Re: [css-d] Wordpress Themes and CSS Tutorial

This thread seemed like an auspicious cue for an introducion. Hello, I'm Andy Skelton, I help develop WordPress and I just joined the list a few hours ago. I was struggling with a CSS issue in the WP admin screens (IE textarea explosion) and I found the answer in the CSS-D archives. Thanks! See yo

[css-d] Wordpress Themes and CSS Tutorial

Hi All For all those that use Wordpress, this is a tutorial on putting together a WP theme. I know many people might be thinking this is OT but I assure you it is not. This tutorial also includes a look at css and styling techniques. Indeed the opening stance is to empty the original CSS files

Re: [css-d] Windows browsers site check, please

On 12/9/05, Jacob Reiff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Would anybody mind checking this site for me in their variety of > Windows browsers? > > http://tinyurl.com/7tydr > You have an IE float drop. The floated divs have to be less than 100% wide... Somewhere in this article is the solution for IE f

[css-d] Windows browsers site check, please

Would anybody mind checking this site for me in their variety of Windows browsers? http://tinyurl.com/7tydr I had a screenshot sent to me that looked like the left "main" content was dropping beneath the sidebar content, which is floated right and comes first in the source. Over here on Ma

Re: [css-d] Why extra space in layout with IE 6 and not others?

Dan Moriarty wrote: >I have a layout problem on this page: >http://invision-optical.com/collections/ > >Why is there a bunch of extra space, vertically, between my main product >image and the table below, listing product numbers? This is only in IE 6, >but not in Safari on Mac, or Firefox on Windo

Re: [css-d] Hiding rules from FF1.07 on a Mac

Julian, On 8 Dec 2005, at 10:30 pm, Julian Voelcker wrote: > Hi Philippe, > >> Have you >> checked if your problem also happen on Fx 1.07 Win ? > > Not yet. The system isn't for general release for a few months, when > it will be released to a closed user group initially - we have been > working

[css-d] Why extra space in layout with IE 6 and not others?

I have a layout problem on this page: http://invision-optical.com/collections/ Why is there a bunch of extra space, vertically, between my main product image and the table below, listing product numbers? This is only in IE 6, but not in Safari on Mac, or Firefox on Windows? There¹s an image and th

Re: [css-d] True scalable, rounded buttons with CSS and images.

Christian Montoya wrote: >I don't see any way around that... except to use smaller images. If >CSS backgrounds were scalable, you could take the images out of the >markup, but they aren't. > > I don't think there is a way around it. For most people I think it'll be ok, but since the example bl

Re: [css-d] Need help figuring out how to implement a page layout

On 12/7/05, Mike Soultanian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Here's what I'd like: Left nav column to be a fixed width, calendar > column to be fixed, calendar details (right-most column) liquid. Also, > just so you know, the rest of the site pages have a fixed nav with fluid > content). > > My prob

Re: [css-d] symmetry: Horizontal centering divs

Nick Fitzsimons wrote: >>I want to have a number of small divs (lets say they have equal width eg >>100px) stacked next to each other but overall centred in a liquid center >>reqion. >> >> >> > > > >>There does not seem to be a complete solution to this, although I would be >>delighted if so

[css-d] Vertically scrollable and fluid container

I have a div that I want to be vertically scrollable and fluid at the same time by using absolute positioning. In FF this works nicely, but in IE it doesn't want to scroll the div because of the lack of a set height. Is there any way around this issue? I'm probably doing this the wrong way, so

Re: [css-d] True scalable, rounded buttons with CSS and images.

On 12/8/05, Craig Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Two problems: > First, the whole setup blows up if CSS is off (that's not a huge issue > for me, but it might be to some people). I don't see any way around that... except to use smaller images. If CSS backgrounds were scalable, you could take

Re: [css-d] Firefox 1.5 link jumping problem

On 12/8/05, Ingo Chao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This does not look nice. > http://www.satzansatz.de/cssd/tmp/05120801.html > > Georg's fix does it's job. > > Is the negative margin on #menu a triggering this bug? Yes, it's the negative margin. Before we thought the issue was with overflow:hid

[css-d] clearing a float without clearing another float

I've run into this problem a few times lately, and have yet to figure out how to resolve it. Here is the test page: http://offlead.com/stuff/floattest/index.html CSS is in the file. div#column is floated left of div#content. (These are nested within #page and #wrapper divs that are used to set

Re: [css-d] Firefox 1.5 link jumping problem

Smith, Sarah wrote: > This problem wasn't present in Firefox 1.0.x versions, but it is present > in Firefox 1.5. When I right or left click a link on the page (other > than the top green nav bar links), the page jumps. The jump occurs > because the last link, "Children", in the nav bar is jumping d

Re: [css-d] list-style: isn't styling in IE6...

On Wed, 7 Dec 2005, Jeff Ross wrote: > > > On Wed, 7 Dec 2005, Jeff Ross wrote: > >> I've got this page >> >> http://voices.wykids.org/ecds/ >> >> with stylesheets >> >> http: //voices.wykids.org/stylesheets/main.css >> http: //voices.wykids.org/stylesheets/ie.css >> >> This page contains

[css-d] True scalable, rounded buttons with CSS and images.

Recently, a project I was working on required some rounded buttons as menu items. 1. They needed to be pill-shaped like a Tylenol caplet. 2. The buttons would be on a background image and had to flow across it naturally. 3. The buttons would only hold one or two words, and always on one line of

[css-d] Layout question

I'm trying to design a layout that splits the vertical space of the page into two sections: the header, and the body. I want to header to be a fixed height, and I want the body height to be 100% of the rest of the page/viewport. What would be the best way to implement this? Thanks for your help

Re: [css-d] Firefox 1.5 link jumping problem

Smith, Sarah wrote: > The jump occurs because the last link, "Children", in the nav bar is > jumping down a line. > http://www.fresnolibrary.org/child/prch/index.html for an Didn't study it, but... #menu ul {white-space: nowrap;} ...seems to have good effect on Firefox 1.5. Making the ul slight

[css-d] [ADMIN - OFFTOPIC] Re: CSS Style Switcher

>Apologies to list if all that was off topic. > >Christine, make sure you have cookies enabled when you are testing >this. Please reply off-list if the admin does declare this thread >off-topic. Yep. It is indeed off topic. There is absolutely no reason for this list to ever see a single snippe

[css-d] Firefox 1.5 link jumping problem

This problem wasn't present in Firefox 1.0.x versions, but it is present in Firefox 1.5. When I right or left click a link on the page (other than the top green nav bar links), the page jumps. The jump occurs because the last link, "Children", in the nav bar is jumping down a line. I don't have thi

Re: [css-d] CSS Style Switcher

Christine Harcinske wrote: >Hello, > >I'm working on a project for a college web design class and would love to use >alternate style sheets. I have been trying to use Paul Sowden's article at A >List Apart (http://www.alistapart.com/stories/alternate/) as a guide, but I'm >running into some sna

Re: [css-d] CSS Style Switcher

On 12/8/05, Christian Montoya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On 12/8/05, Christine Harcinske <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> ... > ... Apologies to list if all that was off topic. Christine, make sure you have cookies enabled when you are testing this. Please reply off-list if the admin does declare

Re: [css-d] CSS Style Switcher

On 12/8/05, Christine Harcinske <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I'm working on a project for a college web design class and would love to use > alternate style sheets. I have been trying to use Paul Sowden's article at A > List Apart (http://www.alistapart.com/stories/alternate/) as a gui

Re: [css-d] Styling Listboxes (in IE?)

Kevin Cannon wrote: >On Mon, Nov 28, 2005 at 12:42:55PM +, Kevin Cannon wrote: > > >>I'm having an unusual problem with styling a listbox in IE. >>www.treacymowers.ie/index2.php >> >>I'm just changing the font-size and colour. It works fine in Firefox. In IE, >>the rendering is odd, but if y

[css-d] CSS Style Switcher

Hello, I'm working on a project for a college web design class and would love to use alternate style sheets. I have been trying to use Paul Sowden's article at A List Apart (http://www.alistapart.com/stories/alternate/) as a guide, but I'm running into some snags. The styles switch fine, but I

Re: [css-d] CSS and a DIV

This is exactly what I want to do. Don't know if the CSS part is the best way or not. Thanks for all responses, your time is appreciated. http://www.geocities.com/technofundo/tech/js/showhide.html# -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Carlton

Re: [css-d] CSS and a DIV

Thank you I agree that part of it is javascript but I think that part has to do with layers and a z-index with absolute positioning ( CSS ? ) A visual of what Im trying to do is here us.f1.yahoofs.com/bc/3f944399_2f13/bc/DocDesign/HEWV.pdf?bft2FmDBZdclnjs z -Original Message- From: [EMAI

Re: [css-d] absolute positioning??

Greg Morphis wrote: > Hey thanks again for the help.. I'm very happy that you can use it. I still discuss with myself whether I have sinned in the eyes of Deus SemantiMaxus, but as long as it works and provides the overview intented. > Quick question.. it says 10px = 15 mins? > So 40 pxs = 60

Re: [css-d] symmetry: Horizontal centering divs

> I want to have a number of small divs (lets say they have equal width eg > 100px) stacked next to each other but overall centred in a liquid center > reqion. > > > There does not seem to be a complete solution to this, although I would be > delighted if someone can tell me I am overlooking somet

Re: [css-d] It's possible to do that ...

Thanks to all, now I know what's mean foo and bar King regards ReynierPM Usuario registrado de Linux: 310201 * No basta con alcanzar la sabiduría, es necesario saber utilizarla. -Original Message- From: Brian Cummiskey [mailto:[EMAIL PRO

[css-d] [ADMIN] On foo, cultural references and subject lines (was: It's possible to do that ...)

At 10:32 -0500 8/12/05, Reynier Perez Mira wrote: >Well .. I check later the page you leave me. What's means "foo" ?? I >can't understand complety your sentence because I not know what's >mean "foo". > >Soury I'm cuban and pratice english only in this way "Foo" means that the word is a variable

Re: [css-d] display: table-cell --- why?

Rolf Mortenson wrote: >Okay... so I recently posted this test page with a different problem, >but I wonder if this would have benefited from display: table-cell or >it's brethren? > >http://www.monkeypuzzle.net/testfiles/html_test_gc3/test5.html Actually, this would have benefited most from an act

Re: [css-d] Hiding rules from FF1.07 on a Mac

Hi Roger, > That is interesting. I'd be interested in seeing it sometime if that > is at all possible. I'd like to create a test case that demonstrates > the problem so I can construct a reasonable bugzilla entry. OK, I will see what I can do, but can't promise anything. What do you need

Re: [css-d] It's possible to do that ...

Reynier Perez Mira wrote: > Well .. I check later the page you leave me. What's means "foo" ?? I can't > understand complety your sentence because I not know what's mean "foo". > > Soury I'm cuban and pratice english only in this way Hi Reynier: "foo" is a word that is used in programming much

Re: [css-d] Origin and width problems with IE6 in strict mode

> OK can anyone tell me what is going off with the following code > > "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd";> > > > IE/win Box > > > > >   > > > > > > > > > Sorry I don't have a public website to post this on. Basically in > Firefox the inner blue div border is aligned wit

[css-d] symmetry: Horizontal centering divs

Hi, I have looked in the archives and googled, but I still cannot see how to do it. I want to have a number of small divs (lets say they have equal width eg 100px) stacked next to each other but overall centred in a liquid center reqion. I can stack them by using float left, but what I want i

Re: [css-d] with padding inside that has "overflow: auto"

At 07:47 AM 12/8/2005, medial | André Huf wrote: >Maybe this is a serious question - how do list members get their >knowledge about these things - "experience" doesn’t count as an answer Nevertheless, it is an accurate answer. Some things besides experience that you can do: 1. Read the spec.

Re: [css-d] Scroll content behind image

> I've come across another problem that I don't know how to solve. If you > look > at the example at > (http://www.prezencenewmedia.com/proof/josiefields/example.htm), what I'm > trying to do is "hide" the content as it scrolls down, behind the image at > the bottom. I've tried a few combinations o

Re: [css-d] absolute positioning??

Zoe M. Gillenwater wrote: > While this is a great proof of concept, I wouldn't use it on an actual > project. This is really tabular data and belongs in a table. That was my first thought too - looking on the given example. Then I considered the data to be presented, the loads of code that woul

Re: [css-d] It's possible to do that ...

Well .. I check later the page you leave me. What's means "foo" ?? I can't understand complety your sentence because I not know what's mean "foo". Soury I'm cuban and pratice english only in this way ReynierPM Usuario registrado de Linux: 310201 *

Re: [css-d] preventing div leakage?

R. Steven Rainwater wrote: >I'm trying to convert an expandable (I think you guys use the term >"fluid"?) table-based design to divs. One thing that's becoming a >problem for me is that some cells (now divs) contain fixed-size elements >such as images. > >When I shrink the browser window size, the

[css-d] anchor focus in opera and IE

Hi all My query is about an accessibility feature I'm trying to do with css. This post is not about accessibility pros and cons, etc (which I know is off-topic) but about css techniques. Example page and code: html: http://public.softectra.com/dev/lang/markup/css/cssd/081205_1/index.html css: h

Re: [css-d] It's possible to do that ...

On 08/12/05, Reynier Perez Mira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Well, yes and no. Its possible, but it won't work in IE. This sort of > behaviour is better handled with JavaScript anyway ... > I try an alternative because I want that this page perform Web Standars and > WAI normatives for accessibi

Re: [css-d] absolute positioning??

Wow Jesper thats freaking awesome! I started to build the table but my problem is we're using a java backend to build it dynamically. The java class stores the starttime and endtime and thats it. I can convert that into pixels but converting it into colspans and generating the blank space inbetween

Re: [css-d] It's possible to do that ...

Hello David: After all thanks for answer my question. >Well, yes and no. Its possible, but it won't work in IE. This sort of >behaviour is better handled with JavaScript anyway - which lets you add >essential usability features (such as the menu not vanishing if the user can't >move the pointing

Re: [css-d] It's possible to do that ...

On 08/12/05, Reynier Perez Mira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well I have a web page in this address http://www.jovenclub.cu/grm/ for now. > I need to build an alternative for JavaScript Menu System positioned in > Bottom Right at page. Move the mouse over the images "Servicios" and > "Directorio" a

Re: [css-d] Hiding rules from FF1.07 on a Mac

Hi Philippe, > Have you > checked if your problem also happen on Fx 1.07 Win ? Not yet. The system isn't for general release for a few months, when it will be released to a closed user group initially - we have been working on the basis as setting IE6 and FF1.5 as the standard for browsers

Re: [css-d] absolute positioning??

Jesper Brunholm wrote: >I have an alternativ approach to the solution, using your mentioned >"position: absolute" instead of tables, for two reasons: >Firstly, I was horrified by the huge number of table-cells ;-) >Secondly, I wouldn't like to create the engine behind, administrating >the table-

Re: [css-d] with padding inside that has "overflow: auto"

> Another solution is > li {list-style: none inside;} This introduces extra padding on the left of the in IE6 WinXP. Is there a better way than "fixing" this with: li { list-style: none inside; _list-style: none outside; } André

Re: [css-d] CSS and a DIV

Carlton Gregory wrote: >The below pseudo code basically hides and displays a div > >Can I with CSS do the same thing without using JavaScript. I actually >want to hide and show a div with a nested form that has one text input >in it. > >Problem is I want to show it in the middle of the page. I wan

[css-d] It's possible to do that ...

Well I have a web page in this address http://www.jovenclub.cu/grm/ for now. I need to build an alternative for JavaScript Menu System positioned in Bottom Right at page. Move the mouse over the images "Servicios" and "Directorio" and see them. It's posible to do something like this using CSS??

Re: [css-d] Hiding rules from FF1.07 on a Mac

Julian, On Dec 8, 2005, at 7:30 AM, Julian Voelcker wrote: > Hi Roger, > >> Julie, > > Julian! I'm so sorry! I guess I should have had my coffee before reading list mail. > Changing the font size makes no difference in Win or Mac - I'm > using FF 1.5 > on Win and 1.07 on the Mac. > > The la

Re: [css-d] database tabular data

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > How do I layout css div's to display multi columm tablular data from > a database. Up until now I've used tables within an asp loop, with or each row and for each column. In spite of my post 20 minutes ago (subj: "absolute positioning"), I agree the two other replies

Re: [css-d] transparent input background in Safari

Gregory Wiest wrote: >Can someone tell me how to get Safari to draw transparent backgrounds for the >input fields >on this page? > > > >Firefox 1.5, Opera 7.5/8, IE-Win 6/5.5, and NN 7 do what I want, >but Safari 2.02 only draws the text

Re: [css-d] with padding inside that has "overflow: auto"

Thanks a lot Philippe, that did the job. How do you manage to know all this? (Maybe this is a serious question - how do list members get their knowledge about these things - "experience" doesn’t count as an answer :-) > Another solution is > li {list-style: none inside;}

Re: [css-d] Hiding rules from FF1.07 on a Mac

On 8 Dec 2005, at 9:30 pm, Julian Voelcker wrote: >>> It is actually interesting to see that there are differences >>> between FF >>> on the Mac and FF on the PC - I had always assumed that they were >>> the >>> same code base. >> They are. Once in a while they will display differently, usua

Re: [css-d] absolute positioning??

Hi Greg and CSS-d I have an alternativ approach to the solution, using your mentioned "position: absolute" instead of tables, for two reasons: Firstly, I was horrified by the huge number of table-cells ;-) Secondly, I wouldn't like to create the engine behind, administrating the table-setup. SO

Re: [css-d] Hiding rules from FF1.07 on a Mac

Hi Roger, > Julie, Julian! > > It is actually interesting to see that there are differences between FF > > on the Mac and FF on the PC - I had always assumed that they were the > > same code base. > They are. Once in a while they will display differently, usually > because of font issues.

Re: [css-d] weird behaviour when adding classes through javascript

hepabolu wrote: >Hello, > >can someone please explain why the following is happening? I have a >table and mark the rows with 2 classes, say class1 and class2. Class1 >changes the background color and the font to bold, class2 also changes >the background color (to something different from class1) a

Re: [css-d] Using Fieldset/legend on non-form elements?

On Dec 8, 2005, at 12:48 AM, Michael Hulse wrote: > [LEGEND]- > Content, content, content.. Just out curiosity, how does this function on the PC: http://www.ambiguism.com/CSSD/testing2.html ... div.pseudoLegend { padding: 0

Re: [css-d] with padding inside that has "overflow: auto"

On 8 Dec 2005, at 8:21 pm, Ingo Chao wrote: >> can anyone explain why there is a horizontal scrollbar for a div in >> Firefox if there is a ul with “padding: 0;” inside it? >> >> And why the padding disappeares if I set the padding to at least >> 8px for >> example? >> >> The ul’s have list-sty

Re: [css-d] Hiding rules from FF1.07 on a Mac

Julie, On Dec 8, 2005, at 5:30 AM, Julian Voelcker wrote: > Hi Ingo, > >> Can't answer your question, but do you have an URL at hand? > > Unfortunately not at the moment - still throwing around lots of options > to see if I can alter the layout to avoid the problem in the first > place. This is o

Re: [css-d] with padding inside that has "overflow: auto"

André, On Dec 8, 2005, at 4:35 AM, medial | André Huf wrote: > Hello, > > can anyone explain why there is a horizontal scrollbar for a div in > Firefox if there is a ul with “padding: 0;” inside it? > > And why the padding disappeares if I set the padding to at least 8px > for > example? > > The

Re: [css-d] with padding inside that has "overflow: auto"

medial | André Huf wrote: > can anyone explain why there is a horizontal scrollbar for a div in > Firefox if there is a ul with “padding: 0;” inside it? > > And why the padding disappeares if I set the padding to at least 8px for > example? > > The ul’s have list-style-type:none; - but it does

Re: [css-d] Hiding rules from FF1.07 on a Mac

Hi Ingo, > Can't answer your question, but do you have an URL at hand? Unfortunately not at the moment - still throwing around lots of options to see if I can alter the layout to avoid the problem in the first place. It is actually interesting to see that there are differences between FF on t

Re: [css-d] css-discuss wiki

At 10:27 +0800 8/12/05, Jonathan Lui wrote: >Don't know if this is the correct place to post this The correct place for all enquiries about the running of the list / wiki is the list owner's address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >but the css-discuss >wiki http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ can't be acce

[css-d] with padding inside that has "overflow: auto"

Hello, can anyone explain why there is a horizontal scrollbar for a div in Firefox if there is a ul with “padding: 0;” inside it? And why the padding disappeares if I set the padding to at least 8px for example? The ul’s have list-style-type:none; - but it does happen without that rule – onl

Re: [css-d] Using Fieldset/legend on non-form elements?

> So, I am going to assume that using fieldset/legend on/with non-form > elements is a no-no? Yes, much like using a picture frame for a bunch of flowers would be artistic, but not very logical. :-) -- Chris Heilmann Blog: http://www.wait-till-i.com Writing: http://icant.co.uk/ Binaries: http://

Re: [css-d] Using Fieldset/legend on non-form elements?

On Dec 8, 2005, at 12:57 AM, Christian Heilmann wrote: > There is one solution in the archives. No idea if it works on Mac/IE > but I guess that is hackable. Actually, that does pretty well on IE/Mac... Can anyone tell me how it looks on a PC? http://www.ambiguism.com/CSSD/testing.html Any tho

Re: [css-d] Using Fieldset/legend on non-form elements?

> That would be a horizontal border that spans 100% with the legend on > top/left-middle. > > I am still doing google/wiki searches... There is one solution in the archives. No idea if it works on Mac/IE but I guess that is hackable. http://archivist.incutio.com/viewlist/css-discuss/64044 -- Chr

[css-d] Using Fieldset/legend on non-form elements?

Hi list, What are you thoughts on using tags on/with non-form content? Anyone have suggestions for the best alternative (one that works on Mac/IE would be nice)? I am going for this look: [LEGEND]- Content, content, content...

Re: [css-d] Fixed positioning workaround

Jonathan Carter wrote: >I'm trying to implement a fixed positioned header and left column >workaround in a test page that will work in IE and FF. It works in FF >nicely, and it's on it's way to working in IE, but I just can't get it >to work perfectly. > >The test page can be found here: > >htt