Re: [css-d] Negative text-indent: lack of details in the specs

2010-07-11 Thread fantasai
On 07/09/2010 09:30 AM, Gabriele Romanato wrote: Hi all! Just some reflections: http://onwebdev.blogspot.com/2010/07/why-negative-css-text-indent-doesnt.html http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/visufx.html#overflow-clipping we need to make more tests on this issue. Tests are always helpful. I

[css-d] Bottom-Menu doesnt pad out so that there is spacing between menu links and text

2010-07-11 Thread Dipesh Parmar
I'm currently working on a site: http://dvpwebdesign.com/test/index.html, where i am having issues with the bottom menu layout on the index page. I've set up individual divs for each menu so i can alter menu color and text. I've used margins of 33px for 3 of the menu divs from the left so that

Re: [css-d] Bottom-Menu doesnt pad out so that there is spacing between menu links and text

2010-07-11 Thread Dipesh Parmar
Apologies everyone, problem resolved! On 11 Jul 2010, at 12:10, Dipesh Parmar wrote: I'm currently working on a site: http://dvpwebdesign.com/test/index.html, where i am having issues with the bottom menu layout on the index page. I've set up individual divs for each menu so i can alter

[css-d] browser reports please

2010-07-11 Thread Chris Blake
Hi, http://blakeys.com/design/index.php/en/blakeys-websites-introduction I am just playing around with getting some things to work and the imageflow and layout looks fine in mac os x; safari 5 and Firefox but my friend has just sent me a crazy jpg showing the two columns underneath being

Re: [css-d] browser reports please

2010-07-11 Thread David Laakso
Chris Blake wrote: http://blakeys.com/design/index.php/en/blakeys-websites-introduction I am just playing around with getting some things to work and the imageflow and layout looks fine in mac os x; safari 5 and Firefox but my friend has just sent me a crazy jpg showing the two columns

Re: [css-d] browser reports please

2010-07-11 Thread Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd)
Chris Blake wrote: Yes, I am sure it's not w3c compliant at the moment but I will look into that if I can get things working. It might be a bit backwards but 6 errors isn't too many, Dear Chris -- With the greatest respect, one error is too many, not for reasons of pedantry but simply

Re: [css-d] browser reports please

2010-07-11 Thread David Laakso
Chris Blake wrote: http://blakeys.com/design/index.php/en/blakeys-websites-introduction Any constructive tips would be most welcome. CB This /may/ help...? http://www.smushit.com/ysmush.it/ Best, ~d PS Crashes IETester on Mac OS X 10.4 running Parallels. --

[css-d] ie7 and Safari 5 issues.

2010-07-11 Thread MEM
Hello all, I believe we can now see all the information regardless the viewport size. I've added the position fixed property only for those that have a width and height greater then a certain value. I've used media queries and add a js to deal with IE versions. Users that zoom in text, on the

Re: [css-d] ie7 and Safari 5 issues.

2010-07-11 Thread Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd)
Oh, that is /desperately/ slow, Márcio : 23 seconds to complete loading. I am afraid I wouldn't be willing to wait that long in the real world. I really think you need to reduce the complexity and increase the efficiency. Philip Taylor MEM wrote: I would like to request your help,

Re: [css-d] ie7 and Safari 5 issues.

2010-07-11 Thread MEM
2010/7/11 Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd) p.tay...@rhul.ac.uk: Oh, that is /desperately/ slow, Márcio : 23 seconds to complete loading.  I am afraid I wouldn't be willing to wait that long in the real world.  I really think you need to reduce the complexity and increase the efficiency.

Re: [css-d] ie7 and Safari 5 issues.

2010-07-11 Thread Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd)
OK, again not an answer to your real problem, Márcio, but as a visitor I would expect to be able to click on the + sign, not on the text, in order to expand the view. Philip Taylor MEM wrote: Yes. :( I'm thinking about ajax, and image size reduction. Maybe that will do it. But apart

[css-d] Use of empty DIVs?

2010-07-11 Thread Tim Offenstein
I'd like some feedback on this. I'm teaching a class on web design to students who've had various levels of training. I'm seeing a number of students mark up their XHTML with descriptively named DIVs that have no counterpart in the CSS. Is this some kind of XML holdover or what? Am I missing

Re: [css-d] Use of empty DIVs?

2010-07-11 Thread Val Dobson
I agree with you. Information within the code that's meant for humans to read should go into comments; div and ID names themselves should be fairly descriptive anyway (#maincontent, #leftcol etc.). HTML elements such as divs are meant to be read only by the browser and making the browser search

Re: [css-d] Use of empty DIVs?

2010-07-11 Thread Chris F.A. Johnson
On Sun, 11 Jul 2010, Tim Offenstein wrote: I'd like some feedback on this. I'm teaching a class on web design to students who've had various levels of training. I'm seeing a number of students mark up their XHTML Why XHTML? with descriptively named DIVs that have no counterpart in the

Re: [css-d] Use of empty DIVs?

2010-07-11 Thread Chris F.A. Johnson
On Sun, 11 Jul 2010, Val Dobson wrote: I agree with you. Information within the code that's meant for humans to read should go into comments; div and ID names themselves should be fairly descriptive anyway (#maincontent, #leftcol etc.). #leftcol is not a good name. What if the design

[css-d] sticky footer issue in Opera 10.6

2010-07-11 Thread Debbie Campbell
I'm using the footerStickAlt sticky footer method on this site-in-progress: http://www.redkitecreative.com/projects/optienz/jobs/ It seems to be working fine in FF, Safari, Chrome, IE8/7 but is breaking in Opera 10.6 and below. Can someone tell me how to fix it or where to find more info on

Re: [css-d] ie7 and Safari 5 issues.

2010-07-11 Thread MEM
2010/7/11 Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd) p.tay...@rhul.ac.uk: OK, again not an answer to your real problem, Márcio, but as a visitor I would expect to be able to click on the + sign, not on the text, in order to expand the view. Philip Taylor Yes. It was on my list before, I end

Re: [css-d] sticky footer issue in Opera 10.6

2010-07-11 Thread MEM
2010/7/11 Debbie Campbell d...@redkitecreative.com: I'm using the footerStickAlt sticky footer method on this site-in-progress: http://www.redkitecreative.com/projects/optienz/jobs/ It seems to be working fine in FF, Safari, Chrome, IE8/7 but is breaking in Opera 10.6 I'm on Vista and in

Re: [css-d] Use of empty DIVs?

2010-07-11 Thread Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd)
Chris F.A. Johnson wrote: Why XHTML? If a DIV isn't closed, it's not valid [X]HTML; it should get a failing grade. The classes and IDs can be used later when the CSS is modified. I have to say, I'm more-or-less with Chris on this one. An unclosed DIV is no better and no

Re: [css-d] ie7 and Safari 5 issues.

2010-07-11 Thread Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd)
MEM wrote: Thanks for point out some issues here and there, they are more then welcome. :) I have a life to learn about this. :D OK, then another one :-) When I click on the first +, it expands (reveals) that region; when I click on the second +, it expands (reveals) that region; but when I

Re: [css-d] ie7 and Safari 5 issues.

2010-07-11 Thread MEM
2010/7/11 MEM tal...@gmail.com: The Safari issue, stills there. :( Márcio Well If I was Safari I would do the same. Strange however that others don't follow. My #wrapper-esquerda element was defined with a overflow:hidden; property. (at the time I wanted to contain something perhaps),

Re: [css-d] ie7 and Safari 5 issues.

2010-07-11 Thread MEM
2010/7/11 Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd) p.tay...@rhul.ac.uk: MEM wrote: Thanks for point out some issues here and there, they are more then welcome. :) I have a life to learn about this. :D OK, then another one :-) When I click on the first +, it expands (reveals) that region; when I

Re: [css-d] ie7 and Safari 5 issues.

2010-07-11 Thread Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd)
MEM wrote: Yes. :) The reason why we cannot have all expanded it's because, if we have all expanded the portfolio 100% height cool effect is lost. OK, but will your visitors think it cool ? Or would they prefer to have control over what is concealed and what is revealed. As one potential

Re: [css-d] ie7 and Safari 5 issues.

2010-07-11 Thread MEM
2010/7/11 Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd) p.tay...@rhul.ac.uk: OK, but will your visitors think it cool ?  Or would they prefer to have control over what is concealed and what is revealed. They sure prefer to have control and I sure prefer to give them that control, to show or hide, and to do,

Re: [css-d] ie7 and Safari 5 issues.

2010-07-11 Thread David Laakso
MEM wrote: I would like to request your help, for two big issues that I'm unable to solve: The URI: www.nuvemk.com/nascer/ Márcio Keep it simple. Oh, easy for Leonardo. Far more difficult for the rest of us... Best, ~d -- http://chelseacreekstudio.com/