Re: [css-d] Fixed, fluid width and sidebars

Dear David and Gunlaug and All On 31/10/2007, David Laakso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > > The negative margin concept, explained in this tutorial [1], uses fixed > sidebars with a fluid center column. It is one of the most stable, > robust, cross-browser layouts known. "Spin-off" variations > o

Re: [css-d] gallery thumbnail link issue in IE

Nope...the empty span is a fix for forcing vertical centering in IE. See http://www.brunildo.org/test/img_center.html for the basic technique. I've done this before but don't recall having this issue come up. On the other hand, I stripped out some of the CSS this time around since there was no need

Re: [css-d] Photo Gallery issue

> ...also working in Netscape 8 and 9; What you're seeing in IE6 > (centering problem) is also happening in other versions of IE, including 7. Anyone have an idea on this? Thanks again... Hi Mark, In your style sheet at #content4a ul, I added left: 0; after your top position of 234px. That fixe

Re: [css-d] Photo Gallery issue

Fixed this, in case anyone is interested, by adding: left: 0px; to #content4a ul Thanks! > > Hi, > > > > I'm trying to use a variation of Stu Nicholls' css photo gallery > > (http://www.cssplay.co.uk/articles/gallery/), which can be seen here: > > > > http://www.temescalstation.com/proper

Re: [css-d] :: or :

On Nov 1, 2007, at 5:58 AM, Micky Hulse wrote: > Just wondering why the W3C documentation for selectors [1] some > patterns > that use :: and others that use :? > > For example, ::before... I have always seen examples that only use one > :, not ::. > > I assume that I am just not understanding

Re: [css-d] Load order and minimum width -- help!

Cancilla, Dominick wrote: > I'm working on my first CSS/PHP Web site, a redesign of our company Web > site. Ideally, the site should have no JavaScript. > > You can see the first inklings of my design here: > http://www.calwater.com/dac_test/index.php > > I have two issues I could use some assistan

Re: [css-d] gallery thumbnail link issue in IE

Not sure if this is the cause or not, but notice the errant, empty span element in your li's: Shack On My Track E. Michael Brandt www.divaHTML.com divaPOP : standards-compliant popup windows divaGPS : you-are-here menu highlighting divaFAQ : FAQ pages with pizazz www.valleywebde

Re: [css-d] Fixed, fluid width and sidebars

Richard Brown wrote: > Basically I want to ask the pros and cons of using fixed width > sidebars with fluid centre column. Is it a big no no or can I do it > anyway. Are there reasons not to mix pixel width with fluid centres > please? In terms of code what would be the best solution with the > 'pu

[css-d] gallery thumbnail link issue in IE

Here is the relevant URL: http://dev.kiu-art.dk/northern/index.php CSS for the thumbnail display: http://dev.kiu-art.dk/includes/style_thumbs.css and for IE (called via conditional comment into the page): http://dev.kiu-art.dk/includes/style_ie.css It is displaying just fine. But in IE6 & 7

Re: [css-d] Fixed, fluid width and sidebars

Richard Brown wrote: > Basically I want to ask the pros and cons of using fixed width > sidebars with fluid centre column. Is it a big no no or can I do it > anyway. Of course you can. It's a much used form of layout. > Are there reasons not to mix pixel width with fluid centres please? The o

[css-d] Load order and minimum width -- help!

I'm working on my first CSS/PHP Web site, a redesign of our company Web site. Ideally, the site should have no JavaScript. You can see the first inklings of my design here: http://www.calwater.com/dac_test/index.php I have two issues I could use some assistance with. 1) How can I get the left me

[css-d] IE6 png fix problem / behavior property

Hey all, Here's one of those stupid problems again Let's say my DIV structure is like this: menu goes here, blablabla For a specific reason, I want to use a PNG file with alpha transparency as the background of the main block. To make that work in IE6, I used a method that includes

Re: [css-d] Photo Gallery issue

> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > The validator ( http://validator.w3.org/ )is showing 77 errors. Ee gads, that was disgraceful! OK I've narrowed that down to one error, and am hoping it's not the cause of my problem... > ...also working in Netscape 8 and 9; What you're seeing in IE6 > (centering

[css-d] Fixed, fluid width and sidebars

Hi All I have to build a three column site. Left column will display links and could expand according to page size. Right column needs to display photos that will all be sized to 150px and might look weird when the column is expanded and the centre column can expand as much as it likes. Basically

[css-d] :: or :

Hi all, Just wondering why the W3C documentation for selectors [1] some patterns that use :: and others that use :? For example, ::before... I have always seen examples that only use one :, not ::. I assume that I am just not understanding the intent/rules of the documentation. I would love

[css-d] Internet Explorer parsing bug: invalid at-rule not ignored

@media all { @media screen { p {color: blue;} } } Only IE (5, 6, 7) will apply the rule, which is invalid according to specs. I don't know if this has been yet reported. bye, Gabriele Romanato -- http://www.css-zibaldone.com/ http://mimicry.css-zibaldone.com/ __

Re: [css-d] Photo Gallery issue

Hi, I'm trying to use a variation of Stu Nicholls' css photo gallery (http://www.cssplay.co.uk/articles/gallery/), which can be seen here: http://www.temescalstation.com/properties/40th_Shafter2.asp In Opera, it's fine. In Firefox, it's working fine, aside from the unwanted black border on the

[css-d] Photo Gallery issue

Hi, I'm trying to use a variation of Stu Nicholls' css photo gallery (http://www.cssplay.co.uk/articles/gallery/), which can be seen here: http://www.temescalstation.com/properties/40th_Shafter2.asp In Opera, it's fine. In Firefox, it's working fine, aside from the unwanted black border on t

Re: [css-d] how to handle divs of differing heights

Travis Crabtree wrote: > This page (http://arts.tusculum.edu/arts.html) has an outer container > with two inner divs. The problem is that the menu div (on the left) > is shorter in height than the content div (on the right). How would > you handle that? > The page displays in IE6/7 without a pr

Re: [css-d] Validation confusion

On 31/10/07 (13:56) Jens said: >Exactly, the cached pages are submitted to the validator, resulting in >failed validation attempts when trying to import the local (cached) >Style sheets, which is the same case as Olivier Thereaux and Jens >Meiert discussed on www-validator-css. > >Why the WDT subm

[css-d] how to handle divs of differing heights

This page (http://arts.tusculum.edu/arts.html) has an outer container with two inner divs. The problem is that the menu div (on the left) is shorter in height than the content div (on the right). How would you handle that? I've found one hack that involves stretching the height of the inner divs a

Re: [css-d] Why a space in IE7 and not in FF?

Marje Cannon wrote: > > ORIGINAL QUESTION: > > Does anyone know why there is a space at the bottom of the orange box > (right-hand column) in IE7 but not in FF. > > I can't seem to correct this problem. > > http://www.bgcofmanatee.org/index-future.php > > Thanks! > > Marje > I did not look

[css-d] Why a space in IE7 and not in FF?

Thanks to all who helped. The solution to my question below was to remove the float from the image. As Georg stated correctly: "IE/win (all versions) has serious problems with contained floats, and that image is floating" ORIGINAL QUESTION: Does anyone know why there is a space at the bottom of

Re: [css-d] Validation confusion

> It's definitely something with the way the FF Web Developer Toolbar > (hereafter WDT) works. If I select (from the WDT) Tools > Validate CSS, > it validates fine. > However, if I activate the WDT's 'Show page validation' (also under > 'Tools') then click on the green button with the checkmark tha

Re: [css-d] Validation confusion

On 31/10/07 (12:47) Jens said: >Rick, are you sure, you checked the page online, because the error >states it cannot retrieve a local file: >file://localhost/MeyerReset.css Hi Jens; It's definitely something with the way the FF Web Developer Toolbar (hereafter WDT) works. If I select (from the W

Re: [css-d] Validation confusion

> 1File not foundimport file://localhost/MeyerReset.css: > Operation > not permitted > > Is this a known issue with the WDT or am I doing something wrong? > (Apologies if this last bit has strayed OT slightly). Oh, the page being > checked is online, not local, if that helps. Rick

Re: [css-d] Validation confusion

On 31/10/07 (11:49) Jens said: >I believe the error is caused by your printing Style sheet - it >actually cannot be found, the referenced file returns a 404 error A-ha! Thanks Jens; in that case I won't worry about it (the print stylesheet is currently empty as I haven't done that bit yet) but it

Re: [css-d] IE Flicker on hover problem

> It is the problem of IE6 reloading background images in links every > time they are hovered on. > > I am using a sliding doors style technique for a few tabs as shown at > http://jamestesting.metafaq.com/clients/jamestesting/debug.html (CSS > in > head) whenever they are hovered over in IE6 t

Re: [css-d] Validation confusion

Hi Rick, > according to the FF web developer toolbar's 'Display page validation' > feature the CSS validates, but if I click to jump to the validator > itself it throws up the following error : > > Lexical error at line 488, column 2. Encountered: "h" (104), after : "<" > The error appear on both

[css-d] Validation confusion

Hi all; I have a site-in-progress that has just two working pages right now; according to the FF web developer toolbar's 'Display page validation' feature the CSS validates, but if I click to jump to the validator itself it throws up the following error : Lexical error at line 488, column 2. Enco