Re: [css-d] Menu/navigation problem

Thank you Brian and David. I actually did manage to get it working. Riva __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://

Re: [css-d] Menu/navigation problem

Thank you for the reply and suggestion, David. I did think of that but my client wants all the blocks the same height and width. Riva David Laakso wrote: > Trying to cram all those long word menu links into narrow width/height > spaces /may/ require some re-thinking of the layout concept to ac

Re: [css-d] Menu/navigation problem

Thank you for the reply Alan. I appreciate the comments. I did actually change the block graphic so that the blocks are smaller, but the only problem now is that the links are not centered at higher resolutions. I don't know if this will bother my client, but will look at the code again. Thank

Re: [css-d] Menu/navigation problem

Hi JonMarc, Thank you for the reply. I had considered the colored background to each li or a, but wasn't sure what to do when the menu ended. I think I need to try it and see what problems I run into. (The menu is absolutely positioned already.) Thanks! Riva JonMarc Wright wrote: > You could

[css-d] Menu/navigation problem

I am working on a redesign for a client of mine and have run into a problem. The client wants a row of colored blocks across the top of the website and wants the navigation to fit inside each block. The problem is that when I design it to look good in 800 x 600, it looks awful in 1024 x 768 and

[css-d] Pulling my hair out with positioning - need help please

Hi, I have a client who wants a "send to a friend" function on his website. I found some code for a css div that appears when you click a link on the page, but once I got the functionality working, the positioning got messed up. I have been looking at it for so long that my eyes are going scre

Re: [css-d] dark purple a: visited link colour plus underlined!!!!!!

Your embedded styles have a visited link as #33 (which is a grey colour, no?) The embedded styles in your page will override the styles in the stylesheet. Try putting what you want in the embedded stylesheet and see if that helps. Riva Michael Forker wrote: > Hello > > I have a problem wit

Re: [css-d] VALIDATION PROBLEMS

Hi Jane, Could you post or paste the code somewhere for people to look at? I have found that those kind of errors have to do with either a doctype problem or some kind of JavaScript error. If you send the code, I am sure you will get more help. HTH, Riva jane jordan wrote: > Hello > > When va

[css-d] IE/FF bug with background image

Hi, I am pulling my hair out trying to fix this problem and cannot figure it out. In one of my websites, the header graphic is in a blue box with a 1px white border. Just underneath and a little left of that blue box is a light blue box with a 1px white border (almost like a drop shadow.) The

Re: [css-d] Mouseover problem

Oh duh! Sorry. I see what you are talking about now. Thanks. ella wrote: > > You specified the Hoover image in the hack for IE but otherwise > You didn't specified a Hoover image in the code for Hoover > A:Hoover { background-image: URL('images/green_tenis_over.gif'} > ___

[css-d] Mouseover problem

Hi all, I have a client who will be appearing on TV tomorrow and the image mouseovers I put on her page are not visible on Mac (I think) and browsers other than IE. Can someone point me in the right direction to find more info about this? The site is www.littleracquets.com. Thanks, Riva __

Re: [css-d] Browser check please

Hi David, I am not sure what to look for. I did notice that the right hand column does not go all the way down to the footer - is it supposed to? Looks fine otherwise. IE6 and FF2.0.0.1, WinXP HTH, Riva David V wrote: > I am only running ie7 and ff2. > > Could I please have a browser check fo

Re: [css-d] FOUC problem

more about that.) Thanks, Riva Zoe M. Gillenwater wrote: > Portman wrote: > >> Zoe, can you point me in the right direction to find out what the bug >> might be? >> >> > > Riva, > > I think everyone on this list has said several times that this

Re: [css-d] FOUC problem

Zoe, can you point me in the right direction to find out what the bug might be? Thanks, Riva Zoe M. Gillenwater wrote: > No you can't. If parts of the styles aren't loading, then it's a bug, > but a different bug. It's not FOUC. FOUC means all the styles don't load > for a second, in IE6 and l

Re: [css-d] FOUC problem

It is only the background that doesn't load initially. What other bug could it be? Riva Zoe M. Gillenwater wrote: > Exactly. FOUC is a very specific bug. It means that *none* of the styles > are loaded initially. I'm guessing they are, and it's just the > background image that isn't loaded ins

Re: [css-d] FOUC problem

Are you on dial up? That is not good. Riva Richard Grevers wrote: > Basically, pay more for a faster server. > I spent 11 seconds waiting while nothing happened, then saw a > split-second flash of white (my default bg is grey, otherwise I > wouldn't have seen it). before the page rendered fully o

Re: [css-d] FOUC problem

Thanks Shelly. I do have that in the page already. Riva Shelly wrote: > Try adding this in your meat tags in the head of your document: > > > > See if that helps. > > ~Shelly > __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-dis

Re: [css-d] FOUC problem

I know. :-) Michael Geary wrote: > And no offense intended! There was a virtual smileyface at the end of that > sentence... :-) > > -Mike > __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7

Re: [css-d] FOUC problem

Okay. I'll give it a try. As I said in the previous e-mail, the background is what flashes (well, that is what I don't like) and the text, etc. appears a second later. What would the other bug be? Riva Zoe M. Gillenwater wrote: > Exactly. FOUC is a very specific bug. It means that *none* of th

Re: [css-d] FOUC problem

Thanks for the reply Mike. Yes, it was the background I was talking about. I did replace the 7KB background image with a 2.3KB background image, so maybe that helps. What I did was to create a wide image across the whole page and set it as the background in the tag so that it would appear as i

Re: [css-d] FOUC problem

I don't know. I tried putting a background image in the html page so it wouldn't look so obvious but it is hard to tell what flashes. Riva Zoe M. Gillenwater wrote: > Riva, > > But as Rod said, is it just that the background image takes a second to > load, or are the fonts and all other styles

Re: [css-d] FOUC problem

Thanks Rod. Zoe, I am using IE6 on Windows XP. The funny thing is, I only see it online (as opposed to on my computer). Riva __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7 information --

Re: [css-d] FOUC problem

I know! My client is not complaining but I would like this fixed. Thanks for the reply, Riva Dave Goodchild wrote: > Well, you have link and script elements inside your head section, > which is the classic antidote to FOUC, so not sure why that's happening. > > > -- > http://www.web-buddha.co.u

Re: [css-d] FOUC problem

Thanks for the reply. Do you see the pages flash briefly before they load? What browser are you using? FOUC = Flash Of Unstyled Content. It is when your css loads after the page loads and IE shows the page "flashing" with no style for a second. Riva Christopher Blake wrote: > whats fouc? > I c

[css-d] FOUC problem

Hi all, I have a FOUC problem on one of my websites and I have tried all the fixes I can think of but nothing is helping. Would someone mind taking a look and letting me know what the problem is? http://www.starqualitydesigns.com/contempo Thanks, Riva __

Re: [css-d] Alignment problem

Thank you David! Riva David Dorward wrote: > Bug in IE. text-align shouldn't centre blocks. > http://dorward.me.uk/www/centre/ __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7 information --

[css-d] Alignment problem

Hi all, I am trying to align a JavaScript image fade in/out in the center of my page and it works in IE but not in FF. Can anyone help me figure out what the problem is? I tried validating and keep getting errors (from the HTML validator) in the JavaScript. http://www.starqualitydesigns.com/co

Re: [css-d] Height problem in Firefox

Thanks David. :-) Riva ~davidLaakso wrote: > Maybe this one? > ~dL __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7 information -- http://cs

Re: [css-d] Height problem in Firefox

Eek - that's supposed to be two, not too. Can I blame it on the cold weather freezing my brain? Riva Portman wrote: > Thanks David. I will try that. > > As far as the menu being skewed left - I was trying to get too elastic > columns next to each other. I struggled with it and

Re: [css-d] Height problem in Firefox

Thanks David. I will try that. As far as the menu being skewed left - I was trying to get too elastic columns next to each other. I struggled with it and couldn't seem to get it to work so I figured I would look into it later. Do you know any good examples I could work from? Riva ~davidLaakso

[css-d] Height problem in Firefox

Hi all, I am working on a restaurant website and am having a problem with the height of the main container (#wrapper) in Firefox. I tried using height: auto; and height: 101%; and height: inherit; and min-height, etc. and the container always ends before the menu does (the box with the thick g

[css-d] Background problem

Hi, Thanks again to all who helped me with the bulleting problem recently. I have one more problem (I hope!) to sort out before I am done. I have a fake two column layout and find that in IE, the layout appears incorrectly and changes when you scroll down and back up again. I seem to remember

Re: [css-d] Bulleting problem in IE

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I really appreciate your help. You saved me a sleepless night - which I can ill afford. Thank you. Riva francky wrote: > Hi Riva, > As Philippe wrote (in > http://archivist.incutio.com/viewlist/css-discuss/81092): > >* "Actually it is the { height: 1%;}. Whe

Re: [css-d] Bulleting problem in IE

Thanks Francky. Riva francky wrote: > Hi Riva, > In IE there are no missing bullets, but all squares are displayed on the > bottom line of the list-item. If there is only 1 line, it doesn't > strike! ;-) > How to solve? > Maybe it has to do with IE's error handling of the html: validating > le

[css-d] Bulleting problem in IE

Hi, I am finishing up a website for someone and find that some of the bullets are missing in IE. The page is here: http://www.starqualitydesigns.com/1stchoice/services.htm. Can anyone tell me why one bullet in the middle is missing in the first list and the first bullets are missing in the sec

Re: [css-d] shopping carts

Did you try Mals? http://www.mals-e.com. There are many different currency and postage settings. Contact me offlist if you want more help. HTH, Riva Phil Turner wrote: > I need to find a shopping cart that can work out postage/shipping > costs, paypal only allows one currency does anyone know

Re: [css-d] Aligning text field

Why don't you put the text fields in a box and the text in another box and float them next to each other at a certain distance? Riva Mário Gamito wrote: > Hi, > > How can i in this page: > http://www.gamito.org/wizard.php > > left align the text fields (dotted) at left in a certain distance from

Re: [css-d] positioning boxes

Can you post some code? That would help to see what the problem is. Riva raumin dehghan wrote: > I thank a fellow developer for sending me links to more information on > positioning, which I read, and I have done some further reading on it. > > However, I still am having some problems: > > I wil

Re: [css-d] Can I center a UL menu?

Have you tried setting each to a fixed width and then trying text-align: center;? Are they links or just 's? Riva Robert Tilley wrote: > Although gaining experience with CSS, I consider myself a newbie. I would > like to center a vertical menu with a column. > > --

[css-d] Food menu set up

Hi all, My newest website is for a gourmet restaurant and the menus have prices next to them per pint and per quart. I set the menus up as a and thought I would make another list with the prices and float it into place but I am wondering if there is a better way to do this? Also, it would mea

Re: [css-d] Inspiration - CSS menus

Thanks Micky! Riva Micky Hulse wrote: > Maybe this thread will help: > > *Design Resources and Inspiration!* > > > Good luck! > Cheers, > Micky __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org

Re: [css-d] Inspiration - CSS menus

Thanks! Riva Marcelo Wolfgang wrote: > Hi, > > I have this one, but it's not updated in a while: > > http://www.alvit.de/css-showcase/ > > HTH > Grillo __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/

[css-d] Inspiration - CSS menus

I was wondering if there is a site somewhere that has CSS based menus that I could get some inspiration from? I am looking for a vertical menu that is a little different and interesting but not weird. TIA, Riva __ css-discuss [E

Re: [css-d] Link not working in Firefox

I was afraid of that. Thanks. P.S. Is Safari a free download? Dave Pierce wrote: > Riva, > > Saw it about half hour ago. > > Dave __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7b2 testing h

Re: [css-d] Link not working in Firefox

Gee, thanks for sending that. Can I ask when you did it? I updated the page recently and was wondering if that is something I created by fixing the link problem. Thanks, Riva Dave Pierce wrote: > Roger Rapidly Rote...(hey, hooked on phonics works!) > > Roger, dunno about the links, but there

Re: [css-d] Link not working in Firefox

Thank you Francky. I appreciate the info and will look into fixing that. :-) Riva francky wrote: > Hi Riva, > I have searched too for some time (it's not an easy one!), and no > solution, but I guess a direction. > I noticed you've used temp borders for the containers in the css for > your anal

Re: [css-d] Link not working in Firefox

Thank you Roger. I have been staring at this page for so long I don't know what's what anymore. Riva Roger Roelofs wrote: > Riva, > > #bodypart is covering up the links. It has a relative position top of > -110px and a margin-top of -120px This pulls it way up over the > header. > > hth >

[css-d] Link not working in Firefox

I am almost done with a site that worked until I added a link to the home page. The link works fine in IE but not in Firefox. I have searched high and low and am close to pulling my hair out - if someone could tell me why it won't work in Firefox, I would be most grateful. Thanks, Riva http://w

Re: [css-d] Image on hover breaks in higher text size

Thank you for the reply and the advice. :-) Riva Gunlaug Sørtun wrote: > regards > Georg > __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7b2 testing hub -- http://css-discuss.incut

[css-d] Image on hover breaks in higher text size

I put something on a website that replaces an image of the body with other images so it looks like certain parts are highlighted depending on where the mouse is, but I find that when I make the font size bigger in IE, the images kinda cascade down (instead of cleanly covering the base image.) P

Re: [css-d] Remote rollover question

Thanks Don. I didn't think of an image map. Riva Don Miller wrote: > You can use an image map to create link on the body picture. > I think you need Javascript if you want a text link to also highlight the > link area on the body graphic. > > Start with looking up how to create an image map navig

[css-d] Remote rollover question

I am working on a site that has sections based on different parts of the body. My client would like parts of the body (I have an outline next to the links) to be highlighted when you mouseover the links and/or have the links become active when you mouseover the body part. The links have drop do

Re: [css-d] CSS vs. DHTML?

Thanks Joel. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This might work for you: > http://www.howtocreate.co.uk/tutorials/testMenu.html __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7b2 testing hub -- http:/

[css-d] CSS vs. DHTML?

Hi, My boss wants me to put a menu on her new website but she wants me to use DHTML and not CSS. She says that DHTML is more robust and will look better in all browsers (she wants to go international) - can you do one without the other? Is it true? (I don't think so but I am not so well versed

Re: [css-d] CSS vs. DHTML?

Thanks for the reply Dave. Yep, I guess JavaScript would make it a moot point. My boss wants a menu similar to Slashdot's menu (www.slashdot.org) but that uses JavaScript. Could that be redone only using CSS? Riva Dave Goodchild wrote: > DHTML depends on JavaScript, so it's a moot point. Not a

Re: [css-d] Middle column height

Thank you Gunlaug. I tried floating in the beginning and it didn't look good, but I will look at it again. Riva Gunlaug Sørtun wrote: > Most of the extra height is "buried" here... > > ul.nava1 {top: -1735px;} > > Using relative positioning like that is bound to fail, as the space > needed for t

[css-d] Middle column height

Hi all, I have a 3 column layout on one of my websites and the center column has a lot of empty space at the bottom. I cannot figure out why. I put in height: auto; and height: inherit; and even left that out altogether but to no avail. There is a button to the home page at the bottom that I

Re: [css-d] CSS mouseover to look like buttons

Thank you Paul and Alex. :-) Riva __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7b2 testing hub -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ S

[css-d] CSS mouseover to look like buttons

Hi all, I am changing a JavaScript menu to CSS for the mouseover and wanted to make it look like it was still a button that depresses on mouseover. I tried fiddling with adding a border on mouseover (the same color as the background) but it moves all the links, not just the one I am hovering o

Re: [css-d] CSS validation question

Hi Peggy, Can you send a link to the page? Riva Peggy Coats wrote: > When I'm validating my CSS, I keep getting warnings such as listed below > using the W3C validation service: > > >- Line : 5 (Level : 1) You have no color with your background-color : >body >- Line : 11 (Level : 1)

[css-d] Drop down menu not working in IE

Hi all, I reworked one of my sites so that it has two columns - one on either side of the content. I copied the drop down menu (next to the picture of the body) straight from the original into the new version, but now it does not work in IE. I am losing my mind trying to figure out what the pr

Re: [css-d] blink bug

I don't see the blink, but the site is really weird in IE. Riva N.Sorokin wrote: > Hi all! > I have some crazy bug on my site: http://sorokin.cc/indexx.html > When you click on the menu which is located in left corner, you have > blink in right corner. > Can somebody help me? > > Cheers, > N.Sor

Re: [css-d] FW: List Menu

DId you try putting the line-height in ems? Also, I don't see a line-height on the hover state - just an idea. Riva Christina Hawkins wrote: > Thanks, Riva. > I tried line-height: 14px and 2.5em in the li and a classifiers under > #navlist. > Both give me the same result as if I'd didn't have it

Re: [css-d] FW: List Menu

I don't see any line-height attribute in the li's. Also, try checking the padding. HTH, Riva Christina Hawkins wrote: > Trying to get my list menu to work properly on IE and FF. So far on FF the > menu hover works but the line-height/spacing between the li's are too small. > In IE the line-heigh

Re: [css-d] Background flashes

Hi Francky, The reason behind the double reference is editing that I forgot to undo. I saw articles on line about putting the image inside something but not something else, etc. and so I tried it. Thank you for pointing this out. I will remove it. Riva francky wrote: > Hi Riva, > I noticed i

Re: [css-d] Background flashes

Ah, that explains it. :-) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > hah.. yeah, that could do it. and would explain why I didn't see it. > transitions drive me batty, so I disabled them in the browser. __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://

Re: [css-d] Background flashes

Hi Kieron, Thanks for the reply. The transition: is what solved the problem. :-) Riva Kieron McIntyre wrote: > Hi Riva, > > I have tested the site in IE5, 5.5, 6 and 7 and I can't replicate the > issue you describe. > You do have a transition set on each page: > > > > This may be causing wh

Re: [css-d] Background flashes

I am also using IE6 on WinXP . . . Dave Goodchild wrote: > Looks fine to me in IE6 on Win XP. > > > > > -- > http://www.web-buddha.co.uk > http://www.projectkarma.co.uk __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.or

Re: [css-d] Background flashes

Thanks Nick. Nick Fitzsimons wrote: > Have look at > > in the list archives and see if it helps - I know the original > question was to do with :hover, but a large background image would > show the same effect. > > There are other related

Re: [css-d] Background flashes

You are a genius! Thank you. That worked wonderfully!! Riva 2geedesign wrote: > Try adding > > > > into the section of each page. This slows deleting of the old > page. IE has a fade-out/fade-in option when changing webpages. > Setting the fade time 0 .1 sec is harmless for the visitor, and lo

Re: [css-d] Background flashes

I am using IE6 on WinXP on a PC. Weird. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In which version of IE in which OS are you having the problem? I > looked at it in IE6 for Win2K and had no problem with flashing. > > -- > Marc Luzietti > Flagship Project > Bayview Financial, L.P. > (305) 341-5624 _

[css-d] Background flashes

Hi all, I designed a website that has a big picture on the background (per the _client's_ request) and I find that the background flashes in IE - not just once, but every time I go to the page. I tried all the usual "fixes" I could find and even cleared the cache, but it is still happening. An

Re: [css-d] Links not working IE/PC

I had a similar problem recently and validated my css and html and that fixed the problem. HTH, Riva Christy Collins wrote: > I have some pages where the links in the body text can't be clicked > in IE/PC. Could anyone point me in the direction of what might cause > this to happen? > > -C _

Re: [css-d] Weird problem - disappearing div in IE

Thanks for the reply Georg. It didn't help though. :-( Gunlaug Sørtun wrote: > Quick-fix, add: > > * html #bodytext {padding-bottom: 15em;} > > ...but there are probably better solutions around. > > regards > Georg > __ c

Re: [css-d] [Bulk] Re: Weird problem - disappearing div in IE

Hi Chris, Unfortunately, it is intentional. The client wanted that and I told him that it didn't sound right but he thinks it is an easier way to remember the URL instead of besthealthproductsinamerica.com. No intrustion. LOL - it is good to know that I am not the only one who thinks that is o

[css-d] Weird problem - disappearing div in IE

Hi, I am working on a site that has a copyright blurb at the bottom. I finally figured out how to place it but find that it disappears in IE (especially on the about.htm page). The page just stops and won't scroll down any further. Any help would be much appreciated. I validated the html and t

Re: [css-d] IE 6 postion:absolute problem

Hi Grillo, Try validating your page - I had a similar problem recently and when I ran a validator (an extension to FF, btw) I found a couple of things that were fixed and the page worked in IE. HTH, Riva Marcelo Wolfgang wrote: > Hi list, > > I've searched for this error in the wiki and couldn

Re: [css-d] Resolution question

Thank you for the reply Francky. Riva francky wrote: > Hi Riva, > As you see, the header (here the h1) has a fixed margin-right of 15px, > while the #main container is positioned in % of the screen width, > combined with margins in em's. One right side is fixed, and one is > flexible > in gene

Re: [css-d] [Bulk] Re: Resolution question - sinai

Sorry about that. I guess I wasn't thinking. Thank you for the links. As I said, the page is still in a very rough stage so I will look at these and incorporate them. Riva Felix Miata wrote: > There's really no reason to list all of your CSS in your post, as it is > easily loaded from the pag

[css-d] Resolution question

Hi all, I am reworking a site (it is still in the very rough beginning stage) and I find that when I set everything lined up in 600x800 and switch to 1024x768, the spacing changes and vice versa. Is there some way to make the right edges line up no matter what the resolution? The url is: htt

Re: [css-d] Inserting a JavaScript image slideshow

Thanks Debbie. I will look at that. Iorhael wrote: > Riva, > > I have a site where I used a javascript slideshow but I just used it > on the home page, so I inserted the javascript inbetween the html head > tags on the index.html page: > > www.drkdesign.com/debscards/index.php >

Re: [css-d] Inserting a JavaScript image slideshow

Thanks for the reply Chris. I don't have a page up yet - still fiddling with it but I will look at the link you sent. :-) Riva Christian Heilmann wrote: > Depends on the image slideshow I presume. Mine is no issue to add in a CSS > page: > http://www.wait-till-i.com/index.php?p=260 > > If you

[css-d] Inserting a JavaScript image slideshow

Hi all, I have been lurking for a while . . . I was wondering - if I want to insert a JavaScript slideshow in a CSS page, do I just insert it between tags or is it more complicated? I tried it briefly and the spacing went haywire. Is there a better way? Flash? TIA, Riva __

Re: [css-d] Web site pages flashing in IE.

Thanks for the reply Steve. I did try these options and they don't help. Riva Steve Westmoreland wrote: I don't think it should flash unless using @import. See this for a possible remedy: http://www.bluerobot.com/web/css/fouc.asp -Steve ___

[css-d] Web site pages flashing in IE.

Hi, I redid my website with css and find that the only problem now is that it flashes when you surf from page to page. I googled and found a bunch of sites and tried a number of known solutions but none have worked so far. Any ideas would be much appreciated. http://www.starqualitydesigns.