Re: [css-d] vw and vh units -- how does one learn of developments in the CSS spec. such as these ?

2017-04-03 Thread Rick Gordon
It's 8% of 1200. 1200 * .08 = 96 On 3/31/17, 6:08 PM Crest Christopher said: I'm still not understanding the math as to; How do you get 96px from 8vw if the viewport width is 1200px ? ___ RICK GORDON EMERALD VALLEY GR

[css-d] Some Way to Clip Image and Keep Border

2016-10-03 Thread Rick Gordon
a client's blog where that would overcomplicate the post entry. _______ RICK GORDON EMERALD VALLEY GRAPHICS AND CONSULTING ___ WWW: http://www.shelterpub.com ___

Re: [css-d] Style Object tag svg

2016-07-13 Thread Rick Gordon
The link that I posted earlier, http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18434094/how-to-style-svg-with-external-css, suggests inlining the SVG. Is that a possibility? Here's a direct link to what was pointed to: https://snippetlib.com/jquery/replace_all_svg_images_with_inline_svg Rick G

Re: [css-d] Style Object tag svg

2016-07-11 Thread Rick Gordon
n the direction, how I can stylize a SVG object contained in a tag though CSS; otherwise it appears jQuery is the only direction. ___ RICK GORDON EMERALD VALLEY GRAPHICS AND CONSULTING ___ WWW: http://www.shelterp

Re: [css-d] [ADMIN] Hello, my friends, hello

2015-12-23 Thread Rick Gordon
n the land of Too Much Information. So this is not a CSS question per se, but any tips on how to get advice as reliably as on this list are most welcome. I actually was trying to post when I noticed that everything was getting bounced, but I already figured out my problem there. Rick Gordon

Re: [css-d] Strategy to Circumvent Incomplete Browser Color Management

2015-07-16 Thread Rick Gordon
Oh, well. A test in Chrome v43 (Mac) showed that the color profile -- even if tagged -- is not recognized in my background-image, regardless of whether the image is saved as .png or .jpg (and even if background-color is disabled). Rick Gordon - On 7/16/15, 1:41 PM, Rick

[css-d] Strategy to Circumvent Incomplete Browser Color Management

2015-07-16 Thread Rick Gordon
e:url(PATH_TO_1_PIXEL_PNG_OF_sRGB-TAGGED_RED.png); background-size:cover; } Any thoughts? ___ RICK GORDON EMERALD VALLEY GRAPHICS AND CONSULTING ___ WWW: http://www.shelterpu

Re: [css-d] Forcing Widows on Paragraph to Right of Floated Image Not to Wrap Under

2015-04-16 Thread Rick Gordon
or to recalculate its left indent based on the image width. So that's definitely a big help, and a new element to add to my holey-as-swiss-cheese understanding. Rick Gordon - On 4/16/15 12:55 PM, David Hucklesby wrote: For the "Yestermorrow School" article, try addi

[css-d] Forcing Widows on Paragraph to Right of Floated Image Not to Wrap Under

2015-04-15 Thread Rick Gordon
now that I can accomplish that with jQuery and a special class for the paragraph, but would prefer the possibility of a pure CSS approach, though I'm not sure that it's possible. _______ RICK GORDON EMERALD VALLEY GRAPHICS AND CONSULTING

Re: [css-d] Retina MQ & Browsers

2015-03-09 Thread Rick Gordon
There are a number of other browser apps available for iOS, and Chrome is used quite a bit. I believe they are all built on Webkit engines. Rick Gordon - On 3/9/15 8:36 PM, Crest Christopher wrote: I have a question, doesn't the iPad and iPhone typically use one br

Re: [css-d] Collecting css attributes for an item

2014-11-14 Thread Rick Gordon
It might be worth taking a look at this discussion: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/754607/can-jquery-get-all-css-styles-associated-with-an-element Rick Gordon - On 11/14/14 9:57 AM, Michael Beaudoin wrote: I have been tasked to sift through a site and collect the

Re: [css-d] First-Child

2014-09-26 Thread Rick Gordon
mselves to that sort of functionality.) body.owner :first-child { outline: 1px dotted lime; } Rick Gordon - On 9/26/14 7:00 AM, Philippe Wittenbergh wrote: Very quick debug tip: :first-child { outline: 1px dotted lime; } And are there any tools that aid in helping you kn

Re: [css-d] "mystery" vertical space

2014-09-24 Thread Rick Gordon
#middle has padding-top:2em; as defined on line 555 of your css. Rick Gordon - On 9/24/14 2:10 PM, John wrote: At this link: http://www.coffeeonmars.com/ I have an image just under the header nav which spans my wrapper. to achieve this, I placed a call for the image

Re: [css-d] Is There A Way to Shrink Wrap Inline Elements?

2014-07-09 Thread Rick Gordon
think) allegedly calculates subpixel kerning values and prioritizes kerning over any other property. Rick Gordon On 7/9/14 9:54 AM, "Elli Vizcaino" wrote: A more stable fix is using a small negative margin-right (something like -.1em). But again, this is de

Re: [css-d] Is There A Way to Shrink Wrap Inline Elements?

2014-07-03 Thread Rick Gordon
Just curious if text-rendering:optimizeLegibility might help. I've found it can really be helpful with type. Rick Gordon On 7/3/14 5:07 PM, "Philippe Wittenbergh" wrote: Le 4 juil. 2014 à 06:09, David Hucklesby a écrit : I think you may be lookin

Re: [css-d] Rendering issues

2014-06-23 Thread Rick Gordon
no-js, and then a script is run to change the class to .js. If it fails, you can assume that JavaScript is not enabled, and style with the possibility of either .js or .no-js as an ancestor. Rick Gordon On 6/23/14 12:10 PM, "Tom Livingston" wrote: On Mon, Jun

[css-d] Submenus Clipping in WordPress Blog Nav

2014-04-23 Thread Rick Gordon
nyone wants to take a peek at http://www.theshelterblog.com/, I'd appreciate any insights. Thanks in advance. _______ RICK GORDON EMERALD VALLEY GRAPHICS AND CONSULTING ___ PHONE: 415-663-8652 EMAIL: r...@rickgord

Re: [css-d] Visual styling vs. source order

2013-12-19 Thread Rick Gordon
I meant Transcending CSS. -- On 12/19/13 at 4:16 PM -0800, Rick Gordon wrote in a message entitled "Re: [css-d] Visual styling vs. source order": >I think a good criterion is this: If you were looking at the content, in an >undesigned, purely logical order, what

Re: [css-d] Visual styling vs. source order

2013-12-19 Thread Rick Gordon
I think a good criterion is this: If you were looking at the content, in an undesigned, purely logical order, what order would the code fall in? (Ingrained from my reading of Andy Clarke's Understanding CSS) Rick Gordon -- On 12/19/13 at 7:06 PM -0500, Tom Livingston wro

Re: [css-d] Visual styling vs. source order

2013-12-19 Thread Rick Gordon
Rick Gordon -- On 12/19/13 at 5:00 PM -0500, Tom Livingston wrote in a message entitled "[css-d] Visual styling vs. source order": >List, > >Hopefully this is related to CSS enough for this list... > >Visually, the layout I'm looking at has a smal

Re: [css-d] Comprehensive CSS Selector Test Without JavaScript?

2013-11-19 Thread Rick Gordon
7;ll wait for permission before suggesting that. Rick Gordon -- On 11/20/13 at 12:04 PM +1100, Alan Gresley wrote in a message entitled "Re: [css-d] Comprehensive CSS Selector Test Without JavaScr": >Here some old pages of mine with structural and attribute selectors

[css-d] Comprehensive CSS Selector Test Without JavaScript?

2013-11-19 Thread Rick Gordon
Has anyone put together a comprehensive test page for CSS selectors, which does not use JavaScript? I'd like to be able to test it in various ereaders, many of which don't support JavaScript. -- _______ RICK GORDON EMERALD VALLEY GR

Re: [css-d] prevent widows/orphans in columns

2013-02-28 Thread Rick Gordon
I believe that adding -webkit-column-break-after: avoid; -webkit-column-break-before: avoid; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; ... will cover for Webkit browsers. Rick Gordon -- On 2/28/13 at 6:54 PM +0200, Jukka K. Korpela wrote in a message entitled

Re: [css-d] media type not working with iphone

2012-06-06 Thread Rick Gordon
Are you sure the CSS file is where you say it is? The main page, http://forkinthecode.bloople.net/, has the line: ... but http://forkinthecode.bloople.net/portfolio_mobile.css can't be found, though http://forkinthecode.bloople.net/portfolio.css can be found. Rick G

Re: [css-d] -webkit-tap-highlight-color

2012-05-30 Thread Rick Gordon
nable to find out >how to do so. Any ideas? -- _______ RICK GORDON EMERALD VALLEY GRAPHICS AND CONSULTING ___ WWW: http://www.shelterpub.com __ css-discus

Re: [css-d] Opinions on Three CSS3 Books

2011-08-31 Thread Rick Gordon
Cederholm's is nice because it is available (multiple-format download at a single price) in an iBooks-enhanced version that uses video to display the intended look of various elements, where a progression of states can be shown. Rick Gordon -- On 8/30/11 at 5:02 PM

Re: [css-d] Seeking Selector Functioning Like a Backwards Adjacent Sibling Selector

2011-08-17 Thread Rick Gordon
In the previous post, I meant to write p + h1, not p > h1. -- On 8/17/11 at 10:40 PM -0700, Rick Gordon wrote in a message entitled "[css-d] Seeking Selector Functioning Like a Backwards Adjac": >No, that is not a Craigslist ad. I'm just wondering

[css-d] Seeking Selector Functioning Like a Backwards Adjacent Sibling Selector

2011-08-17 Thread Rick Gordon
o modify a property of the in that context? -- ___ RICK GORDON EMERALD VALLEY GRAPHICS AND CONSULTING ___ WWW: http://www.shelte

[css-d] Default Styling for / iBooks Hack

2011-07-18 Thread Rick Gordon
from semantic conventions, even if it is not targeted for multi-browser use, and there is no other way to attain the end goal. I already understand that it is an less-than-optimal solution. Thanks in advance for your feedback. -- ___ RICK GORDON EM

Re: [css-d] iPad

2011-06-26 Thread Rick Gordon
want. -- On 6/26/11 at 10:38 PM -0700, Rick Gordon wrote in a message entitled "Re: [css-d] iPad": >I mean -webkit-text-size-adjust:100%; > >-- > > >On 6/27/11 at 6:52 AM +0200, Erick Staal wrote in a message entitled >>"Re: [css-d] iPad":

Re: [css-d] iPad

2011-06-26 Thread Rick Gordon
I mean -webkit-text-size-adjust:100%; -- On 6/26/11 at 10:21 PM -0700, Rick Gordon wrote in a message entitled "Re: [css-d] iPad": >For the sizing issue, try -webkit-font-size-adjust:100%; > >-- > >On 6/27/11 at 6:52 AM +0200, Erick

Re: [css-d] iPad

2011-06-26 Thread Rick Gordon
. Landscape has larger characters however than Portrait (I don't >know if this is the effect you find ok, so I mention it anyway). > >Sincerely, Erick -- _______ RICK GORDON EMERALD VALLEY GRAPHICS AND CONSULTING

Re: [css-d] Any Way to Map font-variant or text-transform to a Font?

2011-06-22 Thread Rick Gordon
y querying other propertices such as device-width, etc. At any rate, thanks to Jukka and Philippe for your helpful input. Rick Gordon -- On 6/23/11 at 6:44 AM +0300, Jukka K. Korpela wrote in a message entitled "Re: [css-d] Any Way to Map font-variant or text-transform t&quo

Re: [css-d] Any Way to Map font-variant or text-transform to a Font?

2011-06-22 Thread Rick Gordon
gt;Could this be accomplished with CSS alone, or would it require Javascript? > >Hmm, use @font-face to load a font with real small caps? And don't specify >font-variant in your stylesheet. @font-face coverage is quite good (busted >Androids aside). -- ___

Re: [css-d] Any Way to Map font-variant or text-transform to a Font?

2011-06-22 Thread Rick Gordon
it's not available, it would be font-variant:small-caps. This scenario could take place in an iOS context, where the iPad has Copprplate installed, but earlier iPhones do not. Using @fontface embedding of Copperplate might be contraindicated due to copyright restrictions. Rick G

[css-d] Any Way to Map font-variant or text-transform to a Font?

2011-06-22 Thread Rick Gordon
? -- ___ RICK GORDON EMERALD VALLEY GRAPHICS AND CONSULTING ___ WWW: http://www.shelterpub.com __ css-discuss [css-d@lists.css-discuss.org

Re: [css-d] CSS automatically adjusts widths for iPhone without

2011-03-04 Thread Rick Gordon
use in HTML. >I need to achieve this without changing html. > >Could anyone help me out? > >soichi -- _______ RICK GORDON EMERALD VALLEY GRAPHICS AND CONSULTING __

Re: [css-d] ::first-word pseudo-element (and other pseudo-ideas)

2010-12-11 Thread Rick Gordon
tags that would work in any lingusitic context, or where an override is required. Rick Gordon -- On 12/11/10 at 11:13 PM +0100, Gabriele Romanato wrote in a message entitled "[css-d] ::first-word pseudo-element (and other pseudo-ideas": >I'm following an inte

Re: [css-d] how can i place this menu in a div to be centered, respectively?

2010-11-22 Thread Rick Gordon
n >> >> Fixing any errors here could resolve any problems you're having. >> > >Alex >- > > > > >I had a look at the W3C validator and the only issues are mundane. I am >still stu

Re: [css-d] property for aligning vertical text in a div

2010-09-20 Thread Rick Gordon
Is there an actual property to >accomplish it, like you can have vertical-align in table cells? > >Lisa -- ___ RICK GORDON EMERALD VALLEY GRAPHICS AND CONSULTING

[css-d] Setting an Image Size to Fit a Percentage of Its Container

2010-09-03 Thread Rick Gordon
What is the best way to set an image with liquid sizing so that it will fit, for example, into the left 25% of its containing div? -- ___ RICK GORDON EMERALD VALLEY GRAPHICS AND CONSULTING ___ WWW

Re: [css-d] Adjacent Sibling Selectors in Reverse?

2010-08-30 Thread Rick Gordon
Thanks all. I finally decided to wrap the major groupings in a wrapper, and set margin-bottom for the .by-country class. Rick Gordon -- On 8/30/10 at 10:25 PM +0200, Joergen W. Lang wrote in a message entitled "Re: [css-d] Adjacent Sibling Selectors in Reverse?&quo

Re: [css-d] Adjacent Sibling Selectors in Reverse?

2010-08-30 Thread Rick Gordon
to the h2, I could adjust the margin-bottom of that, rather than the margin-top of the h2. Rick Gordon -- On 8/30/10 at 7:03 PM +, Climis, Tim wrote in a message entitled "Re: [css-d] Adjacent Sibling Selectors in Reverse?": > > >Something like thi

Re: [css-d] Adjacent Sibling Selectors in Reverse?

2010-08-30 Thread Rick Gordon
But that affects p tags that fall AFTER h2's, not before, no? -- On 8/30/10 at 12:37 PM +0100, MEM wrote in a message entitled "Re: [css-d] Adjacent Sibling Selectors in Reverse?": >2010/8/30 Rick Gordon >> >> Is there some way to address the first

[css-d] Adjacent Sibling Selectors in Reverse?

2010-08-30 Thread Rick Gordon
Is there some way to address the first member of an adjacent sibling selector, as opposed to the last member? For example, if I wanted to address p tags immediately preceding an h2, how might I go about it? Thanks. -- ___ RICK GORDON EMERALD

Re: [css-d] iPad

2010-08-26 Thread Rick Gordon
Yes, that was one of them. And I seem to recall that some head sizes were ultimately affected. -- On 8/26/10 at 12:14 PM -0700, Claude Needham wrote in a message entitled "Re: [css-d] iPad": >On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 12:06 PM, Rick Gordon wrote: >> You'r

Re: [css-d] iPad

2010-08-26 Thread Rick Gordon
ormance, >would "-webkit-text-size-adjust" not be inherited if used like this: > >body { -webkit-text-size-adjust:100%; } > >-- >Regards, >Thierry >www.tjkdesign.com | www.ez-css.org | @thierrykoblentz -- __

Re: [css-d] iPad

2010-08-26 Thread Rick Gordon
Add a -webkit-text-size-adjust tag to avoid small text being scaled up to a minimum size: *, body { -webkit-text-size-adjust:100%; } Rick Gordon -- On 8/26/10 at 12:36 PM -0500, Adam Stemple wrote in a message entitled "[css-d] iPad": >I am trying to debug a Word

Re: [css-d] Simple menu bar

2010-07-30 Thread Rick Gordon
Why do you need the floats? Just at a glance, I'd suspect that that's what's messing up your centering. Rick Gordon -- On 7/30/10 at 1:16 PM +0200, Peter Lawson wrote in a message entitled "[css-d] Simple menu bar": >I doubt you get questions more b

Re: [css-d] absolute positioning

2010-07-30 Thread Rick Gordon
To add to what others have said, another issue related to this may be the z-index bug, which can affect the layering of positioned elements in IE7 and lower. Google z-index bug. Rick Gordon -- On 7/30/10 at 12:25 PM -0700, Angela French wrote in a message entitled "[

[css-d] Fixed-Position Social Icon List Question

2010-07-02 Thread Rick Gordon
ynamic control. And how would the position be smoothly updated when the window is resized? I understand that this may be falling slightly outside of a pure CSS question, but I would welcome a suggestion for how to proceed or where to find an

Re: [css-d] Force no scaling on Android browser?

2010-05-26 Thread Rick Gordon
Not sure about Android. But a purely CSS solution works on the iPhone/iPad with the Webkit-based Safari browser: -webkit-text-size-adjust:100%; I have not confirmed, but perhaps there is also a -moz version. Rick Gordon -- On 5/26/10 at 11:59 PM +0900, Dave M G wrote in a

Re: [css-d] Going Crazy with Z-Index Bug

2010-05-24 Thread Rick Gordon
e logic by which this works, as opposed to just a direct reference to #main-wrapper? Thanks, Rick Gordon -- On 5/24/10 at 9:53 AM -0400, David Laakso wrote in a message entitled "Re: [css-d] Going Crazy with Z-Index Bug": >Rick Gordon wrote: >>I'm trying t

Re: [css-d] Going Crazy with Z-Index Bug

2010-05-24 Thread Rick Gordon
To clarify further, element that is intend to enlarge and go in front is #content-wrapper #main-wrapper #main #post-outer #post-main:hover and the z-index offender in IE7 is #content-wrapper #sidebar Rick Gordon -- On 5/24/10 at 3:34 AM -0700, Rick Gordon wrote in a

[css-d] Going Crazy with Z-Index Bug

2010-05-24 Thread Rick Gordon
-IE.css http://www.shelterpub.com/_blog/LloydsBlogLayoutStyles-IE7.css http://www.shelterpub.com/_blog/LloydsBlogLayoutStyles-IE6.css Thanks in advance for any assistance. -- _______ RICK GORDON EMERALD VALLEY GRA

Re: [css-d] Links Gone Inactive in Blogger Template in Revision

2010-05-17 Thread Rick Gordon
Thanks. That was the ticket. -- On 5/17/10 at 9:22 PM +0900, Philippe Wittenbergh wrote in a message entitled "Re: [css-d] Links Gone Inactive in Blogger Template in Revi": >On May 17, 2010, at 9:10 PM, Rick Gordon wrote: > >> I've been reworking

[css-d] Links Gone Inactive in Blogger Template in Revision

2010-05-17 Thread Rick Gordon
ibed problem in Firefox 3.5 and Safari 4, and see it on an iPad, as well. -- _______ RICK GORDON EMERALD VALLEY GRAPHICS AND CONSULTING ___ WWW: http://www.shelterpub.com __

Re: [css-d] Combinators: How to Address Multiple Successive Tags

2010-04-18 Thread Rick Gordon
raphs within a post with tags. -- On 4/18/10 at 8:23 PM +0200, MB wrote in a message entitled "Re: [css-d] Combinators: How to Address Multiple Successive": >Rick Gordon said: > >>There's no way the user is going to deal with HTML for this, so CSS is &g

Re: [css-d] Combinators: How to Address Multiple Successive Tags

2010-04-16 Thread Rick Gordon
;> >> Some text >> Some text >> Some text >> Some text > >Did you try this: > >br {margin-bottom: .75em;} >br + br {float:left;} -- ___ RICK GORDON EMERALD VALLEY GRA

Re: [css-d] Combinators: How to Address Multiple Successive Tags

2010-04-16 Thread Rick Gordon
oing to go the extra mile here. Rick -- On 4/16/10 at 7:51 PM -0400, Chris F.A. Johnson wrote in a message entitled "Re: [css-d] Combinators: How to Address Multiple Successive": >On Fri, 16 Apr 2010, Rick Gordon wrote: > >> Thanks, Alan, >> >> T

Re: [css-d] Combinators: How to Address Multiple Successive Tags

2010-04-16 Thread Rick Gordon
Thanks, Alan, The thing is that I don't want only the first to be widened. I want all s that are not immediately preceded by another to be widened. I just want to special-case or . I don't want to special case the following: Some text Some text Some text Some text R

[css-d] Combinators: How to Address Multiple Successive Tags

2010-04-16 Thread Rick Gordon
y the user is going to deal with HTML for this, so CSS is the only hope. -- _______ RICK GORDON EMERALD VALLEY GRAPHICS AND CONSULTING ___ WWW: http://www.shel