[WSG] WordPress CSS - Links In Sidebar Too Far Apart

2005-11-22 Thread Artemis
One thing left to fix before I'm done with this theme. I dunno how I managed this, but the links in the sidebar are too far apart. Even though I added the display:inline CSS to all the places with a float, whatever else I did has messed that up too, so now the content and sidebar are squished

[WSG] OT: Need recomendations for a JavaScript/DOM book

2005-11-22 Thread Jörgen Nilsson
Hey Folks! I really need a good book that handles JavaScript and DOM. Something that works both as learning and reference book for a intermediete script/web programmer. All recomendations are welcome! Please include ISBN and title if possible. Please mail private since this is off topic.

Re: [WSG] WordPress CSS - Links In Sidebar Too Far Apart

2005-11-22 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
Artemis wrote: I dunno how I managed this, but the links in the sidebar are too far apart. http://www.subliminalconfusion.net/wordpress/ Add: #sidebar ul li {margin: 0; padding: 0;} ...or some other suitable values. Georg -- http://www.gunlaug.no

Re: [WSG] WordPress CSS - Links In Sidebar Too Far Apart

2005-11-22 Thread Artemis
Georg, Thank you so much! It also fixed the other problem :) Now the theme is finished, and I can go to bed lol. Have a wonderful week, Artemis Original Message From: Gunlaug Sørtun [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re:[WSG] WordPress CSS - Links In

RE: [WSG] OT: Need recomendations for a JavaScript/DOM book

2005-11-22 Thread Ted Drake
I would recommend starting with Domscripting by Jeremy Keith. Then, follow with DHTML Utopia, I don't remember the author of DHTML Utopia. Jeremy has the ability to make scripting understandable to a visual designer. DHTML Utopia goes more in-depth but can be hard to read for a beginner. I had

Re: [WSG] OT: Need recomendations for a JavaScript/DOM book

2005-11-22 Thread *.gtf
Dnia wtorek, 22 listopada 2005 17:50, Ted Drake napisał: I would recommend starting with Domscripting by Jeremy Keith. Then, follow with DHTML Utopia, I don't remember the author of DHTML Utopia. it's could be interesting too: Ajax in Action by Dave Crane and Eric Pascarello with Darren James

[WSG] OT - Understanding the Website Flow

2005-11-22 Thread jdreid
On one of the lists I belong to, someone posted a link to an article about When Graphic Designers become Web Designers or Understanding the Website Flow or something like that. If I could remember, I could probably find it in the search a lot better. And it may not even been this group that

RE: [WSG] OT - Understanding the Website Flow

2005-11-22 Thread kvnmcwebn
-they could do an introductory tutorial or two. This one is good though maybe its not exactly what your looking for. http://joshuaink.com/blog/196/a-simple-guide-to-3-column-layouts ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/

RE: [WSG] Bi-directional text

2005-11-22 Thread Richard Ishida
Hi Mordechai, Andrew already offered you some good advice. I absolutely agree that you shouldn't use graphics for the Hebrew text. Most major browsers support bidi text quite well these days (though I can't vouch for user agents on mobile devices). Since it seems you will generally be

RE: [WSG] Character encoding mismatch

2005-11-22 Thread Richard Ishida
Thanks, Susan, for pointing to that stuff. Paul, you if you're using Apache you may also find this particularly useful: Setting 'charset' information in .htaccess http://www.w3.org/International/questions/qa-htaccess-charset That would allow you to continue using utf-8, which I think is a good

Re: [WSG] OT: Need recomendations for a JavaScript/DOM book

2005-11-22 Thread Steve Clason
On 11/22/2005 9:50 AM Ted Drake wrote: I would recommend starting with Domscripting by Jeremy Keith. Then, follow with DHTML Utopia, I don't remember the author of DHTML Utopia. +1 for the Keith book, but be aware many of the examples don't work in Mozilla browsers, I believe because they

Re: [WSG] OT - Understanding the Website Flow

2005-11-22 Thread Samuel Richardson
Excuse the spelling mistakes in it, I should really proof it a bit better, some of it could do with a bit of a rewriting too: http://www.geminidevelopment.com.au/html/article_printtoweb.php kvnmcwebn wrote: -they could do an introductory tutorial or two. This one is good though maybe its

[WSG] University textbook or other resources?

2005-11-22 Thread ivanovitch
Folks I've been asked if there are useful university-focused textbooks or other resources suitable for teaching accessible web design. So far 'Effective website development' (Darlington) and 'Principles of web site design' (Skalr) have been proposed as possible options. Thoughts?

Re: [WSG] University textbook or other resources?

2005-11-22 Thread Lloyd
Hi, Have you considered Building Accessible Websites by Joe Clark? You can read it for free online. http://www.joeclark.org/book/ :-) Lloyd On 11/23/05, ivanovitch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Folks I've been asked if there are useful university-focused textbooks or other resources suitable

RE: [WSG] University textbook or other resources?

2005-11-22 Thread Ted Drake
Lloyd, are you an instructor? If so, check with the book publishers for instructor test books. I was able to get one of Molly H's books to see if it was appropriate for a class and they are happy to send you others. Zeldman's book isn't accessibility oriented but is a great foundation for

Re: [WSG] University textbook or other resources?

2005-11-22 Thread Matthew Cruickshank
Lloyd wrote: Have you considered Building Accessible Websites by Joe Clark? You can read it for free online. http://www.joeclark.org/book/ This would be my recommendation too. Unlike most technical authors Joe writes authoritatively and clearly, he doesn't take the WAI as sacrosanct, and

[WSG] web standards training course/events in Sydney next year?

2005-11-22 Thread Cade Whitbourn
I know it's early but... Anybody know of any good training courses or events that are being held in Sydney (or the other capital cities) next year on web standards/best practice web design/usability etc (other than WE06 and the regular wsg meetings?) Cheers, C a d e W h i t b o u r n Web

Re: [WSG] web standards training course/events in Sydney next year?

2005-11-22 Thread Mike Brown
Cade Whitbourn wrote: Anybody know of any good training courses or events that are being held in Sydney (or the other capital cities) next year on web standards/best practice web design/usability etc (other than WE06 and the regular wsg meetings?) Webstock http://www.webstock.org.nz/ Hey,

Re: [WSG] web standards training course/events in Sydney next year?

2005-11-22 Thread Sigurd Magnusson
Webstock in May 2006 is hosted at a capital city--Wellington--and you guys probably treat NZ as a state :P Its going to be absolutely amazing -- Check out http://www.Webstock.org.nz Siggy -- Cade Whitbourn wrote: I know it's early but... Anybody know of any good training courses or

RE: [WSG] web standards training course/events in Sydney next year?

2005-11-22 Thread Miles Burke
Someone once told me that New Zealand was a country, and not a state of Australia. I didn't believe them - I mean, we made Lord of the Rings and Russell Crowe, didn't we? :) Cheers, Miles. http://www.port80.asn.au -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: [WSG] University textbook or other resources?

2005-11-22 Thread Lloyd
Ted, I am not an instructor - I am a University student. For the one web class I have done so far at University (Doing an Internet Computing degree at the end of my first year) I was lucky enough to learn HTML 3. Unclosed and capitalised tags are what this stuff is all about I was told with

RE: [WSG] University textbook or other resources?

2005-11-22 Thread Herrod, Lisa
Lloyd, can you tell us the university, the course/faculty and the year you did that course? Just to put it in context. By no means as a way of shaming them into the present... -Original Message- From: Lloyd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 23 November 2005 3:11 PM To:

RE: [WSG] web standards training course/events in Sydney next yea r?

2005-11-22 Thread Herrod, Lisa
No, you're thinking of the finn brothers and 'the piano' -Original Message- From: Miles Burke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 23 November 2005 3:11 PM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: RE: [WSG] web standards training course/events in Sydney next year? Someone once told

Re: [WSG] University textbook or other resources?

2005-11-22 Thread Christian Montoya
Sorry for the sarcasm but I dream of a lecturer covering things like accessibility, especially with decent books and knowledgeable and interested tutors :-P Lloyd So sorry to hear that... I am fortunate enough to go to a school where that dream is a reality, so at least it's possible. Only

Re: [WSG] University textbook or other resources?

2005-11-22 Thread Lloyd
The course/major is Internet Computer, a BSc. The unit was run in first semester of this year (2005). I would prefer not to mention the name of the Uni to the list but feel free to add me to MSN ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) or ICQ (18618174) and I will discuss it with you or anyone else who is interested.

[WSG] starting ordered lists from a number other than 1

2005-11-22 Thread Somaya Langley
Hi All - I'm putting together a template for a contents list page for the National Library of Australia's online pictures delivery system. We need to start an ordered list on a page from a number other than 1, as the lists could be quite long and so will be chunked into a set per page. There

RE: [WSG] starting ordered lists from a number other than 1

2005-11-22 Thread Kevin Yank
Ah, if only browsers had seen fit to support markers as defined in CSS 2.0... This is a sticky one. I have to admit I'd probably go for something like this: dl dt40/dt ddtext info in here/dd ... /dl You lose the semantics of an ordered list, but you get to be valid Strict and you don't

Re: [WSG] starting ordered lists from a number other than 1

2005-11-22 Thread Bert Doorn
G'day We need to start an ordered list on a page from a number other than 1, as the lists could be quite long and so will be chunked into a set per page. ... What do people suggest? Use a transitional DTD (whether XHTML or HTML) so you can use the start attribute while keeping the

Re: [WSG] University textbook or other resources?

2005-11-22 Thread Rick Faaberg
On 11/22/05 4:42 PM Lloyd [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent this out: Have you considered Building Accessible Websites by Joe Clark? You can read it for free online. http://www.joeclark.org/book/ Does that comprise the entire book, then? Thanks Rick Faaberg

Re: [WSG] University textbook or other resources?

2005-11-22 Thread Rick Faaberg
On 11/22/05 10:45 PM Rick Faaberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent this out: Have you considered Building Accessible Websites by Joe Clark? You can read it for free online. http://www.joeclark.org/book/ Does that comprise the entire book, then? Never mind. There's a good explanation at the bottom of

RE: [WSG] starting ordered lists from a number other than 1

2005-11-22 Thread Geoff Pack
I agree with Bert - use the start attribute and a transitional dtd. It's cleaner, more concise, and captures exactly the semantics of what you are doing. You don't need the div around the text info though. Of course you could always write out the first 39 empty list-items and hide them :)

[WSG] Horizontal CSS based Navigation

2005-11-22 Thread Bennie, Jack
Title: Horizontal CSS based Navigation Can anyone point me in the right direction for a CSS based horizontal navigation using UL's and LI's, where the first Level of nav uses images!? Regards Jack Bennie