Re: [WSG] Converting the heathen: never again

2006-02-27 Thread SunUp
#x27;s javascript "resize fix" for Netscape 4 that they should accommodate my browsing environment, and I WAS using the latest browser. I'll repeat, it's probably my own fault. I just thought I'd share their philosophy with the list. Their tone was astonishing pos

Re: [WSG] Converting the heathen: never again

2006-02-27 Thread SunUp
"It came to me that reform should begin at home, and since that day I have not had time to remake the world. -Will Durant, historian (1885-1981)" Me 'n my big mouth :( Some people never learn, eh. Thanks to all the responses on and off list. (still not so sunny) sunup

[WSG] Converting the heathen: never again

2006-02-26 Thread SunUp
Hi folks, I hereby publicly declare that my days of complaining to website authors that I cannot view their site at 800x600, and then opening my big mouth about other dubious issues I notice on their site, are now over. I dropped a line to my ISP (ostensibly to enquire about my account) and menti

Re: [WSG] Page veiwing

2006-02-26 Thread SunUp
>If you don't mind me asking, what are your reasons for making this decision? Purely based on font size. ... and in response to this: >just because you use higher resolutions doesn't mean you have smaller text... ... *nod* I know. I have messed with that several times. It all ends up looking mos

Re: [WSG] Page veiwing

2006-02-23 Thread SunUp
>What is it about low quality that keeps you attracted? It's not that I'm "attracted" to it, I simply don't really care about it. I see those huge fancy flat screen monitors on high res, with all their kiddie-safe rounded corners and pastelly colours. They look like a Fisher-Price toy. At this re

Re: [WSG] Page veiwing

2006-02-23 Thread SunUp
>Woah! They're such low resolutions, do you only have a 15" monitor? Gee you guys ... not everyone has the latest 'n greatest in equipment. My work (government) PC has a 17" mon, 800x600 (because I LIKE this res, and I wish I had a dollar for every site I have to horizontal scroll on). My depart

Re: [WSG] standards-happy javascript for faq

2006-01-29 Thread SunUp
Thanks very much to the reponses on- and off-list to my question. Much appreciated. I have plenty to go on. thanks again, sunny ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for

[WSG] standards-happy javascript for faq

2006-01-29 Thread SunUp
Hi folks, I'm doing an FAQ page, and want to make it so only the questions appear on page load, then when selected, the answers appear below them. A toggle effect. You know. I've found a couple of methods: http://www.netlobo.com/div_hiding.html http://www.mindsack.com/toggle/ .. but I'm not hap

[WSG] interesting article on folksonomies...

2006-01-16 Thread SunUp
... in D-Lib magazine, for those interested in such things (flickr, technorati, del.icio.us): http://www.dlib.org/dlib/january06/guy/01guy.html from the introduction: "A folksonomy is a type of distributed classification system. It is usually created by a group of individuals, typically the resou

[WSG] IE not loading styles after form submit

2006-01-15 Thread SunUp
Hi folks, I've googled, searched the list archives, and have come up with no answer to a problem. I cannot post a URL as example; it's all internal. I'm hoping it will be a case of someone going "oh yea, that's and here's how you fix it". I've built a form, which, upon submit, calls a success.p

Re: [WSG] :after, IE, and link text wrapping

2005-11-23 Thread SunUp
>... place the last word of the link within the span. > > So The last word for longer links Ok ok, I know I said I'd given up, but I tried this, and it finally worked. Still ... it's weird that it didn't show up before. And in fact, when I move the back to get this ... http://webstandardsgrou

Re: [WSG] :after, IE, and link text wrapping

2005-11-23 Thread SunUp
> > Set a width or padding on your exit class that is sufficient to display the > > image. > Yes, did that. I still can't see the wretched thing. > And get the class name in the html matching the css. In fact, > the span doesn't need a class at all if you do this: > > a.external span { /* whatev

Re: [WSG] :after, IE, and link text wrapping

2005-11-23 Thread SunUp
> ... what Jon and I meant was to put the span at the end of the link like > this: > > The link *nod* I did try that. And then the CSS would be: span.exit { background: url(media/external.gif) no-repeat; } yea? It doesn't show at all :( Clearly I need a sign on my back that says "I'm too

Re: [WSG] :after, IE, and link text wrapping

2005-11-23 Thread SunUp
e Castle") suffer in their jocks. thanks, sunny On 11/24/05, Jon Tan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > SunUp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Is there a way to make it display the image at the END of the LINK, > >instead of at the end of the LINE? > >I'v

[WSG] :after, IE, and link text wrapping

2005-11-23 Thread SunUp
Hi folks, I'm displaying a small image to indicate an external link using this: a.external:after { content: url(media/external.gif); padding-left: 2px; } Obviously IE doesn't show this, so I've used this in a separate style sheet for IE: a.external { background: url(media/external.gif) no

[WSG] Opera giving away registration codes today

2005-08-30 Thread SunUp
Hi folks, For those who can't afford it, or refuse to pay it, or just want to try it add-free for free (eek, try saying that fast 3 times), Opera are giving away free registration (Mac, PC and other OSs) for today only. http://my.opera.com/community/party/reg.dml My apologies if this incurs the

[WSG] "display: inline-block": valid or not? W3C validator says not.

2005-08-14 Thread SunUp
My style sheet contains this line: .clearfix {display: inline-block;} When I validate I get one error: "Invalid number : display inline-block is not a display value : inline-block" The word "display" links to http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/visuren.html#propdef-display. That's CSS2, right? I then

[WSG] Accessibility articles for those interested

2005-08-10 Thread SunUp
Hi folks, As an information professional I read a lot of "for librarians" publications. The current issue of Ariadne (http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/) has several articles that might be of interest to some in this group: "Involving Users in the Development of a Web Accessibility Tool" http://www.ariadn

Re: [WSG] My life as an 800x600 leper (was: Site Check: Broadleaf)

2005-07-26 Thread SunUp
A sincere "thank you" to everyone who took the time and effort to respond on this, on and off list. I feel somewhat vindicated; there was certainly some unequivocal support. There are also some excellent quotes to use next time I grumble to a site about missing or obscured content. In response t

[WSG] My life as an 800x600 leper (was: Site Check: Broadleaf)

2005-07-26 Thread SunUp
>accessibility means access for everyone regardless of technology availability > or other kinds of disabilities. I think web standards were meant to raise > awareness > first and give an impulse to all of us to build a better web. >A web for everyone, everywhere ! *applause* i have to chime in

[WSG] further to IE5.0 oddness: nav lists

2005-06-22 Thread SunUp
hi folks, enlightenment required pls: 1. why doesn't this pretty list work in IE5.0? 2. and how do i convince it (violently if necessary) to do so? #navcontainer ul { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style-type: none; text-align: center; } #navcontainer ul li { display: inline; } #navcontainer ul l