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2012-07-03 Thread Green, Dan
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RE: [WSG] which tag to use for link to reference?

2012-07-02 Thread Dan Freeman
) Dan From: li...@webstandardsgroup.org [mailto:li...@webstandardsgroup.org] On Behalf Of Kevin Rapley Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 7:28 AM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Cc: Teddy Knoy Subject: Re: [WSG] which tag to use for link to reference? I would go with David Dorwood's suggestion

[WSG] Out of Office AutoReply: [Spam] WSG Digest

2012-06-27 Thread Green, Dan
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[WSG] Out of Office AutoReply: [Spam] WSG Digest

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RE: [WSG] list heading - best practice?

2012-03-05 Thread Dan Freeman
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RE: [WSG] list heading - best practice?

2012-03-02 Thread Dan Freeman
I wouldn't recommend that. It may look OK stylistically, but not semantically. I believe H? before the list makes the most sense. - Dan Freeman -Original Message- From: li...@webstandardsgroup.org [mailto:li...@webstandardsgroup.org] On Behalf Of coder Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 1

RE: [WSG] Best Practice - Content Within Tables

2011-10-12 Thread Dan Freeman
Tables are used to present data. So I think it makes perfect sense to simply put the data in the cells, and not wrap them in p tags. Would there be a reason to have a table of paragraphs? Dan Freeman e-Commerce Manager 800.650.6506 (TOLL FREE) 330.655.0341 (DIRECT) www.lexi.com http

RE: [WSG] IE9's Browser Mode Controls - Reliable?

2011-09-23 Thread Dan Freeman
This is my favorite tool: http://utilu.com/IECollection/ Dan Freeman e-Commerce Manager 800.650.6506 (TOLL FREE) 330.655.0341 (DIRECT) http://www.lexi.com/ www.lexi.com lexicomp-email-sig From: li...@webstandardsgroup.org [mailto:li...@webstandardsgroup.org] On Behalf Of Adam

RE: [WSG] Title tags - site name then keywords?

2011-04-19 Thread Dan Freeman
Yes, search engines will put more strength on the first few words in your title tags. So I'd recommend: Steel Fabrication, Pipework, Welding - ABC Engineering Ltd Dan Freeman Webmaster ERP Administrator 800.650.6506 (TOLL FREE) 330.655.0341 (DIRECT) www.lexi.com -Original Message

RE: [WSG] HTML/CSS reference

2011-04-06 Thread Dan Freeman
I agree ... Bulletproof Web Design is highly recommended. Dan -Original Message- From: li...@webstandardsgroup.org [mailto:li...@webstandardsgroup.org] On Behalf Of Jon Reece Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 8:05 PM To: wsg Subject: Re: [WSG] HTML/CSS reference They may be a little old

[WSG] Dan Macfadyen is out of the office.

2011-02-10 Thread Dan . MacFadyen
I will be out of the office starting 11/02/2011 and will not return until 21/02/2011. I will respond to your message when I return. Important Notice: If you have received this email by mistake, please advise the sender and

[WSG] Dan Macfadyen is out of the office.

2010-12-23 Thread Dan . MacFadyen
I will be out of the office starting 24/12/2010 and will not return until 04/01/2011. I will respond to your message when I return. Important Notice: If you have received this email by mistake, please advise the sender and

RE: [WSG] Long documents

2010-10-17 Thread Dan . MacFadyen
: wasDan MacFadyen/ACT/IMMI/AU received

RE: [WSG] Image Maps

2010-10-14 Thread Dan Freeman
If you use PNG's and negative margins, this would allow you to piece together images, but how would you handle hovering or clicking? For example, if you had a circle image with a transparent background, how would you identify hovering or clicking only on the circle piece? Dan Freeman

RE: [WSG] HTML5 with Chrome

2010-08-31 Thread Dan Freeman
Has anyone got this to work? I tried several times yesterday and it just stuck at 44%. Also, what do you mean by wasteful? Dan Freeman Webmaster ERP Administrator 800.650.6506 (TOLL FREE) 330.655.0341 (DIRECT) http://www.lexi.com/ www.lexi.com From: li...@webstandardsgroup.org

RE: [WSG] Getting my feet wet in HTML5

2010-08-13 Thread Dan Freeman
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RE: [WSG] Paul Irish/Divya Manian HTML5 Boilerplate

2010-08-12 Thread Dan Freeman
Considering the link doesn't even look right in IE8, I'm not sure I'd use it to build anything. Dan Freeman Webmaster ERP Administrator 800.650.6506 (TOLL FREE) 330.655.0341 (DIRECT) www.lexi.com -Original Message- From: li...@webstandardsgroup.org [mailto:li...@webstandardsgroup.org

Re: [WSG] [Job] Senior Freelance Web Designer | Melbourne

2010-07-12 Thread Daniel Dan
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Re: [WSG] that old IE6 thing...

2010-07-01 Thread Dan Webb
up and told my boss yea, I can make you a website, and then wonderened how the heck to do it, I headed down the Web Standards path. They're generelly pretty technologically aware, and do the best with what they have. dan. *** List

Re: [WSG] Is it still necessary to encode ampersands?. ANSWERED.

2010-06-25 Thread Dan Webb
Thanks Jelina and David for prompt replies. I'll continue to do encode them. cheers, dan. Jelina wrote: As far as I'm aware, this is still necessary. (etc) David wrote: Yes (etc) On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 3:39 PM, I wrote: Hi folks, Years ago, I use to painstakingly

Re: [WSG] Is it still necessary to encode ampersands?. ANSWERED.

2010-06-25 Thread Dan Webb
is to insert 100s of instances of the (almost) same URL which contains ampersands; just one part of the URL needs to be different for each item it belongs to, so it's not a simple find/replace job. cheers, dan. On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 4:06 PM, Dan Webb libweb...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Jelina

[WSG] Is it still necessary to encode ampersands?

2010-06-24 Thread Dan Webb
Hi folks, Years ago, I use to painstakingly and religiously convert to amp; when ever I encountered it (HTML 4.01 Strict doctype). It's still pegged as invalid by the W3C validator, but is it really still necessary these days? What could possibly go wrong in modern browsers? I'm talking

Re: [WSG] Jquery and/or Yahoo UI

2007-10-13 Thread Dan Dorman
, because the validators don't even _use_ JS: they look at the source the way it's originally served up, before any possible JS modifications. Or is this incorrect? Do any of the validation tools revise their validation states based on JS interaction? :Dan Dorman

Re: [WSG] Safari beta for Windows won't display correctly

2007-07-18 Thread Dan Dorman
partners and the font for the gallery text is 80% in times new roman, times, serif. what i am seeing in safari windows beta is what i described above and the font is arial. The Agora image is left justified in every Windows browser I've tried it on: IE6, Firefox 2, and Safari. :Dan Dorman

Re: [WSG] Javascript problem

2007-06-21 Thread Dan Dorman
On 6/21/07, Dan Dorman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: function alternateRows(tableID,numberOfColors,colorArray){ [snipped] if (table) { var trs=document.getElementById(tableID).getElementsByTagName(TD); [snipped] } } } Whoops! I got a little careless. The line starting with var

Re: [WSG] Acronym tag usage

2007-05-11 Thread Dan Dorman
to find a version of the OED through which I could search. If the OED says it, I'll buy it. Thanks, Nick! Dan Dorman *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join

Re: [WSG] Acronym tag usage

2007-05-10 Thread Dan Dorman
-w.com/dictionary/acronym 2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acronym#Nomenclature Dan Dorman *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help

Re: [WSG] Acronym tag usage

2007-05-10 Thread Dan Dorman
on the matter, since this is getting awfully pedantic, but I am genuinely curious: if anyone has some concrete sources on the subject, please let me know; off list would be fine. Dan Dorman *** List Guidelines: http

Re: [WSG] How to mark up a flowchart?

2007-03-26 Thread Dan Dorman
flowcharts. Rather than Flash, however, the task seems better suited to XML and/or perhaps SVG. A cursory Googlin' turned up [1], which might do the trick, but of course you run into the already mentioned problem of user agent support (the last news update at the site referenced was 3 August 2004). Dan

[WSG] Re_ WSG Multiple class names in older browsers (3).txt

2005-06-02 Thread Dan
Hi Maxine Have a check to see if it works in Safari. Last time I used multiple classes I has some serious problems with Safari, but of course they could be two unrelated things. Cheers Dan

[WSG] Space-saving Form Select vs Space-hungry HTML List

2005-05-15 Thread Dan
specific links). Anobvious downsidemight bethat the user cannot see at-a-glance what the options are, and may bypass the menu altogether, although if the menu was well signposted, this might not be an issue. I'd be interested to hear your views on this. Cheers, Dan

[WSG] Unofficial Melbourne meetup

2005-03-16 Thread Dan Webb
articles with Pat Griffiths of HTMLDog. So, anyone up for a (web standards) beer? Cheers, -- Dan Webb http://www.danwebb.net ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm

[WSG] Funny Left Margin in IE6

2004-12-30 Thread Dan
=wrapper div id=container !--- .. -- !--- .. -- /div /div Any body know whats going on here, or could point me in the right direction to a article on this type of thing? Thanks Dan ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org

[WSG] Float Issue (I think)

2004-12-21 Thread Dan
. If anyone can shed a little light on these problems, for me or point me in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks Dan ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail

Re: [WSG] LI VS Tables - A Tabular data fight

2004-10-05 Thread Dan Webb
WebDesigner ¬¬¬ http://www.meucarronovo.com.br (new site under construction) -- Dan Webb Web Developer and Internet Consultant www.danwebb.net 07957 234544 39 Roseberry Gardens, London, N8 8SH ** The discussion list for http

RE: [WSG] Yahoo CSS'ing

2004-09-30 Thread Dan Webb
, inspiration, knowledge To be held in Sydney, September 30 and October 1, 2004 See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help ** -- Dan Webb Web Developer and Internet

Re: [WSG] The way forward for Web Standards

2004-09-15 Thread Dan Webb
Sounds good, you've sold it to me. It's update time! Quoting Mark Harwood WebMail@, [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 14:50 , Dan Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent: You're preaching to the converted here, mate :) On this list, IE is only ever mentioned in vain. I've got Firefox 0.9.2

Re: [WSG] DOM setAttribute in IE?

2004-08-19 Thread Dan Webb
. PPK has established some pretty good practices but we need to go further. If anyone else has an interest in this get in contact as I'd like to take it forward in some way. Cheers, Dan Webb http://www.danwebb.net Quoting Mark Lynch [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi Justin, You can also use the simpler

Re: [WSG] Valid Flash state of play

2004-08-18 Thread Dan Webb
. It really is a massive pain in the a*se... Im not sure of the link to the article explaining the conditional IE comments and haven't got time to root it out at the moment but Im sure one of friendly list dudes will know it... Cheers, -- Dan Webb Web Developer and Internet Consultant

RE: [WSG] Re: Does a CSS file load all graphics or only page relevant ones?

2004-07-19 Thread Dan Webb
to put a test page together (with images in the CSS that point to http://localhost:8000/whatever) then I'm up for doing a bit of testing. Cheers, Dan W -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Justin French Sent: 19 July 2004 19:58 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: [WSG] Does anybody know an expandable vertical css/js menu based on uls?

2004-07-12 Thread dan
what you think. Most of the scripts Ive seen that do this kind of thing are immense and I do see why. Mine is quite similar to the one below but is more compact and has the facility to pre open to a selected node. Cheers, Dan Quoting Mike Foskett [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Gerhard, You could try

RE: [WSG] Does anybody know an expandable vertical css/js menu based on uls?

2004-07-12 Thread dan
this to the WCAG 2.0 Accessible scripting group so any feedback would be great. Cheers, Dan Quoting Mike Foskett [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Dan, I'm gonna have to spend time digesting that article. Thanks for reminding me why I like this forum. mike 2k:)2

RE: [WSG] Does anybody know an expandable vertical css/js menu based on uls?

2004-07-12 Thread dan
It's at a bit of a tangent but why do people think it's better to use a very non standard .htc behaviour rather than add this behaviour using standard DOM scripts. I really dont see the advantage but these HTCs seem to be most peoples weapon of choice. Are we not trying to use only standards

RE: [WSG] Does anybody know an expandable vertical css/js menu based on uls?

2004-07-12 Thread Dan Webb
applications (and widely used) and are more useful because users are normally trained (or are practiced) in its use. Thanks for the feedback, Dan -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Foskett Sent: 12 July 2004 16:52 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [WSG] Hiding email address from spambots with CSS

2004-07-06 Thread dan
Also, on Firebird you can't copy and paste the email address which is a bit annoying. Also, it would be a bit annoying to deploy on site where the email address links are generated dynamically, you'd need to generate a bit of CSS as well as the link. All in all, I wouldn't use that method.

RE: [WSG] hand coding versus code generators

2004-07-05 Thread dan
I've been trying to use Dreamweaver for years now but it's never cut it with me. Nearly all the annoyances have been ironed out with the new version except for one major one: The preview window just doesnt handle heavy use of CSS to layout pages. For some reason, the preview window gets it

Re: [WSG] IE5 Mac-friendly drop down menus

2004-06-28 Thread dan
this on the article as a fair amount of people have brought it up and the answer is buried in the article comments. Cheers, Dan Quoting Kay Smoljak [EMAIL PROTECTED]: awesome - thanks so much! Does that change have any negative side-effects? On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 09:27:32 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL

RE: [WSG] Interesting reading

2004-06-14 Thread dan
I think any of us that have worked in big companies know just how slowly things move in terms of technology. Im working on a redesign of a fairly high profile site now and, although the company Im working for and the client are both reasonably knowledgable about standards and realise there

Re: [WSG] Action to force browser developers to clean up their act

2004-06-08 Thread dan
If we are going to make sites that only work in certain browsers why not just code to IE's standards and not bother with the obscure browsers like firefox and opera. That way we don't need standards at all! I can have my marquee tag back and my ActiveX controls - Ill be able to do all kinds of

Re: [WSG] Re: New suckerfish menus

2004-05-21 Thread dan
Thanks Noa, I've been noticing a few weird things with using left. top appears to be alot better. We'll change it.. Quoting east [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I've found a potential CSS incompatibility with the dropdowns. On my 'About Me' page http://eastsdomain.com/site/people/noa/, when the