Re: [css-d] Site check / CSS feedback please

2007-11-28 Thread David Laakso
Mike A wrote: > >> Mike A wrote: >> >>> http://www.webdev-academy.com/test-layout/index.html >>> >> > Anyone: is the page capable of further improvement? > > Mike A. > > Well, I suppose if you want to move it to another list, we could always talk about color. Or the weather. ~dL

[css-d] IE 6 horizontal nav problem

2007-11-28 Thread Jordan, Angela E
I haven't encountered this particular problem before and am on a rapidly-approaching deadline. The horizontal nav bar in this site seems to be getting some extra height from somewhere in IE 6, and I don't know where the issue is. Site is here: http://littleseedsdesign.com/clients/wtiu/ourtown/

[css-d] Background-color not showing & extra padding/margin

2007-11-28 Thread Joanne
http://server.npserver1.com/~netper/ph/ * This page looks the way I want it to in IE7. * In IE6 there seems to be an extra padding/margin on the right hand side. * In Firefox & Safari, the background-color in the #main div isn't showing. The extra padding problem may be there, but I can't tell wit

Re: [css-d] FW: vertical-align middle NOT in tables (was: problem w/ table-less horizontal nav bar)

2007-11-28 Thread David Laakso
Rob Emenecker wrote: > Okay, David and Jim provided some great info on table-less navbars. (David, > you really do above and beyond with the visuals! Don't stop!) > How about I stop. And you try? > Now here's my next *newb* question... If I have a horizontal nav bar > comprised of LI elemen

Re: [css-d] Site check / CSS feedback please

2007-11-28 Thread Mike A
From: "Gunlaug Sørtun" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Mike A wrote: >> http://www.webdev-academy.com/test-layout/index.html > > Looks like a variant of... > > Sort of, and others. What makes it completely different are the extra wrapper a

Re: [css-d] FW: vertical-align middle NOT in tables (was: problem w/ table-less horizontal nav bar)

2007-11-28 Thread Jim Davis
Rob, Here is one solution: In body {...} change the font-size to an em value such as 1em (more on this later). Then change to: ul#navbarUl { clear: both; height: 20px; width: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 13px 0; background-image: url(images/navbar-bg.jpg); background-rep

Re: [css-d] Fix One Issue, Develop Two More! (WAS: Help, Please - Issue Positioning a UL Source-Ordered Between Two Content Areas)

2007-11-28 Thread J Hodge
Thank you, David. What you are seeing is because it is currently linked to the original layout stylesheet, NOT the alternative one for font-scaling friendliness. The alternative one was completed (again, thank you for your example in that - it was definitely the pointer in the correct direction),

Re: [css-d] IE6 ALAP Holy Grail Woes

2007-11-28 Thread Bob Cohen
On Nov 28, 2007, at 1:43 PM, Paul Hanson wrote: > I think http://www.mojotools.com/priv/tst/grail-a.html is the link ... Yup that's it. Sorry for the wrong URL. Wow what a list. You guys can even get it right when the poster give the wrong link. :-) Bob

[css-d] FW: vertical-align middle NOT in tables (was: problem w/ table-less horizontal nav bar)

2007-11-28 Thread Rob Emenecker
Hi all (again), Okay, David and Jim provided some great info on table-less navbars. (David, you really do above and beyond with the visuals! Don't stop!) Now here's my next *newb* question... If I have a horizontal nav bar comprised of LI elements, where the lines of text varies from one LI to an

[css-d] Why isn't text wrapping on IE?

2007-11-28 Thread Big Moxy
Site - http://projects.missioninternet.com/prowebmarketing/index.php Css - http://projects.missioninternet.com/prowebmarketing/css/proweb.css I have two problems: 1. The text in the content div is not wrapping around the clientLogin div on IE. It formats correctly on Firefox. 2.

Re: [css-d] IE Layout problems

2007-11-28 Thread Peter Bradley
Ysgrifennodd Gunlaug Sørtun: > Peter Bradley wrote: > >> Whilst I've got your attention, though ... Does anyone happen to >> know why IE leaves a big gap between the top_nav and the pennawd_gw. > > The effect of 'hasLayout' triggers on div#cynnwys - 'width' and > 'height', which makes the contain

[css-d] Holy Grail Alternatives

2007-11-28 Thread Ann Randall
All right, I've redone my site prototype using an alternative to the ALA "Holy Grail." I think this is kind of an amalgamation of these two: http://www.alistapart.com/articles/negativemargins/ http://blog.html.it/layoutgala/LayoutGala13.html ...plus a couple variations. I'm away from the office and

Re: [css-d] Fix One Issue, Develop Two More! (WAS: Help, Please - Issue Positioning a UL Source-Ordered Between Two Content Areas)

2007-11-28 Thread David Laakso
J Hodge wrote: > David, > > Thank you for the response. My apologies for not > replying sooner. > > > An IE7 bug??? The links worked fine prior to changing > the XHTML and CSS, and are working as functional links > > XHTML testbed: > http://www.lostinxlation.net/sandbox3/portfolio/cybernomics3.ph

Re: [css-d] handheld http-referrer

2007-11-28 Thread Gilbert Midonnet
My bad, I meant HTTP_USER_AGENT not referrer. :-) As far as time consuming, no. They have several clothing store. I'm planning on a redirect to a simple page. The site is not conducive to a redesign and they just want customers to be able to find their address, phone number and store hours. Thank

Re: [css-d] Dropdown menu not working in IE + Site test

2007-11-28 Thread Jason Viers
Keno Multimedia wrote: > > I have made your suggested changes, but the problem still persists with > > the menu in IE ... > > > What platform/version of IE? Seems to work ok with WinXP/IE7. Bean __ css-discuss [EMAIL

Re: [css-d] How will firefox 3 affect web developers?

2007-11-28 Thread L. David Baron
On Wednesday 2007-11-28 06:58 -0800, Jon Hughes wrote: > [...]Since Mozilla released the Firefox 3 Beta (Code Name: Minefield) there > have been a rash of blog posts regarding the many new features, increased > security, and enhanced UI. However, one thing I have yet to see is what I am > really ne

Re: [css-d] handheld http-referrer

2007-11-28 Thread Rick den Haan
Gilbert Midonnet wrote: > I need to do a quick down and dirty retrofit of a site. Adding a stylesheet > media="handheld" will be too time-consuming. I would rather do this > server-side: if http-referrer = handheld redirect to another page. Only > problem is that I can't seem to find the http_refer

Re: [css-d] IE6 ALAP Holy Grail Woes

2007-11-28 Thread Paul Hanson
I think http://www.mojotools.com/priv/tst/grail-a.html is the link ... Paul Hanson Technical Writer RoboHelp ACE - http://www.adobe.com/support/forums/team_macromedia/robohelp.html Quintrex Data Systems http://www.quintrex.com email: phanson at quintrex.com

Re: [css-d] IE6 ALAP Holy Grail Woes

2007-11-28 Thread David Laakso
Bob Cohen wrote: > On Nov 28, 2007, at 10:23 AM, David Laakso wrote: > >> The issue you have with ALA "Holy Grail" layout came up on the list a >> few days ago. I know nothing about Levine's fix for Levine's layout. >> Go to the CSS-D list archives-- search subject line: Holy Grail. >> You'll pul

[css-d] Fix One Issue, Develop Two More! (WAS: Help, Please - Issue Positioning a UL Source-Ordered Between Two Content Areas)

2007-11-28 Thread J Hodge
David, Thank you for the response. My apologies for not replying sooner. I took a little bit of a cue from your example, and made a slight change to the XHTML, nesting the ul#portNav into the #mainContent. This allowed for the necessary positioning control in the alternative stylesheet. Once I

[css-d] handheld http-referrer

2007-11-28 Thread Gilbert Midonnet
I need to do a quick down and dirty retrofit of a site. Adding a stylesheet media="handheld" will be too time-consuming. I would rather do this server-side: if http-referrer = handheld redirect to another page. Only problem is that I can't seem to find the http_referrer for handhelds. thanks

Re: [css-d] IE6 ALAP Holy Grail Woes

2007-11-28 Thread David Laakso
Bob Cohen wrote: > T&E isn't helping with the IE6 problem. When first opening the link > with an IE6 browser, the left column is missing. Resizing the > browser window causes the column to appear. Refreshing causes it to > disappear. Matthew Levine suggested using this IE6 hack: > > http:/

[css-d] How will firefox 3 affect web developers?

2007-11-28 Thread Jon Hughes
I just finished a blog post which gives an overview of the things that web developer/designers should be aware of. FTA: [...]Since Mozilla released the Firefox 3 Beta (Code Name: Minefield) there have been a rash of blog posts regarding the many new features, increased security, and enhanced UI. H

Re: [css-d] Site check / CSS feedback please

2007-11-28 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
Mike A wrote: > http://www.webdev-academy.com/test-layout/index.html Looks like a variant of... > Does it work, especially when browser is resized? div#navigation { margin-left : -100.01%; } ...will make Gecko browsers offse

[css-d] Site check / CSS feedback please

2007-11-28 Thread Mike A
Posted last week but it was several days before it appeared on list - by which time code had changed (my ISP had email server issues I think). http://www.webdev-academy.com/test-layout/index.html The spec required fixed width margins, liquid content area, content first for SEO and a border with

Re: [css-d] IE rendering issues

2007-11-28 Thread Lisa Goettel
Belated updates after a holiday break... Original message: > From: Lisa Goettel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> I have a few issues in IE with a new site: >> www.bigsurarts.org/newsite >> CSS: >> www.bigsurarts.org/newsite/public/css/main.css >> (with some IE specific sheets in that directory as well) >>

[css-d] IE6 ALAP Holy Grail Woes

2007-11-28 Thread Bob Cohen
Hi All, I'm new to the list and to coding CSS by hand. I finally drew the line in the sand. My WYSIWYG editor and tables are on one side and hand coding, CSS and I are on the other. So now I am trying to execute my current project using the ALAP Holy Grail layout as the basis for the si

Re: [css-d] Dropdown menu not working in IE + Site test

2007-11-28 Thread Keno Multimedia
Hi Ingo, Thank you for your help. I have made your suggested changes, but the problem still persists with the menu in IE ... Ken. Ingo Chao wrote: > Keno Multimedia wrote: >> ... >> Could I please have a cross browser check and help with a horizontal menu that won't drop down in IE !! >

Re: [css-d] Site check for CSS IE6 display issue

2007-11-28 Thread Jim Haslam
Found the issue. I didn't have a float right in the div statements for that section. Thanks. Jim Haslam [EMAIL PROTECTED] 801-281-2262 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Haslam Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 11:20 AM To: css-d@lists.cs