[WSG] Some links for light reading (3/1/05)

2005-01-02 Thread russ - maxdesign
A Complex Table Inspector http://juicystudio.com/complextableinspector.asp sIFR 2.0 release candidate 3 http://www.mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2004/12/sifr-2.0-release-candidat e-3 How and when to use sIFR http://usabletype.com/articles/2004/how-and-when-to-use-sifr/ Text Decoration

[WSG] Off-topic - Earthquake/Tsunami help

2004-12-28 Thread russ - maxdesign
Apologies for this unusual post. There are times when discussions about web development seems totally insignificant and irrelevant. Like now. In Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia, people are suffering. Luckily, there is something we can all do - we can give assistance to an aid

[WSG] ADMIN - Swearing on the WSG list

2004-12-27 Thread russ - maxdesign
WSG members, It is completely unacceptable to swear/use profane language on the WSG list. This has been mentioned many times on list including the last time we had this sort of incident, when Peter Firminger (listdad) wrote: I can be blue to people I know in person but profanity... is simply not

[WSG] an even more amazing css zen garden entry

2004-12-24 Thread russ - maxdesign
Now there were some people on-list who thought the last Zen Garden entry I posted lacked a certain wow factor. Well, how about this entry which seems to have it all... Style... Class... Wow... and lots of animation! http://brucelawson.co.uk/zengarden.htm :) Russ

Re: [WSG] Table with alternating row colours

2004-12-23 Thread russ - maxdesign
Apart from specific classes on alternate rows, it is possible to style alternate rows without adding markup to the structure using adjacent sibling selectors. Be aware of IE's lack of support. Here is a sample from older post on similar question: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/jobs/css/adjacent2.htm

Re: [WSG] Color Scheme Tools

2004-12-23 Thread russ - maxdesign
If an enterprising WSG member had 20 minutes on their hands they could add all of these tools under a newly formed resource category called Colour tools. Then, people would never forget any colour tool - and we would not have to keep having off-topic posts about colour tools! :) Russ Have a

Re: [WSG] Another amazing css ... ADMIN

2004-12-23 Thread russ - maxdesign
Ok, enough. The aim of this list is not to criticise other members but to help and support them. If we start down this road it will only end in tears. Russ Your home page is very attractive. A bit of humble pie - I validated your home page using your referral button 'xhtml' and got 15

[WSG] Some links for light reading (21/12/04)

2004-12-21 Thread russ - maxdesign
Web design world cool-down: http://www.molly.com/2004/12/18/web-design-world-cool-down/ Don¹t Care About Market Share: http://www.meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2004/12/20/market-share-dont-care/ HTML tags: http://lachy.id.au/blogs/log/2004/12/html-tags ALT attribute (ALT tag, ALT tooltip)

[WSG] WSG S5

2004-12-21 Thread russ - maxdesign
About a month ago, Lachlan Hardy produced a slide show template (based on Eric Meyers S5) for the WSG. It is now online for all WSG members to use as they wish: http://webstandardsgroup.org/go/resource367.cfm More on S5: http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/s5/ Rather than clog the list, if you have

Re: [WSG] formatting the a tag

2004-12-16 Thread russ - maxdesign
Not quite true; that will only style anchors which have a href attribute. If, for some reason you have one without a href (although I can't think of a good reason to have an anchor without a href for which there isn't a better, more semantic alternative), it *will not* be styled. Yes,

[WSG] Another amazing css zen garden entry

2004-12-16 Thread russ - maxdesign
http://www.csszengarden.com/?cssfile=http://www.css-praxis.de/cssocean/zenoc ean.css Make sure you look in a good browser and scroll down! Russ ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See

Re: [WSG] formatting the a tag

2004-12-15 Thread russ - maxdesign
Start at the beginning. If you want to style every a element on the page, you can do: a:link { color: red;} If you want to style a particular link, you can do it using a direct id or class applied within a link like this: HTML - a class=foo href=#text/a CSS - a:link.foo { color: green;} Or

Re: [WSG] formatting the a tag

2004-12-15 Thread russ - maxdesign
Although the above CSS seems to work, I believe that the more correct form for this selector is a.foo:link Quite correct! Written in a hurry. My apologies Russ ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See

[WSG] Webstandards for your iPod

2004-12-14 Thread russ - maxdesign
Well, John and Maxine must have been busy... Westciv's Complete CSS Guide is now available as a free CSS podGuide for the iPod: http://www.westciv.com/news/podguide.html Interesting stuff Russ ** The discussion list for

[WSG] Some links for light reading (14/12/04)

2004-12-14 Thread russ - maxdesign
Clearing floated images in body text: http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200412/clearing_floated_images_in_body _text/ Float layouts: http://www.autisticcuckoo.net/archive.php?id=2004/12/10/floating Relatively Absolute:

Re: [WSG] Length of ALT attribute

2004-12-14 Thread russ - maxdesign
Couldn't find reference to the 255 characters but did find this: quote Keep the alt text short. There is no set limit on the length of an alt text, but as we shall see shortly, a very long alt may not be fully displayed when image-loading is turned off or when the browser cannot locate the image

[WSG] Sydney WSG end of year get-together

2004-12-10 Thread russ - maxdesign
Well, last night's Sydney WSG end of year meeting was interesting. We had 11 people turn up, but considering it was absolutely pouring rain, the city was in total gridlock, we chose a venue that was absolutely packed AND was largely an out-door space, we did quite well. We sat around under

[WSG] please trim those posts!

2004-12-10 Thread russ - maxdesign
I was going to write an explanation about trimming posts, but a quick Google found exactly what I wanted to say - and probably much better than I could say it: Trim, trim, trim. When you are replying to a post, please quote only the relevant parts of the message you are replying to. Be sure to

Re: [WSG] Help, why doesn't it work...

2004-12-10 Thread russ - maxdesign
Because they are floated objects - their heights are not being recognised by their parent container, so it does not extend below them. You need to clear after them so that their container will wrap around them. More here: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/presentation/floatsample.htm Russ Please

[WSG] A quick breakdown of some code today

2004-12-07 Thread russ - maxdesign
Today, Amit posted a piece of CSS code to the list. I remember when I first started getting into CSS, code like this would make me freak out: div.content a[href^=http:] { background: transparent url('path/to/aoutside.gif') 100% 50% no-repeat; padding-right: 10px; } So, for those that are

[WSG] Some links for light reading (6/12/04)

2004-12-06 Thread russ - maxdesign
Ok, settle in for a lot of light reading. It's been a busy week! Solving CSS problems for Mozilla Europe http://www.1976design.com/blog/archive/2004/11/21/solving-css-problems-mozil la-europe/ Turning the tables using CSS: http://www.apple.com/pro/words/meyer/ Accessibility on a shoe-string:

[WSG] Another three WSG events in a row

2004-12-06 Thread russ - maxdesign
Wednesday 08 December, 2004 Brisbane, Australia December Meeting Now and Zen - CSS, the reality and the fantasy. http://webstandardsgroup.org/go/event20.cfm Thursday 09 December, 2004 Wellington New Zealand WSG meeting Introduction to WSG, Web standards in practice

Re: [WSG] IE View

2004-12-06 Thread russ - maxdesign
Browsercam is a great screenshot tool: http://www.browsercam.com/ Or if absolutely desperate, I can send you screenshots of Mac IE in action, but don't tell anyone :) Russ Hi list, Is there a program or browser extension you recommend that I can use to see what my pages will look like

Re: [WSG] Some thoughts on... ADMIN - THREAD CLOSED

2004-12-05 Thread russ - maxdesign
ADMIN - THREAD CLOSED Reason: The mail list does not cover: Discussion of content management/web publishing system issues beyond those directly involved with Web Standards http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm So, if you have comments, please answer Marco off-list. For those

Re: [WSG] NN4 - Anyone Care?

2004-12-04 Thread russ - maxdesign
Until the last few months, the Australian Museum had around 80% of staff on Netscape 4. I know of other New South Wales (a state of Australia) Government departments who have the same issue. I guess it comes down to checking out the target audience for the particular site you are working on, then

Re: [WSG] Info on correct semantics

2004-12-03 Thread russ - maxdesign
Unfortunately I had not the correct arguments why this is not the right way to do it. On this list, there are many discussions about how to build the page semantically correct. Is there any info useful information for starters about this subject available? I don¹t know about resources, but

[WSG] Remote control CSS - A quick little article about lists

2004-12-01 Thread russ - maxdesign
For those who are bored, or putting off doing real work, a quick read... http://www.maxdesign.com.au/presentation/remote/ The relevant CSS example is: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/presentation/remote/remote.htm Russ ** The discussion list for

[WSG] Some links for light reading (30/11/04)

2004-11-30 Thread russ - maxdesign
Happy Birthday to W3C - ten years old today: http://www.w3.org/News/2004#item192 One way to design a website http://www.autisticcuckoo.net/archive.php?id=2004/11/29/one-way-to-design This article has a very interesting comment: An important detail, which most people forget, is to add rules for

Re: [WSG] help with CSS

2004-11-30 Thread russ - maxdesign
Sounds like double margin bug: http://www.positioniseverything.net/explorer/doubled-margin.html In Firefox, the left nav displays correctly, but in IE, the nav is moved further to the right than it is supposed to be, so I've had to make the image narrower than it should be to fit into the

Re: [WSG] How exactly does IE fall short and where do I find standards-compatibility charts?

2004-11-29 Thread russ - maxdesign
Now, I agree completely about the security risks. That alone is worth dumping the browser for. Yet, I want to find out how exactly is IE falling short of the DOM specs for e.g. Apart from some pet complaints about PNG support, div border width calculation and default styles (which actually is

[WSG] Sydney WSG's end of year drinks and Firefox birthday bash

2004-11-29 Thread russ - maxdesign
WSG Sydney is holding our end of year drinks, and have decided to combine it with a Firefox birthday bash. What: WSG end of year drinks and Firefox birthday bash Where: Opera Bar http://www.operabar.com.au/htmlfiles/index.html When: Friday 10 December Time: 6.30pm Cost: free, pay for your own

Re: [WSG] Link definition

2004-11-25 Thread russ - maxdesign
And yes, I'd say it's common knowledge with (sighted) users that an underline signifies a link. That's why it's not recommended to use underlined styles for other texts. Of course, underlines are not the only clue as to what is and isn't a link. In most cases, it depends on context. E.g. in a

Re: [WSG] Applications that don't open in a new window

2004-11-25 Thread russ - maxdesign
Opening a window without navigation elements doesn't actually stop you from going back in the browser's history. You can either: A. Hit the backspace button to go back B. Right-click and choose back This is all when and good, but many users are still only just getting the concept of

Re: [WSG] Stop Breaking my code! - ADMIN

2004-11-25 Thread russ - maxdesign
ADMIN Hi all, This is probably not the forum for such things, and if not, my apologies, but...I've been slaving away on a C# project in MS Visual Studio .NET (2002) and have spent a good couple of hours trying to find out a way to stop the blasted thing from ruining my lovely XHTML1.0

[WSG] Some links for light reading (24/11/04)

2004-11-24 Thread russ - maxdesign
Bug Report The Bug Report system is entirely dedicated to finding mending and publishing CSS and JavaScript browse bugs: http://www.quirksmode.org/bugreports/ Growing up with web standards: http://www.boxofchocolates.ca/archives/2004/11/22/growing-up-with-web-standa rds Scalable round edges:

Re: [WSG] please unsubscribe me - ADMIN

2004-11-22 Thread russ - maxdesign
Please don't send these requests to the list. To unsubscribe, please go to http://webstandardsgroup.org/ log in and select Unsubscribe. There is a password retrieval system on the login screen in case you have forgotten your password. If you have trouble or want to comment on the running of the

[WSG] Ten questions for Cameron Adams

2004-11-21 Thread russ - maxdesign
Cameron Adams, aka the Man in Blue, talks about standards, his amazing site, design, CSS Scrabble, the Web Standards Awards, accessible forms and more. http://webstandardsgroup.org/features/cameron-adams.cfm Russ ** The discussion list for

[WSG] Font size and arrogance - ADMIN THREAD CLOSED

2004-11-19 Thread russ - maxdesign
I don't think you understand the issue of accessibility at all. In many countries, laws have been needed to force people like you to catch up. THREAD CLOSED I have been watching this thread for a while, concerned that it would move from healthy discussion into abuse. It has. This list is

Re: [WSG] Font size ADMIN - THREAD CLOSED

2004-11-19 Thread russ - maxdesign
THREAD CLOSED ** 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] Some links for light reading (17/11/04)

2004-11-17 Thread russ - maxdesign
EDS goes full CSS: http://www.eds.com/ More on EDS's launch: http://web-graphics.com/mtarchive/001457.php The Mobile Web: http://www.russellbeattie.com/notebook/1008162.html The CSS Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks and Hacks, Chapter 2 - Text Styling and Other Basics:

[WSG] Ten Questions for Roger Johansson

2004-11-15 Thread russ - maxdesign
Roger Johansson talks about web standards, round corners, development mistakes, ampersands and more: http://webstandardsgroup.org/features/roger-johansson.cfm Thanks Russ ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See

[WSG] Web Standards Group meeting in Wellington

2004-11-15 Thread russ - maxdesign
We're pleased to announce the start of Wellington WSG. The first meeting is about to get underway: Date: Thursday 9 Dec Time: 6pm - 8pm Venue: e-vision Centre, 2 Blair Street Wellington RSVP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] At the first meeting there will be a brief introduction to the Web Standards Group

Re: [WSG] Might be off-topic - THREAD CLOSED

2004-11-13 Thread russ - maxdesign
THREAD CLOSED - WAY OFF TOPIC Black underpants left in wash chewing-gum grey. what happens if you mix every color in a standard palette? what is the result color? Dirty gray. ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/

[WSG] Some links for light reading (10/11/04)

2004-11-09 Thread russ - maxdesign
Uncollapsing Margins: http://www.complexspiral.com/publications/uncollapsing-margins/ The Sound of the Accessible Title Tag Separators: http://www.standards-schmandards.com/index.php?2004/11/06/6-the-sound-of-the -accessible-title-tag-separator Redesigning a Big Umbrella of Websites: The

[WSG] Two upcoming W3C Australia events

2004-11-09 Thread russ - maxdesign
Press release from W3C Australia... The Australian W3C Office presents two key standards events - the Australia W3C Day and XML Workshop. Australian W3C Day: The Semantic Web is designed for IT professionals wanting to learn more about the next step in the evolution of the Web. The event

[WSG] Ten questions for John Allsopp

2004-11-08 Thread russ - maxdesign
John talks about CSS Samuari, standards, Dao, dogs, line-height, font-size and more: http://webstandardsgroup.org/features/john-allsopp.cfm Russ ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See

[WSG] Sydney WSG Meeting - 11 Nov - CSS Bug hunting

2004-11-07 Thread russ - maxdesign
Date: Thursday 11 November, 2004 Meeting time? 6:30pm - Informal start/Networking 7:00pm - Official start Speakers: Scott Parsons: CSS Diagnosis - a detailed breakdown into CSS problem solving and bug hunting Where: Australian Museum Search Discover Meeting Rooms (Level 2) 6 College Street,

[WSG] 6 days of WSG meeting frenzy

2004-11-07 Thread russ - maxdesign
The three city WSG meetings have almost aligned, like some freaky astrological occurrence: Brisbane WSG - Wednesday 10 November Sydney WSG - Thursday 11 November Melbourne WSG - Monday 15 November Looks like three good topics will be presented too. Hope you can make it to at least one of them if

Re: [WSG] liquid layout and image sizes

2004-11-06 Thread russ - maxdesign
how do you guys tackle image sizes when using liquid layouts? to my knowledge, you can't really set relative sizes for images without indirectly cropping the image, right? Richard Rutter has written about this: http://www.clagnut.com/sandbox/imagetest/ He also talked about it in his WSG

Re: [WSG] Lists and images

2004-11-06 Thread russ - maxdesign
I have a list, each LI contains some text and an image. Text must be on the left, image on the right. Also the text must be vertical aligned middle and the height and width of the images may vary. Is this possible or not?:) Try this: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/jobs/css/lista.htm Not tested

Re: [WSG] Lists and images

2004-11-06 Thread russ - maxdesign
Lists will be generated from a database. I can't set a class for each li or image. That's the biggest problem. Want a rough-as-guts solution? Write your styles into the li element on the fly from your database. Look up the image name and it height. These two bits of info can be used to

Re: [WSG] Well since everybody...

2004-11-04 Thread russ - maxdesign
And the url? http://mouseriders.dk/ ? It seems today is check my page day so I wondered if you would like to check my page too. The products (produkter) is not done yet but the rest should work fine. ** The discussion list for

[WSG] Some links for light reading (2/11/04)

2004-11-01 Thread russ - maxdesign
Bring on the tables - an excellent article by Roger Johansson: http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200410/bring_on_the_tables/ Roger Hudson's recently launched Accessibility articles: http://www.usability.com.au/resources/forms.cfm http://www.usability.com.au/resources/pdf.cfm

Re: [WSG] Margin Madness

2004-10-31 Thread russ - maxdesign
Haven't looked closely but have you tried adding a border to the following rule set to see if it is actually working, just not showing properly: div#container { margin: 10px auto; width: 600px; height: 700px; text-align: left; background: #5A6995

Re: [WSG] Margin Madness

2004-10-31 Thread russ - maxdesign
The red border will highlight the div#container and possibly show that the margin is working on div#header I forgot to add that if this is the case, you are seeing margin trapping at work. Previously discussed on-list: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg06982.html R

Re: [WSG] Margin Madness

2004-10-31 Thread russ - maxdesign
There are a few ways around it. That is one (although it should be 7.5em?). Another is to add a 1px border of the same colour as the container - depends on your need. Hi, After removing the border the problem returned. So included a padding-top of 5em; on the container div, is this the

Re: [WSG] WE04 Summary (blowing my own trumpet)

2004-10-28 Thread russ - maxdesign
1. Where can I find a good example of how forms should be laid out for accessibility. Try these: http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/support/Training/Online/webdesign/accessibility.ht ml#forms http://www.nils.org.au/ais/web/resources/WSG_Oct_04/toc.html 2. Comment on div tags. If we are not suppose to

[WSG] Some links for light reading (27/10/04)

2004-10-26 Thread russ - maxdesign
What is a standard?: http://webstandards.org/buzz/archive/2004_10.html#a000463 SiFR - mezzoblue review: http://www.mezzoblue.com/archives/2004/10/26/sifr/ Clearing Floats - The FnE Method: http://www.orderedlist.com/articles/clearing_floats_fne Semantically Correct Knockout Quotes:

Re: [WSG] silly shifting problem

2004-10-22 Thread russ - maxdesign
Ummm... would that be the scroll bar? A centred design will shift to the left on pages that are long - 25 pixels or so, to make room for the scroll bar. If you jump between a long and a short page... Well you get the idea... :) Russ Hi, group. I'm having what seems to be a brain block and

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

2004-10-21 Thread russ - maxdesign
er, maybe it's my 'listless' disposition but why would you put a breadcrumb in a list? The usual gt; seperators seem ideal, and if you disable styles it is still a breadcrumb; what is the obsession with putting everything in a list? OK, I admit it... I am obsessed with lists and I hereby

Re: [WSG] Combining in css

2004-10-21 Thread russ - maxdesign
but it didn't work. Only the last mentioned (#floatimgleft) worked and (#container) reverted to general background color. Is there a way to combine them - have I left out commas or something? As Pat said, the comma is needed. More info here:

[WSG] Upcoming meetings for WSG

2004-10-19 Thread russ - maxdesign
A busy time for WSG with three events coming up over the next few weeks. 1. Melbourne Special WSG meeting Accessibility and standards for web designers/developers Date: Monday 25 October, 2004 Agenda: Steve Faulkner (NILS) - Techniques for making forms more accessible and Brett Jackson (Fairfax

Re: [WSG] css snippet

2004-10-19 Thread russ - maxdesign
Did you paste it in exactly as you show below? If so, your sample would not have worked as you had some odd characters in the rule set. Try this (whitespace and line breaks are up to the individual as they are ignored anyway): * { padding:0; margin:0; } It might be worthwhile reading some basic

Re: [WSG] Zeroing default padding/margin

2004-10-18 Thread russ - maxdesign
I've been thinking on and off all day and I'd like to do an ignominious about-face on the zeroing margin and padding technique. My initial concerns were that: 1. could be more verbose 2. could confuse less-savy future developers. The verbose issue is easy to overcome. You can zero margins and

Re: [WSG] Zeroing default padding/margin

2004-10-18 Thread russ - maxdesign
I remember reading a similar suggestion a while back (I don't remember where) which included {border : 0; font-site 100.1%; line-height : 1.6;} (actually, other than being there, I don't remember what the line height was, but I suppose it doesn't matter for this thread). You may have been

[WSG] Some links for light reading (17/10/04)

2004-10-17 Thread russ - maxdesign
Validation is being argued about again. It began with this post: http://www.mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2004/10/abcnews-redesigns Which received some interesting comments via WASP: http://webstandards.org/buzz/archive/2004_10.html#a000460 Then posts followed thick and fast:

Re: [WSG] Zeroing default padding/margin

2004-10-17 Thread russ - maxdesign
Hi Nick, I think this is very interesting but I have two problems with it: 1. Once you have removed all margin and padding, this method relies on you specifically styling the margins and padding of each HTML element that you intend to use. On smaller sites where you may only need to style

Re: [WSG] Short way to change background colors on CSS sheet?

2004-10-13 Thread russ - maxdesign
Two things. You can shorten your three background declarations into one (depending on the browsers you are trying to target): background: #eee url(xxx.gif) repeat-y; And you can place a unique id in the body element and then use this id to change colours on individual pages without having to

Re: [WSG] Short way to change background colors on CSS sheet?

2004-10-13 Thread russ - maxdesign
Lyn, Regarding id's and body elements... Here is a quick (and very rough) demo page showing how an id within the body element to affect various presentational aspects on three individual pages (click on the page links to check out each page): http://www.maxdesign.com.au/jobs/css/page-id/ The css

[WSG] In Brisbane right now and want to meet Doug Bowman?

2004-10-12 Thread russ - maxdesign
One of those completely unplanned things... If you are in Brisbane right now and want to meet Doug Bowman (who is stopping off for a few hours only), call me on 0403 433 980 or email offlist. Russ ** The discussion list for

[WSG] CSS problem solving

2004-10-11 Thread russ - maxdesign
Hi all, I have been noticing more CSS questions coming onto the list. This is all cool. One of our main aims is to help developers move towards web standards/best practice. However, if you are just getting into CSS it might be worth your time reading a few CSS classic articles: Position is

Re: [WSG] box model hack question

2004-10-11 Thread russ - maxdesign
Is it something that should be used on every container/wrapper? What happens if I don't use it? I've seen some CSS on sites that use it everwhere and then others that don't... What happens if you don't use it? Depending on the way you lay out your pages, earlier versions of IE (and the

Re: [WSG] 2 columns layout

2004-10-08 Thread russ - maxdesign
Can we have a URL? This will help others to help you! Just a quick review of best practice when asking for help on any list (not just WSG): 1. If possible, set up a sample page that shows just the problem in action. 2. Validate your HTML code 3. Validate your CSS code 4. Test the page on a

Re: [WSG] timezone other - ADMIN THREAD CLOSED

2004-10-06 Thread russ - maxdesign
THREAD CLOSED Please reply to Ben offlist. This is not on-topic. This mail list does not cover discussions of server-side scripting beyond that directly involved with Web Standards: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Thanks Russ Hi all, I'm working on my own site at the

Re: [WSG] Tables, is it Standard?

2004-10-04 Thread russ - maxdesign
If you are using data tables, you need to use at least table, tr, th and td and then associate the cells (td's) with headers (th's). Agree. Would be good to also include summary and caption in that list :) Russ ** The discussion list for

Re: [WSG] PDF to HTML conversions

2004-10-04 Thread russ - maxdesign
The WE04 was great but unfortunately none of the speakers discussed the issue of making PDF files accessible. I am currently facing this problem. You may be after tagged pdf's: http://www.planetpdf.com/enterprise/article.asp?ContentID=6067 http://www.webaim.org/techniques/acrobat/ (links

Re: [WSG] heading background continues across container width

2004-10-02 Thread russ - maxdesign
Are there any caveats to bear in mind when forcing Hx tags to be inline ? Yes, but not from a structural point of view, from a visual point of view. As soon as you convert something to inline you allow other inline elements to run up beside it - depending on the available space in the parent

Re: [WSG] screen resolution and standards

2004-09-24 Thread russ - maxdesign
A lot of this comes down the the site and its intended audience. However, you should keep in mind hand-held devices which are on the increase in a major way. They have tiny screens. This means we really have to think outside the standards screen sizes. A good mind-shift article is here:

Re: [WSG] screen resolution and standards

2004-09-24 Thread russ - maxdesign
a tiny screen option. 2c Russ On 9/24/04 2:39 AM russ - maxdesign [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent this out: However, you should keep in mind hand-held devices which are on the increase in a major way. They have tiny screens. This means we really have to think outside the standards screen sizes

[WSG] WE04 and social gatherings...

2004-09-18 Thread russ - maxdesign
There have been a few comments on-list about meeting for drinks and such on and around WE04 later this month. To make things easy, we have added a WE04 blog entry that you can use to set up whatever social event you want. Plus it frees up the WSG for important discussions like... um... Anyway,

[WSG] Some links for light reading

2004-09-18 Thread russ - maxdesign
Standards Savings: http://www.meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2004/09/13/standards-savings/ Effect of z-index value to Releative Positioned and Absolute Positioned blocks: http://www.aplus.co.yu/CSSdesign/z-pos/ Spread Firefox: http://www.spreadfirefox.com/ min-height: fixed;

[WSG] 10 Questions for Jon Hicks

2004-09-18 Thread russ - maxdesign
Jon Hicks of Hicks Design talks about standards, his site, IE whitespace, logo designs and browser resources. Read more: Ten Questions for Jon Hicks. http://webstandardsgroup.org/features/jon-hicks.cfm Thanks Russ ** The discussion list for

Re: [WSG] Web standards planet

2004-09-13 Thread russ - maxdesign
Thank you all for comments, its worthy really if you want to help I need 3) more web standards related bloggs,sites Here are a few... http://www.nypl.org/styleguide/ http://www.dezwozhere.com/links.html http://www.unmatchedstyle.com/ http://www.stylegala.com/ http://www.cssbeauty.com/

[WSG] Recap of free briefing for Education and Government

2004-09-05 Thread russ - maxdesign
Last Thursday night was our Adopting Web Standards - Free briefing for Education and Government. It was a highly successful night with almost 100 education and government developers in attendance. Roger Hudson presented Universal Accessibility - with some very interesting demonstrations. His

Re: [WSG] Interview markup?

2004-09-04 Thread russ - maxdesign
The WSG ten question interviews are marked up as Definition lists: http://webstandardsgroup.org/features/ More on definition lists here: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/presentation/definition/ Russ What is the most semantic way to markup an interview?

Re: [WSG] A proper way to style images?

2004-09-03 Thread russ - maxdesign
Vaska, Without seeing your problem (to see if other css rules have affected it) it sounds like the 5 pixels you are talking about is space for characters that require acutes, umlauts etc. Some browsers allow space for the full height of these slightly taller characters within the paragraph box,

[WSG] Next WSG meeting in Sydney - September 16

2004-09-02 Thread russ - maxdesign
Sydney WSG meeting Date: Thursday 16th September Time: 6.30pm informal start for 7pm start Where: Australian Museum Search Discover meeting room Level 2 6 College Street Sydney We have two exciting presentations lined up for the night. 1. Mark Stanton from Gruden will be talking about

Re: [WSG] Next WSG meeting in Sydney - September 16

2004-09-02 Thread russ - maxdesign
Yes please RSVP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Keep in mind that we are keen to get other cities up and running with meetings so contact Peter and I offlist if you want to know about your city - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks Russ on 3/9/04 3:24 PM, Neerav at wrote: RSVP like normal to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ?

[WSG] Some updates on WE04 and free briefing session

2004-08-26 Thread russ - maxdesign
Hi all, First of all, the Free Briefing for Education and Government next Thursday night is all but full. We have over 70 people coming to this event which is absolutely amazing. We're really pleased that interest in web standards and accessibility has spread throughout Australia over the last

Re: [WSG] [OT] NZ vs Aust - THREAD CLOSED - ADMIN

2004-08-25 Thread russ - maxdesign
This thread is now completely off topic. THREAD CLOSED Thanks Russ WE ARE NOT AUSSIES WE ARE CLEARLY DIFFERENT/SUPERIOR TO THE AUSSIES KIWI'S RULE!!! ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ Proud presenters of Web

Re: [WSG] Re: Xhtmlandcss.co.uk Email

2004-08-23 Thread russ - maxdesign
Please reply to Mark directly offlist as this is offtopic Thanks Russ Hi All, I've just bought the Domain XhtmlandCss.co.uk and wanted to offer email forwarders to anyone intrested in one? I know its not what i should really use the list for but i just wanted to offer it out to y'all

Re: [WSG] Unaccessible - NY Attorney General busts two big name sites

2004-08-23 Thread russ - maxdesign
PROTECTED] On Behalf Of russ - maxdesign Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 2:49 AM To: Web Standards Group Subject: Re: [WSG] Unaccessible - NY Attorney General busts two big name sites And of course, Bruce Maguire (the guy who sued SOCOG) will be speaking about accessibility and legal implications

[WSG] Some light reading...

2004-08-23 Thread russ - maxdesign
BrowseHappy - a Web Standards Project initiative http://browsehappy.com/ The future of accesskeys http://www.wats.ca/articles/thefutureofaccesskeys/66 Fitts¹ Law and Text Links: http://www.dbenton.com/go/chronicles/2004/08/22/fitts-law-and-text-links/ Line length (yet again)

Re: [WSG] Unaccessible - NY Attorney General busts two big name sites

2004-08-20 Thread russ - maxdesign
And of course, Bruce Maguire (the guy who sued SOCOG) will be speaking about accessibility and legal implications for Australian Developers at the upcoming September WE04 conference. :) Russ Have you forgotten Sydney Olympics web site, it was 4 years ago the Human Rights Commission awarded

Re: [WSG] list item markers disappear behind floated image

2004-08-17 Thread russ - maxdesign
Pete, This may sound insane but the problem is fixable by floating the ul element. ul { float: left; } 0r if more specific version is needed: ul#wrapped-list { float: left; } This will have a major impact on content that comes after the list (will appear up beside the list), but this could be

Re: [WSG] list item markers disappear behind floated image

2004-08-17 Thread russ - maxdesign
I tried that too, Hugh, but in Safari the background images on the list items went all the way under the floated image. Each browser seems to have their own reading on where the background of a list should stop. Here is a sample page with both options:

Re: [WSG] Table-Free Design

2004-08-16 Thread russ - maxdesign
Hi John, Some step-by-step tutorials that may be of help to you: 3 column layout with fixed edge columns: http://css.maxdesign.com.au/selectutorial/tutorial_intro.htm 3 column liquid layout: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/presentation/liquid/ 3 column semi-liquid layout:

Re: [WSG] Techniques for Styling Columns in Tables?

2004-08-16 Thread russ - maxdesign
Geoff, This was sort-of answered a few days ago, but it depends on the degree of styling needed. Ideally you could use descendant selectors - depending on your specific need. With the use of correct table elements like th, thead, tbody, tfoot etc you can style individual slabs of tables to look

Re: [WSG] Image size--where should it be?

2004-08-12 Thread russ - maxdesign
Edd, Without sounding like fence sitting, the answer would be it depends on the situation and personal opinion. You probably should start by separating out images into two categories; (1) decorative images (2) content-based images (1) A decorative image is one that is purely superficial -

Re: [WSG] applying style to the 3rd column of a table?

2004-08-12 Thread russ - maxdesign
Hi Justin, Not well supported by IE but you can do with adjacent sibling selectors: td+td+td { background: red;} Only the third column would display a red background Sample: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/jobs/css/adjacent.htm Russ Hi Folks, Is there any way (without ids or classes) to

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