Re: [css-d] PNG transparency in IE6 and below

2008-03-13 Thread Rick Faircloth
IE6 won't work with tiling transparent png's. The solutions to using transparent png's with IE6 involve replacing the background image with a foreground image so alpha transparency filter can operate on it. So, I haven't been able to find anything that will work with IE6 and transparent png's as

Re: [css-d] Oldest Browser Currently Testing for

2008-03-05 Thread Rick Faircloth
As far as IE goes, I test for IE6 and IE7, nothing lower. My data shows no visitors ever coming to my sites with anything less than IE6. And if they do, well, it's just time for an upgrade. I'm not jumping through that many hoops to accommodate so few IE 5 users. And I make liberal use of conditi

Re: [css-d] Float list items

2008-02-23 Thread Rick Faircloth
Thanks for those thoughts and links, Georg. I will check them out and run up on your philosophical perspectives. Rick > -Original Message- > From: Gunlaug Sørtun [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 10:28 AM > To: Rick Faircloth > Subject: Re: [cs

Re: [css-d] Float list items

2008-02-22 Thread Rick Faircloth
On a practical note... I've been wanting to find a tutorial on constructing CSS based websites that demonstrates best-practice methodology. By that, I mean what is the best order to follow in constructing a site, start-to-finish? I typically start with a design, then code the CSS and HTML to mak

Re: [css-d] Float list items [medium]

2008-02-21 Thread Rick Faircloth
-d] Float list items [medium] > > > - Original Message - > From: "Rafael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Rick Faircloth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "'CSS Discussion'" > Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 9:32 PM > Subject: Re: [css-d] Flo

Re: [css-d] Float list items

2008-02-21 Thread Rick Faircloth
Thanks for the explanation, Georg! :o) Rick > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Gunlaug Sørtun > Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 10:34 PM > To: 'CSS Discussion' > Subject: Re: [css-d] Float list ite

Re: [css-d] Float list items [medium]

2008-02-21 Thread Rick Faircloth
Not boring at all! Thanks for the explanation, Rafael! :o) Rick > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Rafael > Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 10:32 PM > To: Rick Faircloth > Cc: 'CSS Discussion' > Subjec

Re: [css-d] Float list items

2008-02-21 Thread Rick Faircloth
argin-top: 6px!important;} } > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Gunlaug Sørtun > Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 5:53 PM > To: 'CSS Discussion' > Subject: Re: [css-d] Float list items > > Rick Faircl

Re: [css-d] Float list items

2008-02-21 Thread Rick Faircloth
What difference does it make? Rick > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Gunlaug Sørtun > Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 1:35 PM > To: Usamah M. Ali > Cc: Brian Jones; CSS Discuss > Subject: Re: [css-d] Float list items > > Usamah M. A

Re: [css-d] Request for Comments on this CSS Stylesheet Approach

2008-02-18 Thread Rick Faircloth
> However, you might end up > repeating yourself if you are not careful Very true! Thanks, Mark! Rick > > > Rick, > > I think this is an allright solution. However, you might end up > repeating yourself if you are not careful in delegating styles to the > main sheet. As long as you can stay v

[css-d] Request for Comments on this CSS Stylesheet Approach

2008-02-18 Thread Rick Faircloth
Hi, all. I'd like to know your thoughts on including separate stylesheets for individual pages. I've realized at the start of a pretty large site, including Internet and Intranet sections, that my stylesheet could grow very large and even finding sections of styles for particular pages could be a

Re: [css-d] setting background colour

2008-02-14 Thread Rick Faircloth
Hi, Kristina... I think making use of background color, or even better to me, setting background images, usually are a great way to enhance the look of a page and control the user experience. Concerning the nature of your post... I think "best practice" CSS discussions of a more general nature li

Re: [css-d] list-style problem on IE 7

2008-01-17 Thread Rick Faircloth
#x27;t wrong simply because a test declares it so. Only a user's screen does that in the end. Rick > -Original Message- > From: Holly Bergevin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 9:43 PM > To: Big Moxy; 'CSS Discussion'; Rick Fair

Re: [css-d] list-style problem on IE 7

2008-01-17 Thread Rick Faircloth
Now, I notice too, that since you've removed the images to the left of your list, that IE is displaying the menu off-center, to the right. Typically, I believe, the padding automatically allowed by IE for a bullet is 20px. There is another inheritance issue from somewhere that is causing your .ri

Re: [css-d] Ie6 and 7 *still* giving me fits when I try to make something flush - please help if you can

2008-01-09 Thread Rick Faircloth
esheets. Rick From: Scott Thigpen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 2:03 PM To: Rick Faircloth Subject: Re: [css-d] Ie6 and 7 *still* giving me fits when I try to make something flush - please help if you can I've never thought of that. Can you show

Re: [css-d] Ie6 and 7 *still* giving me fits when I try to make something flush - please help if you can

2008-01-09 Thread Rick Faircloth
traight to conditional stylesheets, the hacks are isolated and won't cause conflicts in the future. Just a few thoughts as I wrestle with the inconsistencies of the browser world. Rick From: Scott Thigpen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 1:16 PM To:

Re: [css-d] Ie6 and 7 *still* giving me fits when I try to make something flush - please help if you can

2008-01-09 Thread Rick Faircloth
Hi, Scott... I guess you got everything straightened out? Everything looks the same in IE6, IE7, and FF. Rick > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Scott Thigpen > Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 11:15 AM > To: css-d > Subject: [css-d]

Re: [css-d] Site Review

2007-12-14 Thread Rick Faircloth
Like the design, Scott... elegant, clean, interface easy to understand, good functionality. Good work! Rick > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Scott Everett > Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 11:49 AM > To: css-d@lists.css-discuss.org >

Re: [css-d] problems with CSS and floats

2007-12-08 Thread Rick Faircloth
David Laakso wrote: > PS Do you have a CSS question? I consider philosophical questions about CSS design that impact daily work just as legitimate as "How do I make a font red?", if not more so... Rick __ css-discuss [EMAIL

Re: [css-d] problems with CSS and floats

2007-12-08 Thread Rick Faircloth
Possibly... maybe just a "morphed" thread... like any conversation, it can branch. Rick > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Rayburn Taylor > > Is this what one would call a "hijacked thread"? Just asking. > > Rayburn > > Waco Web Desi

Re: [css-d] problems with CSS and floats

2007-12-08 Thread Rick Faircloth
class. Rick PS - @ ~dl… I did top post! :o) (however I like to leave the message I’m responding to somewhere in the response for context…) From: DAVOUD TOHIDY [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 11:04 AM To: Rick Faircloth Subject: RE: [css-d] problems with

Re: [css-d] problems with CSS and floats

2007-12-08 Thread Rick Faircloth
> -Original Message- > From: David Laakso [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 8:47 AM > To: Rick Faircloth > Subject: Re: [css-d] problems with CSS and floats > > > Now, if we can get you to just stop top-posting (it screws up the

Re: [css-d] problems with CSS and floats

2007-12-08 Thread Rick Faircloth
0:14 PM > To: css-d@lists.css-discuss.org > Subject: Re: [css-d] problems with CSS and floats > > Rick Faircloth wrote: > > > However, it's good to remember that for those of us that are just > > beginning to work with CSS layouts, that getting *anything* to work

Re: [css-d] problems with CSS and floats

2007-12-07 Thread Rick Faircloth
[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of David Laakso > Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 12:11 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: css-d@lists.css-discuss.org > Subject: Re: [css-d] problems with CSS and floats > > Rick Faircloth wrote: > > Hi, Rayburn... > > > > Let me t

Re: [css-d] problems with CSS and floats

2007-12-07 Thread Rick Faircloth
Hi, Rayburn... Let me tell you what finally enabled me to start making totally css-layout sites, using only tables for tabular data. I went to http://www.templateworld.com/free_templates.html and downloaded several free sites, including all images and other assets that you need for a complete sit

Re: [css-d] First post

2007-12-04 Thread Rick Faircloth
n get the help and > insight I need,.. cool!". Or not. > Best thoughts. > > Really? > > Really, really. > > - Cy > > On 12/4/07, Big Moxy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Ditto here! Why do we need to receive duplicate emails? > >

Re: [css-d] First post

2007-12-03 Thread Rick Faircloth
No problem here! I would greatly appreciate it if you could share with me how to set that up on Outlook 2007! I hate the way this list sends responses to the sender *and* to the list, or I either have to take the time to strip out the personal email address... Rick > -Original Message-

Re: [css-d] How will Firefox 3 affect web developers?

2007-12-03 Thread Rick Faircloth
stence. Thanks for the comments. :o) Rick > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Jon Hughes > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 11:53 AM > To: Rick Faircloth; css-d@lists.css-discuss.org > Subject: Re: [css-d] How wil

Re: [css-d] How will firefox 3 affect web developers?

2007-12-03 Thread Rick Faircloth
(or a lot) differently depending on life circumstances and goals. Just some thoughts... no rocks, slings, or arrows. :o) Rick > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Ingo Chao > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 3:04 AM > To: cs

Re: [css-d] How will firefox 3 affect web developers?

2007-12-02 Thread Rick Faircloth
> With all due respect to Opera and Safari's users, based on the visitor > stats of the sites I manage (and on stats from sites like thecounter.com), > by testing in Firefox and IE, I _am_ testing for all _major_ browsers. Absolutely agree... FF and IE are the *only* major browsers. All the rest

Re: [css-d] Simple layout positioning

2007-11-14 Thread Rick Faircloth
Thanks for the info, David. :o) Rick > -Original Message- > From: David Laakso [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 1:44 PM > To: Rick Faircloth > Cc: 'css-discuss' > Subject: Re: [css-d] Simple layout positioning > > > &g

Re: [css-d] Simple layout positioning

2007-11-14 Thread Rick Faircloth
@David... Hi, David... I took a quick glance at the css you recommended for Nouhad, and I have a question. I noticed that you specified a float:left for all three boxes (#box-1, #box-2, #box-3), then you gave #box-2 the attribute, "position:absolute", and then #box-3, "float:right". I've just b

Re: [css-d] Background centering issue with IE

2007-10-25 Thread Rick Faircloth
Can't see it here, David...IE7... Looks good...nice design. Rick > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of David Boddie > Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 10:15 AM > To: css-discuss > Subject: [css-d] Background centering issue with IE > > He

Re: [css-d] Newbie

2007-10-20 Thread Rick Faircloth
I'll tell you what gave me enough understanding to finally begin to build sites using CSS... free CSS templates from http://www.templateworld.com/free_templates.html. I simply selected a template I liked and took the HTML and CSS and copied and pasted the template back together one line at a time

Re: [css-d] Why won't these two style of code work the same way?

2007-10-08 Thread Rick Faircloth
That was it! Thanks, fantasia! Rick -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of fantasai Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 6:12 PM To: Rick Faircloth Cc: 'CSS-D' Subject: Re: [css-d] Why won't these two style of code work the same way?

[css-d] Why won't these two style of code work the same way?

2007-10-08 Thread Rick Faircloth
Hi, all. I've only been working with CSS-based sites for a couple of months and have made good progress (created and deployed one fully css site!). Now I'm trying to find ways to make my CSS more concise. I too this code. .cal_heading_day { padding-top: 2px; padding-bottom: 3px; wi

Re: [css-d] (IE7) Bullets shift downward on items that wrap when width is applied

2007-09-29 Thread Rick Faircloth
ginal Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Philippe Wittenbergh Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 8:40 PM To: CSS-D Subject: Re: [css-d] (IE7) Bullets shift downward on items that wrap when width is applied On Sep 29, 2007, at 9:58 PM, Rick Faircloth

Re: [css-d] (IE7) Bullets shift downward on items that wrap when width is applied

2007-09-29 Thread Rick Faircloth
Hi, Bob... Applying vertical-align: top; moved the bullet to the top of the text rows for each li...however, the bullet is a little too high for me and I didn't come up with a quick solution to moving the bullet down. ul li {list-style-type: disc; list-line-height: 130%; width: 250px; vertical-al

Re: [css-d] no vertical scrollbar in Opera

2007-09-26 Thread Rick Faircloth
developing it on! Frustrating! Rick -Original Message- From: Judy Routt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 9:01 AM To: Rick Faircloth Subject: Re: [css-d] no vertical scrollbar in Opera Hi Rick, Thank you very much! 9.21 / XP is what I have, anyway, so it

Re: [css-d] PC laptop with IE7 and XP quirks - SITE CHECK PLEASE

2007-09-25 Thread Rick Faircloth
Very good! I was just about to email you and tell you that I wasn't seeing any problem with my IE7/XP setup. Glad you got it worked out... Rick -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sandy Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 4:26 PM To:

Re: [css-d] PC laptop with IE7 and XP quirks - SITE CHECK PLEASE

2007-09-25 Thread Rick Faircloth
Got a site link, Sandy? Rick -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sandy Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 2:26 PM To: CSS discuss Subject: Re: [css-d] PC laptop with IE7 and XP quirks - SITE CHECK PLEASE and here are the links to the style sh

Re: [css-d] list markers not showing up in ie7

2007-09-24 Thread Rick Faircloth
Sandy... I put your html and css on a test site on my server and prepared to make changes...however, the lists worked perfectly to start with! Look here: http://code_tests.whitestonemedia.com/sandy/test2/x.shtml My first thought...path to IE7 css stylesheet correct? And check browsercam here:

Re: [css-d] list markers not showing up in ie7

2007-09-24 Thread Rick Faircloth
ty of the bullets is the same as well as the li's of the ul. Do you need padding-left on the ol and ul? Rick -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Faircloth Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 10:16 AM To: 'Sandy'; 'CSS dis

Re: [css-d] list markers not showing up in ie7

2007-09-24 Thread Rick Faircloth
I see why you need the float:right on the lists now... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Faircloth Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 10:16 AM To: 'Sandy'; 'CSS discuss' Subject: Re: [css-d] list markers not s

Re: [css-d] list markers not showing up in ie7

2007-09-24 Thread Rick Faircloth
I just realized, however, that I'm not taking into account your .content class... I see that your ol and ul have a float:right; on them...do you need that on the lists? -Original Message- From: Sandy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 9:56 AM To: Rick Faircloth;

Re: [css-d] list markers not showing up in ie7

2007-09-24 Thread Rick Faircloth
Sandy - for some reason padding-left didn't affect the bullets, however, margin-left did. Try margin-left... Rick -Original Message- From: Sandy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 9:56 AM To: Rick Faircloth; CSS discuss Subject: Re: [css-d] list marker

Re: [css-d] Are table-based layouts still needed

2007-09-06 Thread Rick Faircloth
I'd like to throw in my .02 as someone who has only recently completed my first entire *now online* site in CSS... don't think there were any tables at all in the site. However, while learning the intricacies of CSS cross-browsing coding *and* trying to remain productive, I've resorted for the tim

Re: [css-d] I give up! Can someone please tell me how to fix this?

2007-08-29 Thread Rick Faircloth
Thanks for the insight... Rick -Original Message- From: Dan Dorman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 8:10 PM To: Rick Faircloth Cc: CSS Discuss Subject: Re: [css-d] I give up! Can someone please tell me how to fix this? On 8/29/07, Rick Faircloth <[EM

Re: [css-d] I give up! Can someone please tell me how to fix this?

2007-08-29 Thread Rick Faircloth
iginal Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dan Dorman Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 4:50 PM To: Rick Faircloth Cc: CSS Discuss Subject: Re: [css-d] I give up! Can someone please tell me how to fix this? On 8/29/07, Rick Faircloth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

[css-d] I give up! Can someone please tell me how to fix this?

2007-08-29 Thread Rick Faircloth
Hi, all. If you'll take a look at http://www.rickfaircloth.com/cfm/calendar_add.cfm in FF, you'll see the form sticking out at the bottom. IE 6 & 7 are perfect. I've tried every trick I can think of and fine to fix this, but nothing's worked. - overflow: hidden; height: 1% -

[css-d] Now why we want to use instead of ?

2007-08-27 Thread Rick Faircloth
I haven't quite figured out why came into use instead of . The latter is so much short and easier to type? Why did that change occur? Rick __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/

Re: [css-d] Nav container: Collapses in IE6

2007-08-24 Thread Rick Faircloth
http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Red Rooster Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 10:55 AM To: CSS Discuss Subject: Re: [css-d] Nav container: Collapses in IE6 Thank guys, I added the 1% height

Re: [css-d] I've got the IE blues...

2007-07-30 Thread Rick Faircloth
I prefer top-posting as well... scrolling down constantly is a pain... Rick -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 7:32 AM To: css-d@lists.css-discuss.org Subject: Re: [css-d] I've got the IE blues...

Re: [css-d] [ADMIN] Re: white or #FFFFFF?

2007-07-10 Thread Rick Faircloth
This entire "list etiquette argument" could have been avoided if Jukka hadn't broken what is the most fundamental rule of lists... be civil... He criticism was harsh and unwelcome and would do far more harm to the CSS cause than any somewhat confusing and perhaps inconclusive discussion concerning

Re: [css-d] white or #FFFFFF?

2007-07-10 Thread Rick Faircloth
Jukka... I don't think you're in a position to tell Tedd that his question is wasting *his* time. If this list is for anything, it's about learning what work and what doesn't and *why*... If you think it's a waste of *your* time, then don't read or respond to the thread. But this is definitely o

Re: [css-d] Horizontal Navigation

2007-07-08 Thread Rick Faircloth
Hi, George... Just a stab in the dark here, but I was looking at your "subnav.gif" image and was wondering if you took off 5 pixels of the bottom so that the bottom black area matched the border between the other colors, would the gray area then display properly? Taking off 5 pixels would make th

Re: [css-d] Horizontal Navigation

2007-07-08 Thread Rick Faircloth
However... removing those 5 pixels would probably throw off the alignment in IE... Hmmm... Rick -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gpalz Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 4:55 PM To: css-d@lists.css-discuss.org Subject: [css-d] Horizontal Navigati

Re: [css-d] transparent pngs don't show transparent in IE6

2007-07-06 Thread Rick Faircloth
Hi, Chris... I'm using a script from TwinHelix.com, called "IE PNG Fix v1.0 RC4"... that's the current version. It uses a CSS behavior modification to allow png's to work in IE 5.5 & IE 6. It's working perfectly... Go to www.TwinHelix.com and mouse-over CSS in the menu and you'll see the link.

Re: [css-d] html background-color acting against body background-color -- P.S.

2007-07-03 Thread Rick Faircloth
Hi, Michael... I'm not sure how to answer all your questions, but I think That IE6 responds to "height" and FF2, and perhaps IE7, respond to "min-height"... try that and see what happens... Rick -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Le

Re: [css-d] Does line-height override height in IE6 and lower?

2007-07-02 Thread Rick Faircloth
Hi, Matt... I've been wrestling with a similar issue, although with different elements. I have some lines of text that vertically space well in FF2 and IE7, but IE6 was spacing them too far apart. What solved my problem and got IE6 to react to my line-height spec was to give the containing div a

Re: [css-d] centering elements via margin: auto

2007-06-30 Thread Rick Faircloth
Hi, Michael... I'm new to designing layouts via CSS, too, but maybe I can help here. Let's break down "margin: 0 auto;"... That's really short hand for Margin-top: 0; Margin-bottom: 0; Margin-left: auto; Margin-right: auto; When used in that particular shorthand, the first place attribute, in

Re: [css-d] Styling for Fieldsets and Legends

2007-06-25 Thread Rick Faircloth
2007 11:33 AM To: css-d@lists.css-discuss.org Subject: Re: [css-d] Styling for Fieldsets and Legends Rick Faircloth wrote: > Hi, all... > > Is there any way to bring consistent styling to fieldsets > and legends between IE and FF? For now I'm using separate > stylesheets for

[css-d] Styling for Fieldsets and Legends

2007-06-25 Thread Rick Faircloth
Hi, all... Is there any way to bring consistent styling to fieldsets and legends between IE and FF? For now I'm using separate stylesheets for IE6, IE7, and FF2. I'd like to have the look that default IE 7 applies, however, I'd like to change the border color. That causes square corners. How do

Re: [css-d] Best way for text when enlarged

2007-06-20 Thread Rick Faircloth
Thanks for the info, Rob! Rick -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert O'Rourke Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 5:51 PM To: css-d@lists.css-discuss.org Subject: Re: [css-d] Best way for text when enlarged There is a good argument for setti

Re: [css-d] Best way for text when enlarged

2007-06-20 Thread Rick Faircloth
What establishes the baseline size of 100% ? Do all browsers use the same baseline size? And do all browsers react to percentages the same? Rick -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Luc Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 4:03 PM To: trevor on css-

Re: [css-d] Ideas for handling text with CSS

2007-06-20 Thread Rick Faircloth
Hi, Suzanne... I'm new to CSS, but managed to get a working solution with two columns of info using CSS only. The CSS that's inline can be put into your stylesheet, but when I'm first coding, I'll code inline a lot of times then put it in the stylesheet after I'm sure it works and I find a patter

Re: [css-d] Tricky layout: centred site with bg images stretching to the left

2007-06-20 Thread Rick Faircloth
Can we view the problem site? Rick -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Simone Hutchinson Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 5:35 AM To: css-d@lists.css-discuss.org Subject: [css-d] Tricky layout: centred site with bg images stretching to the left

Re: [css-d] Site breaking in IE7

2007-06-17 Thread Rick Faircloth
Looks good in IE7 here... Rick -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joanne Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 7:04 PM To: 'CSS-discuss' Subject: [css-d] Site breaking in IE7 I have built a site which looks fine on my computers in IE6, IE7, Firefox &

Re: [css-d] hasLayout issue in IE (6/7, at least)

2007-06-16 Thread Rick Faircloth
Not seeing the white box on IE 7, Win XP... Rick -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sasha Gerrand Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 2:48 AM To: CSS-Discuss List Subject: [css-d] hasLayout issue in IE (6/7, at least) Hi, I'm having an issue with t

Re: [css-d] Relationship between styles settings and stylesheets

2007-06-14 Thread Rick Faircloth
Thanks, Mauricio! Rick -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mauricio Samy Silva Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 7:02 PM To: Rick Faircloth; css-d@lists.css-discuss.org Subject: Re: [css-d] Relationship between styles settings and stylesheets

[css-d] Relationship between styles settings and stylesheets

2007-06-14 Thread Rick Faircloth
Hi, all... That title is a little confusing, I know. What I would like to know is the relationship (perhaps hierarchy is better) between styles on a page or between a main stylesheet and a stylesheet, say, for just IE and one for the rest. What's the best way to set up say, a style for a fieldse

Re: [css-d] Two Questions?

2007-06-12 Thread Rick Faircloth
Hi, Jukka... If I'm not mistaken (being a fairly recent adopter of Firebug, myself), I believe that David wasn't using a technical term that you should look for when he mentioned "Computed Style." He was simply referring to what Firebug would tell you is the resulting css after all the css rules

[css-d] Properly aligning div background for IE 6, IE 7, and FF

2007-06-11 Thread Rick Faircloth
Hi, all... I'm wondering if anyone knows why and what to do about aligning a div background to the right top corner of a div. IE 7 and FF display it as expected...IE 6 just leaves it in the left upper corner. Here's the code: The class, "section", just defines the class as "margin:10px 0px 0

Re: [css-d] CSS Quirks Comparison Chart?

2007-06-09 Thread Rick Faircloth
Thanks, David! I'll check it out... Rick -Original Message- From: David Hucklesby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2007 12:30 PM To: Rick Faircloth; css-discuss Subject: Re: [css-d] CSS Quirks Comparison Chart? On Thu, 7 Jun 2007 19:38:13 -0400, Rick Faircloth

Re: [css-d] pleeeeease help.....png problems

2007-06-07 Thread Rick Faircloth
Lori, if you don't have anything constructive to say to someone who obviously needs help (and not once asked anyone to write code for them), I suggest you just clam-up and keep your comments to yourself. Say something constructive or stay off the list... you're the kind of person who makes the kin

[css-d] CSS Quirks Comparison Chart?

2007-06-07 Thread Rick Faircloth
Hi, all... I'm really giving it a good try to become a css-based designer, but I have to tell you, designing for basically 3 browsers, IE 6, FF2, and IE 7 is turning out to be quite a pain. Is there some nice chart somewhere that explains concisely what the coding differences are between those (a

[css-d] FW: Mail delivery problems

2006-06-09 Thread Rick Faircloth
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[css-d] Can a DIV be targetted like an iFrame...by name?

2006-02-25 Thread Rick Faircloth
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[css-d] A way to set a dynamic anchor in a div?

2006-02-09 Thread Rick Faircloth
Hi, all... I'm working on an web-based office application, so I'm trying to put as much functionality on a single screen as possible. I've using scrolling div's for areas to add, update, and delete content. Everythings going well except for trying to place an anchor inside a div for client conta

Re: [css-d] total centering

2005-11-25 Thread Rick Faircloth
l Gonsalves [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, November 25, 2005 10:38 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [css-d] total centering > > > Rick Faircloth wrote: > > >Hi, Phil... > > > >What's the purpose of this part of your container att

Re: [css-d] total centering

2005-11-25 Thread Rick Faircloth
Hi, Phil... What's the purpose of this part of your container attributes? background: transparent url(/images/interface/column_background.gif) 24px 0 repeat-y; Thanks, Rick > > Hi Suzanne > > I normally put text-align: center; in the body tag. This takes care > of IE5 browsers. > > bo

[css-d] How to set background transparency?

2005-10-21 Thread Rick Faircloth
Hi, all... Is there a way to control the transparency of the background color of a DIV? background:transparency 50% ??? Thanks, Rick __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki

RE: [css-d] (Second Posting...anyone know?) How can I create a shadow around a div without the imageinside?

2005-10-17 Thread Rick Faircloth
I checked out another of the demos on the cssplay site and found this code, but I can't see what is creating the shadow...in the other code I tried, filter:shadow was used, but what in the code below creates the shadow? Rick .out { display:block; background:#bbb; border:1px solid #ddd;

[css-d] (Second Posting...anyone know?) How can I create a shadow around a div without the imageinside?

2005-10-17 Thread Rick Faircloth
Any hints? See code below.. Rick > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rick Faircloth > Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 11:24 PM > To: css-discuss > Subject: [css-d] How can I create a shadow around a div without

[css-d] How can I create a shadow around a div without the image inside?

2005-10-16 Thread Rick Faircloth
I'm trying to create a drop-shadow around a div. I want to put text in an inner div, but I can only get the shadow to show around the outside of the inner div if there's an image present. How can I change this code to create the shadow around the inner div without the image? Is it possible? Her

[css-d] Anyway to get rid of the horizontal scrollbar at the bottom of a div?

2005-10-03 Thread Rick Faircloth
? I want to keep the vertical scrollbar, but get ride of the horizontal scrollbar... Rick __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Suppo

[css-d] How do I limit a div's height and force a scrollbar?

2005-10-03 Thread Rick Faircloth
What would be the setting to limit a div's height and force it to use a scrollbar after it expands beyond 100px? max-height: 100px; ? Thanks, Rick __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/

[css-d] At what point does it become more beneficial to use CSS?

2005-09-16 Thread Rick Faircloth
Hi, all... I have used tables for many years as my primary design structure. I've used CSS to tweak the design of the tables, and the cells, forms, etc., in the tables. Now I'm considering converting to using CSS as my primary design structure. However, I just wonder...at what point does it be

RE: [css-d] New to CSS...Why isn't this horizontal?

2005-09-12 Thread Rick Faircloth
ey will line up horizontally. On 9/12/05, Rick Faircloth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, all... > > I'm new to trying to do things with CSS...considering > using CSS instead of tables and seeing what can be done. > > I'm trying to line up two DIV boxes horizontal

[css-d] New to CSS...Why isn't this horizontal?

2005-09-12 Thread Rick Faircloth
Hi, all... I'm new to trying to do things with CSS...considering using CSS instead of tables and seeing what can be done. I'm trying to line up two DIV boxes horizontally. Instead, they are still vertical... What am I doing wrong?