RE: [WSG] Class Discusion: Centering a Fixed Width Layout

2005-06-21 Thread Mike Foskett
://www.webSemantics.co.uk /marquee/blink -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 20 June 2005 19:32 To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Cc: Mike Foskett Subject: RE: [WSG] Class Discusion: Centering a Fixed Width Layout Hi Mike, Great set of CSS code snippets

RE: [WSG] Class Discusion: Centering a Fixed Width Layout

2005-06-21 Thread standards
] Sent: 20 June 2005 19:32 To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Cc: Mike Foskett Subject: RE: [WSG] Class Discusion: Centering a Fixed Width Layout Hi Mike, Great set of CSS code snippets and explanations! However, there is one declaration that suggests using margin: 0 auto in the body rule, which

RE: [WSG] Class Discusion: Centering a Fixed Width Layout

2005-06-21 Thread Mike Foskett
] Sent: 21 June 2005 16:11 To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Cc: Mike Foskett Subject: RE: [WSG] Class Discusion: Centering a Fixed Width Layout Good morning Mike, I must respectfully disagree. I'm looking at my client site in FF, Opera, Mozilla and Netscape as I compose this reply, and the page

RE: [WSG] Class Discusion: Centering a Fixed Width Layout

2005-06-20 Thread Mike Foskett
You might find this useful to look at: http://www.websemantics.co.uk/tutorials/useful_css_snippets/#leveller Gives light detail on why certain settings are used. The latest version: http://www.websemantics.co.uk/tutorials/useful_css_snippets/#levellerupdate It requires text-align:center adding

RE: [WSG] Class Discusion: Centering a Fixed Width Layout

2005-06-20 Thread standards
Hi Mike, Great set of CSS code snippets and explanations! However, there is one declaration that suggests using margin: 0 auto in the body rule, which supposedly center-aligns the webpage in the browser. However, testing reveals that it left-aligns the page, but placing this declaration in a

Re: [WSG] Class Discusion: Centering a Fixed Width Layout

2005-06-20 Thread Luc
Good evening [EMAIL PROTECTED], It was foretold that on 20-6-2005 @ 13:32:14 GMT-0500 (CDT) (which was 20:32:14 where I live) [EMAIL PROTECTED] would write: snipped a bit swc However, there is one swc declaration that suggests using margin: 0 auto in the body rule, which swc supposedly

Re: [WSG] Class Discusion: Centering a Fixed Width Layout

2005-06-17 Thread standards
First, Firefox still allows the user to increase the font size if pixels are used. Second, font size is a much debated topic, and I think it's rather presumptious to infer that those of us who use pixels wallow in mediocrity. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I do teach the students about em, keywords

Re: [WSG] Class Discusion: Centering a Fixed Width Layout

2005-06-16 Thread Ben
You'd need a text-align: left; in the #container otherwise the all the content within it will be centered.On 6/17/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good day all,I'm conducting a course in CSS at the local community college, and thestudents are sincerely interested in web standards

Re: [WSG] Class Discusion: Centering a Fixed Width Layout

2005-06-16 Thread standards
Thanks Ben, I've prefer to place the text-align: left and/or justify in the div's designated for each column. #leftcolumn {width: 350px; float: left; text-align: justify; margin-left: 8px; background: #fff;} #rightcolumn {width: 210px; float: right; text-align: left; font-size:

Re: [WSG] Class Discusion: Centering a Fixed Width Layout

2005-06-16 Thread David Laakso
On Thu, 16 Jun 2005 18:00:46 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good day all, I'm conducting a course in CSS at the local community college, and the students are sincerely interested in web standards Some people who are interested in web standards advocate using relative font-size methods. and

Re: [WSG] Class Discusion: Centering a Fixed Width Layout

2005-06-16 Thread Mordechai Peller
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The basic CSS syntax is as follows: html {height: 100%; margin-bottom: 1px;} body {margin: 0; padding: 0; text-align: center; font: normal 12px verdana, arial, sans-serif; background: #fff;} #container {margin: 0 auto; width: 760px;} Regarding margins and padding,

Re: [WSG] Class Discusion: Centering a Fixed Width Layout

2005-06-16 Thread David Laakso
On Thu, 16 Jun 2005 19:56:44 -0400, Mordechai Peller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mordechai Peller For the font size, under normal circumstances, use only percent or ems. I would *not* recommend using em for font size on the body, as it triggers a re-sizing bug in IE. Don't declare any

Re: [WSG] Class Discusion: Centering a Fixed Width Layout

2005-06-16 Thread standards
Hi David, I do teach the students about em, keywords and pixels, etc. based font size and allow them to make up their own minds. I understand the issue pertaining to accessibility and zooming text, but my personal preference is using pixels. Thanks, Mario On Thu, 16 Jun 2005 18:00:46 -0400,

Re: [WSG] Class Discusion: Centering a Fixed Width Layout

2005-06-16 Thread standards
Point of clarification. I understood that margin: 0 auto worked in IE6, but IE 5.0 and 5.5 required the use of text-align: center in the body rule therefore why do I need margin: 0 auto in both the body and container? Please advise... Thanks, Mario [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The basic CSS

Re: [WSG] Class Discusion: Centering a Fixed Width Layout

2005-06-16 Thread Mordechai Peller
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Point of clarification. I understood that margin: 0 auto worked in IE6, but IE 5.0 and 5.5 required the use of text-align: center in the body rule therefore why do I need margin: 0 auto in both the body and container? You don't need to set the margins of the body to

Re: [WSG] Class Discusion: Centering a Fixed Width Layout

2005-06-16 Thread Mordechai Peller
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I do teach the students about em, keywords and pixels, etc. based font size and allow them to make up their own minds. I understand the issue pertaining to accessibility and zooming text, but my personal preference is using pixels. Fair enough, it's your choice. But

Re: [WSG] Class Discusion: Centering a Fixed Width Layout

2005-06-16 Thread Mordechai Peller
David Laakso wrote: I would *not* recommend using em for font size on the body, as it triggers a re-sizing bug in IE. Don't declare any font-size on the body. And use percent or em thereafter(if even necessary). Or, declare 100.01% percent on the body. And use percent or em thereafter(if