[css-d] Folks Step Right Up...CSS Oddity

2008-01-14 Thread Jason Ogle
Hello there folks, I've got a problem that's absolutely driving me batty! If there were CSS freakshows, this would be one. Please hit this link in IE 6 or 7 http://creative.myspace.com/ca/cahub/test.html The very bottom area has tour dates. Why in the HECK is there that extra space at the bo

Re: [css-d] Totally Lost

2008-01-14 Thread Dimitris Gianneler
Lori, you will also need to define the height of the .body-wrapper, because IE6 does not recognise min-height and you lose the bottom part of your background image. __ > css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.css-discuss.org/

[css-d] suckerfish dropdowns hiding behind graphics

2008-01-14 Thread Chris Kavinsky
I'm running into a problem using a combination of suckerfish dropdown menus and background image replacement w/ suckerfish dropdown menus. In a nutshell, I have 2 sets of horizontal navigations using suckerfish. The top is all text, the second is using image replacement. My problem is the top list

[css-d] A Few Problems

2008-01-14 Thread Foundation Flash
Hey there all, First off, this is my first ever post, so I do apologise if I mess anything up (though I have of course read the rules). I run a website called Foundation Flash, which you can find at http://www.foundation-flash.com, and, having read Dan Cederholm's book "Bulletproof Web Design"

[css-d] font sizing with decimals as opposed to whole numbers

2008-01-14 Thread Michael Adams
Can anyone tell me why periodically i come across a site that uses: body { font-size: 100.1%; } or: body { font-size: 76.6%; } What browser are they trying to appease here? -- Michael All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well - Julian of Norwich 1342 - 1

Re: [css-d] Best Method For Clearing Floats

2008-01-14 Thread David Laakso
Randal Rust wrote: > I have always used the good old method of a spacer DIV like this to > clear floats: > > > > div.spacer { clear: both; } > > Problem is, the ad agency that I work with keeps creating these > complex layouts where using that convention just won't work. The > reason is that in IE

Re: [css-d] A somewhat unusual template - to have ability to expand horizontally

2008-01-14 Thread David Laakso
Kim Jordan wrote: > http://www.helpdeskpro.net/test/suzy3.htm > > The somewhat unusual template below (a containing table) is to handle > the situation - (shown in code below) of a dynamically generated table > that can sometimes extend quite wide - and the layout elements e.g. > header and footer

Re: [css-d] Totally Lost

2008-01-14 Thread Lori Putman
Thank you, Dimitris. I can see that now and I've add the height. On Jan 14, 2008 5:48 PM, Dimitris Gianneler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lori, you will also need to define the height of the .body-wrapper, > because IE6 does not recognise min-height and you lose the bottom part of > your backgro

Re: [css-d] Best Method For Clearing Floats

2008-01-14 Thread David Hucklesby
On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:20:04 -0500, Randal Rust wrote: > I have always used the good old method of a spacer DIV like this to clear > floats: > > > > div.spacer { clear: both; } > > Problem is, the ad agency that I work with keeps creating these complex > layouts where > using that convention jus

Re: [css-d] A somewhat unusual template - to have ability to expand horizontally

2008-01-14 Thread Philippe Wittenbergh
On Jan 14, 2008, at 4:16 PM, Kim Jordan wrote: > Um, has anyone got any help for me? Am I asking the question > incorrectly? Breaking List protocol? Doing something else wrong? Maybe nobody knows the answer ? Or, like me, missed your message ? > > Here's

Re: [css-d] Best Method For Clearing Floats

2008-01-14 Thread Philippe Wittenbergh
On Jan 15, 2008, at 8:20 AM, Randal Rust wrote: > I have always used the good old method of a spacer DIV like this to > clear floats: > > > > div.spacer { clear: both; } > > Problem is, the ad agency that I work with keeps creating these > complex layouts where using that convention just won't w

Re: [css-d] Best Method For Clearing Floats

2008-01-14 Thread Lisa Goettel
On Jan 14, 2008, at 3:20 PM, Randal Rust wrote: > I have always used the good old method of a spacer DIV like this to > clear floats: > > > > div.spacer { clear: both; } > > > > So what's the best method to use these days? > > I usually just assign the class to a tag, rather than a div. Lisa

[css-d] Best Method For Clearing Floats

2008-01-14 Thread Randal Rust
I have always used the good old method of a spacer DIV like this to clear floats: div.spacer { clear: both; } Problem is, the ad agency that I work with keeps creating these complex layouts where using that convention just won't work. The reason is that in IE the spacer DIV has a height of abou

Re: [css-d] Totally Lost

2008-01-14 Thread Lori Putman
Amazing...thank you, David. I've incorporated what you've stated below and it's works wonderfully! On Jan 14, 2008 3:18 PM, David Hucklesby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:19:40 -0600, Lori Putman wrote: > > > > I am not very knowledgeable in css but I attempted to create a w

Re: [css-d] problem with IE 6 "Double Margin" Bug?

2008-01-14 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
Jason Pruim wrote: > I have done some searching about the double margin bug, and have > tried to do "Display: inline" and "margin-left: -80px; > _margin-left-160px" but neither wants to work. Do I have the right > bug? > > HTTP://www.raoset.com Yes, you have the right bug, but you're targeting

Re: [css-d] Totally Lost

2008-01-14 Thread David Hucklesby
On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:19:40 -0600, Lori Putman wrote: > > I am not very knowledgeable in css but I attempted to create a website using > it. It > displays fine in FF and IE7, but it doesn't display correctly in IE6. I know > it > probably has to do with the padding and so forth but I'm really

Re: [css-d] Opera, Konq. loading my .css file, FF not

2008-01-14 Thread David Hucklesby
On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:33:02 +0100, Colin Brace wrote: > > There is something peculiar happening with my webserver and it is difficult > for me to > tell what is going on from here. On my desktop system, opening my site's > index.html > file from a local directory, Firefox v2.0.0.10 renders the p

[css-d] problem with IE 6 "Double Margin" Bug?

2008-01-14 Thread Jason Pruim
Hi All :) Recently it was pointed out to me, that I still have a few issues in regards to internet explorer on my site... I am on a quest to squash all those out so I don't have to worry about it. So here's my question: I have done some searching about the double margin bug, and have tried

Re: [css-d] Why does my form wrap?

2008-01-14 Thread David Dorward
On 14/01/2008, Big Moxy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://woodstone-homes.com/admin/menu/index2.asp > css - http://woodstone-homes.com/admin/css/admin.css > Why does the selection list contained in a form start on a new line? It doesn't. The form starts on a new line (because, by default, forms

[css-d] Why does my form wrap?

2008-01-14 Thread Big Moxy
http://woodstone-homes.com/admin/menu/index2.asp css - http://woodstone-homes.com/admin/css/admin.css These are the styles for the menu. div.row { clear: both; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; } div.row span.header { float: left; width: 300px; margin-left: 20px;

Re: [css-d] Opera, Konq. loading my .css file, FF not

2008-01-14 Thread Colin Brace
On Jan 14, 2008 9:09 PM, L. David Baron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You need to configure the server to send CSS files as text/css. Fixed, thanks. I will henceforth pay more attention to the error console. -- Colin Brace Amsterdam http://lim.nl __

Re: [css-d] Opera, Konq. loading my .css file, FF not

2008-01-14 Thread L. David Baron
On Monday 2008-01-14 19:33 +0100, Colin Brace wrote: > There is something peculiar happening with my webserver and it is > difficult for me to tell what is going on from here. On my desktop > system, opening my site's index.html file from a local directory, > Firefox v2.0.0.10 renders the page fine

[css-d] Totally Lost

2008-01-14 Thread Lori Putman
Hello all, I am not very knowledgeable in css but I attempted to create a website using it. It displays fine in FF and IE7, but it doesn't display correctly in IE6. I know it probably has to do with the padding and so forth but I'm really clueless how to resolve the issue. Any help would be gre

[css-d] Opera, Konq. loading my .css file, FF not

2008-01-14 Thread Colin Brace
Hi all, There is something peculiar happening with my webserver and it is difficult for me to tell what is going on from here. On my desktop system, opening my site's index.html file from a local directory, Firefox v2.0.0.10 renders the page fine. However, when I open it via my server (which is on

Re: [css-d] ie6 not showing background colour on hover in nested lists

2008-01-14 Thread Sandy
Gunlaug >> http://cantoraccess.com/sandy/resources/paper01.html > > >> The sub menu is a nested list, which I hear is showing only half the >> hover instructions. The text is turning white, but the background >> colour is, sadly, staying white instead of turning brown. > > > IE6 has stackin

Re: [css-d] ie6 not showing background colour on hover in nested lists

2008-01-14 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
Sandy wrote: > http://cantoraccess.com/sandy/resources/paper01.html > The sub menu is a nested list, which I hear is showing only half the > hover instructions. The text is turning white, but the background > colour is, sadly, staying white instead of turning brown. IE6 has stacking-problems - h

[css-d] A somewhat unusual template - to have ability to expand horizontally

2008-01-14 Thread Kim Jordan
Um, has anyone got any help for me? Am I asking the question incorrectly? Breaking List protocol? Doing something else wrong? Here's a direct URL to the test: http://www.helpdeskpro.net/test/suzy3.htm Hi ev

[css-d] ie6 not showing background colour on hover in nested lists

2008-01-14 Thread Sandy
Hey all, I hope you can help me sort out a problem I can't even *see*. I am on a mac, and the trouble is appearing in IE6, during mouse overs. If you look at this page http://cantoraccess.com/sandy/resources/paper01.html the menu is a list, which my client tells me has hovers that are working j