Re: [css-d] margin: 83_qem?

>> I encountered the following CSS declaration: >> margin: 83_qem >> Does anyone have any idea what kind of unit it is? Apparently it's >> used in Safari's internal style sheet >> (http://www.accessifyforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=5551), and I saw it >> mentioned in Nokia documentation >> >> (http://li

[css-d] margin: 83_qem?

Hello, I encountered the following CSS declaration: margin: 83_qem Does anyone have any idea what kind of unit it is? Apparently it's used in Safari's internal style sheet (http://www.accessifyforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=5551), and I saw it mentioned in Nokia documentation (http://library.forum.no

Re: [css-d] IE8 is better but ... X-UA-Compatible response header

> Based on the "Versioning and Internet Explorer Modes" whitepaper, > making the assumption that Microsoft just kept the old IE7 Quirks > mode, it seems like we have four modes: IE7 Quirks (versions<7), IE7 > Standards (version=7), IE8 Standards (version <=8) and Best possible > (version=edge),

Re: [css-d] X-UA-Compatible - discrepancies between targeted behaviour in IE8 and actual behaviour

> >>IE8 cannot emulate IE6, only IE5 and 7. > > > WTF? > > So IE=6 is actually the same as IE=5. Genius. Yup. In fact, I argued for the inclusion of IE=6 for consistency's sake. It pointing to IE5 is not perfect, but better than having something really weird happen when you use that value. > Of

Re: [css-d] X-UA-Compatible - discrepancies between targeted behaviour in IE8 and actual behaviour

> http://www.fu2k.org/alex/css/cssjunk/ie8/xua > > In a nutshell, IE8's emulation of IE6 and IE5 does not appear to be > off to a flying start. IE8 cannot emulate IE6, only IE5 and 7. > 1. Box model not honoured when targeting IE6 and in standards mode > 2. Parsing errors not replicated when

Re: [css-d] IE8 is better but ... X-UA-Compatible response header

> So the meta-switch is able to take precedence over the doctype switch in > any case. Definitely! That's by design. Doctype switching will continue to work as usual; you can choose between Quirks (IE5.5) and Standard (IE8). However, any meta switch will ALWAYS overrule any doctype. > Setti

Re: [css-d] Inline Lists in IE4 - possible?

> I've been lurking for a little while and I'm pleased to present my first > question :-) > > This may be common knowledge, but is it impossible to render a list as > inline in IE 4.0 (Win, for the sake of this argument)? I cannot get 'float' > or 'display' to work. > > This is for the purposes of

Re: [css-d] Semi-transparent PNGs as background images in IE6 - documentation wanted

> > Therefore my question is: can anyone point me to a page that explains > > the use of semi-transparent PNGs as background images in IE6 and lower > > through the MS-proprietary > > filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader declaration? > > > Has anyone yet taken the logical step

[css-d] Semi-transparent PNGs as background images in IE6 - documentation wanted

Hello, Yesterday I talked to a web developer who passed me a technique for using semi-transparent PNGs as background images even in IE6 and lower. The technique works, up to a point. See my test page at http://www.quirksmode.org/css/png/png.html . I already had a private conversation with someone

Re: [css-d] width of - I don't get it

> However, this one happens to be specified the same way in both specs and > implemented that way: > > http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-CSS21-20060411/tables.html#q4 says: > # The following properties apply to column and column-group elements: > # [...] > # 'width' > # The 'width' property gives the

Re: [css-d] width of - I don't get it

> "Width" is one of the presentational attributes. But my code example doesn't use a width attribute, just a common CSS width declaration. -- --- ppk, freelance web developer http://www.quirksmode.org/ --

[css-d] width of - I don't get it

Hello all, I just published the results of my research into table columns and CSS: http://www.quirksmode.org/css/columns.html One result took me totally by surprise, and I hope someone on the list can explain it to me. In my tests I use a tag that spans two columns: Before I did this

Re: [css-d] Inline styles vs. !important

Never mind, I made a mistake in my code. The CSS line is closed by a colon, and not by a semi-colon. Replace it by a semi-colon and all browsers obey the none. > >Consider this situation: > > > >div#test { > > text-decoration: none !important: <-- > >} > > > > > >Test DIV > > > > > >Mozill

[css-d] Inline styles vs. !important

Consider this situation: div#test { text-decoration: none !important: } Test DIV Mozilla, Explorer Mac and Opera obey the underline, Explorer Win and Safari the none. Who's right? Why? -- --- ppk, freelance web developer

Re: [css-d] Could The Stylesheet Be Crashing Firefox?

> I have a page that actually crashes Firefox and Netscape 8.0 (at least, via > Windows XP - I just found out about it and need to test on other platforms). > > The page is http://sesius.com/Products/Manufacturing.htm - do a Print Preview, > then when the Close button is clicked Firefox dies. None