Re: [WSG] Skip Navigation Visibility

2005-04-13 Thread Lea de Groot
ng for a permanent position in Brisbane. Got anything? -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> Search Engine Optimisation, Usability, Information Architecture, Web Design Brisbane, Australia ***

[WSG] Brisbane, last night

2005-04-12 Thread Lea de Groot
ose who'd like to see it, and for those who didn't take enough notes) Those Brisbanites who didn't make it - you missed a great session! Hope to see you next time :) warmly, Lea -- Lea de Groot WSG Core member ** The discussio

Re: [WSG] CSS issues: Opera's absolute positioning

2005-04-11 Thread Lea de Groot
hat should override the less specific style. Havent followed the earlier thread to know if that is possible for you Lea ~ looking for a permanent position in Brisbane. Got anything? -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> Search Engine Optim

Re: [WSG] Last call for Bill Bryson's "Down under" bookray

2005-04-11 Thread Lea de Groot
, how would it sound? ;) Lea ~ looking for a permanent position in Brisbane. Got anything? -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> Search Engine Optimisation, Usability, Information Architectu

Re: [WSG] take object out of tab order

2005-04-08 Thread Lea de Groot
On Fri, 08 Apr 2005 00:32:08 +0100, Kvnmcwebn wrote: > sorry for my ignorance what is the tab order? The order in which the fields are traversed in a page when the tab key is hit repeatedly. HIH! Lea ~ ANNC: looking for a permanent position in Brisbane - got anything? :) -- Lea de Gr

Re: [WSG] CSS Document layout/structure

2005-04-07 Thread Lea de Groot
On Thu, 7 Apr 2005 14:22:04 +0200, Martin Heiden wrote: > I split the rules into different files: > > general.css > layout.css > elements.css Are you seeing much overhead in load time? I've put off doing the same for that reason. Lea -- Lea de Groot El

[WSG] Fwd: Brisbane WSG Meeting Notice

2005-04-06 Thread Lea de Groot
tails for this meeting are found at http://webstandardsgroup.org/go/event32.cfm WSG Meetings are summarised at http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/ if you would like a permanent bookmark. If you have problems finding the venue on the night you can ring Lea on 0411 444 792. If you are in

Re: [WSG] positioning definition list elements & site check needed

2005-03-10 Thread Lea de Groot
width: 10em; } dd { margin-left: 11em; } HIH! Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - http://elysiansystems.com/ Brisbane, Australia ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.c

Re: [WSG] validation logos - kitemarks?

2005-02-25 Thread Lea de Groot
On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 20:41:24 -, designer wrote: > [1] Do folk regard the w3c validation logos in much the same way that other > industries regard the kitemark? Having never heard of a 'kitemark' I googled, and got this: http://www.bsi-global.com/Kitemark/index.xalter I assume the 'heart shape

RE: [WSG] Other character sets/languages

2005-02-22 Thread Lea de Groot
t once per project, mostly in PHP, so I catch it fairly quickly ;)) warmly Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> Search Engine Optimisation, Usability, Information Architecture, Web Design Brisbane, Australia **

RE: [WSG] Other character sets/languages

2005-02-21 Thread Lea de Groot
me V6 variant IIRC) showed a lovely set of black square blocks instead of text. :( We checked the browser and it didn't have a bizarre selection as its default font. Changing the declaration to a simple: #block {font-family: Times, serif: } fixed the problem. FYI Lea -- Lea de Groot El

ADMIN Thread closed Re: [WSG] Standards Text Editor, Part Deux

2005-02-12 Thread Lea de Groot
r this list. We have a resources page on the website which is quite inclusive - review that. warmly, Lea -- Lea de Groot WSG Core member ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cf

Re: [WSG] double space after period

2005-02-09 Thread Lea de Groot
On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 08:33:41 +1100, Lachlan Hardy wrote: > As everyone has said, the convention has been dropped. Should it have been? To be honest, I still type that way, and think it adds to the readability of text. But. We can't produce it in HTML, so I'm not sure that there is any point to d

[WSG] Brisbane WSG Meeting tomorrow night

2005-02-07 Thread Lea de Groot
t27.cfm warmly, Lea -- Lea de Groot WSG Core member ** 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] Browser Checks

2005-02-07 Thread Lea de Groot
se that is the reverse of your question - I decide how far I will go, rather than where I will stop :) HIH Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> Search Engine Optimisation, Usability, Information Architecture, Web

Re: ADMIN - THREAD CLOSED Re: [WSG] cover me -- I'm gonna be naughty!

2005-02-04 Thread Lea de Groot
On Sat, 5 Feb 2005 12:25:41 +1000, Lea de Groot wrote: > ALRIGHT!! ENOUGH!! And I've just had it pointed out that I used unacceptable language in my last post! My abject apologies - it was completely unintentional. warmly, Lea **

ADMIN - THREAD CLOSED Re: [WSG] cover me -- I'm gonna be naughty!

2005-02-04 Thread Lea de Groot
ger pointing and unsubscriptions. The use of standards for spamming the search engines is officially off-topic. warmly, Lea [1] You don't have a good enough reason. Don't try it. -- Lea de Groot WSG Core member ** The discussion l

ADMIN - Thread Closed: Re: [WSG] Irony

2005-02-04 Thread Lea de Groot
And we'll have none of that either! Don't make me get cross now! ;) Lea ~ come on guys I need to get some sleep! ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on p

Re: [WSG] cover me -- I'm gonna be naughty!

2005-02-04 Thread Lea de Groot
Guys (in a very inclusive fashion), the thread is still closed. Now, imagine a big red 'closed' stamp coming down across it. warmly, Lea -- Lea de Groot WSG Core member ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/

ADMIN Re: [WSG] cover me -- I'm gonna be naughty!

2005-02-04 Thread Lea de Groot
the search engines' is off the on-topic page, IMHO. I think we have reached the point of no return with this thread. Good people, please consider it Closed. warmly, Lea -- Lea de Groot WSG Core member ** The discussion list for http:/

Re: [WSG] Yahoo! Auto Response

2005-02-03 Thread Lea de Groot
s please go to the admin address at info@webboy.net ? No point burning list bandwidth with this sort of thing :)) warmly, Lea -- Lea de Groot WSG Core member ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsg

[ADMIN] Re: [WSG] FW: The list cms@webstandardsgroup.org is a private list

2005-02-02 Thread Lea de Groot
On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 20:39:02 +1100, Geoff Deering wrote: > Can someone please clarify what is going on with the CMS list? [answered onlist in case other people have the same problem - can we keep any further banter offlist, please?] Try logging in to the website and then clicking on 'Edit your l

Re: [WSG] Quick h1,h2 etc question

2005-02-01 Thread Lea de Groot
d like that. warmly, Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> Search Engine Optimisation, Usability, Information Architecture, Web Design Brisbane, Australia ** The discussi

RE: [WSG] Search Engines and CSS - Doesn't the HTML Matter More?

2005-01-31 Thread Lea de Groot
, and surely if the browsers can render it then the bots can parse it. *sigh* Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> Search Engine Optimisation, Usability, Information Architecture, Web D

[ADMIN] thread closed Re: [WSG] SEO - price

2005-01-30 Thread Lea de Groot
ing to add to reply offlist? But you'd all figured that out already, hadn't you? ;) Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> Search Engine Optimisation, Usability, Information Architecture, We

Re: [WSG] Search Engines and CSS

2005-01-28 Thread Lea de Groot
o this and many people are > saying 'maybe' Google does read your css. Does anyone know this for a > fact? If the log files dont show them loading it then they dont have the data to analyse it. Simple. Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elys

Re: [WSG] meta tag standards

2005-01-20 Thread Lea de Groot
On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 11:57:02 -, Phil Baines wrote: > > The correct syntax would be Note the slash inside the meta tag! See http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/#h-4.6 HIH Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> S

Re: [WSG] Help - newbie

2005-01-19 Thread Lea de Groot
#x27;d suggest you just start validating your pages. Figuring out those fixes will teach you a lot, and from there you can move on to Accessibility with time. You know the URLs to validate, right? http://validator.w3.org/ is one, and there are a couple of others. HIH! Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysi

Re: [WSG] A question of semantics

2005-01-17 Thread Lea de Groot
ping the label-input combo in a div. BTW, I'm pleased to announce that Andrew has agreed to do the presentation for the next WSG meeting in Brisbane - nananana everyone who is interstate or overseas ;) Brisvegas residents - mark February 9 in your diary! ;) Lea -- Lea de Groot Ely

Re: [WSG] Two CSS Question

2005-01-16 Thread Lea de Groot
On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 08:00:30 +1000, Lea de Groot wrote: > Well, GMail works on the various browsers (ok, I havent tested *all* of > them), so I can report it works there too :) I'm sorry - I'll try that again. "Well, GMail works on the various browsers available under OSX

Re: [WSG] Two CSS Question

2005-01-16 Thread Lea de Groot
sted *all* of them), so I can report it works there too :) Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> Search Engine Optimisation, Usability, Information Architecture, Web Design Brisbane, Australia

Re: [WSG] A question of semantics

2005-01-15 Thread Lea de Groot
e fieldset, logically we should put the overkill solution of: ... Yuk! Thanks :) Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> Search Engine Optimisation, Usability, Information Archite

Re: [WSG] A question of semantics

2005-01-15 Thread Lea de Groot
On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 23:12:57 +, Patrick H. Lauke wrote: > > Would you include the submit button in the fieldset by default? I had been assuming that, semantically, it sat outside the fieldset(s). curious, Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet

Re: [WSG] Thanks a lot guys and gals.

2005-01-15 Thread Lea de Groot
hovering over visited links, rather than duplicating the :hover style HIH Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> Search Engine Optimisation, Usability, Information Architecture, Web Desig

RE: [WSG] 2 WEEKS TONIGHT! Funkdub @ City Bar, Chester

2005-01-15 Thread Lea de Groot
On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 18:28:40 +1100, Brett Walsh wrote: > Can someone tell me why I am receiving this rubbish??? Replying to Brett offlist Lea -- Lea de Groot Core Group Member ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/

ADMIN - thread closed Re: [WSG] Web Standards Developer Job

2005-01-09 Thread Lea de Groot
#x27; aren't in the scope of the list - http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> Search Engine Optimisation, Usability, Information Architecture, Web De

[WSG] ADMIN was Font suggestions

2005-01-06 Thread Lea de Groot
eb standards issue. Please refrain from posting requests like that here - there are plenty of other mailing list where this is on-topic. Could anyone who can help Tricia please reply offlist? Thanks, Lea -- Lea de Groot WSG Core member *

[WSG] when to post, was - asking a PC user for a page check

2005-01-05 Thread Lea de Groot
g list shouldn't be your *first* port of call with a problem. HIH Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> Search Engine Optimisation, Usability, Information Architecture, Web Design Brisbane, Australia

Re: [WSG] asking a PC user for a page check

2005-01-05 Thread Lea de Groot
cam if I'm wrong) in the first instance, rather than bother 1000 people - while most of us are happy to help, it just doesn't seem a sensible use of resources. Browsercam gives screen shots you can work from for most of the major browsers - perfect. HIH Lea -- Lea de Groot Ely

[WSG] FOUC in Safari was Slow loading of CSS

2005-01-03 Thread Lea de Groot
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 14:20:02 +0100, Roger Johansson wrote: > Safari? I use it all the time, 10-15 hours a day, and I can't > remember ever seeing a FOUC in Safari. Could it be that it only > happens in the very first versions? I didn't use Safari full time > until late 2003, when Mac OS X 10.3 an

Re: [WSG] Slow loading of CSS

2005-01-03 Thread Lea de Groot
e visitor can fix it if they find a site demonstrating it. HIH Lea ~ thinking about bed... -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> Search Engine Optimisation, Usability, Information Architectur

Re: [WSG] page not validating as xhtml 1.0 strict - explanation?

2004-12-29 Thread Lea de Groot
ast; it cannot contain another block element, despite being a block element itself; it is implicitly closed when another block element is encountered. I believe your error is actually saying 'you didn't close the p tag' Try code along the lines of this tag outline: HIH Lea

Re: [WSG] Web Design Theory Question: CSS only or Illustrator/Photoshop to CSS?

2004-12-27 Thread Lea de Groot
what I want. Other workflows will work for other people :) HIH Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> Search Engine Optimisation, Usability, Information Architecture, Web Design B

RE: [WSG] alt or title...

2004-12-09 Thread Lea de Groot
f thats the case then obviously it does :) Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> Search Engine Optimisation, Usability, Information Architecture, Web Design Brisbane, Australia ** The di

RE: [WSG] alt or title...

2004-12-08 Thread Lea de Groot
lid attribute for the img tag? Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> Search Engine Optimisation, Usability, Information Architecture, Web Design Brisbane, Australia ** Th

Re: [WSG] alt or title...

2004-12-08 Thread Lea de Groot
above what appears in the link text. HIH Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> Search Engine Optimisation, Usability, Information Architecture, Web Design Brisbane, Australia ** The di

[WSG] Brisbane Meeting Tonight - Are YOU going?

2004-12-07 Thread Lea de Groot
ity of CSS For those people (in the Brisbane area) who haven't had a chance to RSVP, would you? I'd hate for there to not be enough cake for you (not to mention the beer!) warmly, Lea -- Lea de Groot WSG Core Group, Brisbane ** The

Re: [WSG] NN4 - Anyone Care?

2004-12-04 Thread Lea de Groot
scribes you, rather than assuming what your market is doing. HIH Lea ~ between 0.4 and 0.02% and falling :) -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> Search Engine Optimisation, Usability, Information Architecture, Web Design Br

Re: [WSG] No skipping to content needed?

2004-12-04 Thread Lea de Groot
~ sorry, couldn't resist that little joke ;) -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> Search Engine Optimisation, Usability, Information Architecture, Web Design Brisbane, Australia ** T

Re: [WSG] PHP script [ADMIN] THREAD CLOSED

2004-12-03 Thread Lea de Groot
eed to read this - sorry for the waste of bandwidth :)) Lea -- Lea de Groot Core group member ** 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] Semantic Breadcrumbs

2004-12-03 Thread Lea de Groot
ivide the links. One of the ways preferred by many people for this is a list. HIH Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> Search Engine Optimisation, Usability, Information Architecture, W

Re: [WSG] Info on correct semantics

2004-12-03 Thread Lea de Groot
at it is due to span being an inline element... is the layout full of tags, or is CSS applied to make the elements block? HIH Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> Search Engine Optimisation, Usability, Information Ar

Re: [WSG] Why does firefox tooltip only "TITLE" attribute and not ALT?

2004-12-01 Thread Lea de Groot
to be properly standards-compliant, it ought to display the titles, per http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/struct/links.html#h-12.1.4 After all, alt attributes are only meant for undisplayable images, per http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/struct/objects.html#h-13.8 Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems -

Re: [WSG] Defining A Definition List

2004-11-29 Thread Lea de Groot
rected anyone on this' as confirming evidence - to my knowledge they have never corrected anyone on anything. Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> Search Engine Optimisation, Usability, Informatio

Re: [WSG] Defining A Definition List

2004-11-29 Thread Lea de Groot
ve meaning lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur would appear a little redundant. lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur is better. Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> Search Engine Optimisation, Usability, Information Ar

RE: [WSG] It's so frustrating. Webstandars, accesibility and Firefox as a sales argument.

2004-11-25 Thread Lea de Groot
zed site) there are only a handful of pages on the site. Either Google has only just found the site or it isnt terribly spider friendly; the kiss of death for an e-commerce store! Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> Search Engine Opt

Re: [WSG] Weird CSS validation issue

2004-11-24 Thread Lea de Groot
g on the first error, it doesnt see #fff, it sees 7364#fff872 type of thing. Try selecting all the supposedly white space around the first error (do all the lines above it to be sure) and re-hitting the spacebar. I've had weird things happen occasionally that way, although not recently. HIH L

ADMIN - THREAD CLOSED Re: [WSG] Unsubscribing

2004-11-21 Thread Lea de Groot
, Lea -- Lea de Groot WSG Core member hat firmly on. ** 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] Unsubscribing

2004-11-21 Thread Lea de Groot
sed to run the list will include the ability to go no-mail. So, all things with time! Lea ~ with core group member hat set to "on" -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> Search Engine Optimisation, Usability, Information Architecture

RE: [WSG] Validate Inside Your Firewall

2004-11-14 Thread Lea de Groot
check at eg. http://www.hisoftware.com/accmonitorsitetest/ or http://bobby.watchfire.com/bobby/ ... but these both require the checked item to be web accessible. Anyone? I'm thinking I'll have to create my own toolbar :( Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <

Re: [WSG] Validate Inside Your Firewall

2004-11-14 Thread Lea de Groot
Everything I've found assumes the page is web-accessable :( Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> Search Engine Optimisation, Usability, Information Architecture, Web Design Brisbane, Australia ***

RE: [WSG] Another body tag question ...

2004-11-13 Thread Lea de Groot
n excellent summary of the css properties; I use it all the time for 'what are the values of...' and 'what the heck does that do?' :) HIH Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> Search Engine Optimisation, Usability, I

Re: [WSG] Site Check please

2004-11-10 Thread Lea de Groot
is written with javascript to pass the timezone and *then* php will know the client timezone. Bit dodgy, though. HIH Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> Search Engine Optimisation, Usability, Information Architecture, Web Desi

Re: [WSG] Brisbane November Meeting Canc^h^h^h - Postponed

2004-11-09 Thread Lea de Groot
On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 00:21:42 -0800, Rick Faaberg wrote: > But Lea you promised to personally serve me cake! :-) Consider it a standing offer. You grace us with your presence at a Brisbane meeting and I'll serve you cake ;) Lea ** The discussion

[WSG] Brisbane November Meeting Canc^h^h^h - Postponed

2004-11-09 Thread Lea de Groot
will be held on the 2nd Wednesday of February (9th February 2005) to maintain the two month gap and maximise the possible attendance after the holiday period. Update your diaries, folks! We'll be taking RSVPs Real Soon Now! warmly, Lea de Groot Gary Menzel Brisbane Organisers ~ hmmm...

Re: [WSG] Ten questions for John Allsopp

2004-11-08 Thread Lea de Groot
On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 12:34:51 +1100, John Allsopp wrote: > We had fantales, minties and water for all the speakers :-) *shock* *gasp* - you gave them the good stuff ;) Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> Search Engine Opt

Re: [WSG] 6 days of WSG meeting frenzy

2004-11-07 Thread Lea de Groot
On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 22:50:22 -0800, Rick Faaberg wrote: > But they can't eat it too! Oh yes we can - and if you'd come visit, I'd serve you some myself. ;) Lea ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgr

Re: [WSG] 6 days of WSG meeting frenzy

2004-11-07 Thread Lea de Groot
ou know how Vaughan hates having to eat all that extra cake if we overcater ;) I expect we'll also be discussing if we want to do a xmas get together - its almost that season! (Not already??) warmly, Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.

Re: [WSG] Margin Madness

2004-10-31 Thread Lea de Groot
t is as a hack, but i have had a couple of layouts where I couldn't get it to work without defining a border - so I defined a border to match the background colour. hacky... but it got the job done. :( Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - http://elysiansystems.com/

Re: [WSG] A little CSS question

2004-10-29 Thread Lea de Groot
On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 13:37:53 +0530, Indranil Dasgupta wrote: > Another question, is there a float:middle or center? Nope. Centering is best done by: left-margin: auto; right-margin: auto; with various hacks for IE :( Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet &l

RE: [WSG] Help with fieldset in a li

2004-10-28 Thread Lea de Groot
#x27;t need the 'for', but I could be wrong as I don't do that either :) Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> Search Engine Optimisation, Usability, Information Architecture,

ADMIN Re: [WSG] skip to content (was: Site Review Request)

2004-10-27 Thread Lea de Groot
On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 09:37:41 +0100, john wrote: > A. "skip to content" > B. "skip to main content" > C. "skip navigation" I think we have strayed way off topic now. Can people please direct replies directly to John? Thank

Re: [WSG] dublin core and search engines

2004-10-25 Thread Lea de Groot
perhaps for the rare case where they go on for pages and pages - but I don't imagine you have that many? If in doubt, do the test - take them out for a month and see what happens, even if only on one page. Remember to measure. But my gut instinct is to call 'crock', myself :) Lea

[WSG] Brisbane November Meeting

2004-10-24 Thread Lea de Groot
to seeing you there! Details on the website, as usual: http://webstandardsgroup.org/go/event20.cfm warmly, Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> Search Engine Optimisation, Usability, Information Architecture, Web Desig

Re: [WSG] Circle menu

2004-10-24 Thread Lea de Groot
anks Lea -- Lea de Groot WSG Core Group ** 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] Firefox Promotion

2004-10-22 Thread Lea de Groot
his doesn't seem unreasonable. The good people at WaSP - The Web Standards Project - are responsible for Browse Happy. I don't think W3c does anything (specific) about promoting browsers, and that probably correct too, as they should not be accused of bias. HIH Lea -- Lea de Gr

Re: [WSG] as form label

2004-10-21 Thread Lea de Groot
On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 10:15:53 +1000, Nick Lo wrote: > So my question is really; is the label around a element > essentially pointless? Nick, have you looked a the fieldset tag? Its useful for grouping fields together. HIH Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - http://elysiansyste

Re: [WSG] Semantics of Breadcrumb "you are here" links

2004-10-20 Thread Lea de Groot
On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 16:14:51 +1000, russ - maxdesign wrote: > http://www.maxdesign.com.au/jobs/css/list-obsessed/ Hey, Russ zeroed the margins and padding on the global element! Lea ~ must.. adopt.. serious.. demeanour... -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet &l

ADMIN Re: [WSG] Foreign Translations

2004-10-19 Thread Lea de Groot
to implement cross-language content in a standards-based way is very on-topic for this list - please continue with that, its interesting and useful - pricing is offtopic. Anything beyond the standards relevant parts, please take offlist. Thanks, Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand

Re: [WSG] Semantics of Breadcrumb "you are here" links

2004-10-15 Thread Lea de Groot
er on it. Perhaps it just seems overkill? HIH Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> Search Engine Optimisation, Usability, Information Architecture, Web Design Brisbane, Australia ** The d

Re: [WSG] Vignette and web standards = disaster?

2004-10-12 Thread Lea de Groot
bly isnt redig his email much :( Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> Search Engine Optimisation, Usability, Information Architecture, Web Design Brisbane, Australia ** The

Re: [WSG] Help. 2 extra words breaks the page

2004-10-07 Thread Lea de Groot
#x27;ll be happy to know it looked fine in Safari for me :) Screenshot coming offlist Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> Search Engine Optimisation, Usability, Information Architecture, Web D

ADMIN - thread closed was Re: [WSG] timezone other than GMT+10?

2004-10-06 Thread Lea de Groot
e take this as a suggestion for a repeat? Thanks, Lea ~ Ben, you also need to look into functions and unit testing -- Lea de Groot WSG Core Group ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.or

Re: [WSG] best tags for FAQs

2004-10-03 Thread Lea de Groot
oogle reminded me of Russ' page - http://www.maxdesign.com.au/presentation/definition/ HIH Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> Search Engine Optimisation, Usability, Information Architecture, Web Design Brisbane, Australia WebTa

Re: [WSG] WSG Melbourne: Meet Doug Bowman and Dave Shea

2004-10-03 Thread Lea de Groot
Travellers! If you can make it up to Brisbane I can assure you we'll move the meeting to suit your times! :) Lea ~ not another meeting due until November, though :( -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> WebTalk: Putting Businesses on

Re: [WSG] floating image

2004-10-01 Thread Lea de Groot
ge, too. (Thank you for asking, I had a need for this on a page and the answer sprang straight into my head when I saw your question :)) warmly, Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - http://elysiansystems.com/ Brisbane, Australia **

Re: [WSG] Letterhead/footer using print style?

2004-10-01 Thread Lea de Groot
On Fri, 1 Oct 2004 11:53:16 +0200, Lorenzo Gabba wrote: > Is it possible to create a 'hidden' letterhead and footer that would > only show > up in printed documents from a website? Certainly. Look at the media attribute for the link and style tags, eg. @import "/import-screen.css"; > If so,

Re: [WSG] AOHell

2004-09-28 Thread Lea de Groot
n that there are no visitors using X because its either been excluded through browser sniffing or looks so bad that they leave straight away -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> WebTalk: Putting Businesses on the Internet - a n

Re: [WSG] screen resolution and standards

2004-09-24 Thread Lea de Groot
maximised screen, but a good (does some mental arithmetic) 40% arent. (I use a small js generated web bug to record this sort of data and mention in the privacy policy that I do that, for those who want to know) warmly, Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - http://elysiansystems.com/ Br

Re: [WSG] accessibility question: same link phrase more than once

2004-09-22 Thread Lea de Groot
that display: none is not a good way to make things accessable? Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - http://elysiansystems.com/ Brisbane, Australia ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ Proud presenters of Web Essent

Re: [WSG] Image work around

2004-09-18 Thread Lea de Groot
be able to validate your syntax. Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - http://elysiansystems.com/ Brisbane, Australia ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ Proud presenters of Web Essentials 04 http://we04.com/ Web

Re: [WSG] Esko Kumpunen/Interactive/Alma ei ole paikalla.

2004-09-16 Thread Lea de Groot
On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 01:46:21 -0700, Rick Faaberg wrote: > Or is this an 'out of office' reply? I read it as an out-of-office thingy and unsubscribed him for the duration - he can put himself back in when he gets back. warmly, Lea -- Lea de Groot WS

Re: [WSG] Web standards planet

2004-09-11 Thread Lea de Groot
concept, but what does the site do for me? Should I add my blog? If so, how? What am i supposed to do with this long list of sites? (I mean this literally, not critically - how am I supposed to use them? It isn't very readable and doesn't add any information to the list-of-site concep

Re: [WSG] Brisbane Meeting, Wednesday

2004-09-09 Thread Lea de Groot
r down the list to worry about right now; no one reads my blog anyway. Well, I guess that isn't true tonight :)) Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> Web Design, Usability, Information Architecture, Search Engine Optimisation Br

[WSG] Brisbane meeting tonight

2004-09-07 Thread Lea de Groot
ng and you miss meeting John Allsopp - you don't want to miss that opportunity, surely! ;) warmly, Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - http://elysiansystems.com/ Brisbane, Australia ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ P

Re: [WSG] Help! Safari wide background image bug?

2004-09-07 Thread Lea de Groot
te your css doesnt validate, and it seems to be on the background line. I've never seen em units used for offseting a background in css. Perhaps it isnt valid to do so? What a pain, of that is the case. Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansyste

Re: [WSG] accessible audio-visual content

2004-09-07 Thread Lea de Groot
e Man in captioning and related issues. You appear to have a strong interest in accessibility, so you'd probably like his book (free online as well as thumbable dead tree version) if you dont already have it. HIH Lea ~ who just had a heart attack thinking it was Wednesday, not Tuesday - :) --

[WSG] Brisbane Meeting, Wednesday

2004-09-05 Thread Lea de Groot
nd RSVP to [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you haven't already done so - usual location, 6:30 start for 7PM. Drop us a line if you like to come but aren't familiar with the location and we'll fill you in :) warmly, Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://ely

Re: [WSG] Interview markup?

2004-09-04 Thread Lea de Groot
l#h-10.3 Clearly, the second of these is *not* a definition, and is somewhat close to an interview. A Definition List, despite its poor name, is useful for linking series of two elements. A1->A2 B1->B2 C1->C2 (yes, also D1->D2, D3) I think its perfect for an interview type layout

Re: [WSG] ADMIN THREAD CLOSED was Sitepoint Web Business Kit

2004-09-02 Thread Lea de Groot
that I have seen, validate. So obviously it is > not very important to his business at this point in time. So, you agree - its offtopic. Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> The leading http://elysiansystems.com/";>Brisban

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