Re: [WSG] Lengthy form buttons
Hi Nick, Does button type=submit still submit a form by default, or does it require javascript to do so? If it doesn't require javascript.. why doesn't everyone use button type=submit? Tim Nick Cowie wrote: One way around this is to use button type=submit instead of input type=submit The button tag offers far more opportunity to style than input, and allows you to include an image inside a button tag. The buttons look the same in all modern browsers regadless of OS. Did a little experimenting here: http://nickcowie.com/2005/stylish-accessible-buttons/ http://nickcowie.com/2005/stylish-accessible-buttons/ -- Nick Cowie http://nickcowie.com ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
Re: [WSG] Lengthy form buttons
Thanks Nick, Nick Cowie wrote: The button element is the new kid on the block it was only introduced in 1997 with HTML 4.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/WD-html40-970708/interact/forms.html#edef-BUTTON input has be around a lot longer. http://nickcowie.com No kidding! RIP: input type=submit / ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
Re: [WSG] news scroller and standards
As a nice looking example: Apple's news ticker www.apple.com. Tim The Visual Process wrote: As pointed out already there are plenty of Javascript options which are standards compliant, try google. However scrollers look horrible, you may want to go for something like they have one the bbc news website, http://news.bbc.co.uk/ (see LATEST:) not only is it easier to read than scrolling text it looks better overall. ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
Re: [WSG] CSS and PHP
Just a quick note that'll help:
In the URL, the special characters (such as ampersands, question marks,
etc) need to be converted to html character entities. You can find
entity codes from:
http://www.ascii.cl/htmlcodes.htm
For example:
ampersand can be #38; or amp;
question mark is #63;
Therefore your code is:
$myurl = 'testdate.php#63;houseID={$housename}#38;changeID={$changeover}';
You can also do this automatically by using the PHP function
htmlspecialchars() [1]
[1] http://php.net/manual/en/function.htmlspecialchars.php
Tim
designer wrote:
$myurl=testdate.php#63;houseID=$housename#38;changeID=$changeover;
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[WSG] Visited links
In CSS, if I style
my visited links so they are purple, as so...
a:visited { color: purple; }
...once the user has visited a particular link, from then on the color
for that link will not be purple.
Once the content for that visited page is updated, does the browser
realise the linked page has changed and link color change back to it's
previous state?
No it does not, the browser still thinks that link is visited. Problem!
Do you have any suggestions as to how to overcome this?
Tim
[WSG] Bridging the gap in IE
Hi, I'm using image replacement on a H1 element. The problem I'm having is that the content under the H1 is fine in Firefox, but is pushed much further down the page in IE6. An example shows it clearly: HTML: http://timburgan.com/css-test/index.htm CSS: http://timburgan.com/css-test/css/style.css Is this a common issue, because I always seem to run into it? Does anyone have any ideas as to what this is caused by and how to overcome this? Regards Tim ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
[WSG] XHTML as text/html what Tantek said.
Hi, Can someone please inform me about the disadvantages about the fact the XHTML is served as text/html to IE? (1) What does this mean? (2) Is it only IE? (3) Isn't HTML 4 or XHTML Transitional served as text/html? (4) Why does it matter that XHTML Strict should be served as application-xml-whatever? Thanks for taking the time to help. I remember Tantek saying at WE05 that if you're serious you should be using XHTML Strict all the time. So why then does tantek.com use HTML4.01 strict not XHTML? Thanks Tim
Re: [WSG] Checking in as many browsers as possible
Hi Wayne, Wayne Godfrey wrote: Am I having Firefox problems because the latest Netscape is also on my Mac OSX (Panther) as well? The latest version of Firefox has been acting strangely ever since I installed Netscape (or thereabouts). I can't seem to quit Firefox without it remaining in the menu and is unusable without a reboot (I also get no force quit option on the dock) . It also, quite often, doesn't load any page on startup, though it is suppose to. Create a new issue relating to your problem on Bugzilla [1]. Bugzilla is the official bug tracker for all Mozilla software. You could also make a post on the Mozillazine [2] official Firefox forums. Someone may have a solution to this issue. [1] http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/ [2] http://forums.mozillazine.org/ Tim ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
Re: [WSG] Checking in as many browsers as possible
I was going to make a post about browsers also, but it fits directly into your post also... Is it necessary to test the same browser on different platforms (e.g. IE6 on Win2000 AND WinXP), or ok to just test all available windows browsers in XP? Tim ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
[WSG] repositioning markup
Hello, If I have an XHTML document containing tags in the order: h1Heading One/h1 pParagraph/p h2Heading Two/h2 pParagraph/p How are these tags styled with CSS so that there are positioned in and out of order on the page with no relation to each other.. but when viewed in a text browser it viewed in it's original order. Thanks Tim ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
[WSG] Learning to design Accessibility
Hi, I've done freelance work using standards for a few years, but now due to study I'm looking to get some casual web design work in Adelaide. I know and use standards, and I understand the need for accessibility, but I don't know how or what need to be implemented to meet accessibility needs. Is there a resource that's available that is able to fill the gaps in my knowledge regarding accessibility? Thanks for your time. Tim -- Tim Burgan. Website Development Graphic Design E [EMAIL PROTECTED] W www.timburgan.com ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
Re: [WSG] Learning to design Accessibility
This is brilliant! Thanks for the kick-start everyone. Tim -- Tim Burgan. Website Development Graphic Design E [EMAIL PROTECTED] W www.timburgan.com ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
Re: [WSG] Drop Shadow
Nick Gleitzman wrote: Matt, create 3 bg images for your shadow - one for the header, which is the top (altho you don't really have a top) and a bit of the RHS, one for the main body (and this is the key) which is the RHS but only needs to be 5 or 10px high - and set it to repeat vertically - and one for the footer, which is a bit of the RHS, plus the bottom. You'll need to use the imgs as bgs in the header, main and footer divs, as opposed to the container div...a little lateral thinking with padding and/or margins and you should be fine. Hi Matt, I've implemented what you're looking for in the same way that Nick describes, and have been very happy with the result. Andy Budd's website [1] uses this technique if you want to see a real-word example in action. [1] http://www.andybudd.com/ Tim -- Tim Burgan. Website Development Graphic Design E [EMAIL PROTECTED] W www.timburgan.com ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
