Re: [WSG] IE7 padding, maybe?

2006-06-27 Thread leenath1
Hi Jough, What you are trying to achieve is quite tricky. I see some issues with implementing it as you have, because if you start adjusting font size (like I do with my poor eye-sight) then your logo/brand goes out of whack. I would recommend a strategy such as this: Include a and use an i

Re: [WSG] IE7 padding, maybe?

2006-06-27 Thread leenath1
Just to follow-up on my last response, for the bottom cropped part of yout logo, you just need the "r" and "e" part with the with grey coloured background part. The rest of the blue bands will be formed by the nav bar. Cheers Nathan - Original Message - From: "Joe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED

[WSG] Form elements centering? Why

2006-07-13 Thread leenath1
Hi all, Im sure many of you have had to deal with this, so thought I'd get your advice. Im using a strict webpage and by default my form elements are centering. I actually want them to float left, but would prefer not to use "float: left;" as it become complex with lables, list of radio button

Re: [WSG] Image Replacement

2006-07-18 Thread leenath1
Hi Paul, There is nothing wrong with what you have done. If you are happy with that solution then go for it. My personal opinion however is that headings are content, and therefore I always strive to preserve this, primarily because: - Users can the scale the text size - With CSS/images/javas

[WSG] manditory width required for floated form elements?

2006-07-24 Thread leenath1
Hi, My understanding is that you must declaire a width for floated block level elements (i.e. div, p, ul etc.) But is this the same for inline elements? Specificaly, I want to float an input feild and its associated lable, but I DONT want to give a width (to allow for the form to be liquid). F

Re: [WSG] manditory width required for floated form elements?

2006-07-24 Thread leenath1
Thanks everyone for your input. That clarifies thing for me now. I have developed a pretty cool form layout which I really like and it works well across all browsers I have tested with. Plus it is built on ems, so it zooms too. Once I get it all rock solid I will post a link and get some feedbac

Re: [WSG] should ebay listing alike be tabular layout?

2006-08-06 Thread leenath1
Using a web standards based layout in eBay does not make a lot of sense when you take a peak under the hood (view source) and see that eBay is clearly years away from a standards based layout. However, that does not mean you should adopt a standards based layout for yourself. I found some great

Re: [WSG] A elements and psuedo-classes

2006-08-17 Thread leenath1
But if we're being lazy (not bothering with visited styles) we have to style link and visited at the same time because visited won't inherit from link. Its not just being lazy - it's about the intent. Although it's not as fashionable today, providing a more washed out (used) looking link for t