RE: [WSG] Pixel to EM conversion

2007-02-08 Thread Mithil Yadav
Mobile: +91 9820766147 -Original Message- From: listdad@webstandardsgroup.org [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Swabey Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 1:49 PM To: WSG Mailing List Subject: [WSG] Pixel to EM conversion Hi all I came across a very neat, and immensely useful tool

Re: [WSG] Pixel to Em conversion.

2006-04-27 Thread morten fjellman
Thank you, but there seems to be more to it than that. I've put width:220px; on #sidebar and margin-right:220px; on #content, but the design breaks badly. I think I need to set some % or em units on the header and menu, but I don't quite understand how to. The header has a middle gif that repeats

Re: [WSG] Pixel to Em conversion.

2006-04-27 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
morten fjellman wrote: Thank you, but there seems to be more to it than that. I've put width:220px; on #sidebar and margin-right:220px; on #content, but the design breaks badly. I think I need to set some % or em units on the header and menu, but I don't quite understand how to. The header

Re: [WSG] Pixel to Em conversion.

2006-04-27 Thread morten fjellman
Outstanding! :)Thanks a lot! Can I trouble you for an explanation on how to get the menu to compress as well? You don't have to set up the code, but I would be gratefull for a push in the right direction.Regards MortenOn 4/27/06, Gunlaug Sørtun [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: morten fjellman wrote: Thank

Re: [WSG] Pixel to Em conversion.

2006-04-27 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
morten fjellman wrote: Outstanding! :) Thanks a lot! Can I trouble you for an explanation on how to get the menu to compress as well? You don't have to set up the code, but I would be gratefull for a push in the right direction. Easier to push with a bit of CSS-code :-) Browsers like it

Re: [WSG] Pixel to Em conversion.

2006-04-27 Thread morten fjellman
I thought I had a good handle on things...until I met you. Thank you .)That hit spot!*imponert!*C.KOn 4/27/06, Gunlaug Sørtun [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:morten fjellman wrote: Outstanding! :) Thanks a lot! Can I trouble you for an explanation onhow to get the menu to compress as well? You don't

Re: [WSG] Pixel to Em conversion - opera web team test

2006-04-27 Thread morten fjellman
Thank you for your input, but all issues have been resolved so there is no need for further assistance.Thanks anyway :)RegardsMortenOn 4/27/06, Joseph R. B. Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All opinions on your design decisions aside,this is the easiest way todo what you are trying to do.1. wrap

Re: [WSG] Pixel to Em conversion - opera web team test

2006-04-27 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
Felix Miata wrote: Why not use text relative widths? Make the left 36em wide and the right 12em wide. That's a fluid design, just what the web was designed to be. Everyone with a reasonably sized window will see the same line lengths, regardless of their default text size, like here:

Re: [WSG] Pixel to Em conversion.

2006-04-27 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
irony-warning Obviously you guys are not up on the latest... Spacer gifs. You can add them into each table cell and force the cell to any width. I'm thinking of writing a tutorial on it... Never mind that... we're to busy adding the even more unobtrusive spacer divs to our XHTML, so we can

Re: [WSG] Pixel to Em conversion.

2006-04-27 Thread Katrina
Gunlaug Sørtun wrote: irony-warning Never mind that... we're to busy adding the even more unobtrusive spacer divs to our XHTML, so we can replicate tables with divs - even when tables are the right thing for the job. Much more semantic. Wow, What are you guys thinking!? You have built

RE: [WSG] Pixel to Em conversion.

2006-04-26 Thread Gerardo Chairez [Addictive Media]
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] En nombre de morten fjellman Enviado el: Miércoles, 26 de Abril de 2006 07:02 p.m. Para: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Asunto: [WSG] Pixel to Em conversion. Hi, I'm trying to get this layout to work with min- and max-width. The max-width needs to be 880px wide and the min-width must

Re: [WSG] Pixel to Em conversion.

2006-04-26 Thread Lachlan Hardy
morten fjellman wrote: I'm trying to get this layout to work with min- and max-width. The max-width needs to be 880px wide and the min-width must be 680px. I have made the header and menu in such a way that they can be compressed (to a point), but I can't seem to figure out how to set the

Re: [WSG] Pixel to Em conversion.

2006-04-26 Thread Patrick H. Lauke
Susie Gardner-Brown wrote: Back in the olden days of table layouts, you’d have the right col (td) at 220px, and the rest at 100%! Actually, you wouldn't. You'd have the *table* set to 100%, and the left column to 220px. -- Patrick H. Lauke

RE: [WSG] Pixel to Em conversion.

2006-04-26 Thread Herrod, Lisa
-Original Message- From: Patrick H. Lauke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Susie Gardner-Brown wrote: Back in the olden days of table layouts, you’d have the right col (td) at 220px, and the rest at 100%! Actually, you wouldn't. You'd have the *table* set to 100%, and the left column to

Re: [WSG] Pixel to Em conversion.

2006-04-26 Thread Germ
I think I understand what you are saying and i actually used this tutorial to help me with a similar problem (may or may not help)http://css.maxdesign.com.au/floatutorial/tutorial0816.htm On 4/27/06, Lachlan Hardy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: morten fjellman wrote: I'm trying to get this layout to

Re: [WSG] Pixel to Em conversion.

2006-04-26 Thread Germ
take too long to load for ppl with a slow modem among other reasons why you wouldnt do thatOn 4/27/06, Herrod, Lisa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:-Original Message- From: Patrick H. Lauke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Susie Gardner-Brown wrote: Back in the olden days of table layouts, you'd

Re: [WSG] Pixel to Em conversion.

2006-04-26 Thread Patrick H. Lauke
Herrod, Lisa wrote: Surely you'd just insert the concept design as one big img and ensure the alt was sufficiently descriptive...? Nah, you'd chop up the big image into 30+ small images because, you know, the small files load faster than the single big image (which is disputed anyway). And

Re: [WSG] Pixel to Em conversion.

2006-04-26 Thread russ - maxdesign
Actually, you wouldn't. You'd have the *table* set to 100%, and the left column to 220px. Surely you'd just insert the concept design as one big img and ensure the alt was sufficiently descriptive...? Obviously you guys are not up on the latest... Spacer gifs. You can add them into

Re: [WSG] Pixel to Em conversion.

2006-04-26 Thread Steve Olive
On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 12:37 pm, Lachlan Hunt wrote: Herrod, Lisa wrote: From: Patrick H. Lauke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] You can use the alt tag for keyword stuffing to help boost your search engine rankings. Also remember to use alt=spacer for spacer gifs so that screen readers can

Re: [WSG] Pixel to Em conversion.

2006-04-26 Thread Germ
Im one of the ppl tat still have a 56k modem. Its impossible for me to get broadband were I live and tat is in Perth Oz, let alone in the country areas.On 4/27/06, Mark Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Germ wrote: take too long to load for ppl with a slow modem among other reasons why you wouldnt

Re: [WSG] Pixel to Em conversion.

2006-04-26 Thread sharron
also don't have cable TV available here. - Original Message - From: Germ To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 10:10 PM Subject: Re: [WSG] Pixel to Em conversion. Im one of the ppl tat still have a 56k modem. Its impossible for me to get

Re: [WSG] Pixel to Em conversion.

2006-04-26 Thread Kevin Futter
Title: Re: [WSG] Pixel to Em conversion. On 27/4/06 1:10 PM, Germ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Im one of the ppl tat still have a 56k modem. Its impossible for me to get broadband were I live and tat is in Perth Oz, let alone in the country areas. Looks like your keyboard might be missing the h

Re: [WSG] Pixel to Em conversion - understanding IRONY

2006-04-26 Thread russ - maxdesign
OK, I'm getting a little worried here. Some of the recent posts have used a relatively new concept called irony. For those who haven't heard of this, here is a brief description: Irony is a form of speech in which the real meaning is concealed or contradicted by the words used. Irony involves the

Re: [WSG] Pixel to Em conversion - understanding IRONY

2006-04-26 Thread Doc
Russ,I always thought irony was like goldy and silvery. Thanks for the clarification.SteveOn 27/04/06, russ - maxdesign [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:OK, I'm getting a little worried here. Some of the recent posts have used a relatively new concept called irony. For those who haven't heard of this,here

Re: [WSG] Pixel to Em conversion - understanding IRONY

2006-04-26 Thread Lachlan Hardy
russ - maxdesign wrote: Irony is a form of speech in which the real meaning is concealed or contradicted by the words used. Irony involves the perception that things are not what they are said to be or what they seem. So irony isn't a a black fly in your Chardonnay or a traffic jam when

Re: [WSG] Pixel to Em conversion - understanding IRONY

2006-04-26 Thread Lachlan Hunt
russ - maxdesign wrote: OK, I'm getting a little worried here. Some of the recent posts have used a relatively new concept called irony. I thought it was sarcasm. Irony is a form of speech in which the real meaning is concealed or contradicted by the words used. Irony involves the perception

RE: [WSG] Pixel to Em conversion - understanding IRONY

2006-04-26 Thread Herrod, Lisa
From: Lachlan Hunt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] And I thought irony was what my mum does to get the wrinkles out of my clothes. :-) yes, just before she puts them in the 'Cupboardy' :) ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/