[css-d] vertical Suckerfish menu in a table column

2008-12-17 Thread Joseph Sims
problems when using tables and css together? I don't have a URL prepped because I'm working locally, but I can make it available if necessary. I expect there might just be something about being in a table column that breaks the functionality. Thanks, ~Joseph Sims ___

[css-d] Dreamweaver and min-width/height

2008-12-19 Thread Joseph Sims
All, Why doesn't Dreamweaver offer a way to set a min-width or min-height the way they allow you to set everything else? When I'm working in Dreamweaver I always have to go type that part into my CSS - which is fine - but the reason I'm working in Dreamweaver is so I don't have to do that. Is

Re: [css-d] Dreamweaver and min-width/height

2008-12-19 Thread Joseph Sims
> I don't have dreamweaver installed and I don't use it. > however I recall that there is a properties *link* somewhere possibly > in styles section when you activate styles in right panel. > > just click on that and add the min-width or min-height there. Next time it > should bring it up for you

Re: [css-d] Drop Down Menus Behind Content

2008-12-23 Thread Joseph Sims
> > How do I get the menus to show up over the content? Any help would be > appreciated. Thanks in advance. > I did find this in your external sheet: #menucp { z-index=10; instead of: z-index:10; __ css-discuss

Re: [css-d] !important declaration on print.css

2008-12-31 Thread Joseph Sims
> Yikes! Just tried your suggestion, but then I would have to style every > element > in my print.css file. > I think I'll just stick with the !important where I need it. Can't you just copy-paste the whole screen file over then change what you had changed in the print file? __

Re: [css-d] Retrieving info from a contact form

2009-01-09 Thread Joseph Sims
> > I understand that this is more of a code question than a css question, but I > > could really use the help. You should join Web Design List to ask questions like this. http://webdesign-l.com/ __ css-discuss [cs...@l

Re: [css-d] RE; The CSS Overlords

2009-01-21 Thread Joseph Sims
I know this whole thing is did to death already... but I just read some of this, and it makes me think. I suspect that a lot of the table based layout enthusiasts are people who made a switch (partial even) from desktop publishing. Ron mentioned he did, and I have some clients that have website

Re: [css-d] Pragmatic look at our CSS future - ripped from: The CSSOverlords

2009-01-23 Thread Joseph Sims
Imagine if other mediums had to deal with the same reasoning that the media they produce has to look the same when viewed with inferior technology. We never would have made it out of black and white television. At some point, old things have to be left behind, and new things need to be embraced.

[css-d] Okay, what if I'm sold on IE6 support - ripped from: Pragmatic look at our CSS future

2009-01-26 Thread Joseph Sims
Okay, the "Pragmatic look at our CSS future" thread has me thinking. So, if I want to make my sites pixel perfect in IE6, where do I even go to learn all that. It seems like it's an artform in it's self. Not only must you know CSS inside-and-out by itself, but you have to know all the inadequaci

Re: [css-d] Font sizing

2009-02-18 Thread Joseph Sims
"Ugh. I'm on the verge of just giving up, surrendering defeat, selling my computer, and just making hand-bound books, printed using ink and moveable metal type." It sounds like this is something you have been dealing with for a while, and as someone who works in web and print, and as someone who

Re: [css-d] Superscript issues

2009-02-18 Thread Joseph Sims
> I use a span with class="sb" or class="sp" and > style the classes with my choice of font size > and with positioning to bump the items down and > up as needed. I also style the line height of > the block element involved with enough room for > the repositioned items; I then have enough room > f

Re: [css-d] Vertical Align Theory

2009-04-23 Thread Joseph Sims
> Another thing to note is that not all browsers implement > display:table-cell Can you make mention of which don't? __ css-discuss [cs...@lists.css-discuss.org] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List

[css-d] IE7 bugs

2009-06-22 Thread Joseph Sims
I have a site in the works... http://www.titancom.net/dev/hec/JS/index.html In IE7 the footer won't obey the clear of all floated elements - example:http://www.titancom.net/dev/hec/JS/k13.html . And the left sidebar carries white all the way down the page... obscuring the background that is

Re: [css-d] IE7 bugs

2009-06-23 Thread Joseph Sims
> > I have a site in the works... > > > > http://www.titancom.net/dev/hec/JS/index.html > > > And the left sidebar carries white all the way down the page... obscuring > > the > > background that is supposed to create the "faux columns" look - example: > > http://www.titancom.net/dev/hec/JS/ab

Re: [css-d] Centering floated elements ?

2009-06-23 Thread Joseph Sims
> I have three wrappers that I've put side by side by declaring the property > float:left; > The problem is that I'm unable to center them. > > Here: > http://www.cantinho.org/pt/cantinho-site/rounded_gradient_boxes_v4.html I think it is because it thinks your wrapper_container is as large as

Re: [css-d] IE7 bugs

2009-06-24 Thread Joseph Sims
> I have a site in the works... > > http://www.titancom.net/dev/hec/JS/index.html > > In IE7 the footer won't obey the clear of all floated elements - > example:http://www.titancom.net/dev/hec/JS/k13.html . > > And the left sidebar carries white all the way down the page... obscuring the >

[css-d] Fw: IE7 bugs

2009-06-24 Thread Joseph Sims
> Declare... > > body {background: transparent;} > ...and it will look like IE7 and older behave, even if they don't. > > The reason for this is that the body element has "Layout" in old IE, and > therefore expands to below footer - covering the background on the html > element > in the proc

[css-d] text wrap

2009-07-22 Thread Joseph Sims
I have some images floated right with text on the left, and in Mozilla 3.5, the text doesn't obey the margin of the image and overlays it... upon refresh it corrects itself... what gives? And I have no idea what's goin' on in Safari 4. Forcing overflow: auto it looks like... but I don't think

Re: [css-d] text wrap

2009-07-23 Thread Joseph Sims
> Joseph Sims wrote: > > I have some images floated right with text on the left, and in > > Mozilla 3.5, the text doesn't obey the margin of the image and > > overlays it... upon refresh it corrects itself... what gives? > > > Mozilla 3.5 = ??? > >

Re: [css-d] There has got to be a better way

2009-08-07 Thread Joseph Sims
> I am laying out text on an angle to follow a background graphic. There has > got to be a better way that stacking floated divs and adjusting the width of > each one. See http://www.striking.com. Is there a better way to do this? > > > Hey, if there is a better way, I'd love to see it... th

Re: [css-d] There has got to be a better way

2009-08-07 Thread Joseph Sims
> That's pretty much what I did which is why I was seeing if there were other > ways; > > The limitation is that you have to use your image as a background image to do > this. I would like to be able to figure out how to wrap the text about the > viewable outline of an inline image; like the

[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] 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 el