Re: [css-d] CSS Sprites, Image Replacement, or Just Images?

2010-04-12 Thread Thierry Koblentz
> Just looking for some expert advice for how to approach one part of a > new > project. The following jpg comp is all that exists yet, as I'm just > now > building out the site and would like to know how to proceed on the 3 > main > headings/choice options on the page. > > http://www.springfield

Re: [css-d] How to handle cached styles...

2010-04-12 Thread David Laakso
cFA wrote: > Hi all, I wanted to get some collective input on how you all handle updating > styles that are cached. > > Many times on large projects I'm involved with we end up using query strings > ?v=04-12-2010 to force new styles to show. I'm not a big fan of it... > > _clint > > Delete e

Re: [css-d] Re the non-secure login code...

2010-04-12 Thread Boray ERIS
Javascript is not a proper way for a login system. Use a server side language such as PHP, ASP, PERL, CGI, JSP. On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 19:35, Charles Miller wrote: > > On Apr 12, 2010, at 11:08 AM, Reese wrote: > >> I'd be happy to take a look, I'm always on the lookout for good >> login scripts

[css-d] CSS Sprites, Image Replacement, or Just Images?

2010-04-12 Thread Chris Akins
Hello all - Just looking for some expert advice for how to approach one part of a new project. The following jpg comp is all that exists yet, as I'm just now building out the site and would like to know how to proceed on the 3 main headings/choice options on the page. http://www.springfieldmo.go

Re: [css-d] How to handle cached styles...

2010-04-12 Thread Tim Snadden
On 13/04/2010, at 7:26 AM, Tim Snadden wrote: >>> > > I use a tool called juicer that > concatenates and minifies CSS and javascript for deployment. It has a > couple of options for handling cache busting > > . The author of

Re: [css-d] How to handle cached styles...

2010-04-12 Thread Tim Snadden
On 13/04/2010, at 7:11 AM, Chris Blake wrote: > I use safari and it pretty much does a hard refresh every time. > Sometimes with firefox i hold the shift key whilst refreshing. > > > > On 13/04/2010, at 3:02 AM, Climis, Tim wrote: > >>> Hi all, I wanted to get some collective input on how you all

Re: [css-d] How to handle cached styles...

2010-04-12 Thread Climis, Tim
> Right, I'm speaking more for the site users, how they can get updated styles > with as minimal disturbance as possible. Eg, a site visitor doesn't know > necessarily when you have pushed some css for design changes. It will look > broken for them. Oh. That's a far more interesting problem that

Re: [css-d] How to handle cached styles...

2010-04-12 Thread cFA
On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 12:11 PM, Chris Blake wrote: > I use safari and it pretty much does a hard refresh every time. Sometimes > with firefox i hold the shift key whilst refreshing. > > > On 13/04/2010, at 3:02 AM, Climis, Tim wrote > >> >> Double clicking the refresh button will usually do the

Re: [css-d] How to handle cached styles...

2010-04-12 Thread Chris Blake
I use safari and it pretty much does a hard refresh every time. Sometimes with firefox i hold the shift key whilst refreshing. On 13/04/2010, at 3:02 AM, Climis, Tim wrote: >> Hi all, I wanted to get some collective input on how you all handle >> updating > styles that are cached. > > Doubl

Re: [css-d] How to handle cached styles...

2010-04-12 Thread Climis, Tim
> Hi all, I wanted to get some collective input on how you all handle updating styles that are cached. Double clicking the refresh button will usually do the trick. There's also private browsing mode, which will keep things from caching. ---Tim _

[css-d] How to handle cached styles...

2010-04-12 Thread cFA
Hi all, I wanted to get some collective input on how you all handle updating styles that are cached. Many times on large projects I'm involved with we end up using query strings ?v=04-12-2010 to force new styles to show. I'm not a big fan of it... _clint -- iron sharpens iron _

Re: [css-d] Re the non-secure login code...

2010-04-12 Thread Paul Novitski
At 4/12/2010 09:56 AM, Philip TAYLOR wrote: >Shouldn't input type=text be input type=password ? >Otherwise the user's password will remain visible on-screen. FYI I was interested recently to read some push-back against the age-old assumption that password input should be obfuscated: Jakob Niels

Re: [css-d] Re the non-secure login code...

2010-04-12 Thread Paul Novitski
> > I'd be happy to take a look, I'm always on the lookout for good > > login scripts and I'd be happy to provide any feedback I can. > > > > ONE*** This goes in the head section of the html page: > > > > > > TWO*** Then this form goes in the body section. You decide the > content to include

Re: [css-d] IE6 float bug

2010-04-12 Thread Peter Bradley
Thierry Koblentz wrote: > I believe your wrapper needs a layout, so David's suggestion should work as > it sets a width on #wrapper. > Did you try that fix? > Depending on which David you mean... I got it going with David Laakso's suggestion. > Also, I'd wrap the main content in another DIV

Re: [css-d] IE6 float bug

2010-04-12 Thread Peter Bradley
David Hucklesby wrote: > Usually, adding an extra wrapper element inside your outer #wrapper with > a 'width: 100%;' declaration on it helps IE compute the sidebar width > correctly first time around. The jumping comes from a recalculation once > IE has figured out 25% of the actual width of #wrapp

Re: [css-d] IE6 float bug

2010-04-12 Thread Peter Bradley
David Laakso wrote: > IE/6.0 does not support min/max width or height and trips/bounces on the > percent margins on the wrapper. > * html #wrapper { > width:975px; > margin: 0 auto; > } > * html #left-nav { >height:85ex; > } > > > Best, > ~d > > > Thanks, David. It was the * html

Re: [css-d] Re the non-secure login code...

2010-04-12 Thread Philip TAYLOR
Just one comment (for now !) -- Shouldn't input type=text be input type=password ? Otherwise the user's password will remain visible on-screen. Philip Taylor __ css-discuss [cs...@lists.css-discuss.org] http://www.css-discuss.org

Re: [css-d] Re the non-secure login code...

2010-04-12 Thread Charles Miller
On Apr 12, 2010, at 11:08 AM, Reese wrote: > I'd be happy to take a look, I'm always on the lookout for good > login scripts and I'd be happy to provide any feedback I can. Here's what I've been sending out. > After making the offer, it occurred that it's been so long since I started > usin

Re: [css-d] validation with no warnings SOLVED

2010-04-12 Thread Chris Blake
Hi, Thanks to everyone that replied. I have no figured out that HTML4/ Strict works for me and UTF8 is good too. I also learnt to change the preferences in my editor so that 'default file encodings' was 'Unicode UTF8' rather than automatic, which means that I do not need to use odd HTML ch

Re: [css-d] validation with no warnings

2010-04-12 Thread Chris Blake
> >> http://wch.redrunner.co.uk/ >> >> The index page just has one warning, the others have 3. >> I'd love it if someone could tell me what >> doctype and UTF >> setting suits my style so that I can just strike that from >> my list. > > Hi Chris, > > Your home page only has a single warning, which

Re: [css-d] validation with no warnings

2010-04-12 Thread Bobby Jack
--- On Mon, 4/12/10, Chris Blake wrote: > http://wch.redrunner.co.uk/ > > The index page just has one warning, the others have 3. > I'd love it if someone could tell me what > doctype and UTF  > setting suits my style so that I can just strike that from > my list.  Hi Chris, Your home page o

[css-d] validation with no warnings

2010-04-12 Thread Chris Blake
Hi, I am pleased that I managed to get this site done without asking the list for help! I did however post about doctype at the start and still didn't find the right answer. http://wch.redrunner.co.uk/ The index page just has one warning, the others have 3. I don't really get HTML and CSS

[css-d] Re the non-secure login code...

2010-04-12 Thread Charles Miller
Three good people have now requested and received copies of the code we're using for a simple login page. I have no problem sharing it, but if, bottom line, I am being helpful or if I'm "luring" folks into flawed practice. If one of the sage veterans on this list would care to review what we're

Re: [css-d] CSS Object class not working on IE

2010-04-12 Thread Thierry Koblentz
> I'm trying to move an swf to the center of the page: > www.watercolourcourses.com That object is in a paragraph, so style that P like this: .someID { width: 425px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; } That should do it -- Regards, Thierry www.tjkdesign.com | articles and tutorials

Re: [css-d] IE6 float bug

2010-04-12 Thread Thierry Koblentz
> On 4/11/10 3:15 PM, Peter Bradley wrote: > > I have an example site that I've developed for a course I'm doing. > > There are no serious problems with it except in IE6; of which there > > is just one that I can't remember how to fix. Here's one of the > > pages affected: > > > > http://www.pered

Re: [css-d] CSS Object class not working on IE

2010-04-12 Thread Ed Goodson
Hi Thierry I'm trying to move an swf to the center of the page: www.watercolourcourses.com Thanks - Original Message - From: "Thierry Koblentz" To: "'Ed Goodson'" ; Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2010 10:15 PM Subject: RE: [css-d] CSS Object class not working on IE >> This css code in my ext

Re: [css-d] Changes how (some) browsers handle the a:visited pseudo-class

2010-04-12 Thread Dave Sherohman
On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 05:13:44PM -0400, Bob Rosenberg wrote: > Also IMO the feature should be OFF unless the user SPECIFICALLY > activates it (not set to ON requiring the user to turn it off to > cripple it). > > IOW: If you want to have the Browser play Net Nanny then require the > user to g