RE: [WSG] Page templates submitted for review (discard previous mail)

2005-09-28 Thread kvnmcwebn
-nice grids and very quick download time.   I had one questioin about the use of the tables. Could you explain how this helps?     We use a table to render the main content. However, the real content will be displayed first because it spans over 2 lines 2 rows of the table).  --

RE: [WSG] Using CSS for Flash backgrounds

2005-09-27 Thread kvnmcwebn
Andrew "I'd much rather use a limited palette PNG via CSS than cross my fingers and hope that Flash's JPEG algorithm doesn't destroy my image" Agreed the jpg comppressor in flash is brutal on lower and med quality but why not use the png in flash? Obviously this wouldnt work i

RE: [WSG] Using CSS for Flash backgrounds

2005-09-26 Thread kvnmcwebn
'And I agree Sam, having movement like that behind text is one of the worst things you can do.' I think that was meant as an example. If this trick is used in a more ambiant way it could be really useful. Maybe just have some image substitution for opera until a solution is found.

RE: [WSG] computer arts mag article/review

2005-09-25 Thread kvnmcwebn
n i decide to change something after im 30 pages into a site. I guess part of my question is when do you know the design is there from a wsg point of view? Is it when you know the client will go wow that looks nice? maybe this is o.t. and too subjective a topic - up late

[WSG] computer arts mag article/review

2005-09-25 Thread kvnmcwebn
Hello list, I picked up last months edition of computer arts, theres an article about creating liquid css layouts. dissapointing really, didnt got into detail. Also there was a review of Dreamweaver 8. CSS tools beefed up with a new css previewer. Looks good anybody used it yet? -kvnmcwebn

[WSG] a: class border width problem

2005-09-17 Thread kvnmcwebn
no-repeat; border-bottom: 0px; } /*html*/ Web & Screen -best kvnmcwebn ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for

RE: [WSG] images in html or css

2005-09-16 Thread kvnmcwebn
kground it would still reload? thanks kvnmcwebn ** 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] images in html or css

2005-09-15 Thread kvnmcwebn
hello, Just Wondering- Is the tag still widly used among list members. Should we put as many of the images we can in the css as backgrounds etc. Right now i put most sitewide images in the css and the page by page content in with the tag. **

RE: [WSG] OT: Good Flash development mailing lists/forums

2005-09-15 Thread kvnmcwebn
Does anyone know of any good, active and busy, Macromedia Flash development mailing lists or forums? Thanks, Stephen dont know if this is o.t. but check out www.flashkit.com ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See

RE: [WSG] Standards based visual design guidelines

2005-09-14 Thread kvnmcwebn
"I'm looking for some examples of standards based visual design guidelines and wondering if you can point me to anything you've seen or personally use in your design process...?" Form follows function. Less is more-more or less. ***

RE: [WSG] css buttons only hot over text in ie

2005-09-03 Thread kvnmcwebn
'That declaration *resets* the first one and you end up with anchors that are block elements, but *not* floats. That would be fine with most of the browsers, but feeding IE with a height declaration makes it *expand* the anchors full width (unless they are "floats").' Hello, that explans why the

RE: [WSG] css buttons only hot over text in ie

2005-08-31 Thread kvnmcwebn
22:25 To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] css buttons only hot over text in ie kvnmcwebn wrote: > Hello Thierry, > Thanks for the solution but maybe theres something in the struture of > my html that dosnt work with that method. Check it if you have a > minute. Both pages

RE: [WSG] css buttons only hot over text in ie

2005-08-31 Thread kvnmcwebn
over text in ie kvnmcwebn wrote: > Hello, > > Whats the best way to make the bellow css buttons hot for the entire > height in ie? Right now there just hot over the text. I tried adding > a fixed pixel height to the a: rule but that didnt work so well. > I've seen this so

[WSG] css buttons only hot over text in ie

2005-08-31 Thread kvnmcwebn
ought i'd post the question. Thanks a million -kvnmcwebn #navigation { margin: 0 auto; border: 0; padding: 0; text-align: left; } #drNav { margin: 0; border: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; } #drNav li { float: left; color: #ff; background: #99; font-family: Verd

RE: [WSG] iframes

2005-08-17 Thread kvnmcwebn
I used a 3 iframe layout on a site which i did before i was aware of web standards. There was a problem with a scoll bar showing up where it wasnt supposed to in ie but otherthan that it worked all right. I havnt used them since then. here is the url. www.strykelacrosse.com -Original Message

RE: [WSG] achieve 95% height with empty div in fire fox

2005-08-17 Thread kvnmcwebn
doh! sorry i should have realized that wasnt intentional. that did the trick.-thanks a mill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of FriccaWagner Sent: 17 August 2005 20:18 To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] achieve 95% height with empt

RE: [WSG] achieve 95% height with empty div in fire fox

2005-08-17 Thread kvnmcwebn
I think html, body {height:100;} could help. Thanks fricca, but no joy. -Kevin > body { height: 100%; } > > This does the trick nicely in ie but firefox seems oblivious to the > height declaration in the body rule. Is there something else i can do > for ff? Hello, I

[WSG] achieve 95% height with empty div in fire fox

2005-08-17 Thread kvnmcwebn
"This doesn't work, because it has no idea what 95% of nothing is. you need to specify the parent element to be 100%. in this case," body { height: 100%; } This does the trick nicely in ie but firefox seems oblivious to the height declaration in the body rule. Is there s

RE: [WSG] achieve 95% height with empty div?

2005-08-17 Thread kvnmcwebn
wow..i had no idea... I had assumed that any height or width declaration would be 100% of the browser window by default.. thanks, ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cf

[WSG] achieve 95% height with empty div?

2005-08-17 Thread kvnmcwebn
hello, I how can i get this div to scale to 95% of the window height without filling it with (invisible) content. div.logo { background: url(../LOGO.gif) bottom right no-repeat; height:95%; margin: auto 0 0 0; } ** The discussion list

[WSG] Visual Studio/.net general question

2005-07-23 Thread kvnmcwebn
Recently i worked on a project that involved visual studio and the whole asp.net thing. I was reading on the maxdesign site that they only use asp by special request as it is not a "rapid development solution". I guess my question is this-is cold fusion the proper way to build dynamimc sites wi

RE: [WSG] what tag will work here

2005-07-18 Thread kvnmcwebn
Thanks, that looks clean Ben, but i couldnt get it to work-to much for me to handle. was this example BusinessName Address Text shorthand for this?? <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container, "DataItem.business_name") %>' runat="server" Font-Bold="True"> Address Text what about the 'text=' bit? I trie

RE: [WSG] what tag will work here

2005-07-18 Thread kvnmcwebn
'Ouch That is some messy code.' The code is very messy, i had originally built the site carefully with divs and was down to one validation error when i handed it over to the programmer. He recreated my design with tables and handed it back with hundreds of validation errors. He had looked at

[WSG] what tag will work here

2005-07-18 Thread kvnmcwebn
hello, Im trying to style some dynamicly loaded text within a table cell, shouldnt be a big deal right. By default the text keeps reverting back to times and i cant find out why. The font style's in the linked body and td rules just are'nt applying to it. The only tag thats working for me that all

RE: [WSG] transparency support

2005-07-06 Thread kvnmcwebn
'this article by Lloyd Dalton helpful http://www.daltonlp.com/daltonlp.cgi?item_type=1&item_id=217' thanks, thats very clean. What do you think of the comment/example from stylo at the bottom of this page? http://www.alistapart.com/discuss/pngopacity/#c4812 ***

[WSG] transparency support

2005-07-06 Thread kvnmcwebn
hello, Is the png transparency tut on a list apart still the most up to date method? thanks

Re: [WSG] WSG Meetings for "the rest of us"

2005-06-10 Thread Kvnmcwebn
id probably make it to london if i had a lot of notice. ** 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] WSG Meetings for "the rest of us"

2005-06-09 Thread Kvnmcwebn
" Anyone else in the UK want to have our own meeting and show the Ozzies > how it's really done? " how about northern ireland? ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for

Re: [WSG] A software question

2005-06-08 Thread Kvnmcwebn
cant go wrong with dreamweaver mx 2004. great style sheet integration. pc version ships with top style lite and home site i think. costs around 500 hundred quid. -kvnmcwebn ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http

Re: [WSG] Ten questions for Russ

2005-06-07 Thread Kvnmcwebn
"Web standards should not be an exclusive club for those that do everything right from the get go. We need to welcome everybody to the "club" who makes an effort. And if they don't get it right the first time or the second time, that is okay!" Thank you i needed to hear that. **

[WSG] warning *DETECTED* Online User Violation

2005-05-31 Thread Kvnmcwebn
DONT open the zip file attached to that USER VIOLATION email. I dowloaded it an my virus software picked up a trojan horse right away. -kvnmcwebn ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail

Re: [WSG] *DETECTED* Online User Violation

2005-05-31 Thread Kvnmcwebn
Is this a virus? ** 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] flash satay firefox bug

2005-05-23 Thread Kvnmcwebn
What if the tab index is set in the swf? do we still have this problem? > A small heads-up to alert those (myself included) using the flash satay > method http://www.alistapart.com/articles/flashsatay/ of an annoying > variation of an old bug in firefox: > > "The flash satay method has become a w

Re: [WSG] Site Check

2005-05-19 Thread Kvnmcwebn
>> I'd also like if mac users tested it on safari and ie5/mac. In the 0s9 version of ie5mac the top buttons have are slightly offset from the background image. maybe only a pixel or two, so when you roll over they jump a wee bit. not much though.

Re: [WSG]-font size- lastminute.com

2005-05-19 Thread Kvnmcwebn
regarding the balance between type readability and aesthetics in general and with this site. I think that large blocks of text should be comfortable to read for everyone maybe at the expense of aesthetics, but in this case its only small amounts of type that can be read quickly and wont cause disc

Re: [WSG] Site check

2005-05-18 Thread Kvnmcwebn
very nice- i found a couple minor breaks in ie5 mac "0s9" if you care about this i will post screen shots online. -Kev ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some

Re: [WSG] Playing a sound file - what is the best way?

2005-05-18 Thread Kvnmcwebn
I think more browsers would have the swf plugin installed than the quicktime plugin one. I would use flash and provide alteratives that launches a real media file/player and a widows meadia file/player. -kvnmcwebn ** The discussion list for

[WSG] very frustrated

2005-05-17 Thread Kvnmcwebn
have to live with it. just needed some place to rant about this. Just curious-Does anyone here do asp and if so would using the ala custom corners method for a basic wrapper/template be very difficult to convert over to asp? http://www.alistapart.com/articles/customcorners/ -kvnmcwebn

[WSG] got a safari hack

2005-05-16 Thread Kvnmcwebn
Hello, Is there an equivelant to the underscore hack for safari out there? _kvnmcwebn ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & gettin

Re: [WSG] search engine question

2005-05-16 Thread Kvnmcwebn
Typical DHTML menus are HTML+CSS created and controlled by JS. Suckerfish dropdowns is HTML+CSS "created" by HTML and controlled by CSS. You get the same thing, but without need for JS support. > Kvnmcwebn wrote: >> Unless you thin

Re: [WSG] search engine question

2005-05-16 Thread Kvnmcwebn
od. frustrating. -Kvnmcwebn. ** 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] search engine question

2005-05-16 Thread Kvnmcwebn
I guess theres pros and cons to both methods, Im leaning towards a dhtml menu that supports ns and ie 4+. but the links are in an external file, ugghh, I dont think it would degrade well but i suppose it woulnd have to with its browser support. I know what kornel is emphasizing is important as wel

Re: [WSG] search engine question

2005-05-16 Thread Kvnmcwebn
would those suckerfish dropdowns interfere with divs below them, ie push them down or anything. ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the lis

[WSG] search engine question

2005-05-16 Thread Kvnmcwebn
Hello, Do spiders crawl links in external javascript files, like the ones found in some dhtml menus? -kvnmcwebn ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on

Re: [WSG] search field image alignment

2005-05-15 Thread Kvnmcwebn
also i tried this Send but its not what im looking for. -Kevin ** 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] search field image alignment--help

2005-05-15 Thread Kvnmcwebn
Hi, It does needs an action so Ive redone it like this: This probably wont work and anyway it wrecks the positioning again. How can i use an input type = "submit" with a background image? thanks -kevin > I think what Patrick is trying to say is you should us a "submit" button to > add some

Re: [WSG] search field image alignment

2005-05-15 Thread Kvnmcwebn
hi guys, Im now using the actual form element with some extra classes to get the positioning right. Defining the all around padding and margins worked for ff. Ended up using the underscore hack for ie though, still a pixel or two off but im going to live with it-just want to get this darn think

[WSG] search field image alignment

2005-05-15 Thread Kvnmcwebn
hello, I have added a "go" image for the submit button of a search field, its aligned"absmiddle". This dosnt align properly in compliant browsers like ff and safari but its fine in ie6. http://www.mcmonagle.biz/OTI/newhome.htm Should I just use a table in this case? thanks heres the code. S

[WSG] whats this

2005-05-12 Thread Kvnmcwebn
hello. I was looking over the list navigation article at http://www.complexspiral.com/events/archive/2003/seybold/cssnav.html WidgetCo Home what is the id="home" used for in this href? theres no css rule for it in the styles for that page?

[WSG] what ie bug is this?

2005-04-29 Thread Kvnmcwebn
hello, What ie windows 6 bug creates relics like the ones at the bottom of the boxes in the central column of this page? http://mcmonagle.biz/OTI/INDEX3.HTM The relics dissapear after scrolling the page over them. I dont think its the peekaboo bug because the boxes have a fixed width. I built t

Re: [WSG] div not scaling to 100% of parent

2005-04-28 Thread Kvnmcwebn
Thanks mike, that does the trick. -kvnmcwebn (Sorry if this is off topic for the list but I didnt see an email for mike) ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some

[WSG] div not scaling to 100% of parent

2005-04-28 Thread Kvnmcwebn
thanks -kvnmcwebn ** 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] new mycareer.com.au design

2005-04-27 Thread Kvnmcwebn
Title: Re: [WSG] new mycareer.com.au design if your concerned about my obsolete browser-- the layout breaks in ie5 mac. Looks nice in mozilla though.

Re: [WSG] Web calendar

2005-04-26 Thread Kvnmcwebn
check this one out, youd have to modify it to see the whole year http://veerle.duoh.com/ ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & g

Re: [WSG] may 1 reboot

2005-04-25 Thread Kvnmcwebn
how are you going to do this? im rebooting as well and I have no clue, replying to this one of list would probably be better thanks [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/

[WSG] Re: flash css hybrid example

2005-04-21 Thread Kvnmcwebn
Heres a good example of a hybrid site that uses flash for presentation and css for content as someone had requested earlier. http://www.bensaunders.com/blog_archives.php -Kvncmwebn ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See

Re: [WSG] Accessibility and showcasing heavily "visual" work (was IMAGE(was Mystical belief etc))

2005-04-21 Thread Kvnmcwebn
One example that uses the satay method and i think some of the other things that were talking about here is. www.disney.com. I think there is also one in the css vault. If you do a search for flash there your will find it. -kvnmcwebn ** The

Re: [WSG] Ireland web accessibility law?

2005-04-21 Thread Kvnmcwebn
hi andrey, Dont design for broadband anyway. Outside of Dublin, Cork and a few other cities our only options here are SLOW DIAL UP connections or overpriced isdn lines. Also i would more or less make the majority of your content visible at 800 x 600 screen resolution. -kvnmcwebn

Re: [WSG] Accessibility and showcasing heavily "visual" work (was IMAGE(was Mystical belief etc))

2005-04-21 Thread Kvnmcwebn
swfs? -kvnmcwebn ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help **

{Spam?} Re: [WSG] IMAGE(was Mystical belief etc)

2005-04-20 Thread Kvnmcwebn
How does the "webs sites that suck" guy compare to Jacob Neilson? -sort of the same rhetoric eh? To me the web is a functional and creative/expressive medium. ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgro

Re: [WSG] Site Review Please

2005-04-19 Thread Kvnmcwebn
The modular interface on top is kind of cool. To me it feels like the whole thing should be certered with a black background. ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for so

[WSG] what is quirks mode?

2005-04-16 Thread Kvnmcwebn
Where can i learn more about quirks mode? -Kvnmcwebn ** 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] device independence

2005-04-16 Thread Kvnmcwebn
safe enough? Thanks -Kvnmcwebn ** 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] skip flash intro question

2005-04-16 Thread Kvnmcwebn
I have always used a manual skip intro button on intro flash animations. Maybe flashkit.com would be a better source for finding an auto skip method method. -Kevin ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandard

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

2005-04-13 Thread Kvnmcwebn
0s 9 comments -for what there worth, in ie5.2 mac- messy overlaps w/radio buttons and text. positioning of google search button isnt right. maybe the backslash hack would do the trick if you feel inclined to support this browser. looks good in mozilla mac os 9 -kvnmcwebn

Re: [WSG] link one style sheet from another

2005-04-13 Thread Kvnmcwebn
Is there an advantage over linking them all in the html doc, or is it just personal preference? Thanks -Kvnmcwebn ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on

[WSG] link one style sheet from another

2005-04-13 Thread Kvnmcwebn
Is it ever helpful to link one style sheet from another using @ import? I didnt know this worked until i did it by accident the other day. -Kevin ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/gu

[WSG] {Spam?} email alternate content

2005-04-11 Thread Kvnmcwebn
Ive designed an html email template with tables images etc. Is there a way to provide an alternative non-html email content for those who dont have html email capabilities. -Kvnmcewbn ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/

Re: [WSG] New site, same question: opinion?

2005-04-08 Thread Kvnmcwebn
Nice clean design, Add some line height to the text, maybe 14px or 15px. In ie5mac the horizontal nav bar text dosnt have any left padding. Looks good on mozilla mac. I agree with the previous comment about the contrast of the links. -kvnmcwebn > On Fri, 8 Apr 2005 17:05:05 +0200, Pi

Re: [WSG] take object out of tab order

2005-04-08 Thread Kvnmcwebn
I think you need to specify the tabindex inside the flash movie, but im not sure how to do it properly. I found this at flash kit. _root.main.all_pages.contact.form.tNom.tabIndex = 0; so tabindex is just an actionscript property. -Kevin ** Th

Re: [WSG] take object out of tab order

2005-04-08 Thread Kvnmcwebn
sorry for my ignorance what is the tab order? -Kevin ** 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] help with css round corners.

2005-04-06 Thread Kvnmcwebn
Hi Tee, I saw the imageless example to, but it dosn't work in ie5 mac. Even though some people don't develop for this browser anymore i still use it somethimes. Also the roundbox im working on has a drop shadow on either side. thank you -Kevin > Hi Kevin, I found this nifty corners the other d

[WSG] help with css round corners.

2005-04-06 Thread Kvnmcwebn
Hi everyone, I got this cool roundbox code from http://www.redmelon.net/tstme/4corners and am trying to adapt it for use in a more complex wrapper with a masthead, body and footer...But im havin a proble with one of the side drop shadows. check out the page at http://mcmonagle.biz/SHADOW/ a

[WSG] {Spam?} css type glich

2005-04-04 Thread Kvnmcwebn
hi everyone, Im having a problem with type getting croped- The bottom few pixels of some ascenders - like on g - are being chopped off. This is happening on ie5mac and netscape 6mac, havnt tested it on the pc yet. I'm using these attributes for my paragraph text. --- p { width: 245px; text-alig

Re: [WSG] Opening links in new window with XHTML

2005-04-03 Thread Kvnmcwebn
wow, at least that seems like a reason to make sure that you include a close window button in the pop up window. > David, > > I use Firefox, set to open new pages in new tabs rather than new > windows. I've had the disconcerting experience of going to a site that > opens a child window with speci

Re: [WSG] Opening links in new window with XHTML

2005-04-03 Thread Kvnmcwebn
Even on click pop up windows can be blocked by some strick pop up blockers. Does this concern anyone, or are these cases rare? Theres a guy in the office that has pop up blocking software with strict settings. In fact it dosnt permit the typical on click script to launch a window without a tick b

[WSG] email client css suport

2005-03-28 Thread Kvnmcwebn
Dear freinds and colleagues, How much css -in the head of the html doc-can be used for html email layouts such as newsletters and the like? I assume that to much if any would be risky. -Kevin McMonagle ** The discussion list for http://webstan

Re: [WSG] Page views per month, peak rates in an hour

2005-03-28 Thread Kvnmcwebn
thats a bit over my head but maybe do a google search for internet mapping or internet geography and tie in a keyword with what you looking for. not sure ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org

Re: [WSG] why, why, why, --firefox glich--

2005-03-28 Thread Kvnmcwebn
on 3/28/05 9:38 PM, Veine K Vikberg at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > At 09:43 PM 3/28/2005 +0200, you wrote: > >> On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 07:29:50 +0100, Kvnmcwebn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >>> --this list is my only hope--- >>> >>> I've been

Re: [WSG] why, why, why, --firefox glich--

2005-03-28 Thread Kvnmcwebn
thanks for the help and feedback, Nils and Micheal you have both inadvertantly solved my problem. I was obliviouse to the fact that firefox wont enclose floats with stated dimensions, now it makes sense why it dosnt. But i have to come clean- The height of the content container dosnt even need to

[WSG] -round corners w/o images-

2005-03-28 Thread Kvnmcwebn
-for what its worth- regarding a link from the light reading list sent earlier. this method for rounding corners without images, which is great-- dosn't work at all in ie5mac, this isn't mentioned on the page. Nifty Corners: rounded corners without images: http://pro.html.it/esempio/nifty

[WSG] why, why, why, --firefox glich--

2005-03-28 Thread Kvnmcwebn
--this list is my only hope--- I've been rebuilding the html of this page over and over and cant find why the container div dosnt resize{height} to accomodate all the content in firefox. Below is a link to the css and page. http://mcmonagle.biz/TESTSITE/ please help if you have time thanks

Re: [WSG] wrapper drop shadows-?

2005-03-28 Thread Kvnmcwebn
wow thanks ** 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] wrapper drop shadows-?

2005-03-28 Thread Kvnmcwebn
Theres probably a recommended way for creating a drop shadow on your wrapper divs and i would like to know it. Are there any good links for tutorials on this topic? Ive done a drop shadow on an absoulutly positioned layout using divs inside the wrapper div with negative positioning values. eg.

Re: [WSG] {Spam?} stupid question

2005-03-26 Thread Kvnmcwebn
ahh a site wide style sheet and then individual page style sheets-thats very helpful- im glad i asked. Also i like the idea of not spending time on a half arsed style sheet for 4.0th generation browsers, just give them the content eh. thanks guys -Kevin ***

Re: [WSG] {Spam?} stupid question

2005-03-26 Thread Kvnmcwebn
Thanks-it makes sense- It would be smart to break large style sheets down into managable chunks. I see a lot of high traffic sites that only use the @import method that would not work well unstyled. Is this acceptable yet? -Kevin ** The discussi

[WSG] {Spam?} stupid question

2005-03-26 Thread Kvnmcwebn
Hi, Would someone explain the how and why of using/importing two style sheets into a page. Example below. {} thanks. kevin. ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.c

[WSG] {Spam?} css layout review request

2005-03-24 Thread Kvnmcwebn
Hi all, Im building a css layout that will be launched in a pop up window on click. Its a template that will be updated by office staff using dreamweaver. Anyway im experiencing some cross browser gliches with the layout that i cant solve on my own. So far Ive tested in ie 5.mac ie 6 win firefox

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2005-03-24 Thread Kvnmcwebn
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[WSG] test-dont read

2005-03-23 Thread Kvnmcwebn
if you see this sorry-this is just a test to see if i fixed my email problem and have successfully resubscribed. thanks ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hi

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