Re: [css-d] Five column news styled site

2007-03-08 Thread Richard Brown
Hi On 08/03/07, david <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I want to be able to create a five column news site. This is a first > > for me and so I have gone to the layout gala and grabbed a three > > column fixed with design and then in the content column put three > > columns. See here: > >

[css-d] Holy Grail Layout - footer, padding and opacity issue

2007-03-08 Thread Richard Brown
Hi All I am using the Holy Grail layout here: The site is here: I have used their method for introducing a background colour but have removed the f

Re: [css-d] Boxed ullist

2007-03-08 Thread Pelle
>Pelle wrote: > > www.dummy.nu/sidemenu.gif > > Anyone that knows example like this? >For creating something like that image, the following should do as base... > >regards > Georg Thanks georg, that's EXACT what i was looking for :D _

Re: [css-d] Boxed ullist

2007-03-08 Thread Pelle
>Pelle wrote: >>I KNOW i recently visited an page with several exaples making an and >>ul list to became an small liten boxmeny, like the image on >>www.dummy.nu/sidemenu.gif >>Anyone that knows example like this? >> * Listamatic ? >

Re: [css-d] Lining up text

2007-03-08 Thread wilsoncpu
The problem is the page is inside a password-protected program. As I said, the current page _does_ use tables, and I can certainly stick another small table inside, but that seems messy. It's all within a element. Sample code (with line breaks added for clarity): Info Request Email(s)  

Re: [css-d] Lining up text

2007-03-08 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Yes, it's a table, but I didn't want to make a 3rd column for > directions. Since the inputs are of various widths, the 2nd column > would be as wide as the widest field, and therefore the directions > would usually be off to the side rather than right next to the inpu

Re: [css-d] Lining up text

2007-03-08 Thread wilsoncpu
Yes, it's a table, but I didn't want to make a 3rd column for directions. Since the inputs are of various widths, the 2nd column would be as wide as the widest field, and therefore the directions would usually be off to the side rather than right next to the input field. Then, since these dif

Re: [css-d] Inline paragraph with headers

2007-03-08 Thread David Hucklesby
On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 07:04:14 -0500, Mike Breiding wrote: > > I would like to be able to use a Header and a paragraph on the same line in > this page: > > http://JuniorNatureCamp.org/staff/ > Well, the CSS property "display: run-in;" is supposed to do just that. Sadly, the only Windows browser I ha

Re: [css-d] Margin & Padding: Best Practices

2007-03-08 Thread David Hucklesby
On Wed, 7 Mar 2007 12:35:58 -0500, Spellacy, Michael wrote: > Hi All, > > I was just wondering what the best practice is for handling default > user-agent margin > and padding? For more control over my layout I suppose I could set a > universal selector > to eliminate the default stuff (* {margin

Re: [css-d] Lining up text

2007-03-08 Thread david
francky wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] schreef: >> [...] >> I've tried divs and paragraphs and spans; inline and float:right, and I >> am absolutely sure it's obvious, but unfortunately not to me. >> [...] >> >> Any ideas? >> > Hi Mark, > Checkpoint 1: tabular data? Yes, so table allowed. ;-

Re: [css-d] Boxed ullist

2007-03-08 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
Pelle wrote: > www.dummy.nu/sidemenu.gif > > Anyone that knows example like this? I use something similar to create form-like menus. For creating something like that image, the following should do as base... regards Georg -- http://www.g

Re: [css-d] Boxed ullist

2007-03-08 Thread francky
Pelle wrote: > Hi all! > > I KNOW i recently visited an page with several exaples making an and > ul list to became an small liten boxmeny, like the image on > www.dummy.nu/sidemenu.gif > > Anyone that knows example like this? > regards Pelle > > _

Re: [css-d] aligning data in large tables

2007-03-08 Thread Philippe Wittenbergh
On Mar 9, 2007, at 10:31 AM, Rolf Mortenson wrote: > I assume the good browsers don't recognize text- > align for ? No, they don't, nor should per css 2.1 http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/text.html#propdef-text-align http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/tables.html#q4 Somehow curiously, per HTML 4.01, the col

Re: [css-d] Lining up text

2007-03-08 Thread francky
[EMAIL PROTECTED] schreef: > [...] > I've tried divs and paragraphs and spans; inline and float:right, and I > am absolutely sure it's obvious, but unfortunately not to me. > [...] > > Any ideas? > Hi Mark, Checkpoint 1: tabular data? Yes, so table allowed. ;-) First idea: isn't it possi

Re: [css-d] aligning data in large tables

2007-03-08 Thread Rolf Mortenson
> td:first-child+td+td+td {text-align:right;} will select the 4th > column in good browsers (including IE7). > For IE 6, you need to use the col element. > >colgroup> > > col.alignRight {text-align:right;} > > Note that you have to put the 2 selectors on separate lines, _not_ > grouping th

[css-d] Boxed ullist

2007-03-08 Thread Pelle
Hi all! I KNOW i recently visited an page with several exaples making an and ul list to became an small liten boxmeny, like the image on www.dummy.nu/sidemenu.gif Anyone that knows example like this? regards Pelle __ css-disc

Re: [css-d] aligning data in large tables

2007-03-08 Thread Philippe Wittenbergh
On Mar 9, 2007, at 7:30 AM, Rolf Mortenson wrote: > What is the optimal way to align data in a very large table? - let's > say you've got a few thousand rows, and 10 columns, and you want data > in 3 of those columns to be aligned right (the rest align left). Is > it preferable to give each td in

Re: [css-d] Wierd IE 6 position: relative with ghosting

2007-03-08 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
Subscriptions wrote: > http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/podcast/ > > After loading the page, simply press CTRL-A and you'll see the ghost > rectangles on the left and on the bottom. They match up with the menu > div on the left and the content div on the bottom. Looks kind of as expected from rea

[css-d] Lining up text

2007-03-08 Thread wilsoncpu
This is from a complex example, so I'm using links to pics to describe the problem (if words are not enough). I have a data-editing table; prompt in the left column, input in the right column. If I need to give extra instructions on how to enter the data, or whatever, that text follows the in

[css-d] aligning data in large tables

2007-03-08 Thread Rolf Mortenson
What is the optimal way to align data in a very large table? - let's say you've got a few thousand rows, and 10 columns, and you want data in 3 of those columns to be aligned right (the rest align left). Is it preferable to give each td in those columns a class -- ? or is it better to use the

Re: [css-d] media=print/css problems with IE7

2007-03-08 Thread Ingo Chao
> (for example, a border on #parent presents only its border-top fragment). Since parent does not 'contain' the float anymore, the border behavior is not a bug, sorry. Forget about that sentence. Ingo -- http://www.satzansatz.de/css.html _

Re: [css-d] media=print/css problems with IE7

2007-03-08 Thread Ingo Chao
Thought I share some findings on this bug. See a reduced testcase [1]. #parent { position: relative; width: 750px; /* sets haslayout=true*/ } #child { float: left; } #parent { width: auto; /* resets haslayout to false*/ } Lorem ipsum do

[css-d] [EMAIL PROTECTED]

2007-03-08 Thread la perla benni
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[css-d] Wierd IE 6 position: relative with ghosting

2007-03-08 Thread Subscriptions
Hello everyone! I have been lurking on this list for almost two years, but I have yet to post a message. The problem I'm experiencing is weird enough for me that I want to get input from others. I have two fixed-size, relatively-positioned divs that align correctly; in IE6, however, there are "gho

Re: [css-d] [ADMIN - OFF TOPIC] Re: Inline paragraph with headers

2007-03-08 Thread Mike Breiding
At 10:11 AM 3/8/2007 , Alex Robinson wrote: >Please take this discussion off list or to another more general web >discussion list. Thanks to everyone who replied. Please email me privately if you have further advise. -Mike __ css

Re: [css-d] [ADMIN - OFF TOPIC] Re: Inline paragraph with headers

2007-03-08 Thread Eric A. Meyer
At 5:36 PM + 3/8/07, Alex Robinson wrote: >I beg to differ. However, until Eric shows up and says I was wrong, >right or something in between, can people please not leap into this >thread. Okay, I'm here. Did I miss the finale? Sorry. So it's possible Alex overreacted, but then a

Re: [css-d] different logo for a print.css version

2007-03-08 Thread Sophie Dennis
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi all- > > I've been using css to style just text for a while now, and want to move to > the > next level and begin using it for layout. My site design has a logo in the > upper left corner: > > http://www.lawrence.lib.ks.us/ > > That logo image (logo.gif) is on a dark

[css-d] peekaboo bug in Safari?

2007-03-08 Thread Dave Pierce
I'm having a problem with Safari...first I've ever had. So far the other browsers are showing this page correctly...but In Safari, the picture and caption at the bottom left doesn't fully load. The W3 validators say the HTML passes, and the non-compliant IE hacks don't pass...but I really do

Re: [css-d] [ADMIN - OFF TOPIC] Re: Inline paragraph with headers

2007-03-08 Thread Alex Robinson
At 10:02 -0700 8/3/07, Michael Stevens wrote: >WOW! That's pretty tight administration... I haven't seen a response yet >that didn't have something to do with CSS. I beg to differ. However, until Eric shows up and says I was wrong, right or something in between, can people please not leap into th

Re: [css-d] [ADMIN - OFF TOPIC] Re: Inline paragraph with headers

2007-03-08 Thread Michael Stevens
WOW! That's pretty tight administration... I haven't seen a response yet that didn't have something to do with CSS. There was my reply: Jeff Altemus - Director First and Second Week Adding a span & class is clearly CSS... There was Austin's reply: Jeff Altemus - Director First and Second Week Add

Re: [css-d] 2 col liquid layout problem

2007-03-08 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
Jason Peterman wrote: > I followed your suggestions, and the gap is gone in Firefox and > Safari. IE6 unfortunately still has a gap though. Let me know if > there is anymore I can do. Add... #footer {padding: 1px 0;} ...to contain the 'collapsing margin'[1] that is creating the gap. regar

Re: [css-d] Relative newby needs help with IE6 rendering issues

2007-03-08 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
Doug Waddell wrote: > Hi folks, This is my first post, so please excuse me if these have > been asked before. No problem. > I'm co-developing a small web site with someone who wants to do it in > all tables. I convinced him to go the css route, but am now > experiencing troubles. I can already

Re: [css-d] 2 col liquid layout problem

2007-03-08 Thread Jason Peterman
> Use the same background on #container as you have on #content, so it > appears as if the gap is gone. At the moment you have declared > background twice on #container, so you should simply delete the second > background-declaration. > > The gap will still be there, but - as with so many things in

Re: [css-d] FireFox CSS problem...

2007-03-08 Thread Ingo Chao
Matt Klein wrote: > Hi Ingo - > > Can you tell me how you were able to determine the MIME type was > incorrect? > > Matt > The firebug extension complained about 2 errors. http://www.getfirebug.com/ The error console agreed. https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1815/ Ingo -- http://www.satzan

[css-d] Relative newby needs help with IE6 rendering issues

2007-03-08 Thread Doug Waddell
Hi folks, This is my first post, so please excuse me if these have been asked before. I'm co-developing a small web site with someone who wants to do it in all tables. I convinced him to go the css route, but am now experiencing troubles. I can already hear the "I told you so" lecture. My devel

[css-d] different logo for a print.css version

2007-03-08 Thread kdavis
Hi all- I've been using css to style just text for a while now, and want to move to the next level and begin using it for layout. My site design has a logo in the upper left corner: http://www.lawrence.lib.ks.us/ That logo image (logo.gif) is on a dark blue background which works fine for the sc

Re: [css-d] 2 col liquid layout problem

2007-03-08 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
Jason Peterman wrote: > HTML: www.ellmarriages.org/test.html CSS: > www.ellmarriages.org/site.css > > I am having the following problems: 1. There is a gap between the > columns and the footer when I view in Firefox and Safari. Use the same background on #container as you have on #content, so i

[css-d] Vertical Scrollbar in IE ... Causes horizontal scrollbar

2007-03-08 Thread Beauchamp Michael J CONT NPRI
Hi, This is probably a FAQ but I can't find the answer... I have a problem in IE. I have body overflow set to auto. The width of the document is all percentage and never scrolls horizontally. However, there is usually a vertical scroll. The problem is that in IE, when the vertical scrollbar

Re: [css-d] help! negative margins doesn't work on IE6

2007-03-08 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
Erik Visser wrote: > so there is: > > em-liquid ( no max / min width? ) - From the name/description: it is "fixed to em" and not liquid at all, but it is possible to add min / max width so the layout doesn't go completely crazy when subjected to a bit more extreme font resizing. > em-f

[css-d] [ADMIN - OFF TOPIC] Re: Inline paragraph with headers

2007-03-08 Thread Alex Robinson
>Actually, I think in this case (if it is a proper H5 tag), I'd go with: > >Jeff Altemus - Director First and Second week > >and *then* add display:inline to the H5. etc, etc, etc I'm going to pass over the fact that some of these suggestions have been truly gruesome and move straight to the re

Re: [css-d] Inline paragraph with headers

2007-03-08 Thread Austin Harris
It doesn't validate though... > > Actually, I think in this case (if it is a proper H5 tag), I'd go > with: > > Jeff Altemus - Director First and Second week > > and *then* add display:inline to the H5. > __ css-discuss [EMA

Re: [css-d] Inline paragraph with headers

2007-03-08 Thread James Leslie
> > I would like to be able to use a Header and a paragraph on the same > > line in > > Where there is an H5 such as: > > Jeff Altemus - Director > > I would like to add a paragraph such as First and Second > Week > > The result would be Jeff Altemus - Director First and > > Second Weeek with

[css-d] How to stack divs

2007-03-08 Thread Phil Turner
I want to position a #header div over the top of a #shadow div they're in a fixed width #container div can someone tell me the right way to do this thanks Phil Turner FREELANCE CREATIVE [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.philturner-uk.com HELP SAVE THE PLANET http://www.yourplanetneedsyou.org __

Re: [css-d] Inline paragraph with headers

2007-03-08 Thread Rick den Haan
Austin Harris wrote: > Would Jeff Altemus - Director First > and Second Week > > Not be better? > > > - "Michael Stevens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > How about: > > > > Jeff Altemus - Director First > > and Second Week Actually, I think in this case (if it is a proper H5 tag), I'd go wi

Re: [css-d] Inline paragraph with headers

2007-03-08 Thread Austin Harris
Would Jeff Altemus - Director First and Second Week Not be better? - "Michael Stevens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How about: > > Jeff Altemus - Director First and Second > Week > > I've been doing that for years, even before I knew how to really use > CSS. > > Mike > > > I would like

Re: [css-d] Inline paragraph with headers

2007-03-08 Thread Michael Stevens
How about: Jeff Altemus - Director First and Second Week I've been doing that for years, even before I knew how to really use CSS. Mike > I would like to be able to use a Header and a paragraph on the same > line in > > Where there is an H5 such as: > Jeff Altemus - Director > I would like to

Re: [css-d] FireFox CSS problem...

2007-03-08 Thread Matt Klein
Hi Ingo - Can you tell me how you were able to determine the MIME type was incorrect? Matt -Original Message- From: Ingo Chao [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 4:42 PM To: Matt Klein Cc: css-d@lists.css-discuss.org Subject: Re: [css-d] FireFox CSS problem... Ma

Re: [css-d] help! -- frameless css conflict with pure css popups

2007-03-08 Thread Sophie Dennis
Hi Michael, Michael Venables wrote: > Hi all, > > I've got a small site that uses CSS "frames" to create a fixed > navigation sidebar, similar to the techniques discussed here: > http://jessey.net/simon/articles/007.html > http://underscorebleach.net/jotsheet/2004/12/frames-with-css-l

Re: [css-d] Inline paragraph with headers

2007-03-08 Thread Jukka K. Korpela
On Thu, 8 Mar 2007, Mike Breiding wrote: I would like to be able to use a Header and a paragraph on the same line in this page: http://JuniorNatureCamp.org/staff/ The use of heading markup is somewhat inconsistent there. Generally, should be the main heading for the _page_ (not site), and l

Re: [css-d] help! negative margins doesn't work on IE6

2007-03-08 Thread Erik Visser
Gunlaug Sørtun wrote: >>> I can't easily read text smaller than that on my screens. I design >>> for 200% font-resizing, or 32px 'minimum font size', in case >>> someone needs even larger text. You should try that. > >> done! the whole thing is now a liquid layout. dropped all those >> pixels and

[css-d] Inline paragraph with headers

2007-03-08 Thread Mike Breiding
I would like to be able to use a Header and a paragraph on the same line in this page: http://JuniorNatureCamp.org/staff/ Where there is an H5 such as: Jeff Altemus - Director I would like to add a paragraph such as First and Second Week The result would be Jeff Altemus - Director First and

[css-d] 2 col liquid layout problem

2007-03-08 Thread Jason Peterman
Hi, I am new to css and css-discuss.org. I've worked through Eric Meyer's HOT CSS: Web site design book, and I'm trying to recreate a site I did in frontpage (www.ellmarriages.org). I found this article on 2 column layouts that was similar to the example used in the book. It addresses t

Re: [css-d] The width: expression(...) hack not working

2007-03-08 Thread Erik Visser
Zoe M. Gillenwater wrote: > > By the way, Jukka, to start a new thread, do not reply to an existing > message. When you do this, your message gets threaded on to the old > thread by the way: - is there a thunderbird extension to easily split such a thread? - or another way (messing with headers

Re: [css-d] Width blowout in IE

2007-03-08 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
Mark Lundquist wrote: > On Mar 7, 2007, at 1:53 AM, Gunlaug Sørtun wrote: >> [sufficiently-detailed explanation snipped...] Minor but important correction: it was an attempt on a 'description' - not an 'explanation'. I can't really 'explain' that IE bug - it's one of the really absurd[2] ones :-)