RE: [WSG] The problem with nesting ULs for a drop down

2007-02-24 Thread Cole Kuryakin
Scott and Rolf - Thanks for pointing me in the right direction; you're both right, nesting the drop-down ul's within the trigger ul list does work, but due to design constraints, this raises another problem: my drop-down menus contains some items that are quite long. Since the drop down UL's

[WSG] Clearing Floats

2007-02-24 Thread Ryan Moore
i found this link that states that when clearing floats, you should use the overflow technique. http://www.quirksmode.org/css/clearing.html is this the best route to go? I ran into some difficulties with a layout where the border of the box model was collapsing in, and the content was expanded

Re: [WSG] Clearing Floats

2007-02-24 Thread Wojciech Zając
Ryan, if you don't know this yet, I would recommend you clearfix: http:// www.positioniseverything.net/easyclearing.html. -- Regards, Wojciech Zając On Feb 24, 2007, at 12:15 PM, Ryan Moore wrote: i found this link that states that when clearing floats, you should use the overflow

Re: [WSG] alternative to target=_blank in xhtml 1.1

2007-02-24 Thread Mariusz Nowak
Users of the search engine on my intranet site wold like to have the results open in a new page. Can anyone suggest a valid method to do this in xhtml 1.1? To my knowledge the valid way of opening link in a new window in XHTML 1.1 is to let user decide whether to open page in current or new

Re: [WSG] alternative to target=_blank in xhtml 1.1

2007-02-24 Thread Nick Gleitzman
Gallagher, Robin wrote: Users of the search engine on my intranet site wold like to have the results open in a new page. Can anyone suggest a valid method to do this in xhtml 1.1? Umm... teach 'em how to use the software? A good browser allows the choice of a new window - or tab - with a

RE: [WSG] alternative to target=_blank in xhtml 1.1

2007-02-24 Thread Ricky Onsman
I can't help thinking we're fighting against one of the most basic instructions web users work with: all you have to do with a link is click on it. I agree that it would be useful if users knew the full capabilities of their software, let alone what their mouse can do. But I don't believe they