Re: [WSG] Behavior Effecting Presentation or Structure - Precedence?

2008-01-07 Thread kevin mcmonagle
This is way above me but isn't that what the below method does? http://www.bobbyvandersluis.com/ufo/ if so how does he do it? it seems to be the savy solution hope my reply is relevant -kevin *** List Guidelines:

[WSG] inline styles theoretical question

2008-01-01 Thread kevin mcmonagle
hi, Im not sure on the exact reason why in line styles are not accepted but i assume its because they are not as efficient as putting styles into a linked style sheet or into the header. I mean the only reason i can see that they dont validate is because its sort of sloppy and defeats the

Re: [WSG] Re: inline styles theoretical question

2008-01-01 Thread kevin mcmonagle
sorry my mistake - i forgot inline styles are valid but not best practices. you guys are right in all you say but i dont know if you understand exactly what im saying. A textpattern form with inline styles, only gets loaded once and when a change is made to it every page on the site is

Re: [WSG] Re: inline styles theoretical question

2008-01-01 Thread kevin mcmonagle
John Faulds wrote: only CSS in an external stylesheet gets cached... ok john that settles it. no more inline styles in my forms. thanks. -kevin *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe:

Re: [WSG] Re: inline styles theoretical question

2008-01-01 Thread kevin mcmonagle
Theresa Weber Wrote: I should have said we can still create templates for the pages that are the same as long as all styles are created using the CSS (so that download time is faster). huh...that doesnt make sense?... i dont know

Re: SPAM-LOW: Re: [WSG] Site Check

2007-12-20 Thread kevin mcmonagle
I read somewhere that the latest gen adobe external js script method for flash embedding fixes a stacking bug when it comes to z-index. are you using that method to embed? CK wrote: Hi, How does CSS z-index and flash commingle, or does the solution rest with scripting? CK On Dec 20,

[WSG] strange cropping of divs in ie

2007-12-20 Thread kevin mcmonagle
hi, If i can ask an old question, whats the best way to get margins and padding to be set the same across all browsers. -kevin *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe:

Re: [WSG] Site Check

2007-12-20 Thread kevin mcmonagle
hi From a web typography stanpoint its nice and clean but somehow its not as comfortable to read as it could be. Maybe crank up the leading and possibly the font size as well. maybe make the horizontal word count less. Maybe spend a bit of time styling some heads and subhead to break up the

[WSG] positioning question

2007-12-15 Thread kevin mcmonagle
Hi, On the below 3 column page http://www.jfl.ie/index.php under the header image part there is the search input box and a blue bar that spans across the wrapper. 2 of the 3 columns below that, the center and right navigation column, need to be positioned with a negative top coordinates.

[WSG] ie word wrap mess-help

2007-06-06 Thread kevin mcmonagle
Hi can anyone suggest how i might get this definition list to wrap around the thumb image which is inside the h2 tag. It wraps in ff and safari and netscape but not in ie: I cant move the image out of the h2 its dynamically generated from the cms. heres the url:

Re: [WSG] Recommended screen size

2007-06-04 Thread kevin mcmonagle
All right-after reading all the posts on this topic ive been reviewing my rational for sticking with fixed width layouts for the last 50 sites ive designed. Where can i find the latest tutorials, articles and examples of creating relative sized layouts. Specifically can anyone recommend a site

[WSG] ie positioning help needed

2007-06-02 Thread kevin mcmonagle
Hi-first this is a confusing post but i cant put it simply. Theres a div acting up in ie7(6 as well?) - http://www.eaf.textdriven.com/testie.html it shows up on the bottom right of the ie7 screen but works in ff and safari Since i was made aware of the problem Ive made changes but need to see

Re: [WSG] ie positioning help needed

2007-06-02 Thread kevin mcmonagle
Simon Moss wrote: Hi Kevin, You could use conditional comments to serve that up exclusively to IE7 - but does the #gradient div really need to be outside the #wrapper div? Would a z-index not place it over the #rightcol div? Good question-I had thought about that briefly but i have a phobia

Re: [WSG] Recommended screen size

2007-06-01 Thread kevin mcmonagle
. In school the teacher has to teach for the dumbest kids in the class and that ruins it for everyone else. -kevin mcmonagle *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http

Re: [WSG] Recommended screen size

2007-06-01 Thread kevin mcmonagle
Paul Novitski wrote: So you're saying that someone using an 800-pixel-wide monitor probably wouldn't know what it's like to see the same page with a 1000-pixel-wide monitor? A user that has they're screen resolution set to 800x600 is well used to scrolling. The school analogy wasn't

Re: [WSG] safari hack for overflow-x/y

2007-05-31 Thread kevin mcmonagle
Terrence Wood wrote: I'm curious as to why you need a hack for safari as it's a reasonably compliant browser. What are you trying to work around? Hi Terrence, In this case its to compliant for my design-which the client has all ready approved. I didn't foresee this issue and cant change

Re: [WSG] need help with tabular interface

2007-05-29 Thread kevin mcmonagle
; } *#home #nav-home a, #news #nav-news a, #products #nav-products a, #about #nav-about a, #contact #nav-contact a* { background-position:100% -150px; color:#333; padding-bottom:5px; } thanks kevin mcmonagle | *** List

[WSG] need help with tabular interface

2007-05-28 Thread kevin mcmonagle
://www.eaf.textdriven.com/design.html -thanks kevin mcmonagle *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***

Re: [WSG] need help with tabular interface

2007-05-28 Thread kevin mcmonagle
Thanks nick i might need to implement that js fix. The sliding doors method, or any that ive seen, only works if all the tabs are the same colour. I will have to change my design cause i dont have time to figure id out-in fact even if i did have the time that would be a tough nut to crack.

[WSG] overflow: scroll-y;

2007-05-28 Thread kevin mcmonagle
Hi, Whats the method of setting the overflow of a div to scroll vertically only. I saw it here a long time ago but cant find anything online about it. I thought it was something like overflow: scroll-y; but i cant remember. -thanks kevin

Re: [WSG] overflow: scroll-y;

2007-05-28 Thread kevin mcmonagle
Sorry folks - problem solved, i found the anwser in the list- archives overflow-y:scroll; kevin mcmonagle wrote: Hi, Whats the method of setting the overflow of a div to scroll vertically only. I saw it here a long time ago but cant find anything online about it. I thought it was something

Re: [WSG] Content Management issue ?

2007-05-28 Thread kevin mcmonagle
I was in your situation about six months ago and someone on the list recommended textpattern. The textpattern text editor textdrive is meant to be easy to learn-clients can do simple formatting to their content updates easily. I was able to train a client to use it in one sitting. Still if i

Re: [WSG] need help with tabular interface

2007-05-28 Thread kevin mcmonagle
I dont know, im stuck with it. Heres my progress http://eaf.textdriven.com/ Sander Aarts wrote: kevin mcmonagle schreef: The sliding doors method, or any that ive seen, only works if all the tabs are the same colour. I don't see why. If every tab has its own id you can define different

Re: SPAM-LOW: Re: [WSG] Mocking up web interfaces

2007-05-24 Thread kevin mcmonagle
First get a feel for the content, play around with different ways of presenting it using a graphics app and or sketching- i use illustrator. The presentation should come naturally from the needs of the content - web standards practices support this way of working. When the illustrator file

Re: [WSG] Site Check - Streaming Media

2007-05-22 Thread kevin mcmonagle
Parker, Simi (DPS) wrote: Hi everyone I am investigating some potential issues with our live broadcasting service and if you use an O/S / browser / media player configuration other than Windows / Internet Explorer / Windows Media player, I would really appreciate your feedback and/or

[WSG] div hiding and expanding

2007-05-22 Thread kevin mcmonagle
Hi, Is there a way to do this unobtrusively and validly? see div ids: div id=/wrapper/ div id=/visible all the time/ /div div id=/hidden but expands when link clicked/, /div /div div id=/wrapper/ div id=/visible all the time/ /div div id=/hidden but expands when

[WSG] ive given up on css

2007-05-16 Thread kevin mcmonagle
broke and everybody's pointing fingers. Today i just told them to go back to using table based layouts and i will restrict my designs accordingly- i cant listen to the whining anymore. What would you have done in this situation? -best kevin mcmonagle

Re: SPAM-LOW: Re: [WSG] Site check Please - new thread

2007-05-16 Thread kevin mcmonagle
http://web-strategists.com:888 Yes I agree a min width would be good, if not maybe look into png transparency for the floating logo. http://www.tjkdesign.com/articles/png_overlay_with_no_extra_markup.asp -best kvn *** List

Re: [WSG] ive given up on css

2007-05-16 Thread kevin mcmonagle
I think in your situation though it's the choice of your client as to their code. Find another client - or risk sounding like a whiner yourself. At the end of the day, you can give clients informed choice... Good advice: I dont want to come off as a whiner because thats not what i would

[WSG] nav menu help

2007-04-09 Thread kevin mcmonagle
hi all, Just wondering what the best way set width and height on a horizontal list menu like this http://www.nwtc.ie/home.html so that a user-sizing the fonts wont break the layout but can still change font size. Thanks -kevin

[WSG] jump menus

2007-03-31 Thread kevin mcmonagle
Whats the current web standards position on jump menus? I've never used them as top level navigation before but i have a situate where im considering it. If it is permissible what are the guidelines? -best kevin *** List

Re: [WSG] sliding door based button breakign on :active state

2007-03-30 Thread kevin mcmonagle
The padding changes on the active state did you try defining it for that state? Ted Drake wrote: I’m trying to investigate an issue with a button that uses sliding doors for flexibility. It looks good for normal and hover states. On the active state, the button changes sizes and the

Re: [WSG] New Yorker Redesign

2007-03-28 Thread kevin mcmonagle
Does this site use some kind of image replacement/substitution technique for the headers? *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help:

[WSG] standards selling points

2007-03-08 Thread kevin mcmonagle
Hello, This has been discussed before but i was wondering about new input. I've tendered on a big job and i will be up against a lot of competition. What are some web standards selling points that might get through to a completely uniformed, unsavy client. The job requires a cms, ill be using

[WSG] class targeting problem-help!- was background image

2007-03-03 Thread kevin mcmonagle
Hello, Thanks for all the suggestion for the background image. I have one more problem with this site. www.arena7.ie/index2.html click on the function room link in the far right of the top nav bar. notice that when the link is clicked the layout breaks. this is because the right border turned

[WSG] background image

2007-03-01 Thread kevin mcmonagle
Hi, Just one more question about this page: http://www.arena7.ie/index2.html When viewing the above page with ie6 pc can you see the diagonal striped bacground pattern? I have ie6 running locally on an old machine thats offline and its not showing up. thanks for all the help -best

[WSG] css generating i.e security pop up

2007-02-28 Thread kevin mcmonagle
? www.mcmonagle.biz/arena7 -best kevin mcmonagle *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***

Re: [WSG] some simple box problems

2007-02-27 Thread kevin mcmonagle
David and lindsay, Thanks for the advice on clearing the floats. Can you check that this layout holds up in ie 6 now? ~davidLaakso wrote: The problem that may need to be addressed is that the page is brittle. Font-scaling will expand thenav and drop the float. Yeah i will have to

RE: [WSG] decendant selector nav problem

2004-05-22 Thread Kevin McMonagle
yes it was only netscape 6 mac that was causing problems which are now fixed: The problem was that netscape would pick up the a: link text colorfont size: then use the rest of the styles from a nav decendant selector that it should have been using for everything. Im away from my desk for the

[WSG] Please take a look at this page.

2004-05-17 Thread Kevin McMonagle
Hi, The css navbar is'nt working in netscape 6 mac. The regular a link state is the problem, for some reason the text color is not what it should be in netscape 6mac. http://www.mcmonagle.biz/finalone.html thanks in advance -Kevin _

[WSG] decendant selector nav problem

2004-05-17 Thread Kevin McMonagle
Hi, I had sent a post earlier regarding trouble that I was having with a navbar in ns 6 mac. Well i solved the problem. For the nav bar links i created a decendant selector like this: #nav a:link {...} #nav a:hover {...} But i also had the regular link states specified in the style sheet, like

Re: [WSG] Trouble with safari

2004-05-07 Thread Kevin McMonagle
The top right links are not positioning properly in ie 5 mac either. _ Getting married? Find tips, tools and the latest trends at MSN Life Events. http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=married

[WSG] please help

2004-05-06 Thread Kevin McMonagle
Hi Russ, At your recommendation i made my layout simple. It now works in ie4 and up. Thank you very much. However the image in the div mast dosnt show up in netscape, can you tell me why? I've encluded most of the style sheet in this email. Nearly there. -Kevin BODY { marging: 0 0;

[WSG] help with compatability

2004-05-03 Thread Kevin McMonagle
Hi guys, I really need help. Im building a portfolio site for my graphics work. Check it out at www.mcmonagle.biz The problem: Browser compatability. I live in Ireland, i estimate that half the people here use a 4 or 5th generation browser. I built this portfolio site using css positioning

[WSG] dont laugh

2004-04-30 Thread Kevin McMonagle
Hi all, I tried to build a portfolio site using web standards code, more or less. The site consists of a main page for primary navigation and logo with two inline frames for content/subnav pages. I didnt use tables on the main page, only css positioning and i had to use different style sheets

[WSG] CSS Netscape 6 positioning problem

2004-04-02 Thread Kevin McMonagle
Hi Wsg, I'm new to css and xml but am starting to get into it. A page im working on exhibits a placement problem when the viewed in navigator 6-mac. The page works well in ie 5-mac. Does netscape have problems with some positioning values? The only work around I can think of is doing to sets

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