Re: [WSG] Making accessible a one-text field form with an image submit button?

2005-03-20 Thread Roger Johansson
On 20 mar 2005, at 03.29, Sigurd Magnusson wrote: Cheers - had wondered about using display:none, but always feel a little annoyed there aren't better ways; it surprises me that an alt tag on the input type=text / is insufficient. That's because the alt attribute is only relevant for input

Re: [WSG] Change to application/xhtml+xml breaks background colour.

2005-03-20 Thread Roger Johansson
On 20 mar 2005, at 02.10, Michael Dale wrote: See the blue behind the header? That should be the background colour for the whole site. Now this only happens when I output application/xhtml+xml. Go have a look in IE (which gets text/html), its fine. Since you've started using

Re: [WSG] Website Review (prose.code215)

2005-03-20 Thread David Laakso
On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 18:39:15 +1100, Johnno Shadbolt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, ... And I must say, I like the results (www.prose.code215.com). ... What do you think? Safari 1.2 seems happy(static), but IE5.2 does not http://www.dlaakso.com/2524410.jpg. In XP_SP2 IE6.0/FF1.0.1/Opera7.54u2

Re: [WSG] Dilemma: Useful, additional attributes in elements, invalidating HTML

2005-03-20 Thread Steve Bryant
You could also offer a choice of implementations: 1) input type=text name=EmailAddress required=true validation=email/ This would be the super-easy implementation which works but won't validate. 2) input type=text id=EmailAddress name=EmailAddress/ script type=text/javascript

Re: [WSG] Dilemma: Useful, additional attributes in elements, invalidating HTML

2005-03-20 Thread Gez Lemon
On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 08:55:26 -0600, Steve Bryant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: script type=text/javascript document.getElementById('EmailAddress').setAttribute(required,true); document.getElementById('EmailAddress').setAttribute(validation,email); /script This would be the slightly more

Re: [WSG] Dilemma: Useful, additional attributes in elements, invalidating HTML

2005-03-20 Thread Kornel Lesinski
On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 03:04:23 -, Sigurd Magnusson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Your problem is described in detail in: http://www.alistapart.com/articles/customdtd/ Before creating your own tags/attributes, check http://whatwg.org/specs/web-forms/current-work/ -- regards, Kornel Lesiski

Re: [WSG] Bullets not showing up in Firefox/Opera

2005-03-20 Thread Zachary Hopkins
Aha! That would be it. I thought that the ID would carry over, but I guess not. Thanks a bunch Juergen! --Zachary Juergen Auer wrote: I see the foollowing two lines: #navbox ul, li{display:block;margin:0;padding:0 0 0 0;} and #buttons ul, li{display:block;margin:0;padding:0 0 0 0;} Both do not

[WSG] Website Review

2005-03-20 Thread Olajide Olaolorun
Can you please review http://www.uniformserver.com and tell me what you think? I would love to hear from you all... Thanks -- Best Regards, Olajide Olaolorun @ www.olajideolaolorun.com ...ain't nothing impossible unless you make it... **

Re: [WSG] Website Review

2005-03-20 Thread Wendy
Olajide Olaolorun wrote: Can you please review http://www.uniformserver.com and tell me what you think? I would love to hear from you all... Thanks On my Mac OS 9.2.2, in NN7, everything looks good except the sponsored links, which are not liquid - if the browser window is narrowed, they spill

Re: [WSG] Dilemma: Useful, additional attributes in elements, invalidating HTML

2005-03-20 Thread Sigurd Magnusson
Thanks for all your feedback; Steve Bryant: Cheers. The second approach is pretty code-heavy, so I would probably make the verbose style onblur=checkvalidation('required=true,validation=numeric') and possibly run the onblur event on all forms at the submission, or something like that. Gez; So

Re: [WSG] Website Review

2005-03-20 Thread Sigurd Magnusson
Hi, Just a comment on layout; When I went to the website, I immediately took an interest in the package and wanted to go to a download page, but I actually had difficulty locating it, which then raised my suspicions that it was still under development, especially when I went to 'Status' menu

[WSG] side by side scrolling layers

2005-03-20 Thread gareth rushgrove
Hi All I'm doing a bit of research and looking for information on the issues surrounding an interface based on three independently scrolling, side by side, panes (divs, with overflow: auto probably). Its part of a directory type search interface, where you choose (click a link) a category from

[WSG] review

2005-03-20 Thread Gizax Studios
Hi all, can you please review http://www.gizax.it ? Thanks in advance Daniel

Re: [WSG] Dilemma: Useful, additional attributes in elements, invalidating HTML

2005-03-20 Thread Gez Lemon
On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 08:17:50 +1200, Sigurd Magnusson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gez; So you're under the opinion, if you're setting attributes, only for later retrieval (i.e. that the user agent is specifically being asked to ignore the attributes), that this is poor design? I don't necessarily

Re: [WSG] Website Review

2005-03-20 Thread Olajide Olaolorun
Thanks Wendy and Sigurd. Wendy - Yes, it is true. The Google Ads spoild everything but i have no choice in it because my host requires it. I hate ads! I think they bring down the quality of websites but what can i do when i get full free hosing and the whole 9 yards for just the Google Ads on the

Re: [WSG] review

2005-03-20 Thread Olajide Olaolorun
Nice website. First thing, the hover under the links. It is bad under the images. I am using Firefox on Win XP. It does not work well and i don't know if that is how you want it... You might want to set it for the images also on your CSS file. Everything else seems alright. But are you sure that

[WSG] Draggable Items

2005-03-20 Thread David R
Hi Does anyone know the best way to create draggable container elements? I know its possible with the IE-DOM, what with being designed from the get-go for rich internet apps, such as Outlook Web Access and My MSN, where, I must admit, is employed quite effectively. But is there any

Re: [WSG] Draggable Items

2005-03-20 Thread Olajide Olaolorun
Javascritps can do that.. :) I know i had a tutorial on that before but i forgot where i got it from :) probably Ades Design i think ;d On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 22:20:55 -, David R [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Does anyone know the best way to create draggable container

[WSG] Horizontal scrollbar issue

2005-03-20 Thread Chris Kennon
Hi All, The page at the following url is giving me a horizontal scrollbar, I've no clue why, would someone assist? (http://working.ckimedia.com/spring_2005/index.php) CK __ Knowing is not enough, you must apply; willing is not enough, you must do.

Re: [WSG] Draggable Items

2005-03-20 Thread Jalenack
I've also seen this done nicely at http://panic.com I'm no javascript expert, so I couldn't explain what they did. Just check their source.. They've got an example on the main page, but it all really shines in the apparel department: https://www.panic.com/goods/ HTH -- Andrew Sutherland

RE: [WSG] Draggable Items

2005-03-20 Thread David R
Wow, the Panic one looks good. But when I changed the UA string to IE, it didn't execute at all in Firefox. So I'm guessing it didn't employ the W3C-DOM then :/ I guess I could compromise, but I'll have to look into it further. Anyhoo *bookmarks* Danke :) -- -David R -Original

Re: [WSG] Horizontal scrollbar issue

2005-03-20 Thread Chris Kennon
Hi, My issue was with safari 1.0.3 on MAC OS 10.2.8. even full on it has a horizontal scroll. Pardon the vagary. On Sunday, March 20, 2005, at 04:50 PM, Bert Doorn wrote: G'day The page at the following url is giving me a horizontal scrollbar, I've no clue why, would someone assist?

[WSG] Standards compliant site, clients wants to make updates themselves

2005-03-20 Thread Bert Doorn
I design sites to be standards compliant (usually XHTML1.0 Strict). This is ~supposed~ to make maintenance easier, and it is for me since I know what I'm doing (or at least, I think I do) However, I get many prospects who want to update sites themselves. In many cases, these are very small

Re: [WSG] Standards compliant site, clients wants to make updates themselves

2005-03-20 Thread Patrick H. Lauke
Bert Doorn wrote: Is it just me, or is this a common dilemma? Apart from abandoning standards compliance (not an option as far as I'm concerned), setting the site up in HTML4.01 Transitional and letting amateurs wreak havoc with Micro$oft FONTPlague, what options are there to design standards

Re: [WSG] Standards compliant site, clients wants to make updates themselves

2005-03-20 Thread James Bennett
On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 11:22:29 +0800, Bert Doorn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What other options are there, apart from complex, expensive CMS setups (or forgetting about standards)? Why not use a simple, free CMS like Wordpress or Textpattern? Both are free (as in speech and as in beer), fairly

Re: [WSG] Standards compliant site, clients wants to make updates themselves

2005-03-20 Thread Mike Brown
Bert Doorn wrote: However, I get many prospects who want to update sites themselves. In many cases, these are very small businesses with just one or two people, none of which have any idea about (x)HTML. Most of them have very small budgets, so they can't afford a complete CMS type setup (and

Re: [WSG] Standards compliant site, clients wants to make updates themselves

2005-03-20 Thread Kay Smoljak
What other options are there, apart from complex, expensive CMS setups (or forgetting about standards)? I've had a lot of success with Macromedia Contribute. You can pick up a copy for around AUD $220 from Harvey Norman or Harris Technology, it totally respects server-side code and standards,

Re: [WSG] Standards compliant site, clients wants to make updates themselves

2005-03-20 Thread Bert Doorn
G'day What is the issue with HTML 4.01 Transitional? A site that validates to that is standards-compliant. To the letter, yes. However, why give the client the power to insert deprecated (even in HTML4.0, April 1998) elements and attributes (font, center, bgcolor, background, to mention a

Re: [WSG] Standards compliant site, clients wants to make updates themselves

2005-03-20 Thread Ben Hamilton
Bert Doorn wrote: However, I get many prospects who want to update sites themselves. In many cases, these are very small businesses with just one or two people, none of which have any idea about (x)HTML. Most of them have very small budgets, so they can't afford a complete CMS type setup (and

Re: [WSG] Standards compliant site, clients wants to make updates themselves

2005-03-20 Thread Scott Thornton
Macromedia Contribute using dreamweaver templates? Scott Thornton, Programmer Application Development Information Services and Telecommunications Hunter-New England Area Health Service Phone RNH +61 2 49236078 Fax +61 2 49236076 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 21/03/2005 2:22:29 pm

Re: [WSG] Standards compliant site, clients wants to make updates themselves

2005-03-20 Thread Chris Blown
Kay Smoljak wrote: What other options are there, apart from complex, expensive CMS setups (or forgetting about standards)? I've had a lot of success with Macromedia Contribute. You can pick up a copy for around AUD $220 from Harvey Norman or Harris Technology, it totally

Re: [WSG] Website Review

2005-03-20 Thread jrcherry
Can I get some opinions on the practice of hiding link targets? When I hover near the sponsored links in http://www.uniformserver.com/ the target of the link doesn't appear in the status bar. I'm not really complaining about this particular site, but I tried something similar a while ago,