Re: [WSG] Site check andrewingram.net

2007-02-17 Thread ~davidLaakso
Andrew Ingram wrote: Basically, anything you can think of (especially things that are an easy fix) would be most welcome. http://www.andrewingram.net/ Andrew Ingram Looking good and difficult to fault, Andrew. With regard to nit-picking: I think (fwiw) your nav may be breaking a little early

Re: [WSG] Site check raoset.com

2007-02-16 Thread ~davidLaakso
Jason Pruim wrote: Okay... So at this point I truly hate IE... This is in reference to: Hmm. I think it may be the other way around :-) . I can't figure out why the negative margins aren't truly applying the way they should be. Nor can I. But then I didn't try, eithe

Re: [WSG] Site check raoset.com

2007-02-15 Thread ~davidLaakso
Jason Pruim wrote: I think I'm finally ready to subject my site to a review of my peers (even though you all know WAY more then I do) I'm pretty happy with the overall design, I'm looking mostly for the semantics behind it, and if I've done anything that would prevent anyone with any disabilit

Re: [WSG] Browser Specific Stylesheets

2007-01-25 Thread ~davidLaakso
Nick Fitzsimons wrote: On 25 Jan 2007, at 10:59:24, Jim Callender wrote: Oh, and always use strict rendering mode: some people think using quirks mode makes life easier but they're wrong - or rather, I strongly disagree :-) HTH, Nick. --Nick Fitzsimons More challenging (and some say a lot

Re: [WSG] Mac favour

2007-01-21 Thread ~davidLaakso
John 'Max' Maxwell wrote: Can anyone out there with a MAC take a look at this website and tell me if it renders happily in Opera and/or IE5 etc?? www.lilaccoast.co.uk In fact – I guess any anomalies in any browser would be good to know about ;-) Here are a few linux and mac (safari & ie/5

Re: [WSG] [OT] What happend to WebDesign-L?

2007-01-17 Thread ~davidLaakso
Carl Reynolds wrote: Does anyone know if the WebDesign-List is still in operation? Carl. Yes, WebDesign-L is still in operation. ~dL -- http://chelseacreekstudio.com/ *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guide

Re: [WSG] Firefox stops rendering background when changing .html to .xhtml

2006-12-31 Thread ~davidLaakso
~davidLaakso wrote: Ron Jonk wrote: I've read it before in this list that backgound rendering on xhtml on the body is not always supported for xhtml strict documents. But I found this very strange( i don't know if this already has been a topic): On firefox when I have a background im

Re: [WSG] Firefox stops rendering background when changing .html to .xhtml

2006-12-31 Thread ~davidLaakso
Ron Jonk wrote: I've read it before in this list that backgound rendering on xhtml on the body is not always supported for xhtml strict documents. But I found this very strange( i don't know if this already has been a topic): On firefox when I have a background image for my body tag on a xhtml

Re: [WSG] Minlo Technologies | Sri Lanka

2006-12-18 Thread ~davidLaakso
Chamara Peiris wrote: Hi guys, All ur comments about website are welcome. http://www.minlotec.com Cheers, Chamara One always runs the risk a power user will break a page when images are used (in part) to lay it out. Otherwise, very nice. Best, ~dL -- http://chelseacreekstudio.com/ **

Re: [WSG] scaling in ems broken in i.e

2006-12-01 Thread ~davidLaakso
ed radford wrote: i am currently working on a simple site and thought it to be a good opertunity to try and implement some image and text scaling using ems. have got everything working fine on safari and such but the design gets completely broken in opera and on windows i.e. http://www.wearevi

Re: [WSG] xhtml strict break tag bug?

2006-11-17 Thread ~davidLaakso
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: having a go trying to help a friend figure out why, in xhtml strict 1.0 the that are styled in the css style sheet as follows: */.sidemenu br {line-height: 3px;/* */./* *//* [trimmed] Sharron A clickable link to this page would help. Otherwise it is a guessing game.

Re: [WSG] Font-sizing in quirksmode

2006-11-09 Thread ~davidLaakso
Felix Miata wrote: On 2006/11/09 20:17 (GMT-0500) ~davidLaakso apparently typed: I'm trying to get font sizing consistent between IE6 and Firefox. Unfortunately our CMS writes two HTML comments before the DOCTYPE declaration on each page, throwing IE into quirksmode. This means tha

Re: [WSG] Font-sizing in quirksmode

2006-11-09 Thread ~davidLaakso
David McKinnon wrote: Hi, I'm trying to get font sizing consistent between IE6 and Firefox. Unfortunately our CMS writes two HTML comments before the DOCTYPE declaration on each page, throwing IE into quirksmode. This means that the default text is too large on IE and much too small on Firefox

Re: [WSG] Real world font sizing

2006-11-03 Thread ~davidLaakso
Tony Crockford wrote: Just to clear up my confusion. I've been in the habit of setting font-size on body to 100.01% because AIUI it stops IE doing silly small font sizes when you use ems elsewhere and the .01 is for Opera and a weird rounding issue. recently I picked up the habit of setting bo

Re: [WSG] Additional space between sentences ?

2006-11-02 Thread ~davidLaakso
~davidLaakso wrote: Nick Roper wrote: Hi Group, A client has requested that the content on their site has two spaces between the end of one sentence and the start of the next. We could do it by using non-breaking spaces, but is there a better way of achieving this - possibly with CSS

Re: [WSG] Additional space between sentences ?

2006-11-02 Thread ~davidLaakso
Nick Roper wrote: Hi Group, A client has requested that the content on their site has two spaces between the end of one sentence and the start of the next. We could do it by using non-breaking spaces, but is there a better way of achieving this - possibly with CSS? Thanks in anticipation.

Re: [WSG] Site Check - Mitra Foundation

2006-11-01 Thread ~davidLaakso
Rahul Gonsalves wrote: http://rahulgonsalves.com/mitra/0111/index.html I would appreciate a site check, for this website - built for a non-profit looking to promote alternative energy choices. The site validates, except for the use of one proprietary IE-specific PNG hack. The CSS /should/ valid

Re: [WSG] Forget about Opera and Mac (and Windows Vista) ??

2006-10-25 Thread ~davidLaakso
Taco Fleur wrote: I thought I'd post this question as a separate item, as it probably got lost in my previous post. Should I be thinking about fixing up the issues in Opera and on the Mac or just say "tough luck!" Fix the issues (ditch the dude before I hurt him with my bare hands :-) ).

Re: [WSG] image disappears sporadically on mouse over - site check

2006-10-24 Thread ~davidLaakso
Taco Fleur wrote: OK, so it appears there are some issues, it would help if you actually point the issues out. I don't have access to a wide range of browsers. Any suggestions? - wasn't there some kind of tool that allowed you to see the website in different browser versions? There are 17

Re: [WSG] image disappears sporadically on mouse over - site check

2006-10-24 Thread ~davidLaakso
Taco Fleur wrote: Yes that's the one I mean, I forgot to include a link www.pacificfox.com.au Thanks, we don't have opera installed, we only code for Mozilla and IE. You may want to view it in IE7. But am more than happy to hear about any quick fixes you suggest to make it work in Opera. ~

Re: [WSG] Percentages

2006-10-16 Thread ~davidLaakso
TomGou wrote: I'm not a CSS newbie, and not a CSS Pundit either. What I'd like to know, is there anything inherently wrong with using percentages for a three column floated layout? Say my outermost container is 720px wide, is it problematic if the column div widths are 23%, 52%, and 25% -TI

Re: [WSG] Pure CSS dropdown Menu, take II

2006-10-16 Thread ~davidLaakso
Thierry Koblentz wrote: I followed all suggestions made after I published the first demo and came up with this... Demo: http://www.tjkdesign.com/articles/keyboard_friendly_dropdown_menu/ Article: http://www.tjkdesign.com/articles/Pure_CSS_Dropdown_Menus.asp --- Thierry | www.TJKDesign.com Nice j

Re: [WSG] Extra space in IE

2006-10-12 Thread ~davidLaakso
Tom Livingston wrote: http://66.155.251.18/mlinc.com/06/ In IE6 (haven’t checked 5.5 or 7) I am getting extra space below my footer. Anyone see why? This should close it : #main{margin:0 auto/* 2em auto*/; } Best, ~dL -- http://chelseacreekstudio.com/ **

Re: [WSG] Getting the layout to work and with all browsers

2006-10-11 Thread ~davidLaakso
David Cameron wrote: Right. Decided to solve it all a better way (I think). I've installed IE7, Firefox and Opera and will redesign to meet their requirements. IE versions prior to 7 get second place now. [...] Dave Cameron. This is in reference to your uri:

Re: [WSG] Getting the layout to work and with all browsers

2006-10-10 Thread ~davidLaakso
David Cameron wrote: I suppose after a week I should assume no replies = nothing forthcoming? Dave Cameron I no longer have your post, nor am I able to find it in the archives (not that I could answer the question, even if I could find it :-) ). You may want to post again with a link to the pag

Re: [WSG] 100% height block for XHTML 1.1 in FireFox and Opera

2006-10-07 Thread ~davidLaakso
Ворон wrote: Доброго времени суток. But now i know the problem. I hope someone knows the answer :-) . Background: I whant create page with 4 background images in the corners and gradient image beyond them. We can use percent as height units while parent container height is obviously define

Re: [WSG] float clearing problem, is there a cleaner way?

2006-10-07 Thread ~davidLaakso
Kevin McMonagle wrote: My question is how do i get the navigation column to clear the headerimg div. the headerimg div is pushing the navigations div down...] http://208.106.188.137/index.htm kevin Delete the padding-left:10px; on #navigation? Best, ~dL -- http://chelseacreekstudio.com/ *

[WSG] 100% height block for XHTML 1.1 in FireFox and Opera

2006-10-07 Thread ~davidLaakso
Ворон wrote: Problem: Can i create block which minimum height 100% of browser work area? I create examle, wich work in IE. But in FF and Opera block's height is 0px; How i can get 100% height in other browser's ? Is this any closer? Regards, ~dL

[WSG] 100% height block for XHTML 1.1 in FireFox and Opera

2006-10-07 Thread ~davidLaakso
wrote: Problem: Can i create block which minimum height 100% of browser work area? I create examle, wich work in IE. But in FF and Opera block's height is 0px; How i can get 100% height in other browser's ? See these examples by Paul O'Brien:

Re: [WSG] CSS flyout menu

2006-09-29 Thread ~davidLaakso
John 'Max' Maxwell wrote: If anyone has a second could they please take a look at this again at www.project.ex16.co.uk and let m eknow how the flyout menu performs on their specific set-up. Max. xp :: ie/ff/opera It is working for me in the above browsers. No problem holding the flyout for

Re: [WSG] CSS flyout menu

2006-09-28 Thread ~davidLaakso
John 'Max' Maxwell wrote: John 'Max' Maxwell wrote: www.project.ex16.co.uk Their is sub nav available under the senior and junior sections (hopefully). Max. No flyout in xp ie/6.0. Thirteen captures (linux/mac/win2k/xp): ~dL -- http://che

Re: [WSG] Valid CSS please - ??

2006-09-25 Thread ~davidLaakso
John 'Max' Maxwell wrote: Back from holiday in Portugal - yes thank you, wonderful. Back from jail, and I hope my parole officer will be impressed with my first "community service" project. Anyway - is there a way of adding the 3 necessary filters below to give my div an 'opaque' background

Re: [WSG] Content Jumps onClick in Firefox

2006-09-22 Thread ~davidLaakso
Samuel Richardson wrote: http://www.intrepidtravel.com/ In Firefox. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on one of the country links, you'll notice that just after the click the content of that area "jumps" down] Samuel www.intrepidtravel.com Dunno. I gave up waiting for the page

Re: [WSG] Site check: http://www.krystaclear.com

2006-09-19 Thread ~davidLaakso
Collin Davis wrote: Site check for http://www.krystaclear.com Just the usual testing out of everything and general comments, not a whole lot there right now. Known issue (if you would, please just add any found issues to this list): 1. "Learn" link on home page not switched over to image r

Re: [WSG] Site Review - intrep

2006-09-15 Thread ~davidLaakso
Joseph R. B. Taylor wrote: Felix Miata wrote: [trimmed] Moving forward, I also have a site that I would like you Mac/Linux folks to please take a peek at. I 've worked out most layout issues on the PC end and it renders the same on IE6, IE7rc1, FF and Opera 8.5. http://purdy.sitesbyjoe.co

Re: [WSG] Site Review

2006-09-14 Thread ~davidLaakso
Samuel Richardson wrote: Well after a long six months (and almost 20 hours at work since I started yesterday morning) we’ve finally relaunched our website, would be much appreciated if you’ll could cast your eye over it and tell me what you think: http://www.intrepidtravel.com/ Have tried

Re: [WSG] web check Part II

2006-09-08 Thread ~davidLaakso
John 'Max' Maxwell wrote: Max, [...] Hi David, The page isn't about anything yet - the rugby club content is merely to pad the structure - I am looking for a cross browser happy layout at this stage. In reference to your uri: : 48 screen capt

Re: [WSG] web check Part II

2006-09-08 Thread ~davidLaakso
John 'Max' Maxwell wrote: HI All, http://www.project.ex16.co.uk/index3column.htm Gone for a change of tac with new layout - all checks appreciated. I have not added a max-width hack for IE yet but will have a look at it - meanwhile the change of banner design should get rid of the 'orrible b

Re: [WSG] XHTML Marquee

2006-09-07 Thread ~davidLaakso
Philippe Wittenbergh wrote: On Sep 8, 2006, at 12:28 PM, Richard Czeiger wrote: I've updated the script and taken in to account the contrast factor as well as the accessibility issue. If I were to take it to the exterme, I'd dynamically generate the control links. As it is, i've chucked them

Re: [WSG] web check please??

2006-09-07 Thread ~davidLaakso
John 'Max' Maxwell wrote: Hi All, its very early days but I am trying to tie down a solid cross-browser 3 column liquid layout - I'm really only at 'wireframe' stage but have shoved some content in to make sense: www.project.ex16.co.uk I am looking for cross-browser friendly resizing of the

Re: [WSG] Weird IE bug? Repeating part of div.

2006-08-23 Thread ~davidLaakso
Instyle Web Design wrote: I have a weird bug (only happens in IE - yet again!!). I have a 3 column layout and the feature div on the far right is the problem. The last 3 characters of the in the div are repeating below the div...] Page location: http://www.instylewebdesign.com.au/contact_us/deta

Re: [WSG] Jumping content in IE

2006-08-23 Thread ~davidLaakso
Taco Fleur wrote: Website design - Pacific Fox I have some jumping content in IE (can't provide a link to it unfortunately at this stage). Was it negative margins or something that would fix it? I don't know. But Google for 'jumping content in IE' pulls up some reference links that may help y

Re: [WSG] Site Check Please

2006-08-21 Thread ~davidLaakso
Christian Fagan wrote: Hello all, Can I please get a complete site check in Safari for the following URL: www.waterisetanks.com*** re: corrected uri : Cheers. -- Christian Fagan Fagan Design If these screen captures