Re: [css-d] validating CSS

2009-08-26 Thread Theresa Mesa
To me, that's like saying that you don't care if your text or layout looks okay, as long as the HTML is okay. Or saying you don't care if it works in any other browser except IE6, or any other platform than the PC. That might be fine for a site only you and a few friends are going to visit,

Re: [css-d] validating CSS

2009-08-26 Thread Michael Adams
On Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:57:36 -0400 Came this utterance formulated by jeffrey morin to my mailbox: > I was discussing some CSS techniques the other day and someone brought > up a point of a certain "fix" that I use not validating in the CSS > validator. I have never really been overly concerned wit

[css-d] validating CSS

2009-08-26 Thread jeffrey morin
I was discussing some CSS techniques the other day and someone brought up a point of a certain "fix" that I use not validating in the CSS validator. I have never really been overly concerned with validating my stylesheets as long as the html was good. Is there a certain benefit to validating your C

Re: [css-d] external link indicators

2009-08-26 Thread Climis, Tim
-Original Message- From: css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org [mailto:css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org] On Behalf Of tommy_til...@arwb.uscourts.gov Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 5:03 PM To: css-d@lists.css-discuss.org Subject: [css-d] external link indicators Can you or has anyone

Re: [css-d] external link indicators

2009-08-26 Thread Tim Snadden
On 27/08/2009, at 9:49 AM, Chris Williams wrote: > Except that your rule doesn't get https:// > >> From: Tim Snadden >> Subject: Re: [css-d] external link indicators >> >> Further to my original reply... >> >> a[href^='http://'] { /* your rules */ } >> >> This is more robust than... >> >> a[hre

Re: [css-d] external link indicators

2009-08-26 Thread Chris Williams
Except that your rule doesn't get https:// > From: Tim Snadden > Subject: Re: [css-d] external link indicators > > Further to my original reply... > > a[href^='http://'] { /* your rules */ } > > This is more robust than... > > a[href^='http'] { /* your rules */ } > > The reason is that it

Re: [css-d] external link indicators

2009-08-26 Thread Tim Snadden
On 27/08/2009, at 9:02 AM, tommy_til...@arwb.uscourts.gov wrote: > Can you or has anyone ever used CSS to indicate that a link would > take you > outside the current web site? Trying to come up with some way to let > the > user know they are exiting my site. I open the link in a blank > tar

Re: [css-d] external link indicators

2009-08-26 Thread David Robertson
On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 10:28 PM, Tim Snadden wrote: > > On 27/08/2009, at 9:02 AM, tommy_til...@arwb.uscourts.gov wrote: > > > Can you or has anyone ever used CSS to indicate that a link would > > take you > > outside the current web site? Trying to come up with some way to let > > the > > user

Re: [css-d] external link indicators

2009-08-26 Thread Tim Snadden
On 27/08/2009, at 9:02 AM, tommy_til...@arwb.uscourts.gov wrote: > Can you or has anyone ever used CSS to indicate that a link would > take you > outside the current web site? Trying to come up with some way to let > the > user know they are exiting my site. I open the link in a blank > tar

[css-d] external link indicators

2009-08-26 Thread Tommy_Tiller
Can you or has anyone ever used CSS to indicate that a link would take you outside the current web site? Trying to come up with some way to let the user know they are exiting my site. I open the link in a blank target, but was wondering if there is a better way to communicate this. Really do not

Re: [css-d] request: a thorough going over

2009-08-26 Thread Michael Venables
On 8/25/2009 9:20 PM, David Laakso wrote: > Generally you're doing alright. She's relatively consistent > cross-browser. IE 6/7 on a cursory glance go along with your program. > Same for IE/8. Opera, Safari, SeaMonkey, and FF. > > On a more specific level, just some random thoughts that you may,

Re: [css-d] request: a thorough going over

2009-08-26 Thread David Hucklesby
David Laakso wrote: > Michael Venables wrote: > > > RE: > > Michael, > > My comments below have little if anything to do with CSS. They are > personal opinion... take them as such, and do with them as will... > [...] > > >>> 2/ Check your site in a 640 x 480, 800 x

Re: [css-d] request: a thorough going over

2009-08-26 Thread Michael Venables
On 8/25/2009 9:20 PM, David Laakso wrote: > Generally you're doing alright. She's relatively consistent > cross-browser. IE 6/7 on a cursory glance go along with your program. > Same for IE/8. Opera, Safari, SeaMonkey, and FF. > > On a more specific level, just some random thoughts that you may, /o

Re: [css-d] request: a thorough going over

2009-08-26 Thread Felix Miata
On 2009/08/26 08:52 (GMT-0700) Michael Venables composed: > david wrote: >> Looked at it in FF3 on Linux. The serif font against the background >> had me squinting until I kicked the font size up a couple of steps >> (the strokes of the letters are thin, the color contrast between the >> thin

Re: [css-d] request: a thorough going over

2009-08-26 Thread Michael Venables
On 8/26/2009 9:22 AM, David Laakso wrote: > My comments below have little if anything to do with CSS. They are > personal opinion... take them as such, and do with them as will... > Understood. Please don't feel like I don't appreciate them. I'm purely self-taught, and there's a lot that I can

[css-d] Same CSS file for multiple domains

2009-08-26 Thread Ramiro E. Ruiz Castillo
I'm working in a multilingual site with different domains (mysite.com, mysite.com.mx, mysite.co.jp etc.) and the only thing that change is the text, same html structure, images and css. So I was thinking in the best way to target the css and images to the differents domains, I guess a assets subdom

Re: [css-d] request: a thorough going over

2009-08-26 Thread Michael Venables
>>> 1/ I think you'll want to use an xhtml 1.0 strict, or an html 4.01 >>> strict doctype. Someone else can tell why xhtml 1.1 is not such a >>> good idea. >> If it has to do with the issue of serving the correct MIME type (i.e. >> "application/xhtml+xml" vs. "text/html"), I think I've got tha

Re: [css-d] clearing floats with position: relative

2009-08-26 Thread Joseph Sims
> Joseph Sims: > > Okay, so the way I expect this to act, with my understanding of > > positioning, > floats, and clears, is not the way it acts. I want to know if there is a way > I > can get it to act right. > > > > Basically, Is there a way to get an element to only clear floated elements

Re: [css-d] request: a thorough going over

2009-08-26 Thread David Laakso
Michael Venables wrote: RE: Michael, My comments below have little if anything to do with CSS. They are personal opinion... take them as such, and do with them as will... > On 8/25/2009 9:20 PM, David Laakso wrote: >> >> 1/ I think you'll want to use an xhtml 1.0 s

Re: [css-d] request: a thorough going over

2009-08-26 Thread Michael Venables
On 8/26/2009 1:30 AM, david wrote: > Nice, cool color selection. Almost made me wish for a bright color > somewhere! I know what you mean about the absence of bright colors. I wrestle with that issue, but never really seem to come up with a solution that I like. Since I'm not a graphic designer,

Re: [css-d] clearing floats with position: relative

2009-08-26 Thread Christian Kirchhoff
Joseph Sims schrieb: > Okay, so the way I expect this to act, with my understanding of positioning, > floats, and clears, is not the way it acts. I want to know if there is a way > I can get it to act right. > > Basically, Is there a way to get an element to only clear floated elements > within

[css-d] clearing floats with position: relative

2009-08-26 Thread Joseph Sims
Okay, so the way I expect this to act, with my understanding of positioning, floats, and clears, is not the way it acts. I want to know if there is a way I can get it to act right. Basically, Is there a way to get an element to only clear floated elements within the same parent containing elem

Re: [css-d] Password Protection

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