[WSG] AUTO: Sarah Luscombe is out of the office. (returning 11/11/2009)

2009-11-10 Thread Sarah . Luscombe
I am out of the office until 11/11/2009. I will be out of the office from 2pm November 10 and will respond to your message when I return. Note: This is an automated response to your message WSG Digest sent on 11/11/09 1:29:41. This is the only notification you will receive while this person

[WSG] strange behavior in IE7

2009-11-10 Thread Ido dekkers
Hello I'm having trouble with this table which is part of a page not shown: http://test3.dekkers.net/test.htm in IE7 only when hovering over the table different cells get colored red? now i know the first css rule causes it. what i don't know is why ?? it has nothing to do with the table and is

[WSG] Deprecated start for lists confirmation

2009-11-10 Thread Erickson, Kevin (DOE)
Hello, Is the start attribute truly deprecated for a list? Is there a better way to do this? i.e. - ol class=list_style_numeric liinfo/li liinfo/li /ol anything... ol class=list_style_numeric start=3

[WSG] RE: Deprecated start for lists confirmation

2009-11-10 Thread Foskett, Mike
That came up as a topic recently. I'm told a transitional doctype allows it. Mike Foskett From: li...@webstandardsgroup.org [mailto:li...@webstandardsgroup.org] On Behalf Of Erickson, Kevin (DOE) Sent: 10 November 2009 15:17 To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: [WSG] Deprecated start for

RE: [WSG] Deprecated start for lists confirmation

2009-11-10 Thread Chabot, Elliot
The start attribute for lists was deprecated by § 10.2 of the HTML 4.01 specification - http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-html401-19991224/struct/lists.html#adef-start. Elliot From: li...@webstandardsgroup.org [mailto:li...@webstandardsgroup.org] On Behalf Of

RE: [WSG] Deprecated start for lists confirmation

2009-11-10 Thread Erickson, Kevin (DOE)
Thanks for the responses so far! Does this mean that today's standard is to not break a list apart ever??? From: li...@webstandardsgroup.org [mailto:li...@webstandardsgroup.org] On Behalf Of Chabot, Elliot Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 10:54 AM To:

Re: [WSG] Deprecated start for lists confirmation

2009-11-10 Thread Frank Palinkas
Hi Kevin, If you wish to write HTML5, the start attribute has been rescued from its deprecated state and may be used when needed. Here is the HTML5 working draft describing it: http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/semantics.html#attr-ol-start Validating HTML5: W3C:

Re: [WSG] Deprecated start for lists confirmation

2009-11-10 Thread Jens Brueckmann
Thanks for the responses so far! Does this mean that today's standard is to not break a list apart ever??? No, it means when using strict doctypes the attribute is not allowed. If you need both attribute and validation use a transitional doctype or you might try using HTML5, where the

Re: [WSG] Deprecated start for lists confirmation

2009-11-10 Thread David Dorward
On 10 Nov 2009, at 16:43, Jens Brueckmann wrote: Thanks for the responses so far! Does this mean that today's standard is to not break a list apart ever??? No, it means when using strict doctypes the attribute is not allowed. It doesn't. There are a number of attributes / elements which

RE: [WSG] Looking for Images

2009-11-10 Thread Chabot, Elliot
You also may want to look at the Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress at http://www.loc.gov/vets/. Elliot -Original Message- From: li...@webstandardsgroup.org [mailto:li...@webstandardsgroup.org] On Behalf Of J.S. Ferguson Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 10:24 PM

RE: [WSG] Deprecated start for lists confirmation

2009-11-10 Thread Erickson, Kevin (DOE)
Excellent information! Thanks!! From: li...@webstandardsgroup.org [mailto:li...@webstandardsgroup.org] On Behalf Of Frank Palinkas Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 11:36 AM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] Deprecated start for lists confirmation

Re: [WSG] strange behavior in IE7

2009-11-10 Thread Oliver Boermans
Hi Ido 2009/11/10 Ido dekkers idekkers@gmail.com: I'm having trouble with this table which is part of a page not shown: http://test3.dekkers.net/test.htm in IE7 only when hovering over the table different cells get colored red? now i know the first css rule causes it. what i don't know

[WSG] Out of Office: WSG Digest

2009-11-10 Thread Smith, Warwick
Hi, I am currently out of the office. I will return to the office Thursday 12 November. If your email is related to DBCDE work please email webreque...@dbcde.gov.au or call Andrew Eals on 6271 1501 or Catherine Driessen on 6271 1159. If it's of urgent personal nature call my mobile. Many