Re: [css-d] Layout help needed, almost right

2010-06-29 Thread David Laakso
Eric Peterson wrote: > Thanks for help provided; so far, still looking for more :) > > First, the discussion about the font style is a bit early in this process. I > have not decided on a font styling for my pages. The fonts I chose before > were just something I had grabbed from a previous fil

Re: [css-d] Layout help needed, almost right

2010-06-29 Thread Eric Peterson
Thanks for help provided; so far, still looking for more :) First, the discussion about the font style is a bit early in this process. I have not decided on a font styling for my pages. The fonts I chose before were just something I had grabbed from a previous file I had worked on. Below I p

Re: [css-d] Layout help needed, almost right

2010-06-27 Thread Felix Miata
On 2010/06/27 16:57 (GMT+0200) Peter Hammarling composed: > David, for someone whose contributions here are so consistently > helpful and well-informed your crusade against Verdana is difficult to > comprehend, and out of place on this list. Several times I've nearly > risen to the bait of p

Re: [css-d] Layout help needed, almost right

2010-06-27 Thread Peter Hammarling
> This: > html { > font-family : "Trebuchet MS", Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; > font-size: 80%; > } > > Becomes this [user friendly and shorter]: > html { > font : 100%/1.4 Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; > } David, for someone whose contributions here are so consistently helpful and well-i

Re: [css-d] Layout help needed, almost right

2010-06-27 Thread David Laakso
Eric Peterson wrote: > Why did you choose to use and in this manner? Why would a class="header"> definition not work the same way? Is there something about > the that is 'easier' or 'better'? > > > > > > I did not choose the method, I simply stripped Georg's layout, and deleted the

Re: [css-d] Layout help needed, almost right

2010-06-27 Thread Eric Peterson
Interesting use of and as the footer and header. Thinking about it, I would have chosen and as they seem to be used a lot less. If I wanted to use as a header in this context, I would have to redefine a different header to emulate what the used to have. Not really a problem, just a ch

Re: [css-d] Layout help needed, almost right

2010-06-27 Thread David Laakso
Eric Peterson wrote: > Below is the test page I've been playing with. What I am trying to do is >* have a header block at the top of the page/screen >* have a footer block at the bottom of the page/screen >* have a menu side bar on the right with links that does not scroll with > the

Re: [css-d] Layout help needed, almost right

2010-06-27 Thread David Laakso
David Laakso wrote: Ooops. ~d -- desktop http://chelseacreekstudio.com/ __ css-discuss [cs...@lists.css-discuss.org] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/F

Re: [css-d] Layout help needed, almost right

2010-06-27 Thread Felix Miata
On 2010/06/27 12:41 (GMT+0100) Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd) composed: > David Laakso wrote: >> This: >> html { >> font-family : "Trebuchet MS", Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; >> font-size: 80%; >> } >> Becomes this [user friendly and shorter]: >> html { >> font : 100%/1.4 Helvetica, Ari

Re: [css-d] Layout help needed, almost right

2010-06-27 Thread Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd)
David Laakso wrote: > This: > html { > font-family : "Trebuchet MS", Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; > font-size: 80%; > } > > Becomes this [user friendly and shorter]: > html { > font : 100%/1.4 Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; > } With the greatest respect, your dislike for the fonts which M

Re: [css-d] Layout help needed, almost right

2010-06-26 Thread David Laakso
Eric Peterson wrote: > Below is the test page I've been playing with. > > Let's start here (take it slow and wait for others on the list who will offer good advice). This: html { font-family : "Trebuchet MS", Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 80%; } Becomes this [user friendl

[css-d] Layout help needed, almost right

2010-06-26 Thread Eric Peterson
Below is the test page I've been playing with. What I am trying to do is * have a header block at the top of the page/screen * have a footer block at the bottom of the page/screen * have a menu side bar on the right with links that does not scroll with the main content * have the cont

Re: [css-d] Layout help needed

2007-02-21 Thread Rob Crowther
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Problems: > Firefox: > 1. The content (beginning with the "item_title" "Saturday Long Run") > is not at the top of its div. It should be even with the top of the > "Coach's Tip" box. As jeffrey said, you have a white h2 element on a white background forcing ever

Re: [css-d] Layout help needed

2007-02-21 Thread jeffrey morin
it looks like there is ansubheading in your code that isn't visible on the page. this seems to be pushing the saturday long run down. haven't really looked at the other problems though. -- Jeffrey Morin __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROT

Re: [css-d] Layout help needed

2007-02-21 Thread jeffrey morin
it looks like there is ansubheading in your code that isn't visible on the page. this seems to be pushing the saturday long run down. haven't really looked at the other problems though. -- Jeffrey Morin __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROT

[css-d] Layout help needed

2007-02-21 Thread wilsoncpu
I have a site-under-development at http://www.runwithmcp.org/index.php The stylesheet is at http://www.runwithmcp.org/mcp.css The basic desired look can be seen in a graphic at http://www.runwithmcp.org/docs/mcpdraftsite2.gif. It's basically a two-column liquid layout (left-column fixed width)