Re: [css-d] First timer looking for css review

2007-02-13 Thread francky
Mike Buettner wrote: I did a bunch more reading (and associated confusion) with this result: Site: http://scottriggs.com/2007/index.html CSS: http://scottriggs.com/2007/css.html 1. I used Francky's suggestion: * The 3 small images [...] And it worked great. 2. Don't really understand

Re: [css-d] First timer looking for css review

2007-02-13 Thread Mike Buettner
Thanks again Francky! I especially like this part: [1] ... and you'll see some other things to correct. ;-) No kidding. Mike __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7

Re: [css-d] First timer looking for css review

2007-02-13 Thread Mike Buettner
Finally got this part sorted out. I was confused a bit with the footer bar but found a misplaced /div tag. I found this site to be very helpful in sorting out the various containers: http://www.ilovejackdaniels.com/css/view-page-structure/ Scroll down towards the bottom and insert your site

Re: [css-d] First timer looking for css review

2007-02-12 Thread Mike Buettner
I did a bunch more reading (and associated confusion) with this result: Site: http://scottriggs.com/2007/index.html CSS: http://scottriggs.com/2007/css.html 1. I used Francky's suggestion: * The 3 small images (car and logos) with associated text at the top of the right column: this is one

Re: [css-d] First timer looking for css review

2007-02-09 Thread Mike Buettner
Thanks for the help Francky. * You have put the IE-only-styles in the body of the document; they should go to the head part. Notice: the html-validator doesn't notice this, because these styles are placed (correctly) in IE conditional comments, which are just normal

Re: [css-d] First timer looking for css review

2007-02-09 Thread francky
Mike Buettner wrote: Thanks for the help Francky. * You have put the IE-only-styles in the body of the document; they should go to the head part. Notice: the html-validator doesn't notice this, because these styles are placed (correctly) in IE conditional comments, which

Re: [css-d] First timer looking for css review

2007-02-08 Thread francky
Mike Buettner wrote: [...] Could you please take another look at it? Site: http://scottriggs.com/2007/index.html Hi Mike, For a first timer, it´s hard stuff and you are going not bad for this not too simple layout! :-) But I'm afraid there are still some css-hills to climb. * IE is

[css-d] First timer looking for css review

2007-02-06 Thread Mike Buettner
Working on my first CSS based site: http://scottriggs.com/2007 The site is just beginning to get laid out and this is the home page. I'm looking for any an all input PLUS some help with: 1. Footer (blue bar) is out of alignment. This happened after I started adding content to the right

Re: [css-d] First timer looking for css review

2007-02-06 Thread paula benson
have a feeling that that might help you. Although, I could be wrong. Paula From: Mike Buettner [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: css-d@lists.css-discuss.org Subject: [css-d] First timer looking for css review Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 16:52:23 -0800 Working on my first CSS based site: http://scottriggs.com/2007

Re: [css-d] First timer looking for css review

2007-02-06 Thread Bill Walton
Hi Mike, Brian Riley wrote: Try to validate your XHTML. You'll find a few errors that should be fixed. I like to make sure that the XHTML markup is valid before diving into the CSS. And in case you don't already know, you can do that at: http://validator.w3.org/ The CSS validator is at:

Re: [css-d] First timer looking for css review

2007-02-06 Thread Mike Buettner
Thanks Brian - but still not working. New CSS: http://scottriggs.com/ 2007/css.html. Thanks for the tip on validating... fixing those errors now. Mike On Feb 6, 2007, at 5:06 PM, Brian Riley wrote: Mike Buettner wrote: Working on my first CSS based site: http://scottriggs.com/2007 The

Re: [css-d] First timer looking for css review

2007-02-06 Thread Mike Buettner
Awesome. Thanks. That was it. What a great forum. Now on to my other problem: My nav drop down menus go behind elements in both the right and left columns in IE 5. I have tried various z-index variables but no luck? Mike http://scottriggs.com/2007 The CSS is here: