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2009-05-11 Thread Helen Skewes
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Re: [WSG] Span within a "li"

2009-05-11 Thread Ben Buchanan
PS: I ended up with a string something like this... (ineffectual) > #left ul li item361 a:link span > If tha'ts the actual string you have two issues 1) Missing dot for .item361, so it's not combining with the li 2) you're only styling unvisited links Also it sounds like your selector is losing a s

RE: [WSG] Span within a "li"

2009-05-11 Thread Jason Gray
How do you want to style this? Is the dot meant to be there??? If it's not meant to be there, check in the Joomla backend that the name for the link does not include the dot. Otherwise what people have said previously will work in terms of CSS styling. -Original Message- From: li...@webs

Re: [WSG] Span within a "li"

2009-05-11 Thread Cal Wilson
Hi Simon, Looks like you need a more specific selector: #left ul li.item361 span {background:red;} does the trick :) HTH cal. -- Cal Wilson c...@oxygenkiosk.com Phone: 0404 449 464 Web: http://oxygenkiosk.com On 12/05/2009, at 7:33 AM, Simon Josephson wrote: item361 **

Re: [WSG] Span within a "li"

2009-05-11 Thread Simon Josephson
Thanks Christian, Mike, Adam and Ross :(( As you suggested Mike, overly simplistic... Still no 'uptake' Here is the URL, look to the left and you will notice a menu item with a bullet (hardcoded) - Who Are We; this is item. Check it out with "firebug' etc In advance thanks!!! http://ww

RE: [WSG] Span within a "li"

2009-05-11 Thread michael.brockington
There must be more to this than what you have said, because: Li.item361 a span { what:ever; } Should work okay, indeed is probably too verbose/explicit. Mike Mike Brockington Web Development Specialist www.calcResult.com www.stephanieBlakey.me.uk www.edinburgh.gov.uk This message does not r

Re: [WSG] Span within a "li"

2009-05-11 Thread Ross Bruniges
.item361 span Just the "span" within the "li" class "item361". Is it possible? Note... only the 'item361'; not item111 or item359, nor 'current'. *** List Guidelines: http://webstandard

RE: [WSG] Span within a "li"

2009-05-11 Thread Adam Martin
li.item361 span { background: red; } -Original Message- From: li...@webstandardsgroup.org [mailto:li...@webstandardsgroup.org] On Behalf Of Simon Josephson Sent: 11 May 2009 15:33 To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: [WSG] Span within a "li" hi guys I am stumped with this - I h

Re: [WSG] SEO - how to upgrade my skills?

2009-05-11 Thread dwain
On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 12:49 AM, Mike Kear wrote: > So I’m asking for your advice…What’s the best way for me to update SEO > skills? > > > > > here's a place to start and the classes are free to boot: http://www.gnc-web-creations.com/seo-optimization.htm cheers, dwain -- "Fear of the devi

Re: [WSG] Span within a "li"

2009-05-11 Thread Christian Montoya
On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Simon Josephson wrote: > hi guys > > I am stumped with this - I have a menu list that is generated out of a > database; the menu has several items and each has a 'class' attribute that > reflects the item id, thus: > > --- > > > > > > >

[WSG] SEO - how to upgrade my skills?

2009-05-11 Thread Mike Kear
I'm sorry if this is off topic. I think it crosses over standards because it relates in a way, I hope you'll be a bit forgiving to me... I need to upgrade my Search Engine Optimisation skills. I've had quite good success at getting good rankings for my clients with attention to standards, g

[WSG] Span within a "li"

2009-05-11 Thread Simon Josephson
hi guys I am stumped with this - I have a menu list that is generated out of a database; the menu has several items and each has a 'class' attribute that reflects the item id, thus: --- • Who Are We Recent News etc etc Does anyon

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2009-05-11 Thread Rachel . Booth
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2009-05-11 Thread Lea de Groot
and... we do need to close this thread. 'how do I get better SEO skills', while dear to my heart, *is* off topic. If you'd like to help Mike out, please feel free to reply offlist warmly, Lea -- Lea de Groot WSG Core Member ***

Re: [WSG] SEO - how to upgrade my skills?

2009-05-11 Thread James Farrell
Hi Mike, I recommend you go to SEOmoz.org or seobook.com. James 2009/5/11 Mike Kear > Thanks for that little gem, Luke.I was kind of hoping for advice on > the best way to learn more about SEO, and the most up todate techniques. I > got a bit depressed when I googled SEO, and the first 5

Re: [WSG] SEO - how to upgrade my skills?

2009-05-11 Thread j...@plaveb.com
Hi Mike, With reference to below email, I would like to advise you to surf few online communities to get updates on current SEO industry. I am not sure whether you are already participating in such communities or not ! here are few resources : forums.digitalpoint.com (seo section) webmasterworl

RE: [WSG] SEO - how to upgrade my skills?

2009-05-11 Thread Mike Kear
Thanks for that little gem, Luke.I was kind of hoping for advice on the best way to learn more about SEO, and the most up todate techniques. I got a bit depressed when I googled SEO, and the first 50 or so results on what I searched for had dates in 2005. I feel sure that SEO has changed sin