Re: [css-d] [OT] CSS Problem with tags on IE 6\7

2009-04-03 Thread Mark Henderson
Christopher R wrote: > I understand but I have the exact same code on another page and it validates > so although > reading up is beneficial, there has to be something minor that would remove > all errors ! > I can only think of one thing to say to that - lobotomy! adieu Mark ___

Re: [css-d] accessible background images

2009-04-03 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
Brian Hazelton wrote: > [...] when i disable background images, the body text disappears > because i use a white font color because the background image is > almost black...how would i keep it white but make sure people with > images disabled can see the text? Normal procedure is to use a dark

[css-d] accessible background images

2009-04-03 Thread Brian Hazelton
I was looking at the accessibility of my site, which is not up yet so i cannot post a link. I came across a weird find...when i disable background images, the body text disappears because i use a white font color because the background image is almost black...how would i keep it white but make sure

Re: [css-d] [OT] CSS Problem with tags on IE 6\7

2009-04-03 Thread Christopher R
I understand but I have the exact same code on another page and it validates so although reading up is beneficial, there has to be something minor that would remove all errors ! On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 8:08 AM "Jack Timmons" wrote: >On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 6:26 AM, Christopher R > wrote: > > >

Re: [css-d] CSS Problem with tags on IE 6\7

2009-04-03 Thread Christopher R
I realize that valid XHTML code doesn't mean it's well written but it does mean that the browser will load it properly or almost properly so there is some weight to it. If you bring up that statement it sounds like a contradiction to whereas if you write the code well it sorta doesn't matter if

Re: [css-d] Ugly border leakage in IE7

2009-04-03 Thread Ian Piper
OK, I sorted this out myself. I hadn't properly cleared some of my floats, and had also missed one of the IE fixes recommended on the 456bereastreet article. Ian. -- ianpi...@mac.com 07590 685840 | 01926 811383 On 3 Apr 2009, at 9:36am, Ian Piper wrote: > Hi all, > > I have noticed an

Re: [css-d] Weird nav menu problem in IE6

2009-04-03 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
Luc wrote: > http://www.dzinelabs.com/sandbox/New_site_layout/liquidnav1.html > When hovering over the nav, sometimes the logo image disappears, the > text on the page shifts, the nav tabs shift,... - "text on the page shift" is caused only on window-width wide enough to trigger max-width in th

Re: [css-d] Weird nav menu problem in IE6

2009-04-03 Thread Luc
Good morning Jon, It was foretold that on 03/04/2009 @ 11:38:32 GMT+0300 (which was 05:38:32 where I live) Jon Wickström would write: > In my FF there is also some shifting on hovering. To mee it seems > you have a liquid layout and bolding the first letter (the SPAN) > changes its width.

Re: [css-d] CSS Problem with tags on IE 6\7

2009-04-03 Thread mx . cssdee
Hi Chris, XHTML valid code doesn't mean it's well written, just that you've adhered to a basic set of standards ;) Further to Mark's post I would strongly recommend you use an alternative layout method. The stacking issues mentioned will cause problems in IE plus absolute and relative posit

Re: [css-d] [OT] CSS Problem with tags on IE 6\7

2009-04-03 Thread Jack Timmons
On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 6:26 AM, Christopher R wrote: > Then how can one explain how come my other page which has the same code > validates? File Difference - Do your files really match?http://winmerge.org/ Validating method to display flash: http://www.alistapart.com/articles/flashsatay Live ex

Re: [css-d] CSS Problem with tags on IE 6\7

2009-04-03 Thread Christopher R
I can't recall if there were (4) error before or not. Well anyhow there are (4) errors now and I wonder if a or something to do with an tag is what needs to be fixed ? I still have problem with my other page in that the links are not working in IE 6 or 7 On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 2:58 AM "Mic

Re: [css-d] CSS Problem with tags on IE 6\7

2009-04-03 Thread Christopher R
Then how can one explain how come my other page which has the same code validates? On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 4:04 AM "Mark Henderson" wrote: >Christopher R wrote: > > I've run into a problem first off the links on this page > > http://www.thecreativesheep.ca/site/indexpage9.html don't work in IE

Re: [css-d] Weird nav menu problem in IE6

2009-04-03 Thread Jon Wickström
> I thought it had to do with my hover styles and tried to isolate them > but to no avail. I also thought a HasLayout problem but the zoom:1 > doesn't seem to work. In my FF there is also some shifting on hovering. To mee it seems you have a liquid layout and bolding the first letter (the SP

[css-d] Ugly border leakage in IE7

2009-04-03 Thread Ian Piper
Hi all, I have noticed an ugly feature appearing in IE7 (and to a tiny extent in IE6). (It is OK in Safari and Firefox). I am constructing a round- cornered box using the techniques described in CSS Mastery and on the 456bereastreet site, using top and bottom and side border images. In IE7

Re: [css-d] CSS Problem with tags on IE 6\7

2009-04-03 Thread Mark Henderson
Christopher R wrote: > I've run into a problem first off the links on this page > http://www.thecreativesheep.ca/site/indexpage9.html don't work in IE 6 or IE > 7 but work in FireFox also on that same page how does one get rid of all the > extra space at the bottom of the page ? And on this pag

Re: [css-d] CSS Problem with tags on IE 6\7

2009-04-03 Thread Michael Grosch
Please take a look at the lines 480-489