Re: [WSG] Quick Site Check Please

2006-02-28 Thread nic stage
On 2/28/06, Joseph R. B. Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Same thing is happening on the PC.I have my nav text set to 1.0em.I have the height of each li set to 1.75em.I wrongly assumed that the li would expand along with the text sincethey both used ems for sizing... i'm a bit of a newb here, but

[WSG] Flash as background (Was: CSS and Flash)

2006-02-24 Thread nic stage
On 2/24/06, kvnmcwebn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: your prob right but what about that flash as a css background someone wasposting about here a while back??this sounds interesting  if it is possible.  i was just working on something where this would have been useful, but i wasn't on the list  when i

RE: [WSG] JKRowling.com and the militia

2006-02-14 Thread Nic
one of how the designer chose to implement the accessibility of the site. My 2 cents :) Nic ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help **

RE: [WSG] Target sued over non-accessible site

2006-02-12 Thread Nic
ticular issue http://teriadams.blogspot.com/2006/01/railroaded.html But this is getting somewhat away from the topic of origin. Again, perhaps those of us interested in this debate should take it off list? Nic ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgro

RE: [WSG] Target sued over non-accessible site

2006-02-11 Thread Nic
tion, no matter what "excuses" you wrap around it. And while for some people it's difficult to see the relationship between that type of discrimination and non-accessible websites, the fact remains, if you don't provide access, you're discriminating. And that is, in more

RE: [WSG] Target sued over non-accessible site

2006-02-11 Thread Nic
and ramble, this *is* a bit of a pet topic of mine. Feel free to contact me in private to continue it if it's not appropriate to this WSG list :) Nic ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help **

RE: [WSG] Target sued over non-accessible site

2006-02-09 Thread Nic
ever, a person with a disability who has been doing a lot of grassroot advocacy and work with/around the ADA, and web accessibility, for over a decade now. Cheers, I hope my long mail hasn't bored you to tears Nic ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help **

RE: [WSG] Google and HTML5

2006-01-28 Thread Nic
rant, could people who are out of the office go NOMAIL from the list, It's getting VERY tiresome to get all those "I'm out of the office" mails... Cheers Nic ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See

RE: [WSG] Google and HTML5

2006-01-28 Thread Nic
up with a bigger mess than we find ourselves in now. How long have and been deprecated? Why are some editors still using it? Do you *really* think that a re-specification will catch on? Don't' get me wrong, I'm glad to see "action" on those fronts, but I'm not su

RE: [WSG] Screen->Print->Wireless

2006-01-25 Thread Nic
want to use *some* images in your handheld styles (and no, I'm not contradicting myself ;) ) Cheers Nic ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on p

RE: [WSG] Screen->Print->Wireless

2006-01-24 Thread Nic
anyway). Use bold colours, try to keep in the "web safe" range. While we can get away from using web safe colours anymore for the PC (in most cases), the screen quality of handhelds still leave to be desired, and you're better off keeping within that web safe range. In

RE: [WSG] small screen rendering

2006-01-19 Thread Nic
> Thankfully, Explorer isn't the only HH browser ;-) Ya, but... If you want your visitors to see the site properly, considering the majority of HH ship with IE, you can't expect them know how to change browsers. They rarely do on their PC to start with, on the HH is even worse ;)

RE: [WSG] small screen rendering

2006-01-19 Thread Nic
tory). For example, even if you declare a stylesheet for media=handheld, Explorer for the handheld will still use some of the screen stylesheet. This makes it near impossible designing a proper style for handhelds. Good luck Nic ** The discussi

RE: [WSG] Glossary

2006-01-19 Thread Nic
." I think that should answer your question ;) Nic ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help **

RE: [WSG] pdf graphics

2006-01-13 Thread Nic
someone on a project like that a few months back. I wish you luck! Nic ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help **

RE: [WSG] Free CSS Editor Recomendations?

2006-01-08 Thread Nic
> I was wondering if the professionals in here can recommend any free CSS Editors TopStyle Lite http://www.bradsoft.com/download/index.asp Nic ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.

RE: [WSG] absolute positioned not where it should be

2006-01-06 Thread Nic
idea about where the link leads you. > PS. it validates.. :) Probably does, but not with all standards ;) Cheers, good luck Nic ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines

RE: [WSG] Claiming compliance when a site doesn't' actually comply

2006-01-05 Thread Nic
n of working on a site and make sure it complies, only to be faced by sites slapping "compliance labels" on themselves that don't meet criteria. Not trully a big deal, but frustrating nonetheless. > (I don't know about you, but I'm so busy

[WSG] Claiming compliance when a site doesn't' actually comply

2006-01-04 Thread Nic
y not a clue of what they are doing, how can a potential client be sure that the next guy (you, me) claiming they know what they are doing actually does? Perhaps this is a pointless rant, but it's seriously getting under my skin this week. Thanks for any