retro;
Swiss/Euro; Minimal; “that standards-compliant look,” which I thou
> They suggested that the looks that are out, or dated are, "...Retro;
> Swiss/Euro; Minimal; “that standards-compliant look,” which I thought
> some of you might find an interesting read.
You mean, like the "standards-compliant look" of his own site? ;)
~john
_
Dr. Zeus W
Andy Kirkwood | MOTIVE wrote:
Any thoughts on semantic markup for object dimensions? For example works
of art;
height x width x depth
400mm x 800mm x 200mm
Could be two parts to this, markup to indicate dimensions (that the 'x'
is mathematical: 'by'), and that 'mm' is an abbreviation of a standa
Inspired by Westciv's terrific effort, I've iPod-ised some web
accessibility standards that some might find useful to have at hand.
Downloadable from http://deyalexander.com/resources/podguide/ the Web
Accessibility podGuide includes:
* Authoring Tools Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG 1.0)
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