[WSG] [Idea] Web designer/developer pool for Open Source projects

2005-09-15 Thread Wong Chin Shin
Hi all, I'm mooting the idea of having a pool of web designers/developers who have an interest in OpenSource projects to provide voluntary services for creating their web fronts. Most OpenSource projects have zilch-nada budget for marketing and the cheapest avenue is the web. However, as

[WSG] Labels for hidden inputs?

2005-01-15 Thread Wong Chin Shin
Hi, input type=hidden tags are meant to be visually hidden from the user. Accessibility guidelines state that a label is to be created for each input tag but does it include hidden inputs? Seems counter-intuitive to me, would like to get your feedback on it. Thanks! Wong

RE: [WSG] Can I use a table in a form?

2005-01-12 Thread Wong Chin Shin
I tried the approach below. Only works if there's only one input tag on the right column. If there're more input fields in a row (even if it's just 2 input type=radio, the following row just keeps on indenting itself to the right. For me, I settled the matter by using definition lists. Sponged

RE: [WSG] XHTML complient in-browser Rich Text Editor.

2005-01-07 Thread Wong Chin Shin
1) HTMLArea RC3 - pretty darned powerful. suspect support. It's been at RC3 since the stone ages and nothing much since then. I'm also not very sure about the validity of the output code since changing font families will churn out font tags by default (didn't try to explore changing this as I

RE: [WSG] Slightly OT... Interview with IE Dev team

2005-01-07 Thread Wong Chin Shin
In response to Kornel and some of the more cynical posters, I would say keep your faith. There will always be a Microsoft present in our world, whether they come with the moniker Microsoft, Sun or Oracle. Fortunately, there're other elements to keep things in balance. Opensource is increasingly

RE: [WSG] semantic markup for song chart?

2005-01-07 Thread Wong Chin Shin
Strictly following the tabularlist example would be rubbish in this context, but if we extend the idea into an ol list with a definition table inside each list element, it may not be so absurd idea. I'm still troubled by using tables to implement a song chart as the semantic meaning behind each

[WSG] label for question

2005-01-07 Thread Wong Chin Shin
Hi, To get validated by Bobby, I need to have a label for=xxx for each input tag. I've got a 2 inputs, a drop down for salutation and a text input for name that really don't want to have a separate label for each. Is it possible/advisable for me to declare a label for both? Thanks Wong

[WSG] semantic markup for song chart?

2005-01-04 Thread Wong Chin Shin
Hi, What do you people reckon should be the semantic markup for a song chart ala Billboard Top 40? Sample here: http://www.i-bands.net/charts.php (no, I don't own this site so I can't add a doctype etc etc) It's a list of songs, so ol is the gut reaction. But what about the information within

RE: [WSG] Shedding Holiday Pounds

2005-01-02 Thread Wong Chin Shin
Tested on Firefox 1.0, Windows XP SP2. 1) Anti-war site heading is really close to the last line of the previous paragraph. Looks more like a signature. 2) Link to A List Apart looks different from others. Intentional? 3) Hover event color change in Edification and Validation is REALLY slight.

RE: [WSG] making money out of web standards

2004-12-29 Thread Wong Chin Shin
I agree on the control issue. Control is a strong selling point. However, most server-side technologies (ASP, PHP etc) can do this too. It won't be a fresh selling point. UNLESS, we approach it this way: To modify website templates using ASP and PHP, we need some pretty good programming

RE: [WSG] making money out of web standards

2004-12-29 Thread Wong Chin Shin
Sorry, don't really understand what you mean by your statement below. The XSL document may not be readable but the XML can be set to be as readable and descriptive as we want it to? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kornel Lesinski Sent:

RE: [WSG] XSLT on client-side (was: making money out of web standards)

2004-12-29 Thread Wong Chin Shin
Hi, I think what was meant actually is that without a Schema document, there's no semantic meaning to it. The semantic meaning is brought about by a Schema, in this case an XSD. Wong -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rimantas Liubertas

RE: [WSG] XSLT on client-side (was: making money out of web standards)

2004-12-29 Thread Wong Chin Shin
] On Behalf Of Kornel Lesinski Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 1:09 AM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] XSLT on client-side (was: making money out of web standards) On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 22:48:05 +0800, Wong Chin Shin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry, don't really understand what

[WSG] making money out of web standards

2004-12-28 Thread Wong Chin Shin
Hi, In Singapore, web design as a profession has gotten a bad rep over the past few years. The barriers to entry aren't exactly high and the fact is as long as someone has a pirated copy of Dreamweaver, (ye gods) Frontpage, Photoshop and a half-assed grasp of how to use them would be able to

RE: [WSG] neat code in A9 search

2004-12-20 Thread Wong Chin Shin
How do I remove this BOM marker once it's inserted? Damn it, it causes all my XSL transformations on Java to fail! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kornel Lesinski Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 10:30 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re:

[WSG] Checking in as many browsers as possible

2004-12-18 Thread Wong Chin Shin
Hi, In addition to making sure our codes adhere to standards, we also face the unenviable task of making sure they appear right in as many UAs are possible. Therefore, I reckon it's not too far off topic here when I ask what are the usual browsers to check against and how in tarnation do some of

[WSG] XHTML 1.1: no more iframes

2004-12-18 Thread Wong Chin Shin
Hi, Since XHTML 1.1 removed support for iframes, may I find out why exactly? Just thinking that there're lots of useful code snippets like WYSIWYG editors that are going to be rendered obsolete by this. Not trying to troll, honest, but it'd be helpful to know why... Thanks Wong

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

2004-11-29 Thread Wong Chin Shin
Hi, Difficult as it is to believe, this is not a troll. I left the web industry a few years ago and only started getting back into it now. When I left, IE 5 had just been released and Netscape was starting to get into trouble. Now, it's IE 6 which is looking more and more like the dinosaur, if

[WSG] [Question] W3C Recommendations Level X,Y,Z?

2004-11-29 Thread Wong Chin Shin
Hi, Got a question about W3C recommendations and drafts. Let's say I'm reading the recommendations for DOM Core Level 1 and 2. Does Level 2 cover Level 1 and its own additions or does it say we only cover the new stuff and whatever we specifically override in Level 1? RTFM Disclaimer: I have