Re: [css-d] Newbie question

2009-02-04 Thread Cristian Palmas
2009/2/5 Mark Blondin > Hello, > I am undertaking a redo of my Website: www.datawisestorage.com . It > currently has a tables base to it and I want to convert to CSS, add a menu, > and expand it generally. My question is, would it be easier to start from > scratch or convert the existing site to

[css-d] Newbie question

2009-02-04 Thread Mark Blondin
Hello, I am undertaking a redo of my Website: www.datawisestorage.com . It currently has a tables base to it and I want to convert to CSS, add a menu, and expand it generally. My question is, would it be easier to start from scratch or convert the existing site to CSS? Thanks, Mark ___

[css-d] BG doesn't cover desired area

2009-02-04 Thread Kim Brooks Wei
Hi People, I very much hope you're all well tonight. I'm working on this project http://tinyurl.com/bgzcjo I have a black background which I want in place from the top of #bigcol through the end of #content. It should extend to the very edge of the right panel, but the black bg should not cove

[css-d] bg image not showing up on link

2009-02-04 Thread A.K. Allen
Hello All, I have a problem that I should be able to solve. On my navigation bar, I'm trying to add an arrow to the links that have flyouts. For some reason, the arrow is not showing up. Here is the page: http://frank.mtsu.edu/~achcs/index.shtml Here are the styles: #sideBar { position: r

Re: [css-d] WebSite IE Debugging Help

2009-02-04 Thread WEZ!
Heya David and Co, http://www.avize.com.au/avize13.html My last reply didn't get to the list due to wrong email address but thsi one will. I've managed to solve the major issues with Davids help from earlier. Summaries are as follows: Added Font:100.01% - Didnt' solve anything but its a stand

Re: [css-d] WebSite IE Debugging Help

2009-02-04 Thread David Laakso
WEZ! wrote: > > > >> Prevent all versions of IE from going totally goofy with font scaling: >> body { font-size: 100%;} > > ahh forgot to put that back in from previous work. Though I recall > font-size:100.01% was suppose to help Safari or Opera in certain cases > as well. I didn't actually reca

Re: [css-d] Layout help in IE

2009-02-04 Thread David Laakso
Jonathon Suggs wrote: > > In a related question, any tools similar to Firebug available for IE? > > The tools needed are the same regardless of the target browser: a clear head and a clear mind will do the trick. -- A thin red line and a salmon-color ampersand forthcoming. http://chelseacr

Re: [css-d] Transparency in pre IE7

2009-02-04 Thread Kenoli Oleari
Thanks to the folks that gave me responses on this. I will jump into it tomorrow. --Kenoli On Feb 4, 2009, at 5:33 PM, David Hucklesby wrote: > On Wed, 4 Feb 2009 14:15:08 -0800, Kenoli Oleari wrote: >> What file format can I use to get IE5 and IE6 to display >> transparency and a gradient?

Re: [css-d] centering a jquery slideshow

2009-02-04 Thread Kathy Wheeler
On 05/02/2009, at 11:39 AM, Mark Vickers wrote: > FWIW, your solution works perfectly in Opera and Safari on XP Pro > SP3. On > IE, surprise surprise, it breaks: horizontal centring still works, > but the > slideshow is still glued to the top of the black box. Haven't > checked any > browser

Re: [css-d] Transparency in pre IE7

2009-02-04 Thread Philippe Wittenbergh
On Feb 5, 2009, at 10:33 AM, David Hucklesby wrote: > On Wed, 4 Feb 2009 14:15:08 -0800, Kenoli Oleari wrote: >> What file format can I use to get IE5 and IE6 to display >> transparency and a gradient? >> I have an image with a gradient that goes from transparent to >> black. As a png image

Re: [css-d] Transparency in pre IE7

2009-02-04 Thread David Hucklesby
On Wed, 4 Feb 2009 14:15:08 -0800, Kenoli Oleari wrote: > What file format can I use to get IE5 and IE6 to display transparency and a > gradient? > I have an image with a gradient that goes from transparent to black. As a > png image it > works fine everywhere except these versions of IE. A g

Re: [css-d] test - if someone could respond if this gets through

2009-02-04 Thread WEZ!
Thanks everyone. It does indeed seem my emails are getting through fine and responses to me are getting through as well. I'm still not getting the regular posts however which is very odd. Anything I post is not showing up either. Going to have to take a look into my spam settings I think. Than

Re: [css-d] Layout help in IE

2009-02-04 Thread David Hucklesby
On Wed, 4 Feb 2009 11:28:58 -0600, Jonathon Suggs wrote: [...] > > In a related question, any tools similar to Firebug available for IE? I find these useful: IE Debug Bar: RNIB Surf Right Toolbar

Re: [css-d] centering a jquery slideshow

2009-02-04 Thread Mark Vickers
Wow, that was pretty darn' succinct and incontrovertible Kathy! I know one day CSS will be that intuitive for me . . . maybe in the next lifetime. FWIW, your solution works perfectly in Opera and Safari on XP Pro SP3. On IE, surprise surprise, it breaks: horizontal centring still works, but the s

Re: [css-d] Layout help in IE

2009-02-04 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
Jonathon Suggs wrote: > I'm needing some help with my layout in IE (common request, I know). > It is fine in FF, Opera (min), etc but sometimes has large gaps in > IE6/7. http://www.murmp.com The addition of... #sidebar {position: relative;} ...seems to stabilize that part in IE6. You have a

Re: [css-d] testing layouts

2009-02-04 Thread David Laakso
David McGlone wrote: > It bugs me to no end when positioning something and it isn't exact in none of > the browsers, some a little off, some way off. > Forgot-- Code to compliant browsers, among them-- Opera, Firefox, Safari. and SeaMonkey. Fix IE 6/7. Two good sites for coping with "fixing"

Re: [css-d] Transparency in pre IE7

2009-02-04 Thread Divya Manian
On 2/4/09 2:32 PM, "Tim Arnold" wrote: > Kenoli, > > You will have to use a 24-bit PNG graphic which will work perfectly in IE7+ > and Firefox. To get IE6 and lower to correctly render the transparent PNG > graphics you are going to have to use some javascript. I don't think there > is anyway

Re: [css-d] centering a jquery slideshow

2009-02-04 Thread Kathy Wheeler
On 05/02/2009, at 3:08 AM, Daniel Kessler wrote: > I have a slideshow using jquery: > http://sph.umd.edu/home/test_css2.cfm > > I'd like to center the images within the black box. Looking at the JQuery docs for InnerFade you aren't limited to using ul li constructs. Perhaps replacing the lis

Re: [css-d] Transparency in pre IE7

2009-02-04 Thread Tim Arnold
Kenoli, You will have to use a 24-bit PNG graphic which will work perfectly in IE7+ and Firefox. To get IE6 and lower to correctly render the transparent PNG graphics you are going to have to use some javascript. I don't think there is anyway around that. Because I am already using jQuery for o

Re: [css-d] testing layouts

2009-02-04 Thread David Laakso
David McGlone wrote: > What I'm wondering is how everyone tests their layouts when not every browser > and resolution is available. I'm running Kubuntu with Firefox and Opera > running on 1440x900 resolution and I also check on my laptop running Win XP > with IE V. 6.0. with the same 1440x900 re

[css-d] Transparency in pre IE7

2009-02-04 Thread Kenoli Oleari
What file format can I use to get IE5 and IE6 to display transparency and a gradient? I have an image with a gradient that goes from transparent to black. As a png image it works fine everywhere except these versions of IE. A gif image screws up the gradient and IE turns the transparency

Re: [css-d] testing layouts

2009-02-04 Thread Jenn Mears-Nickerson
While having several different machines would be ideal, a quick way I try to see if I'm on the right track with a layout is to test the url in the IE Netrender's web application: http://ipinfo.info/netrenderer/index.php?page=1 I have a mac so it allows me to view most of the page's design as it

Re: [css-d] WebSite IE Debugging Help

2009-02-04 Thread David Laakso
WEZ! wrote: > http://www.avize.com.au/avize12.html > Prevent all versions of IE from going totally goofy with font scaling: body { font-size: 100%;} > I'm focusing on IE7 at the moment as IE 6 is a complete disaster. > Porblems left are: > 1) Header Right Image should be aligned to the end of

Re: [css-d] image link works in opera but not safari or firefox and ? in IE

2009-02-04 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
Ron Zisman wrote: > i'm trying to put link on the logo to the home page > (flippingpixels). while it's functional in opera, it's failing in ff > and safari. could someone please have a glance. Browsers don't seem to agree on stacking level of that image. Add... #bar img {position: relative; z-i

Re: [css-d] testing layouts

2009-02-04 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
David McGlone wrote: > What I'm wondering is how everyone tests their layouts when not every > browser and resolution is available. Back when I had fewer machines and screens, I used to set Opera to show the exact window dimensions in its title-line, adjust window size on it to various "often us

Re: [css-d] testing layouts

2009-02-04 Thread Peter Bradley
Ysgrifennodd David McGlone: > Hi everyone, > > I have a question about techniques. > > What I'm wondering is how everyone tests their layouts when not every browser > and resolution is available. I'm running Kubuntu with Firefox and Opera > running on 1440x900 resolution and I also check on my l

[css-d] testing layouts

2009-02-04 Thread David McGlone
Hi everyone, I have a question about techniques. What I'm wondering is how everyone tests their layouts when not every browser and resolution is available. I'm running Kubuntu with Firefox and Opera running on 1440x900 resolution and I also check on my laptop running Win XP with IE V. 6.0. wi

[css-d] Layout help in IE

2009-02-04 Thread Jonathon Suggs
Hi, I'm needing some help with my layout in IE (common request, I know). It is fine in FF, Opera (min), etc but sometimes has large gaps in IE6/7. http://www.murmp.com I'm about to do a minor redesign, but the general structure is going to (hopefully) stay the same unless it just needs major rew

[css-d] image link works in opera but not safari or firefox and ? in IE

2009-02-04 Thread Ron Zisman
i'm trying to put link on the logo to the home page (flippingpixels). while it's functional in opera, it's failing in ff and safari. could someone please have a glance. thanks in advance link: http://www.flippingpixels.com/images.html code: --ron http://www.r

Re: [css-d] Background extended by border property

2009-02-04 Thread Cristian Palmas
2009/2/4 Cristian Palmas > 2009/2/4 Gunlaug Sørtun > > Cristian Palmas wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I have noticed a CSS behaviour that seems strange to me, so I thought >>> of asking to someone for some explanation. >>> >> >> [...] >>> >> >> May anyone tell me why? >>> >> >> See "collapsing

Re: [css-d] Background extended by border property

2009-02-04 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
Cristian Palmas wrote: > Hi all, > > I have noticed a CSS behaviour that seems strange to me, so I thought > of asking to someone for some explanation. > [...] > May anyone tell me why? See "collapsing margins"... ...a rather complex part

[css-d] centering a jquery slideshow

2009-02-04 Thread Daniel Kessler
I have a slideshow using jquery: http://sph.umd.edu/home/test_css2.cfm I'd like to center the images within the black box. They are different widths. I tried setting their widths in the but that wasn't useful nor was setting the ul width/margin:auto. I have tried quite a few things and a

[css-d] Background extended by border property

2009-02-04 Thread Cristian Palmas
Hi all, I have noticed a CSS behaviour that seems strange to me, so I thought of asking to someone for some explanation. I have this snippet of XHTML 1.0 strict code: Page Title and the CSS code is: * { margin: 0; p

[css-d] WebSite IE Debugging Help

2009-02-04 Thread WEZ!
Heya All, well it seems my emails are getting through though I haven't had a normal list email for quite some time. Odd but I'll have to solve that bug once I get this sorted out. http://www.avize.com.au/avize12.html I've been developing my Business Site at the moment and got it to the state I

[css-d] Make scrollbar appear if remaining height is not enough to see all content

2009-02-04 Thread Olivier Sannier
Hi again, First of all, thanks for the help with getting rid of layout tables, this was very nice. I'm now moving onto the next step where I want to get rid of frames altogether. The production website with frames is here: http://photos.obones.com/ As you can see, the bottom part has a vertical

[css-d] test - if someone could respond if this gets through

2009-02-04 Thread WEZ!
just testing. All my emails stopped from the list 10 Jan so I'm assuming that's spam assassin being changed but I've reverted back and still nothing. Either I'm not receiving the emails, lost my subscription or something else. If anyone could just reply if this does come through that way I'll

Re: [css-d] firefox micro versions

2009-02-04 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
Eric Cash wrote: > My html/css is 100% standards compliant, and looks identical in > firefox 3.0.5, safari, opera, and all versions of ie. Great, right? > But they just sent me a series of screenshots showing weird display > inconsistencies in firefox 3.0.1, 3.0.2, and 3.0.3, some of which are

Re: [css-d] Chrome an IE Clone?

2009-02-04 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
Christopher R wrote: > I've been using Opera for a long time and I think it is a good > browser but I will be making a switch over to chrome. For browsing, OK - doesn't really matter which browser one uses as long as it isn't too old. For web development it is a little different, but we all have

Re: [css-d] Getting rid of layout tables using 100% width

2009-02-04 Thread Olivier Sannier
Holly Bergevin wrote: > From: Olivier Sannier > > >> I have trouble reproducing the top "frame" >> buttons. Using divs, I got the result visible at this address: >> http://photos2.obones.com/ >> > > > Do the following changes have close to the effect you seek? Yes, that helped. I had to

Re: [css-d] One problem in Safari, and another in IE7

2009-02-04 Thread Philippe Wittenbergh
On Feb 4, 2009, at 8:33 AM, Emily Songster wrote: > http://www.emspacedesign.com/bio2.html > > I'm using the Faux Columns technique to create this layout. The > XHTML code and the CSS have both been validated. > > The page is showing up correctly in Firefox on the PC and on the > Mac. (And it