[WSG] Positioning a graphic

2006-02-26 Thread Angus at InfoForce Services
I appologize if this is off topic. The validator does not like float: center;. What is the correct way to center an image? IE6 shows a centered Scottish flag which I would like and Firefox 1.5 does not. HTML: http://infoforce-services.com/personal/mackinnon_namehistory.php CSS:

[WSG] Page veiwing

2006-02-22 Thread Angus at InfoForce Services
I am sorry if this is off topic. I do not know who to ask. I have my screen resolution to default to 800 by 600 and thinking of changeing to 1024 by 768. I still would like to view my web pages in 800 by 600. I really do not have the knowledge to have the screendefault to 1024 by 768 and still

Re: [WSG] Target sued over non-accessible site

2006-02-09 Thread Angus at InfoForce Services
As a blind web site designer who has his alt tag reading protion of his screen reading software. I would say their should be both images and a text description. I have come across many fully sighted (20/20 Vision( persons that have difficulty with even the simplest images. I like to provide a

Re: [WSG] Target sued over non-accessible site

2006-02-09 Thread Angus at InfoForce Services
Patrick which uses display:none and can't be shown without javascript, among other things) Most people have JAVAScript turned off, so I started to learn PHP. Angus MacKinnon MacKinnon Crest Saying Latin - Audentes Fortuna Juvat English - Fortune Assists The Daring Web page

[WSG] Download line in .htaccess

2006-02-09 Thread Angus at InfoForce Services
I do not know if this is off topic, so please reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED] A web site I maintain has a PDF to download. The host uses apache so if I use .htaccess in the root directory with the line: addType application/download .pdf Would I be correct? Angus MacKinnon MacKinnon Crest

Re: [WSG] Target sued over non-accessible site

2006-02-09 Thread Angus at InfoForce Services
Lachlan and Matt Thank you for the information. I should recheck. Do you have information about International web users? Angus MacKinnon MacKinnon Crest Saying Latin - Audentes Fortuna Juvat English - Fortune Assists The Daring Web page http://www.infoforce-services.com Choroideremia

[WSG] PDF files on web site

2006-02-02 Thread Angus at InfoForce Services
This is probvably off topic for this list so please reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I hav a nine page PDF file loaded into Acrobat 7.0. And when I try File /Save as text the text file is not good. The PDF file is an article to be posted on a web site. What is the best web standard approach and

[WSG] Speech friendly DreamWeaver Tutorial

2005-10-11 Thread Angus at InfoForce Services
This is probably off topic, so please reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I was wondering if their is a screen reader friendly tutorial for Dream Weaver 7.0 to create web standard web sites? Thank you. Angus MacKinnon MacKinnon Crest Saying Latin - Audentes Fortuna Juvat English - Fortune Assists The

[WSG] Search engines

2005-09-20 Thread Angus at InfoForce Services
This might be off topic, so please reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I was thinking of adding a search engine to a web site. What is a simple web standard compliant search engine? Angus MacKinnon MacKinnon Crest Saying Latin - Audentes Fortuna Juvat English - Fortune Assists The Daring Web

[WSG] Web site advertisements

2005-09-05 Thread Angus at InfoForce Services
I do not know if this is off topic. If it is, please reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I run an international nonprofit that has a number of retailers that willdonate a portion of the sale made through a web site made to track sales for our cause. I hate tabbing through a number of links just to get

[WSG] A web site programming question

2005-08-08 Thread Angus at InfoForce Services
I do not know if this is off topic for this list. Just incase please reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you. I am a web site designer that hand codes with EditPlus and like to build header and footer files (basic template(. I am about to start working with an individual that uses FrontPage for

[WSG] help with colour switcher

2005-07-27 Thread Angus at InfoForce Services
I think this might be off topic, so please reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am trying to get a simple colour switcher happening and having no luck. Can someone please help me get mine fixed or help with another simple one? Thank you. My main style sheet (ifsmain.css) is in a positive image. My

[WSG] help with colour switcher

2005-07-26 Thread Angus at InfoForce Services
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[WSG] help with colour switcher

2005-07-26 Thread Angus at InfoForce Services
Sorry for the blank message. Used the wrong keys. I think this might be off topic, so please reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am trying to get a simple colour switcher happening and having no luck. Can someone please help me get mine fixed or help with another simple one? Thank you. My main style

[WSG] help with colour switcher

2005-07-25 Thread Angus at InfoForce Services
I think this might be off topic, so please reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am trying to get a simple colour switcher happening and having no luck. Can someone please help me get mine fixed or help with another simple one? Thank you. My main style sheet (ifsmain.css) is in a positive image. My

[WSG] Download box in Firefox

2005-07-17 Thread Angus at InfoForce Services
I think this is off topic for this list, so please reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In my HTML I am using a a href= to an mp3 file. IE will give me a dialog box to open or download and Firefox 1.0.4 will not. Firefox 1.0.4 just plays the file. How would I get a open or download option for all

Re: [WSG] Download box in Firefox

2005-07-17 Thread Angus at InfoForce Services
Patrick Various ways. If you are using Apache, you could (in .htaccess or httpd.conf) AddType application/octet-stream .mp3 http://httpd.apache.org/docs/mod/mod_mime.html#addtype or, if they're all in a directory with nothing else ForceType application/octet-stream

[WSG] JAVA Script help

2005-07-10 Thread Angus at InfoForce Services
Can a person familiar with JAVA Script have a look at http://infoforce-services.com/personal/englishocanada.php and contact me off list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and tell me what is wrong and how to fix it. Thank you. Angus MacKinnon MacKinnon Crest Saying Latin - Audentes Fortuna Juvat English -

[WSG] Playing a MIDI

2005-06-30 Thread Angus at InfoForce Services
I think this is on topic. If not please reply privately. I have a MIDI file that starts playing when a web page loads. I was toying with the idea that the visiter could turn the MIDI file on or off at will. I dumped the idea mainly due to time constraints. I also chose MIDI because WAV and/MP3

Re: [WSG] Playing a MIDI

2005-06-30 Thread Angus at InfoForce Services
Thank you for all the responses. I mainly chose MIDI for accessibility to Dial up users. I would rather use MP3 myself. So am I reading correctly, it is possible to have a valid line of code in my xhtml that will play the audio file regardless of OS? Angus MacKinnon MacKinnon Crest Saying

Re: [WSG] A software question

2005-06-09 Thread Angus at InfoForce Services
kvnmcwebn Thank you for your vote of DreamWeaver. Angus MacKinnon MacKinnon Crest Saying Latin - Audentes Fortuna Juvat English - Fortune Assists The Daring Web page: http://members.shaw.ca/dabneyadfm Choroideremia Research Foundation Inc. 2nd Vice president Choroideremia Research Foundation

[WSG] A software question

2005-06-08 Thread Angus at InfoForce Services
So as not to flood the list with OT product endorsements, the list managers have requested that you to answer directly to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with your suggestions and I'll compile a list to post back with all the suggestions in a few days. I do not intend to start an editor debate. I have been

[WSG] This might be off topic. I am not sure who to ask.

2005-05-29 Thread Angus at InfoForce Services
This might be off topic. I am not sure if I should create seperate CSS files for my header and footer, embed the CSS into one file with the HTML . or Have the css in my css main file and call the main file. I would like to keep to web standards and a small download for dialup users. Any