RE: [WSG] WSG Design competition is now open

2004-04-02 Thread Peter Firminger
Hi woric. > My question is will the voting results will be kept secret > until the voting > finishes, or will they be known before voting closes so we > can change our > vote accordingly? Hmmm democracy... I wonder how an election for the leader of a country would go if the results were tabulated

RE: [WSG]Tables or DIVs / Spans?

2004-04-02 Thread James Gollan
Thanks James, Yeah, I get that. It's just that in the example file it shows the legend taking the place of the label - do you reckon that is still correct, or should their be a label for each input/group of inputs even if the fieldset only has one question? I guess the question is 'does the legend

Re: [WSG]Tables or DIVs / Spans?

2004-04-02 Thread James Ellis
Hi James The legend tag is most useful for grouping fieldset sections of forms, the label tag describes only one input element. I've put this to use on sydney.ug.php.net HTH James James Gollan wrote: Just looking through my archives for some info on forms and found this. I

Re: [WSG] WSG Design competition is now open

2004-04-02 Thread wsg
> As mentioned a week or so ago, We are introducing a design competition for > members. Russ, Excellent news about the competition, however I have a question about the voting system. You say "All members will only be allowed one vote (though you can change your vote). " My question is will the

[WSG] Links for light reading...

2004-04-02 Thread russ weakley
Accessibility checklist: http://www.yourusabilityresource.com/2004/03/accessibility_c.html Evaluating web site accessibility: seven steps http://www.csun.edu/cod/conf/2004/proceedings/203.htm March for web standards http://hownow.brownpau.com/misc/m4west.html Four new Zen Garden entries: http://

RE: [WSG]Tables or DIVs / Spans?

2004-04-02 Thread James Gollan
Just looking through my archives for some info on forms and found this. I am wondering about the use of the legend tag in the first example (http://www.amonline.net.au/sand/using/survey.htm) to set out the question. Would this be better suited/more semantically correct in the label tag? I guess I a

RE: [WSG] hiring a standards-savvy designer

2004-04-02 Thread Michael Kear
I think there must be something wrong with your email service Darian because I haven't seen it yet. And it's the day AFTER tomorrow already. Cheers Mike Kear -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Darian Cabot Sent: Saturday, 3 April 2004 9:39

Re: [WSG] hiring a standards-savvy designer

2004-04-02 Thread Darian Cabot
Sorry. Everytime I reply it takes a long time to appear in the thread. I dunno if it's my mail service or what, but that message I wrote didn't appear for ages. (>_<) ...you might see this one by tomorrow?? :P and by that time maybe it's also on the discussion board (-_-; ) Darian Cabot -=-=-=-

RE: [WSG] CSS Netscape 6 positioning problem

2004-04-02 Thread Chatham, Will
Hi Kevin, It looks like you have problems in more than just NS6 Mac. I'm seeing overlapping content in Firefox 0.8PC as well. Looking at your CSS, I see some incorrect syntax and missing punctuation. You might try validating the CSS and XHTML as a place to start eliminating problems such as these

[WSG] CSS Netscape 6 positioning problem

2004-04-02 Thread Kevin McMonagle
Hi Wsg, I'm new to css and xml but am starting to get into it. A page im working on exhibits a placement problem when the viewed in navigator 6-mac. The page works well in ie 5-mac. Does netscape have problems with some positioning values? The only work around I can think of is doing to sets of

Re: [WSG] My first CSS project---correction

2004-04-02 Thread Sarah Sammis
I also looked at the page at (1280x1024) and the text is overlapping the photo. Is that intentional? > Hi! I tested your website and it's looking nice ;) > > One problem though, I viewed the "about us" in 1024 X 768 resolution and > it looked fine, however, in anything less (e.g. 800 X 600) the pa

Re: [WSG] hiding clear:both ?

2004-04-02 Thread Luc
Good evening Vaska, It was foretold that on 2-4-2004 @ 15:31:23 GMT+0200 (which was 15:31:23 where I live) Vaska . WSG would write: VW> But the sticky part is that I don't want it to add the extra line VW> space. I'm not sure of the best way to do this. Have you tried this: .cl {

RE: [WSG] hiding clear:both ?

2004-04-02 Thread Benjamin
If your in need of a clearing div what you might want to try is this   // non breaking space used for older browsers #cDiv{ clear: left; height: 1px; overflow: hidden /* used for ie */ } -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTE

Re: [WSG] *sigh* drop-downs

2004-04-02 Thread Bill McAvinney
Hi Justin, Studies on this topic seem pretty scarce. The only one I'm aware of is http://psychology.wichita.edu/surl/usabilitynews/51/menu.htm Unfortunately for you it doesn't show a statistically relevant difference in users perceptions of either, "Perceived Disorientation", "Perceived Ease of

Re: [WSG] hiding clear:both ?

2004-04-02 Thread Manuel González Noriega
El vie, 02-04-2004 a las 15:31, Vaska.WSG escribió: > I hate to ask a dumb question, but I can't find any information about > this altough I'm pretty sure I've read about this someplace. > > What I'm trying to do is use > >   > > .cl { > clear:both; > } > We use to do hr {clear:both

Re: [WSG] hiding clear:both ?

2004-04-02 Thread afdesign
Try Andy Budd's method explained here: http://www.andybudd.com/archives/2003/12/css_crib_sheet_2_clearing_floats/ .clear { clear: both; height: 0; } Vaska.WSG wrote: I hate to ask a dumb question, but I can't find any information about this altough I'm pretty sure I've read about this somepla

Re: [WSG] hiding clear:both ?

2004-04-02 Thread russ weakley
It is hard to tell without seeing what you are trying to achieve. From a purists perspective, you should try and apply the clear to the item below, rather than create a meaningless div. One way around your problem MAY be to add a rule like: { clear: both; font-size: 1px; } This will remove carria

[WSG] hiding clear:both ?

2004-04-02 Thread Vaska . WSG
I hate to ask a dumb question, but I can't find any information about this altough I'm pretty sure I've read about this someplace. What I'm trying to do is use   .cl { clear:both; } But the sticky part is that I don't want it to add the extra line space. I'm not sure of the best way t

[WSG] Accessible, standards based e-commerce platform

2004-04-02 Thread Andy Clarke
(Thank-you to Russ for allowing me to post this) Just letting you know about the launch of an accessible, standards based e-commerce platform and product catalogue called Karova Store. Karova Store leverages a pure XML architecture rather than a relational database, presentation is controlled t

Re: [WSG] hiring a standards-savvy designer

2004-04-02 Thread russ weakley
This thread has already been moved offlist to the discussion room: http://discuss.webstandardsgroup.org/archives/09.htm Please do not continue this thread onlist Russ > I agree Leo, programming takes a logical mind. Art takes a creative mind. > However there is a grey area, and I believe tha

Re: [WSG] hiring a standards-savvy designer

2004-04-02 Thread Darian Cabot
> My reply didn't show the full quote... so here it is for those who will > accuse me of taking it out of context. > >>> Art is best left >>> to people that have a knack for it. But again, anyone can learn to >>> program. > > * > The discussion li

Re: [WSG] My first CSS project---correction

2004-04-02 Thread Darian Cabot
Hi! I tested your website and it's looking nice ;) One problem though, I viewed the "about us" in 1024 X 768 resolution and it looked fine, however, in anything less (e.g. 800 X 600) the padding was a bit overwhelming! (>_<) The paragraph became a bit to skinny. Apart from that it was clear and c

[WSG] [OT] A few question about PHP/MySQL/Coldfusion

2004-04-02 Thread Gary Menzel
This is very much off topic. For the CF stuff with IIS you should probably join the Daemon list called CFAUSSIE (http://lists.daemon.com.au). However, we install CF under IIS all the time and have no trouble - just follow the prompts. For the IIS and Apache sharing PHP - a PHP list would be bett

[WSG] WSG Design competition is now open

2004-04-02 Thread russ weakley
As mentioned a week or so ago, We are introducing a design competition for members. The WSG site was designed and built very quickly when we first started up 12 months ago. It is in desperate need of a make-over, in front end design as well as structure. We would like to give WSG members the cha

Re: [WSG] Thread closed - A few question about PHP/MySQL/Coldfusion (A little off Topic)

2004-04-02 Thread James Ellis
Brian This is a Web Standards list. Please read the guidelines (See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm) regarding what can and can't be posted here. If you need help installing PHP or Coldfusion there are better places to find it. Posts such as how PHP and Coldfusion output web s

[WSG] A few question about PHP/MySQL/Coldfusion (A little off Topic)

2004-04-02 Thread theGrafixGuy
I had a wipeout on a hard drive that went south so I replaced the drive and loaded Windows Server 2K3. I have just installed Apache on my production machine and run it alongside IIS 6 (which is running port 8080) I am also wanting to install Coldfusion, but that is next. My question is... I have

Re: [WSG] Feedback on site :: color red

2004-04-02 Thread russ weakley
Or gang-green? > people and put them off. How about a soothing blue or a clinical green? * The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting

Re: [WSG] Feedback on site :: color red

2004-04-02 Thread Andy Budd
Considering the site is about surgery, I'd steer clear of red altogether! Really bad choice there, unless you are deliberately trying to unnerve people and put them off. How about a soothing blue or a clinical green? Andy Budd http://www.message.uk.com/ ***