[css-d] Another font sizing question

I've been sizing fonts by specifying 100.01% on the body (the .01% helps safari and maybe IE for those wondering). I've been seeing, quite frequently, people specifying body font size as 76%. Any advantages or disadvantages to this besides probably not having to specify basic font sizes suc

Re: [css-d] trying to center an image

Hi Linda: I also had this problem, and found a nice solution. I'm not quite sure who the article is written by - but I think it's somebody on the list. Ingo also contributed to it I think. This is completetly cross browser compatible, and very elegantly done too! http://www.brunildo.org/test

Re: [css-d] Article on rules ordering

Hi Pierre, There's an article here: http://www.stuffandnonsense.co.uk/archives/style-sheet_ordering.html Cheers, Mike - Original Message - From: "Pierre Lemieux" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 12:42 AM Subject: [css-d] Article on rules ordering I'm looking f

[css-d] IE Positioning Weirdness

Hi, First post to the list, but I've been a lurker for a while. I am having a problem with a pure xhtml/css layout in IE (win). It's mostly a positioning problem. If you look at the site in Firefox, it looks GREAT. works great. Etc. In IE, it seems like the whole header/nav area is too tall as w

Re: [css-d] trying to center an image

On 7/3/05, Linda H <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I can't figure out why I can't get an image to center (actually it doesn't > work when I replace the image with text either). I am using a div with a > class that has an attribute 'margin: auto;'. My understanding is that div > uses the box m

RE: [css-d] Data Definition list query - solution

> I am wondering if it is possible ti get a data definition list to > laytout like a 3 column table. > for example: > col 1 (dt) col 2 (dd) col 3 (dd) How about this... http://domain799642.sites.fasthosts.com/demo/check2.htm (Styles are inline) dl { line-height: 1; margin-left:

Re: [css-d] trying to center an image

On 7/3/05, Linda H <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can't figure out why I can't get an image to center (actually it doesn't > work when I replace the image with text either). I am using a div with a > class that has an attribute 'margin: auto;'. My understanding is that div > uses the box model, so

[css-d] Re: css-d Digest, Vol 32, Issue 3

Hi, Happy Fourth! Our offices are closed Monday, July 4th and will reopen Tuesday the 5th at 9:00am. I will respond Tuesday morning when I come in. Thanks, Stephen __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/m

[css-d] trying to center an image

Hi, I can't figure out why I can't get an image to center (actually it doesn't work when I replace the image with text either). I am using a div with a class that has an attribute 'margin: auto;'. My understanding is that div uses the box model, so I don't understand why margin: auto doesn't w

Re: [css-d] CSS and Typography

On 02/07/05, Alan Milnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gustavo Caetano wrote: > > >For instance: I've been thinking about lists. According to Robert Bringhurst > >we should "hang" list bullets outside normal flow text's width. Mark Boulton > >has illustrated this and other typographical fundaments

Re: [css-d] li:hover does not work in IE

I'm trying to use the :hover pseudo element for a list, and it works great in Firefox and Safari but not at all in IE (all Macintosh). Is there a trick to getting the :hover element to work in Explorer? This (:hover pseudo whatever it's called) css method --valid last time I looked-- is workin

Re: [css-d] problem floating with Firefox

CoWBoY wrote: When I'm applying position:absolute; to a picture, its place is very different between IE and Firefox. That's not on the picture, but on a surrounding div... Here it is: http://blog.afrikart.net/help/index.htm I want to display the image(stamp) at the right side like IE did

Re: [css-d] can css help?

Jeremy, At 08:03 AM 7/1/2005, jeremy wrote: Looking for a better way to handle this with CSS and Xhtml. http://tct2005.com/faculty.htm I have to replace all of the names on these 3 pages with new ones from a word document. [...] is it just a bitch of a task? or is there an easier way around

Re: [css-d] CSS and Typography

Gustavo Caetano wrote: Would love to see your thoughts about this. Gustavo Caetano Gustavo, I've found that sort of putting up what I'm working on(providing a URI), in whatever disastrous form it may happen to be in at the moment, and asking specific problem solving type questions about

Re: [css-d] Data Definition list query

On Fri, 1 Jul 2005 15:00:43 +0100, stu wrote: > > I am wondering if it is possible to get a data definition list to > layout like a 3 column table. > Try floating each left, with a "clear" on the DT. I am curious - this is valid code, but why not a table? Cordially, David -- David Hucklesby, on 7

[css-d] problem floating with Firefox

Hi all, When I'm applying position:absolute; to a picture, its place is very different between IE and Firefox. Here it is: http://blog.afrikart.net/help/index.htm I want to display the image(stamp) at the right side like IE did it. But with Firefox, it still stands to the left. Need help, Many

Re: [css-d] CSS and Typography

Gustavo Caetano wrote: For instance: I've been thinking about lists. According to Robert Bringhurst we should "hang" list bullets outside normal flow text's width. Mark Boulton has illustrated this and other typographical fundaments in his nice series of articles, here: I don't do this - an

[css-d] CSS and Typography

Greetings list, First I would like to thank all those who've been trying to help me these last days. Unfortunately my server went offline, thus making it impossible to those guys to see my problem. With a little bit of study I've managed to solve it, though. Back to topic: How do you guys apply

Re: [css-d] li:hover does not work in IE

I'm hardly the best person to advise, but I think the suckerfish menus, with a bit of javascript work really well, cross-browser. Here's a link: http://www.htmldog.com/articles/suckerfish/dropdowns/ And here's an article - for me, often inspiration enough to hack away at! http://www.htmldog.c

Re: [css-d] li:hover does not work in IE

Hello, i'm having the same problem, and this seemed like a very nice solution. But what if do want my css to be 100% valid ? What are my options for making a 100% valid dropdown menu ? On 6/22/05, Justin Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > saul wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > I'm trying to use th

Re: [css-d] insert a poems ..

Gary Turner schrieb: ... My solution is nearly always the pre tag, often nested in blockquote. The other day Upon the stair, I met a man Who wasn't there. One could notate such a formatted poem and style it like a un-/ordered list via a to-be-modified LIPT script http://www.

Re: [css-d] Page Layout Check

David Boddie wrote: I've been working on building a nested list menu for my new design for my work site for over a week, and I've finally opted on a Suckerfish menu. Could someone take a look at these pages and check to see if the menus are working properly? If not, can you email me a PrintScr

Re: [css-d] insert a poems ..

Thanks for ALL YOUR HELP .. On 7/2/05, Gary Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > David Laakso wrote: > > Steve wrote: > > > >> Whats the best way to insert Ballards and Poems useing css ? > >> > >> > > Good question, Steve(and one I've often wondered myself). You might look > > at Macro-Typography

[css-d] Left padding problems in IE5

Hello, I have the following CSS rules for all 'h1' tags and 'a' tags of class 'music'. h1 {font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -1px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: left; color: #333; background: transparent url(PTMFOG000586.gif) -8px -342px no-repeat; padding-left:

Re: [css-d] Page Layout Check

Hello David, Friday, July 1, 2005, 9:17:09 PM, you wrote: DB> Hello, DB> I've been working on building a nested list menu for my new design for my DB> work site for over a week, and I've finally opted on a Suckerfish menu. DB> Could someone take a look at these pages and check to see if the me