Re: [css-d] Which selector to use?

2010-03-30 Thread Philippe Wittenbergh
On Mar 31, 2010, at 3:12 AM, Linda Miller, DVM wrote: > I was using the #closeButton selector and just changing the font size. This > did not work as expected and I should have checked it in other browsers > before posting. Since it was not working correctly in Safari, I thought that > it was

Re: [css-d] More new to css questions

2010-03-30 Thread Climis, Tim
-Original Message- From: css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org [mailto:css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org] On Behalf Of Lineberger, Scott Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 4:21 PM To: 'css-d@lists.css-discuss.org' Subject: [css-d] More new to css questions Ok, I am beginning to warm up to u

[css-d] More new to css questions

2010-03-30 Thread Lineberger, Scott
Ok, I am beginning to warm up to using div's, but perhaps I am being impatient. I was using tables to line up 4 "sections" horizontally, with sections 2, 3, and 4, each containing a form. How do you do that with div? Check this out for a good laugh (or cry?)... http://www.coastalind.com/test

Re: [css-d] New to css

2010-03-30 Thread Bill Braun
MB wrote: > Bill Braun said: > >> Your interpretation is a bit on the literal side, but I am grateful for >> your kind words nevertheless. >> > > My apologies. I forgot the smiley. Digital communication can be > difficult when writing on the run. > I've impaled myself on that hook a t

Re: [css-d] New to css

2010-03-30 Thread MB
Bill Braun said: >Your interpretation is a bit on the literal side, but I am grateful for >your kind words nevertheless. My apologies. I forgot the smiley. Digital communication can be difficult when writing on the run. __ css

Re: [css-d] Which selector to use?

2010-03-30 Thread Linda Miller, DVM
>what were you trying to do? Change the font size of the close button that has this >what was the problem? you never explained what was happening. It did not display as expected (increased font size) in Safari on the Mac but does in FireFox and Mobile Safari. #closeButton { font-size:2

Re: [css-d] Which selector to use?

2010-03-30 Thread jeffrey morin
On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 2:12 PM, Linda Miller, DVM wrote: > Thank you, Kata. My problem apparently was that I was testing in Safari on > the Mac. I was using the #closeButton selector and just changing the font > size. This did not work as expected and I should have checked it in other > browse

Re: [css-d] Which selector to use?

2010-03-30 Thread Linda Miller, DVM
Thank you, Kata. My problem apparently was that I was testing in Safari on the Mac. I was using the #closeButton selector and just changing the font size. This did not work as expected and I should have checked it in other browsers before posting. Since it was not working correctly in Safari,

Re: [css-d] Which selector to use?

2010-03-30 Thread Krupa Anna Katalin
Linda Miller, DVM wrote: > I would like to style an input button > > > > What selector would I use to do this? > > There are other buttons that I do not want to style the same as this > button. Hi, i use the following for not ie6 browsers: input[type="submit"] { anything: you_want; } and use

Re: [css-d] New to css

2010-03-30 Thread Bill Braun
Ed Seedhouse wrote: > And I close with a recommendation to read the links provided by Bill. > Credit goes to MB for the links. Bill B __ css-discuss [cs...@lists.css-discuss.org] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/

Re: [css-d] New to css

2010-03-30 Thread Bill Braun
MB wrote: > Bill Braun said: > >> Setting aside the moral implications, having made a transition from a >> site built completely around tables to one based on , the latter, >> in my experience and opinion, takes much better advantage of CSS. I have >> been able to do everything using as I d

Re: [css-d] Problems with IE6 - update

2010-03-30 Thread Joe Jackson
This is the code that fixed it /*end global nav*/ /* for IE5.5 and IE6 only */ #globalnav { position: relative; z-index: 2; } .home-main-text-wrapper { z-index: 1; } /*** On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 5:28

Re: [css-d] New to css

2010-03-30 Thread Ed Seedhouse
There is nothing evil about tables, which are a part of html and as such serve the purpose of marking up tabular content. If the content is naturally tabular, then it is wrong to mark it up other than with a table. Yes, it is wrong to use tables to create a layout, but not to use them when approp

Re: [css-d] Which selector to use?

2010-03-30 Thread Jukka K. Korpela
Linda Miller, DVM wrote: > Sorry. I should have checked this first. Checked what? > It must have been the browser that I was using Safari 4.0.4 on the > Mac. No, I think it's on line 42 of your code. A wild guess, but it _might_ be true, whereas your guess is most probably wrong, as you s

Re: [css-d] Which selector to use?

2010-03-30 Thread Linda Miller, DVM
Sorry. I should have checked this first. It must have been the browser that I was using Safari 4.0.4 on the Mac. I just tried it in Firefox and it works fine. Linda On Mar 30, 2010, at 10:42 AM, Philip TAYLOR wrote: #closeButton ? Linda Miller, DVM wrote: > I would like to style an input b

Re: [css-d] Which selector to use?

2010-03-30 Thread Philip TAYLOR
#closeButton ? Linda Miller, DVM wrote: > I would like to style an input button > > > > What selector would I use to do this? > > There are other buttons that I do not want to style the same as this button. > > Thank you, > Linda ___

Re: [css-d] Reset CSS

2010-03-30 Thread David Laakso
Chris Blake wrote: > > Anyone know of a standard and simple reset.css file to use. > > > Thanks, CB > Code without using using a reset,css file. You'll learn what you are doing and why you are doing it. Your css file will be light, lean, mean, and will load fast. It will be easy to maintain t

[css-d] Which selector to use?

2010-03-30 Thread Linda Miller, DVM
I would like to style an input button What selector would I use to do this? There are other buttons that I do not want to style the same as this button. Thank you, Linda __ css-discuss [cs...@lists.css-discuss.org] http://w

Re: [css-d] Reset CSS

2010-03-30 Thread Skip Knox
David, do you happen to have a list of those available CSS frameworks you went through? It might be of interest to several of us here. Skip Knox Boise State University But, yes. I think the general idea is you should "roll your own." > FWIW I went through all available "CSS frameworks" last yea

Re: [css-d] Problems with IE6 - update

2010-03-30 Thread russ
So, what fixed it??? - Original Message - From: "Joe Jackson" To: Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 8:19 AM Subject: Re: [css-d] Problems with IE6 - update > Sorry all, its working now > > Thanks for all your help! much appreciated

Re: [css-d] Problems with IE6 - update

2010-03-30 Thread Joe Jackson
Sorry all, its working now Thanks for all your help! much appreciated On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 4:09 PM, Joe Jackson wrote: > Hi > > I have just tried the following which is working in IE8 but in IE6 the drop > down menu is still showing behind the main image? > > /*end global nav*/ > /* for IE5.5

Re: [css-d] Problems with IE6 - update

2010-03-30 Thread Joe Jackson
Hi I have just tried the following which is working in IE8 but in IE6 the drop down menu is still showing behind the main image? /*end global nav*/ /* for IE5.5 and IE6 only */ #globalnav { position: relative; z-index: 2; } .home-main-text-wrapper { z-index: 1; } /**

Re: [css-d] Reset CSS

2010-03-30 Thread David Hucklesby
On 3/30/10 5:27 AM, Chris Blake wrote: > >>> From: Chris Blake >>> >>> Anyone know of a standard and simple reset.css file to use. >> >> This is a good, recent article from our very own Thierry: >> >> http://carsonified.com/blog/design/setting-rather-than-resetting-default-styling/ >> >> >>I think

Re: [css-d] Problems with IE6

2010-03-30 Thread Joe Jackson
Thanks Guys I have used .globalnav { position: relative; z-index: 1; } however this is now putting the menu behing the main image on IE8 etc when it was previously only occuring on IE6? Anything else that I would need to do, does it need to go in an IE6 only stylesheet? If so what is th

Re: [css-d] Reset CSS

2010-03-30 Thread Chris Blake
>> From: Chris Blake >> >> Anyone know of a standard and simple reset.css file to >> use. > > This is a good, recent article from our very own Thierry: > > http://carsonified.com/blog/design/setting-rather-than-resetting-default-styling/ > > I think the general point to take from the current prev

Re: [css-d] teaching float v. absolute positioning

2010-03-30 Thread Philip TAYLOR
Tim Climis wrote: > Mmm. I believe he meant "they" to refer back to the elements. Well, that's certainly one possible interpretation : perhaps Alan will clarify. ** Phil. __ css-discuss [cs...@lists.css-discuss.org] http://ww

Re: [css-d] teaching float v. absolute positioning

2010-03-30 Thread Tim Climis
On Tuesday, March 30, 2010 7:27:36 am CEO, Raynham Villas wrote: > Alan Gresley wrote: > > So absolutely positioned elements are offset (left, right, top and > > bottom) from this initial containing block (viewport) unless it has an > > ancestor with position relative, absolute or fixed [1]. > > I

Re: [css-d] teaching float v. absolute positioning

2010-03-30 Thread CEO, Raynham Villas
Alan Gresley wrote: > So absolutely positioned elements are offset (left, right, top and > bottom) from this initial containing block (viewport) unless it has an > ancestor with position relative, absolute or fixed [1]. If "it" refers back to "this initial containing block (viewport)", as one w

Re: [css-d] teaching float v. absolute positioning

2010-03-30 Thread Alan Gresley
Jared Stein wrote: > Hey all, I teach web design and dev courses at the college level and often > steer students away from absolute positioning as a first-choice CSS layout > solution in favor of float. > > I've read John Faulds' post on the pitfalls of abs pos here > http://csscreator.com/node

Re: [css-d] Reset CSS

2010-03-30 Thread Bobby Jack
> From: Chris Blake > > Anyone know of a standard and simple reset.css file to > use. This is a good, recent article from our very own Thierry: http://carsonified.com/blog/design/setting-rather-than-resetting-default-styling/ I think the general point to take from the current prevailing opinio

[css-d] Reset CSS

2010-03-30 Thread Chris Blake
Hi, Anyone know of a standard and simple reset.css file to use. I finally have a 'back to the old days' job, a website purely HTML and CSS, and standards compliant - what a cool challenge. The design has been done by print designers so it's not going to be easy either! Thanks, CB ___