RE: [WSG] Hero Style Presentation
Hurrah! Thank you. _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Dorward Sent: 05 February 2008 10:02 To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] Hero Style Presentation On 5 Feb 2008, at 09:43, Web Man Walking wrote: Hello I remember seeing a few years ago a presentation done (in HTML) about Web Standards. It had a whole load of Super hero / Roy Lichtenstein style graphics. Anyone have a link, I really would appreciate it? Is this what you mean? http://www.hotdesign.com/seybold/ -- David Dorward http://dorward.me.uk/ http://blog.dorward.me.uk/ *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
[WSG] Hero Style Presentation
Hello I remember seeing a few years ago a presentation done (in HTML) about Web Standards. It had a whole load of Super hero / Roy Lichtenstein style graphics. Anyone have a link, I really would appreciate it? Thanks E. *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
RE: [WSG] Javascript image rotator
I did one for a client of mine. Feel free to take a look... http://thepaperchain.co.uk/ Not sure where I found the code but it is excellent and without JS on, it shows an image. !*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*! Chris & Ed successfully ran the 2007 Edinburgh Marathon for the Meningitis Research Foundation We are still looking for sponsors! Our Progress: http://wmwmarathon.com/ Sponsor Us: http://justgiving.com/wmwmarathon !*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*! Regards Ed Henderson Web Man Walking - web design & usability experts t: 0131 669 8800 m: 0781 253 6964 f: 0797 062 1532 e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] w: web-man-walking.com a: 48 Eastfield, Edinburgh, EH15 2PN skype: webmanwalking msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "New technology, old fashioned service" -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Collins Sent: 12 July 2007 12:45 To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: [WSG] Javascript image rotator Hi all, I thought this would be an easy one to Google, but yet I find myself here again asking your professional opinions :) Trying to find a script for random image rotation on a website. Meaning the images would rotate every 5 seconds or so automatically, without the need for a refresh. The only requirements would be: - A fade effect between the rotating images. - A fall back so users without javascript will still get a single image. Any links would be greatly appreciated. Cheers Paul *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
RE: [WSG] Page Structure
Hi Some great stuff, thanks to all. >Are Ed's clients' customers more likely to search on 'Glory Days' or >'Rugby World Cup 2007 Packages'? Definitely the latter. They want clients who want to go to the Rugby World Cup 2007. I presume they are not too bothered who their supplier is ;-) Of course keeping the "branding" on each page is also important. I know multiple 's are frowned upon but what about something like: Glory Days tickets, accommodation & travel packages for major events throughout the uk, europe and worldwide Rugby World Cup 2007 Packages Would I penalised for something like this? E. *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
[WSG] Page Structure
Hello I am about to start a new website and was given some advice by a SEO expert who says the h1 on the page should be the most relevant thing to the page. For example for a Sports Packages company I design the website for they have: Company Name Tagline Page Content Which in my instance is: Glory Days tickets, accommodation & travel packages for major events throughout the uk, europe and worldwide Rugby World Cup 2007 Packages How should this be marked up: Glory Days tickets, accommodation & travel packages for major events throughout the uk, europe and worldwide Rugby World Cup 2007 Packages However the Rugby World Cup 2007 is the actual page content, they say that should be the does anyone have a better suggestion as to how to deal with this common problem? Regards Ed Henderson Web Man Walking - web design & usability experts t: 0131 669 8800 m: 0781 253 6964 f: 0797 062 1532 e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] w: web-man-walking.com a: 48 Eastfield, Edinburgh, EH15 2PN skype: webmanwalking msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "New technology, old fashioned service" *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
RE: [WSG] Certifications / Exams / Accreditations / Qualifications
Hi Thanks for your reply. I was kind of thinking the same thing as you and a wee bit investigation revealed not a lot. I am indeed in the UK (Scotland) and have a degree in Computer Science from way back :-) You may be right about the portfolio and keeping up to date but some way to qualify this might be nice. I have not checked on the MS Cert's recently but last time I did look they were based on MS products. E. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Leslie Sent: 20 June 2007 14:06 To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: RE: [WSG] Certifications / Exams / Accreditations / Qualifications I was wondering If anyone could suggest any credible certifications, exams, qualifications etc. in: * Web Standards * Accessibility * SEO * Site Building / Design * etc. That would be worthwhile taking/having on my CV as well as being useful from a learning point of view. I have an old MCP+SB from a few years ago but it's all changed now :-) Hi, I noticed that you are based in the UK, and to be honest, there aren't really any certificates that count for anything here, aside from possibly a degree/masters in Computer Science or similar. I changed career about 4 years ago to web design after playing around with it for a couple of years as a hobby and was looking for courses as you describe. The only thing I really found was CIW (certified internet webmaster) courses, which I duly took. They were pretty basic and only covered stuff I could have got from half a £10 book. I then found that I had to explain what these 'qualifications' were at every job interview I had... No-one had heard of them. On a positive note, I guess they improved my confidence towards my work. >From personal experience, I found that the UK market is pretty keen on accessibility and standards so I worked hard at trying to understand these areas and building up a decent portfolio. A portfolio is much more important than a CV nowadays. I am now involved in our recruitment process and tend to be much more interested in whether candidates read lists such as this one, read/write blogs, go to conferences, etc than if they have a degree or other certificate. The web moves so quickly that what is relevant now may be irrelevant in a years time (tabindex and accesskeys being 2 things that pop to the front of my mind as fairly recent examples of this phenomenon). Hope that helps James *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
[WSG] Certifications / Exams / Accreditations / Qualifications
Hello I was wondering If anyone could suggest any credible certifications, exams, qualifications etc. in: * Web Standards * Accessibility * SEO * Site Building / Design * etc. That would be worthwhile taking/having on my CV as well as being useful from a learning point of view. I have an old MCP+SB from a few years ago but it's all changed now :-) Thank you. !*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*! Chris & Ed successfully ran the 2007 Edinburgh Marathon for the Meningitis Research Foundation We are still looking for sponsors! Our Progress: http://wmwmarathon.com/ Sponsor Us: http://justgiving.com/wmwmarathon !*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*! Regards Ed Henderson Web Man Walking - web design & usability experts t: 0131 669 8800 m: 0781 253 6964 f: 0797 062 1532 e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] w: web-man-walking.com a: 48 Eastfield, Edinburgh, EH15 2PN skype: webmanwalking msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "New technology, old fashioned service" *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
[WSG] [OT] Australian Payment Providers
Hello This is off topic so I apologise, however I know a lot of you guys are in Australia. One of my clients has expanded into Australia and is looking to add ecommerce facilities to the AU website. We use Protx here in the UK but they don't stretch to Australia. We are using the National Australia Bank who have provided us with a list of providers but as the work is being done from the UK we have no clue who/were/what etc. I.e. who is good/bad. Here is the list: * Advam * Camtech * Card Access Services * CommSecure * Ctel Technologies * Dialect * Direct Payment Solutions * eMatters * E-Nett * eWay * IP Payments * Morton Blacketer * NetRegistry * NetSell * PayCorp * PayMate * PocketMail * Premier Interactive * SecurePay * Telstra Billpay * Unidex * Verisign If anyone has any advice I would really appreciate it. Thank you and sorry again. - Chris & Ed attempt to run the Edinburgh Marathon for The Meningitis Research Foundation Our Progress: http://wmwmarathon.com/ Sponsor Us: http://justgiving.com/wmwmarathon - Regards Ed Henderson Web Man Walking - web design & usability experts t: 0131 669 8800 m: 0781 253 6964 f: 0797 062 1532 e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] w: web-man-walking.com a: 48 Eastfield, Edinburgh, EH15 2PN skype: webmanwalking msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "New technology, old fashioned service" *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
[WSG] Standards Savvy Shopping Cart
Title: Standards Savvy Shopping Cart Hello I am looking for a web standards friendly shopping cart for an upcoming project. I have had a look but not had much luck, previously used CactusASP but the amount of spurious and unnecessary HTML will not have me calling again. Would appreciate any links and/or recommendations. Thank you. Regards Ed Henderson Web Man Walking - web design & usability experts t: 0131 669 8800 (local) / 0800 781 2371 (freephone) m: 0781 253 6964 f: 0797 062 1532 e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] w: web-man-walking.com a: 48 Eastfield, Edinburgh, EH15 2PN skype: webmanwalking msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "New technology, old fashioned service"
RE: [WSG] pdf graphics
You could always screen grab if you have to? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nic Sent: 13 January 2006 10:17 To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: RE: [WSG] pdf graphics If you don't have the full version of Acrobat, you're probably SOL... In a case like this, you ought to ask the client again for a USABLE file. If you didn't specify the file formats required in the contract, then you may be in for trouble. I've had a nightmare deal with someone on a project like that a few months back. I wish you luck! Nic ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ** ** 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] CSS Rollover Flicker
>This one will work if the a covers 100% of the li's area, otherwise >the li's background could shine through. But for this menu it's real >quick and simple fix. Sorry, I neglected to mention that, I was thinking it, just not typing it. That what you get when you come into the office to find your landlord has had the heating off since the 23rd! E. ** 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] CSS Rollover Flicker
Hello Seems to work fine now in FF1.5. One thing, your About button still seems to flicker, don't know if there is a problem or you just forgot to do that one :-) >had wasted some 4 hours trying out one of the Stu >Nicholls' method (http://www.webreference.com/programming/ >css_flicker/) and it broke quite badly in IE andI didn't feel like >fixing yet another IE bug. I had a look at his article and it seems to be more or less what I suggested (in more detail). This looks like it should work but I havent tested. Glad I could help. E. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of tee Sent: 27 December 2005 12:04 To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] CSS Rollover Flicker On Dec 27, 2005, at 3:03 AM, Web Man Walking wrote: > Hi > > Why not make the background image of the the same as the > hover. That > way it preloads itself? > > E. > Hi mysterious "E". Interesting approach! It seems to work and a real quick fix. I have tested on PC/Mac: Safari, FF, Netscape, Mozilla, iE and Opera. Can you guys confirm? http://gb.lotusseeds.com/menutest_2.html Honestly I wasn't too crazy to try out sliding doors or preloader scripts method (nonetheless it has to be done so that I can get over with the whole annoying moment before stepping into a fresh new year :) ), had wasted some 4 hours trying out one of the Stu Nicholls' method (http://www.webreference.com/programming/ css_flicker/) and it broke quite badly in IE andI didn't feel like fixing yet another IE bug. If this truly works (sorry for my skeptism! Base on life' experience, when thing is too easy to solve/fix, I have the tendency to cast doubt), you'd just saved me hours of frustration for trying out sliding doors (by the way, I read that article a couple of time, for some reason I never really like the approach and therefor didn't think of trying). Best, tee ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ** ** 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] CSS Rollover Flicker
Hi Why not make the background image of the the same as the hover. That way it preloads itself? E. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of tee Sent: 27 December 2005 09:36 To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: [WSG] CSS Rollover Flicker Hi everyone, happy after holiday, I have a CSS rollover flickering problem that not just occurs in IE but all browsers. The problem only happens when I have different images for link and hover, and a background image for the #menu. The problem has been there for a long time with other sites, due to the busy schedules and deadlines I decided to ignore it because, after all, the menus are working - sites were up for months and nobody complaints. Nonetheless, I know how annoying it is. Was working on a new site using the same menu code, the annoyances suddenly becomes so big that I can't stand it anymore. I suspect it's something to do with caches yet I don't seem able to find what causes the problem. Symptoms are random: empty gap, hover image disappears or white space occurs, when either of these happens, I move the cursor to the next menu item, come back again and it gets back to normal state. Can you be so kind look at my code? http://gb.lotusseeds.com/menutest.html http://gb.lotusseeds.com/menu_test.css THANK YOU tee ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ** ** 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] Dragon Way (Site Check)
>I viewed it on a variety of browsers on PC. Technically, I guess, the client is correct: the text isn't centerd. The entire image is centered in the window. Since the logo on the left is a drawing, the actual >text - Dragon Way - is visually off to the right. And because of the color difference between logo and text, the text part seems (to me) to be heavier and draws my eye more, so it isn't 'centered.' Sorry, my mistake on #1 not explaining it fully. The graphic should be centered :-) ** 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] Dragon Way (Site Check)
Title: Dragon Way (Site Check) >Firstly, congratulations on putting together a site that is well structured with the headings etc. My comments relate more to the usability and accessibility aspects. >: >: Thank you for your comments Graham, some excellent points and ones which I hope to address. I totally agree about images off etc. but this is what the client wants? As for the dolls, yup, you don't know what they mean until you mouse over, I like that term, mystery meat :-)
RE: [WSG] Dragon Way (Site Check)
Hello Thanks for the input... >IE5.2/Mac: Slow as hell (over a minute). Definitely not a connection issue >as all other browsers are fine. Something is causing IE5.2 to struggle when >rendering your code. Suggest they're using IE5.2/Mac to test unfortunately. Thanks Jon. I thought I was going nuts. I have had a shot of the site on clients Mac and it is IE he is using. It does take over a minute to render the code on each page! >IE5.2/Mac: not present Any ideas why these don't display? I don't have a Mac here?!?!? Code validates and seems OK to me? Am I just missing something obvious? Regards Ed Henderson Web Man Walking - web design & usability experts t: 0131 669 8800 m: 0781 253 6964 f: 0797 062 1532 e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] w: web-man-walking.com a: 48 Eastfield, Edinburgh, EH15 2PN "New technology, old fashioned service" ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ** ** 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] Dragon Way (Site Check)
>What are you using as an editor? I noticed a meta I haven't seen before: >" >Does that indicate FrontPage or something MS-based? http://www.html-reference.com/META_name_MSSmartTagsPreventParsing.htm >Point out to your client that IE5.2 is so flakey it might as well be in >sanskrit and that and smart people using Macs will be using Safari or >Firefox ;-) Will give it a shot. Thanks E. ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ** ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help **
[WSG] Dragon Way (Site Check)
Title: Dragon Way (Site Check) Hello I have developed a site for a client and all seems fine, compliant, etc. works ace in IE and FF. I don’t have a MAC and client is complaining of: 1. Homepage - Text under dolls is not centred 2. Homepage - No logo showing 3. Rest of site - Top bar missing 4. Rest of site - dolls (same as 1.) 5. Slow Can anyone help, take a quick look for me? This is my first post after lurking for a while :-) http://test.dragon-way.com/ Any other comments would be ace. Thank you. Regards Ed Henderson Web Man Walking - web design & usability experts t: 0131 669 8800 m: 0781 253 6964 f: 0797 062 1532 e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] w: web-man-walking.com a: 48 Eastfield, Edinburgh, EH15 2PN "New technology, old fashioned service"
RE: [WSG] Dragon Way (Site Check)
All sounds good. Spec does mention IE/FF but client not the best English speaker and not too attentive to details :-) Now I have some facts I can back up my points when we meet to discuss. Thanks for all your help. I hope I can repay the favour one day. E. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jon Tan Sent: 25 November 2005 14:30 To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] Dragon Way (Site Check) Web Man Walking <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks Jon. I thought I was going nuts. I have had a shot of the site on > clients Mac and it is IE he is using. It does take over a minute to > render > the code on each page! yw Ed. Thought so. > Code > validates and seems OK to me? Am I just missing something obvious? To put it as gently as I can, yes: [1] Personally I put the user agents I design to in the job spec/quote so there re no misunderstandings later along the lines of, 'it doesn't look the sme in NN4 and FF'. [2] Consultation as to why supporting a certain agent is being depracated / depreciated if needed. E.g. Cost for extra work, audience use percentage etc. [3] Valid code doesn not mean the pages will look as you require in the browser. I'd suggest development in a standards compliant browser and cross-checking cross browser and platform _before_ showing the client in all other browsers as you go, rather than getting surprises at the end. OK that doesn't help you right now but as others have suggested, pointing out that the IE5.2- audience will make up (I'm guessing based on stats I monitor) <1% of the audience might help. The alterntive is (I assume not realistic) gettting a Mac, testing and re-writing your code. ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ** ** 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] Dragon Way (Site Check)
>What are you using as an editor? I noticed a meta I haven't seen before: >" >Does that indicate FrontPage or something MS-based? http://www.html-reference.com/META_name_MSSmartTagsPreventParsing.htm >Point out to your client that IE5.2 is so flakey it might as well be in >sanskrit and that and smart people using Macs will be using Safari or >Firefox ;-) Will give it a shot. Thanks E. ** 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] Dragon Way (Site Check)
Hello Thanks for the input... >IE5.2/Mac: Slow as hell (over a minute). Definitely not a connection issue >as all other browsers are fine. Something is causing IE5.2 to struggle when >rendering your code. Suggest they're using IE5.2/Mac to test unfortunately. Thanks Jon. I thought I was going nuts. I have had a shot of the site on clients Mac and it is IE he is using. It does take over a minute to render the code on each page! >IE5.2/Mac: not present Any ideas why these don't display? I don't have a Mac here?!?!? Code validates and seems OK to me? Am I just missing something obvious? Regards Ed Henderson Web Man Walking - web design & usability experts t: 0131 669 8800 m: 0781 253 6964 f: 0797 062 1532 e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] w: web-man-walking.com a: 48 Eastfield, Edinburgh, EH15 2PN "New technology, old fashioned service" ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help **
[WSG] Dragon Way (Site Check)
Title: Dragon Way (Site Check) Hello I have developed a site for a client and all seems fine, compliant, etc. works ace in IE and FF. I don’t have a MAC and client is complaining of: 1. Homepage - Text under dolls is not centred 2. Homepage - No logo showing 3. Rest of site - Top bar missing 4. Rest of site - dolls (same as 1.) 5. Slow Can anyone help, take a quick look for me? This is my first post after lurking for a while :-) http://test.dragon-way.com/ Any other comments would be ace. Thank you. Regards Ed Henderson Web Man Walking - web design & usability experts t: 0131 669 8800 m: 0781 253 6964 f: 0797 062 1532 e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] w: web-man-walking.com a: 48 Eastfield, Edinburgh, EH15 2PN "New technology, old fashioned service"
