[WSG] playing with css

2010-01-19 Thread PurencoolGmail
hi webstandards group. I have one question I can't seem to find and answer to below is all my css in a document I have created. It is xhtml transitional. My document works fine except when I add float:left; to my content div. It will not stay in the wrapper. I know that it must be a simple

Re: [WSG] playing with css

2010-01-19 Thread PurencoolGmail
Yes that is what I thought! But if I do that it makes it worse. It does not matter how many float lefts you place in to the css! see the example attached. On 20/01/10 12:08, David Laakso wrote: PurencoolGmail wrote: hi webstandards group. I have one question I can't seem to find and answer

RE: [WSG] playing with css

2010-01-19 Thread Jens-Uwe Korff
I have one question I can't seem to find and answer to below is all my css in a document I have created. It is xhtml transitional. Do you have a (temporary) link so we can have a look? Cheers, Jens The information contained in this e-mail message and any accompanying files is or may be

RE: [WSG] playing with css

2010-01-19 Thread Thierry Koblentz
I have one question I can't seem to find and answer to below is all my css in a document I have created. It is xhtml transitional. My document works fine except when I add float:left; to my content div. It will not stay in the wrapper. I know that it must be a simple answer. I have tried

Re: [WSG] playing with css

2010-01-19 Thread PurencoolGmail
http://www.purencool.com/_webdata/downloads/templates/twoColumn/ On 20/01/10 13:20, Jens-Uwe Korff wrote: I have one question I can't seem to find and answer to below is all my css in a document I have created. It is xhtml transitional. Do you have a (temporary) link so we can have a

Re: [WSG] playing with css

2010-01-19 Thread PurencoolGmail
Wow That work but why? On 20/01/10 13:34, Thierry Koblentz wrote: I have one question I can't seem to find and answer to below is all my css in a document I have created. It is xhtml transitional. My document works fine except when I add float:left; to my content div. It will not stay in the

Re: [WSG] playing with css

2010-01-19 Thread David Laakso
PurencoolGmail wrote: http://www.purencool.com/_webdata/downloads/templates/twoColumn/ body { background-color : #ccc; color : #00; font-family : Verdana, Geneva, Arial, sans-serif; font-size : 0.93em; line-height : 130%; } #wrapper { width : 800px; background-color : #ff;

Re: [WSG] playing with css

2010-01-19 Thread PurencoolGmail
clear : both; that worked as well thanks On 20/01/10 14:05, David Laakso wrote: clear : both; -- bJohn Cullen/b purencool.com *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe:

RE: [WSG] playing with css

2010-01-19 Thread Thierry Koblentz
Wow That work but why? http://tjkdesign.com/articles/clearing-floats_and_block-formatting_context.a sp -- Regards, Thierry | www.tjkdesign.com *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm

Re: [WSG] playing with css

2010-01-19 Thread David Laakso
PurencoolGmail wrote: clear : both; that worked as well thanks On 20/01/10 14:05, David Laakso wrote: clear : both; Treat the software with respect. Things will go your way. http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/ http://css.maxdesign.com.au/listamatic/ -- desktop http://chelseacreekstudio.com/

[WSG] Regarding the loss of a web accessibility leader

2010-01-19 Thread Russ Weakley
Hi all, Mike Cherim let me know earlier than Jack Pickard, web accessibility leader and Team Access member passed away very recently, succumbing to a heart attack (at a young age, leaving behind a young family). He will be sadly missed by the accessibility community. Mike also passed on

[WSG] vallidation nightmares

2010-01-19 Thread Marvin Hunkin
hi. using the we3 c vallidator. and not liking my xhtml code. and usign the jaws for windows screen reader. and reading me all the elements like i so not sure what is happening. trying to vallidate . but the vallidator is being real picky. i know my code is correct. now can any one help me out

[WSG] history page vallidation

2010-01-19 Thread Marvin Hunkin
hi. cannot seem to fix the errors. sorry for being a pain. but been a while since i have ballidated. cannot seem to figure why it is not liking it. tried two or three times. will paste the vallidation and the html markup below. marvin. Markup Validation Service Check the markup (HTML, XHTML, .)

[WSG] index page vallidation

2010-01-19 Thread Marvin Hunkin
hi. can you help me out. marvin. Markup Validation Service Check the markup (HTML, XHTML, .) of Web documents Jump To:Validation Output Errors found while checking this document as XHTML 1.0 Transitional! Result: 8 Errors File: Use the file selection box above if you wish to re-validate the

Re: [WSG] index page vallidation

2010-01-19 Thread Chris F.A. Johnson
On Wed, 20 Jan 2010, Marvin Hunkin wrote: can you help me out. Possibly -- if you post a URL. -- Chris F.A. Johnson http://cfajohnson.com === Author: Shell Scripting Recipes: A

Re: [WSG] vallidation nightmares

2010-01-19 Thread Doug Burt
Marvin, Please remember to send us the url of the page you're having trouble with so that we can look at it. Don't assume that the list members keep a list of everyone's pages handy so that we can just jump up and go help them at the drop of a hat. Without including the right url, everytime you

[WSG] links page validation

2010-01-19 Thread Marvin Hunkin
hi. sorry to bother. but got the same errors. *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help:

RE: [WSG] index page vallidation

2010-01-19 Thread Thierry Koblentz
Hi Marvin, You have br elements that are children of the list. You need to remove these from there. You cannot have anything between List Items (LI) Start by fixing this and then revalidate. -- Regards, Thierry | www.tjkdesign.com -Original Message- From: