Re: [css-d] Header navigation

trevor bayliss wrote: > Hi list, > I am trying to get the navigation in my header: > http://216.219.94.105/trevor.htm > > to look like it does in my earlier version pre-better layout: > http://216.219.94.105/trevor.htm > I did not look at the header issue you wrote about but when t

Re: [css-d] Select element not displaying correctly

Hello Thomas, It was foretold that on 8/7/2007 @ 22:18:21 GMT+0200 (which was 17:18:21 where I live) Thomas Thomas would write: > My Select (size 1) element in Mozilla is not displaying correctly : > The box is not getting the right width according to the width of the > elements inside. > *

Re: [css-d] Normal bulleted lists... with smaller bullets

> On Jul 11, 2007, at 5:07 AM, David Hucklesby wrote: > >> I had written: A while back[1], I attempted to substitute a heart entity for the normal list bullet, (a) so I could change its color on :hover, and (b) so that it sized with the text. I used :before for modern browsers, and s

Re: [css-d] Normal bulleted lists... with smaller bullets

On Jul 11, 2007, at 5:07 AM, David Hucklesby wrote: > I had written: >>> A while back[1], I attempted to substitute a heart entity for the >>> normal >>> list bullet, (a) so I could change its color on :hover, and (b) >>> so that >>> it sized with the text. I used :before for modern browsers,

Re: [css-d] Aligning an img element with an input element?

David Hucklesby wrote: > On Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:07:49 +1000, George Bills wrote: > > [code snipped] > >> When displayed, the bottom of the is above the bottom of the . >> It looks >> like the aligns to the top of the enclosing (given a black border >> for >> identification), and the aligns

Re: [css-d] Getting the z-index right in my css

On 6 Jul 2007, at 3:42 pm, ron zisman wrote: > Yes, and the idea is to make those floats take up no space when they > come into view - as if they are absolute positioned but still acting > and positioning themselves as floats. > > The method is presented and described here... > >

Re: [css-d] Normal bulleted lists... with smaller bullets

I had written: >> A while back[1], I attempted to substitute a heart entity for the normal >> list bullet, (a) so I could change its color on :hover, and (b) so that >> it sized with the text. I used :before for modern browsers, and some >> scripting for IE. >> >> If that method works for you, fee

Re: [css-d] white or #FFFFFF?

tedd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At 11:55 AM +0100 7/10/07, Ian Young wrote: >Where in the code are you experiencing the problem? I have tried several >examples of having "white" instead of "#fff" in various places in the menu >code (based on yours). Doesn't matter if it is in li or li hover, sti

[css-d] Header navigation

Hi list, I am trying to get the navigation in my header: http://216.219.94.105/trevor.htm to look like it does in my earlier version pre-better layout: http://216.219.94.105/trevor.htm Here is the css and html-it all validates but the tabs don´t "fill out" the header div and the

Re: [css-d] double border-style in IE7

On 7/10/07, Jukka K. Korpela <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In your case, it seems that there is a simple way: wrap the element id="main">... inside an outer div, and set the outer div's > background color to the desired value (white, in this case). An alternative solution (also using nested divs)

Re: [css-d] white or #FFFFFF? (A DEMO)

To the gang: Ok, I'll bow to the opinion that I can't ask a real question on this list unless I submit a demo showing the problem. The URL is: http://www.webbytedd.com/a/index The technique is simply to provide a drop-down scrollable link list. You can activate it by moving your cursor over t

Re: [css-d] double border-style in IE7

On Tue, 10 Jul 2007, Debbie Campbell wrote: > In IE7 this doesn't show up at all because the space between the two > border lines is not white but takes on the color of the body underneath; As far as I can see, CSS specifications do not specify the color of the area between the two lines, when y

Re: [css-d] How to put divs in a div not validating

Thanks George that works a treat- for some reason I didn´t get rid of it earlier as I thought it was an integral part of the whole structure. Validates a treat now. "George S. Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Tue, 2007-07-10 at 12:28, trevor bayliss wrote: > Hi everyone, > I have a prob

Re: [css-d] white or #FFFFFF?

Jukka K. Korpela wrote: > ... > If I had to rely on such oddities, I'd feel safer by using a color that > is _really_ different, though not much different to the human eye, such as > #fefefe (or #fe) vs. #fff. > There is no reason to alter the personal usage of white, #fff, #ff for thi

[css-d] double border-style in IE7

How do I emulate what you see here in FF in IE7? > http://www.parallaxwebdesign.com/projects/harris/index.html This is the CSS for the main content box: #main { position: relative; margin: 0; padding: 0; height: 350px; color: #383838; background-color: #FFF; border: 4px double #646464; }

Re: [css-d] How to put divs in a div not validating

On Tue, 2007-07-10 at 12:28, trevor bayliss wrote: > Hi everyone, > I have a problem that is maybe not fixable. I have a div with three divs > inside it which doesn´t validate. The divs are there for ajax reasons but > this is still a css question I believe as it is about the divs. The problem

Re: [css-d] white or #FFFFFF?

On Tue, 10 Jul 2007, Bruno Fassino wrote: > IE6 tends to ignore rules of the type: > a:hover descendant { ... } > unless there is some (particular) property at > a:hover { ... } > different from the not-hovered value. Apparently IE judge #fff > different from white for this "purpose". That's rath

Re: [css-d] [ADMIN] Re: white or #FFFFFF?

>This entire "list etiquette argument" could have been avoided... But it wasn't. If you disagree with me or feel you have anything to say about list etiquette, then please write to the moderators' address and make your disagreement/opinions known there. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> But not on list,

Re: [css-d] [ADMIN] Re: white or #FFFFFF?

This entire "list etiquette argument" could have been avoided if Jukka hadn't broken what is the most fundamental rule of lists... be civil... He criticism was harsh and unwelcome and would do far more harm to the CSS cause than any somewhat confusing and perhaps inconclusive discussion concerning

Re: [css-d] CSS Menu not Layering over Flash

Echo Schmidt a écrit : > I have a CSS Menu that is not layering over Flash. I tried using the > "wmode" preference and that fixed it in IE but the CSS is still layering > behind the flash in Firefox. Does anyone know what the fix might be? > > As far as I know an object (Flash) will always on

Re: [css-d] white or #FFFFFF?

>Just trying to reduce speculations :-) >Here: > http://www.brunildo.org/test/test/IEhoverdesc.html ... >In IE6 only the first works. Right, thanks for that Bruno. A most excellent test case. At last we have an actual sighting of the beast we've been hunting and can confirm that there is a bug

[css-d] How to put divs in a div not validating

Hi everyone, I have a problem that is maybe not fixable. I have a div with three divs inside it which doesn´t validate. The divs are there for ajax reasons but this is still a css question I believe as it is about the divs. The problem can be seen at this webpage: http://216.219.94.105/trevo

Re: [css-d] white or #FFFFFF?

Just trying to reduce speculations :-) Here: http://www.brunildo.org/test/test/IEhoverdesc.html there are two anchors which on hover should display a yellow box. The first has a:hover { background-color: white } the second a:hover { background-color: #fff } In IE6 only the first works. This is

[css-d] [ADMIN] Re: white or #FFFFFF?

Sigh. I went off to peel some mangoes and didn't get round to posting the message that follows this. And I return to find it all kicking off. All I have to add to my message is that people should not engage in arguments about list etiquette on the list. Since it's part of the list etiquette no

Re: [css-d] Avoiding Bugs and Hacks, Any Resources?

Victor B. Gonzalez wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hello all, > > Is there an authoritative resource on how to *avoid* bugs and hacks? Hi, Victor. I follow the guidelines in this article, "CSS Branching Techniques", from TJK Designs to reduce hacks and plan for fut

Re: [css-d] white or #FFFFFF?

My suggestion on the matter: stick with hex colors. While I have yet to see a hard and or fast rule on the matter (it may be a preference), I generally try to stick to hex colors. Tx __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www

Re: [css-d] white or #FFFFFF?

On Tue, 10 Jul 2007, tedd wrote: > If you think asking IF anyone has ever had a problem using keywords instead > of using numbers for brackground-color is not worthy of posting, then I think > you're wrong. It was posted, and nobody reported any problems. I didn't comment on that. I commented

Re: [css-d] white or #FFFFFF?

It's true you could help everyone else help you a bit more if you're going to be so active on this thread, Tedd. Three replies in a row that don't advance your own hole much. Eh? You could easily provide a bit more info with what's actually going on, and it'd save us plowing into idle theory.

Re: [css-d] white or #FFFFFF?

Jukka... I don't think you're in a position to tell Tedd that his question is wasting *his* time. If this list is for anything, it's about learning what work and what doesn't and *why*... If you think it's a waste of *your* time, then don't read or respond to the thread. But this is definitely o

Re: [css-d] white or #FFFFFF?

At 5:31 PM +0300 7/10/07, Jukka K. Korpela wrote: >On Tue, 10 Jul 2007, tedd wrote: > >> White won't work, but #FF will, why? > >Please stop wasting time with the issue, unless you can provide URLs >of sample pages that demonstrate the problem. If you think you have >really _isolated_ the prob

Re: [css-d] white or #FFFFFF?

> To: css-d@lists.css-discuss.org > Subject: Re: [css-d] white or #FF? > > > > > White won't work, but #FF will, why? > On Tue, 10 Jul 2007, Jukk K Korpeall wrote: > > Please stop wasting time with the issue,.. Cannot see how that is being very helpful and certainly not in the spirit

[css-d] certain text is not selectable in IE 6

Hallo, If you take a look at the following exemplary page: http://www.zeno.org/Schmidt-1902/A/Petri,+Familie with IE 6 and try to select text in the lower portion of the middle column, you might recognize that it doesn't work properly. I am looking for ways to correct this. The last not absolutel

[css-d] border partially not drawn IE 6

Hallo, please take a look at the following exemplary page: http://www.zeno.org/Schmidt-1902/A/Petri,+Familie The middle column has a footer, containing the words "Quelle:", "Permalink:" etc. If I load the page in IE 6 and scroll down (because this particular page usually is longer than the brow

Re: [css-d] white or #FFFFFF?

On Tue, 10 Jul 2007, tedd wrote: > White won't work, but #FF will, why? Please stop wasting time with the issue, unless you can provide URLs of sample pages that demonstrate the problem. If you think you have really _isolated_ the problem, then it should be easy to set up the demo pages. B

Re: [css-d] white or #FFFFFF?

At 12:59 PM +1000 7/10/07, Kenneth Ko wrote: >Hi, > >You talked about drop-down menu, so I'm assuming there's some sort >of hover rule involved...? > >Smells like an issue with the IE6 hover cascade rules detailed here, >I had a similar issue which manifested itself in the same way. > >http://www

Re: [css-d] white or #FFFFFF?

> > >I have no idea whether this is related, but I recall reading somewhere > >recently (can't remember where exactly, sorry) that CSS sometimes has > >issues if you combine units (eg. pixels, ems, percentages) and keywords > >(white, smaller, etc) within a rule. Since I can't pinpoint the source >

Re: [css-d] white or #FFFFFF?

Hi Tedd; Just to be clear, the vague-remembered article that I read /didn't/ warn against mixing different units (eg. mixing pixels and ems or ems and percentages); it was specifically warning about mixing units /of any sort/ with keywords. (Which isn't to say, of course, that mixing different un

Re: [css-d] white or #FFFFFF?

At 11:55 AM +0100 7/10/07, Ian Young wrote: >Where in the code are you experiencing the problem? I have tried several >examples of having "white" instead of "#fff" in various places in the menu >code (based on yours). Doesn't matter if it is in li or li hover, still works in IE6. It doesn't fail

Re: [css-d] white or #FFFFFF?

At 5:20 AM -0500 7/10/07, T. R. Valentine wrote: >On 09/07/07, tedd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi: >> >> I've been working on another css drop-down menu and encountered a >> problem where my menu won't work in IE 6 if I use "white" for >> background-color, but will work if I use "#FF". >

Re: [css-d] white or #FFFFFF?

At 9:16 AM +0100 7/10/07, Rick Lecoat wrote: >Tedd; > >I have no idea whether this is related, but I recall reading somewhere >recently (can't remember where exactly, sorry) that CSS sometimes has >issues if you combine units (eg. pixels, ems, percentages) and keywords >(white, smaller, etc) within

[css-d] 2-level nav visibility issues

I'm SO close!! At least, I think I am: http://www.raymondrodriguez.net/clients/stonewall-library The main nav for this has a two-level drop down element that only seems to be working properly for Safari Mac (even Safari Win hates it!). FF Mac doesn't like it, FF Win almost likes it (the secon

Re: [css-d] Avoiding Bugs and Hacks, Any Resources?

Hi Victor - I'll respond, even though I'm not the most knowledgeable of this group here. I'm willing to stick my neck out ;) I don't know about *bugs*, but avoiding hacks is pretty easy. I'm sure some of my methods won't be agreed upon, but they've always worked well for me. #1 is to develo

Re: [css-d] Normal bulleted lists... with smaller bullets

Doesn't work on Mac OS 10.3.9 Firefox 2.0.0.4, all I see is red pipe characters. > A while back[1], I attempted to substitute a heart entity for the > normal > list bullet, (a) so I could change its color on :hover, and (b) so > that > it sized with the text. I used :before for modern browsers, a

Re: [css-d] Floated sidenotes: safari vs. gecko

On 7/9/07, Michael Green wrote: > I am trying to float sidenotes. Here is the example I'm working on. > > http://carneades.pomona.edu/rutter.html > > (There is a background gif that marks off the desired line-height). > > Safari and (Mac) Opera do what I want: they put the sidenote on the > same ba

Re: [css-d] white or #FFFFFF?

> > > On 09/07/07, tedd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi: > > > > I've been working on another css drop-down menu and encountered a > > problem where my menu won't work in IE 6 if I use "white" for > > background-color, but will work if I use "#FF". > > > > For example: > > > > background-colo

Re: [css-d] white or #FFFFFF?

On 09/07/07, tedd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi: > > I've been working on another css drop-down menu and encountered a > problem where my menu won't work in IE 6 if I use "white" for > background-color, but will work if I use "#FF". > > For example: > > background-color: white; /* if

Re: [css-d] Left 50% margin- 497

On 07/07/07, Colin Mcgarry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > left: 50%; > margin-left: -497px; > I can follow the logic of this but is it better than > left 0 > margin 0 Assuming you mean margin: auto; for centring, then it has the advantage that it works in IE 5.x and earlier without

Re: [css-d] white or #FFFFFF?

Tedd; I have no idea whether this is related, but I recall reading somewhere recently (can't remember where exactly, sorry) that CSS sometimes has issues if you combine units (eg. pixels, ems, percentages) and keywords (white, smaller, etc) within a rule. Since I can't pinpoint the source of this