Re: [WSG] Google Accessible Search Released

2006-07-22 Thread Tim
How do I rate in Google now that accessibility is a variable, I have about 60 pages ranked four, 30 ranked three. I watched other sites acquire links by scheming and dealing while I did everything the google way. I will check my search engine rankings. I just checked 100 pages (Validated XHTM

Re: [WSG] Google Accessible Search Released

2006-07-22 Thread Chris Dimmock
[quote]General google page ranking is based on incoming links . Link farms exploit the algorithm, so google downgrade sites with over 100 links.[/quote] You need to read http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=40349&ctx=related Google looks at 100 aspects of a page - and li

Re: [WSG] Hungarian notation for JavaScript and ActionScript?

2006-07-22 Thread Carl Reynolds
Paul Novitski wrote: Stating that Hungarian Notation "should be avoided" sounds like you know of some deleterious effects it has on software development. Is this the case or is it merely a matter of personal taste for you? For a few pro & con arguments see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunga

Re: [WSG] Dvorak talks when he doesn't know? (re: Why CSS Bugs Me)

2006-07-22 Thread russ - maxdesign
May not be answering your question, but relevant to the overall point... There have been a number of responses to this "interesting" blog post by Dvorak including:

[WSG] Dvorak talks when he doesn't know? (re: Why CSS Bugs Me)

2006-07-22 Thread Christian Montoya
From Links for Light Reading, July 19: Why CSS Bugs Me I just realized that Dvorak's entire rant about CSS cascading rules might just be another example of a tech expert talking nonsense regarding an area he knows nothing about. body>div { t

Re: [WSG] site check and code review

2006-07-22 Thread TuteC
haha, that´s my solution! Using "em" is the way I was looking for. Thank you for your help; Eugenio. On 7/22/06, Gunlaug Sørtun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: TuteC wrote: > Thank you very much, Georg. That´s exactly what I want: that the > content overflows or the div expands but mantaining the sam

Re: [WSG] site check and code review

2006-07-22 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
TuteC wrote: Thank you very much, Georg. That´s exactly what I want: that the content overflows or the div expands but mantaining the same position. You say that if we "grow"enough the text, the sidebar will fall anyway down, but isn´t there a technique to make it "borrow" some of the space th

Re: [WSG] site check and code review

2006-07-22 Thread TuteC
Thank you very much, Georg. That´s exactly what I want: that the content overflows or the div expands but mantaining the same position. You say that if we "grow"enough the text, the sidebar will fall anyway down, but isn´t there a technique to make it "borrow" some of the space the container uses?

Re: [WSG] Rounded Corners

2006-07-22 Thread Paul Novitski
On 7/22/06, Al Kendall wrote: try these http://www.html.it/articoli/nifty/index.html At 05:06 AM 7/22/2006, Janos Hardi wrote: This solution has nothin to do with common semantics - not recommended. Janos, may I assume that it's the use of the B tag you're objecting to, rather than the

Re: [WSG] Rounded Corners

2006-07-22 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
Scott Swabey wrote: Seems like the use of semantically neutral elements to create imageless rounded corners is more than acceptable. Am I missing something? Apart from "bloated source-code"(?), no, I don't think you have missed anything :-) Personally, I think "bloated source-code" should be

RE: [WSG] Rounded Corners

2006-07-22 Thread Scott Swabey
Janos Hardi wrote: > Hi, > > This solution has nothin to do with common semantics - not > recommended. > > Janos > > On 7/22/06, Al Kendall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> try these http://www.html.it/articoli/nifty/index.html Hey Janos Care to elaborate on your adverse recommendation? Seems

[WSG] Accessible Search by google

2006-07-22 Thread Tee G. Peng
Thougth some of you will be interested! http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/index.blog?entry_id=1525429 --- Yesterday, Google Labs began testing a new search service for the blind and visually impaired. Simply called Accessible Search, the product analyses search r

Re: [WSG] Rounded Corners

2006-07-22 Thread Janos Hardi
Hi, This solution has nothin to do with common semantics - not recommended. Janos On 7/22/06, Al Kendall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: try these http://www.html.it/articoli/nifty/index.html Cheers!!! Al ** The discussion list for http:/

Re: [WSG] PDF link in XHTML???

2006-07-22 Thread Michael Persson
Well i prefer to use strict because otherwise i am not pleased for the validation.. Sorry for my habbit Michael Shlomi Asaf wrote: i must say michael, that i havent read any answer, just a statement. On 7/22/06, *Michael Persson* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: H

Re: [WSG] PDF link in XHTML???

2006-07-22 Thread Shlomi Asaf
i must say michael, that i havent read any answer, just a statement. On 7/22/06, Michael Persson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: HI steve,You didnt read my own answer to my post, I found the correct XHTML strict_javascript_ and its working fine,   On 7/20/06, Michael Persson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Re: [WSG] site check and code review

2006-07-22 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
TuteC wrote: Hello, I´ve got a similar problem with the left sidebar in http://www.fanus.com.ar/Dev/. When in Firefox I use big font size, the left bar falls under the right container. And I can not make this right container occupy its 100% of possible width, don´t know why. Use more suitabl

Re: [WSG] site check and code review

2006-07-22 Thread TuteC
Hello, I´ve got a similar problem with the left sidebar in http://www.fanus.com.ar/Dev/. When in Firefox I use big font size, the left bar falls under the right container. And I can not make this right container occupy its 100% of possible width, don´t know why. Where Is my error? Thank you in a

Re: [WSG] how to create nested links in a side-navigation

2006-07-22 Thread Soeren Mordhorst
Thanks everybody! The Y'sUI is an excellent option; to style it with CSS also. Choosing Javascript makes it difficult if the user has it turned off. I think it was one of the WSG members who choosed also a good way, using CSS. It is the portableApps site on http://portableapps.com/apps/interne