[WSG] Web Design Test - IE Users

[Joseph Taylor]

Hey everyone!

I wanted some of you windows users to test out this site if you'd be so 
kind on your IE browsers.


http://steveframe.sitesbyjoe.com

Please let me know if there are any layout issues you encounter (float 
drops etc)


Some pages won't validate because I'm scraping the table-laden content 
from the parent company's awful, though I try to clean them up somewhat 
(sales and rental search).


I noticed a couple heading issues on my old win2k server, but it has an 
odd resolution and things look as horrible as they possibly could...


Thanks in advance!

Joseph R. B. Taylor
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Sites by Joe, LLC
"Keep it Clean, Simple & Elegant"
(609) 335-3076
http://sitesbyjoe.com
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Re: [WSG] magazine

[Ross Bruniges]

not sure what the global distribution is like but .Net is always a good 
one for us in the UK


Rafael Mumme wrote:

I'm looking for a good offline (printed version) magazine to stay tune
with the latest news about Web 2.0, Javascript, Ajax, CSS and Web
Standarts.

Do you have any ideas?


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Re: [WSG] magazine

[Tony Crockford]

On 20 Sep 2007, at 21:28, Rick Lecoat wrote:


On 20/9/07 (20:57) Rafael said:

I'm looking for a good offline (printed version) magazine to stay  
tune

with the latest news about Web 2.0, Javascript, Ajax, CSS and Web
Standarts.

Do you have any ideas?


I get Web Designer (Imagine Publishing) and .Net (Future  
Publishing). I

find both to be really good sources of information. Much of their
content is way beyond my knowledge, which I take to be a good sign --
magazines I can grow into, so to speak.



I'm not familiar with Web Designer, but I know that a fair number of  
the .Net journos frequent lists like this and then interview people  
for *stuff* to print.


I suspect the latest news about your list of topics is right here on  
the web in blogs and RSS feeds, rather than some over-priced fancy- 
schmancy print mag like .Net has become...


(IMHO of course!)




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Re: [WSG] magazine

[Rick Lecoat]

On 20/9/07 (20:57) Rafael said:

>I'm looking for a good offline (printed version) magazine to stay tune
>with the latest news about Web 2.0, Javascript, Ajax, CSS and Web
>Standarts.
>
>Do you have any ideas?

I get Web Designer (Imagine Publishing) and .Net (Future Publishing). I
find both to be really good sources of information. Much of their
content is way beyond my knowledge, which I take to be a good sign --
magazines I can grow into, so to speak.

-- 
Rick Lecoat



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[WSG] magazine

[Rafael Mumme]

I'm looking for a good offline (printed version) magazine to stay tune
with the latest news about Web 2.0, Javascript, Ajax, CSS and Web
Standarts.

Do you have any ideas?


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Re: [WSG] Element suggestion requested

[Rick Lecoat]

On 20/9/07 (15:21) Nick said:

>Was there any particular reason not to have the h2 elements in the li  
>elements, rather than placing them in a div?

Um... a brain seizure of some sort I think. I somehow had it in my head
that block-level items are not permitted inside list items, which is of
course nonsense.

But to be honest, even with the ability to put almost any tag inside an
, I still don't feel like a heading is the right one. These aren't
headings, after all. And a span probably isn't the right one either, but
I chose it because its semantically neutral. These values should have
some weight given to them, but H2 implies a hierarchical structure that
is not there.

Maybe a  tag to replace the ?

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Re: [WSG] Element suggestion requested

[David Laakso]

Rick Lecoat wrote:

Hi all.

I've got a site which you can see a static screenshot of here  (actually it's a screenshot
of the photoshop file -- the site is still being coded)

The item(s) I'm currently marking up is/are the 'Values' boxes in the
right hand column, and I'm not really sure what element to use for the
text. An h2 or something would convey the fact that they are considered
important, but doesn't quite feel sematically 'right'. Whereas using a p
makes it seem like just another bit of text like any other. Maybe they
are a 'list' of values, and a ul/li would be best.

Anyone have any suggestions?
TIA
  




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Rick,

No comment on your question as it has already been answered.

Fwiw, I would consider reducing the font-size in the right column as it 
is a little overwhelming and will be difficult to hold with font-sizing 
(unless, god forbid, that stuff will be an image of text in the final 
version).


I /generally/ have a real problem with sites whose navigation (your 
left column) font-size is larger than the primary content-text (your 
center column). And your site is no different. Setting the primary 
content to user default (or close to it) and reducing the font-size used 
for the navigation is one way of overcoming this.


Best,

~dL

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Re: [WSG] Element suggestion requested

[Nick Fitzsimons]

On 20 Sep 2007, at 11:56, Rick Lecoat wrote:


On 19/9/07 (15:17) Kenny said:


Yup.  It's a list of values.


Thanks for that Kenny.
Even before posting the question I had started to code the 'Values'  
as a

list, but then ran into difficulty styling it -- the vertically
expandable box requires two images, and the  tag only provides one
hook to hang them on. Adding a span got me part way there, but there
were still problems with the width, so I resorted to re-coding each as
value as an h2 in a div.

Your post prompted me to throw that away and go back to the unordered
list, and to finally solve the styling problem, so thanks again.


Was there any particular reason not to have the h2 elements in the li  
elements, rather than placing them in a div?


Regards,

Nick.
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Re: [WSG] Equal Height Columns/OTL background images

[Gunlaug Sørtun]

Joshua Street wrote:

Hi all,

I've got this design that requires equal height columns *and*
background images positioned at the bottom of each column.



The heights are fluid, the widths is fixed.


The "Companion column method"...

...allows for background images both at the top and bottom.

And then there are CSS tables ... (sight)...


regards
Georg
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Re: [WSG] Element suggestion requested

[Rick Lecoat]

On 19/9/07 (15:17) Kenny said:

>Yup.  It's a list of values.

Thanks for that Kenny.
Even before posting the question I had started to code the 'Values' as a
list, but then ran into difficulty styling it -- the vertically
expandable box requires two images, and the  tag only provides one
hook to hang them on. Adding a span got me part way there, but there
were still problems with the width, so I resorted to re-coding each as
value as an h2 in a div.

Your post prompted me to throw that away and go back to the unordered
list, and to finally solve the styling problem, so thanks again.

-- 
Rick Lecoat



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Re: [WSG] Equal Height Columns/OTL background images

[Jixor - Stephen I]

I have used a technique where the side column sits inside the main 
column. The main column's background will then form the background for 
either column and therefore even if the sides column is longer than the 
main content the background will not be broken and vice versa.


Joshua Street wrote:

Hi all,

I've got this design that requires equal height columns *and*
background images positioned at the bottom of each column. I'm using
the One True Layout Equal Height Columns technique, but can't for the
life of me figure out how to prevent a bottom-aligned background image
from disappearing into the 30thousand pixel padding void the technique
depends upon.

The heights are fluid, the widths is fixed.

Am I barking up the wrong tree?

Any help appreciated!

Josh

  




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Re: [WSG] Equal Height Columns/OTL background images

[Jermayn Parker]

Hi
it can get annoying hey

I had the same problem with a previous website, I cannot remember what
i did excatly (used inner and outer divs I think) but your more than
welcome to look at the code.
http://www.phillipwrayracing.com 

Hope that helps
Jermayn


>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 20/09/2007 2:36:47 pm >>>
Hi all,

I've got this design that requires equal height columns *and*
background images positioned at the bottom of each column. I'm using
the One True Layout Equal Height Columns technique, but can't for the
life of me figure out how to prevent a bottom-aligned background image
from disappearing into the 30thousand pixel padding void the technique
depends upon.

The heights are fluid, the widths is fixed.

Am I barking up the wrong tree?

Any help appreciated!

Josh

-- 
Joshua Street

http://josh.st/blog/ 
+61 (0) 425 808 469


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