Re: WSG promoting standards via teaching? Re: [WSG] Positioning was Extra white line on the top of my list

2008-08-05 Thread Lewis, Matthew
What would be more a productive use of your time David is validating your pages. And there is plenty of We are still moving into our new site... please bear with us... stuff that still needs to be written. Just a suggestion. On 5/08/2008, at 12:34 PM, David Fuller - magickweb wrote:

RE: WSG promoting standards via teaching? Re: [WSG] Positioning was Extra white line on the top of my list

2008-08-05 Thread David Fuller - magickweb
I spend my development time actually working on client sites... How I spend my time is none of your concern - If your going to start getting all antsy and narcissistic then its showing your not professional... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On

Re: WSG promoting standards via teaching? Re: [WSG] Positioning was Extra white line on the top of my list

2008-08-05 Thread kevin erickson
I have an idea. Let's let go this for now and let the mediator tell us when we are off the web standards fuzzy line. No? Peace to all! On Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:55:13 -0400, David Fuller - magickweb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I spend my development time actually working on client sites...

Re: WSG promoting standards via teaching? Re: [WSG] Positioning was Extra white line on the top of my list

2008-08-05 Thread Joseph Ortenzi
keep your handbags to yourselves please? looks like you ran off topic. ;-) As a list reader, it would be helpful to me (and perhaps to others?) if discussions were kept as close as possible to Web Standards related issues, and kept polite and respectful. can I kindly ask you to take a

Re: WSG promoting standards via teaching? Re: [WSG] Positioning was Extra white line on the top of my list

2008-08-05 Thread Andrew Maben
On Aug 5, 2008, at 12:17 PM, Joseph Ortenzi wrote: Would I be considered rude if I asked you to continue this particular thread off board? Thanks, Joe. As you saw, I took it off the list once but David had to bring it right back. It looks to me as if he just wants to annoy people, so

RE: WSG promoting standards via teaching? Re: [WSG] Positioning was Extra white line on the top of my list

2008-08-05 Thread David Fuller - magickweb
Actually Andrew I am not here to annoy people what I have said has merit. You are so quick to pass judgment simply because you do not agree with somebody's point of view. Its actually rather pathetic behaviour. If you cannot accept peoples point of view that differs from yours, then you

RE: WSG promoting standards via teaching? Re: [WSG] Positioning was Extra white line on the top of my list

2008-08-05 Thread Thierry Koblentz
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Fuller - magickweb Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 8:55 AM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: RE: WSG promoting standards via teaching? Re: [WSG] Positioning was Extra white line on the top of

Re: WSG promoting standards via teaching? Re: [WSG] Positioning was Extra white line on the top of my list

2008-08-05 Thread kevin erickson
You know the saying, 'If you don't like something, ignore it and it will go away'? Let's try that here :D On Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:48:57 -0400, Andrew Maben [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Aug 5, 2008, at 12:17 PM, Joseph Ortenzi wrote: Would I be considered rude if I asked you to continue this

Re: WSG promoting standards via teaching? Re: [WSG] Positioning was Extra white line on the top of my list

2008-08-05 Thread James Farrell
I just joined today and am considering leaving already. 2008/8/5 Thierry Koblentz [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Fuller - magickweb Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 8:55 AM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org

Re: WSG promoting standards via teaching? Re: [WSG] Positioning was Extra white line on the top of my list

2008-08-05 Thread Scott Elcomb
On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 1:57 PM, James Farrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just joined today and am considering leaving already. It's not usually like this; in fact I think this is the first time I've seen flames here. -- Scott Elcomb http://www.psema4.com/

Re: [WSG] Positioning was Extra white line on the top of my list

2008-08-04 Thread Michael Horowitz
In playing I've found using the relative positioning working pretty good for me. Is it just a matter of personal preference what I use then? Thanks for the article I really haven't understood negative margins. Michael Horowitz Your Computer Consultant http://yourcomputerconsultant.com

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2008-08-04 Thread Adam Martin
Sorry to come across blunt - but I don't think the web standards group is meant to be a teacher of css. Great that people on here are wanting to learn. But there are plenty of other places dedicated to these sort of things. - Original Message - From: Michael Horowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [WSG] Positioning was Extra white line on the top of my list

2008-08-04 Thread David Fuller - magickweb
Adam... I am sorry but I have to disagree whole heartedly... What is the standards group, if not a place where all people can who choose to, can come and gain guidance and learning to become STANDARDS COMPLIANT??? It would appear that this is exactly what the group is for... I've mentioned this

WSG promoting standards via teaching? Re: [WSG] Positioning was Extra white line on the top of my list

2008-08-04 Thread Ian Chamberlain
I suspect there is more than a grain of truth in both David and Adams views. If places like this are to reach the widest possible audience they must be accessible to all (with reason); ditto to be a usable standards debating forum we should be debating the finer points not spending ALL our time

RE: WSG promoting standards via teaching? Re: [WSG] Positioning was Extra white line on the top of my list

2008-08-04 Thread David Fuller - magickweb
Well hey everybody... It would appear Andrew has decided to take his comments out of the public view and turn them personal... Please read.. On Aug 1, 2008, at 2:31 PM, David Fuller - magickweb wrote: group does NOT have to be SPECIFICALLY about web standards Perhaps not, but totally

Re: [WSG] Positioning was Extra white line on the top of my list

2008-08-03 Thread David Hucklesby
On Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:32:16 -0400, Michael Horowitz wrote: The live page is horowitzfamily.net. I'm just learning positioning and this seemed to work. The issue as mentioned earlier was transparency in my image. however I am just learning to do css without tables and really don't know

Re: [WSG] Positioning was Extra white line on the top of my list

2008-08-02 Thread Michael Horowitz
The live page is horowitzfamily.net. I'm just learning positioning and this seemed to work. The issue as mentioned earlier was transparency in my image. however I am just learning to do css without tables and really don't know what I should be doing for positioning. Quite honestly in