Re: [WSG] list heading – best practice?

2012-03-04 Thread Simon Josephson
Is there good reason NOT to use - #UL H1 ... so - ulh1...h1 li.../li /ul rather than what I read here as h1../h1 ul li.. /li /ul Simon Josephson si...@artatwork.com.au On 05/03/2012, at 11:24 AM

[WSG] RE: Interviewees needed for research questionnaire on blindness and web design

2010-11-16 Thread Hayhoe,Simon
-dimensional interfaces / images used in the design of webpages. This will ultimately inform better designed interfaces and more effective web methodologies. The Researcher WIBP is a solo, un-funded research project by Dr. Simon Hayhoe, visiting academic in the Centre for the Philosophy

Re: [WSG] Progressive Enhancement related article

2010-02-16 Thread Simon Wilder
http://24ways.org/2009/ignorance-is-bliss is that article. Was by Andy Clarke for 24ways. I hope this was the one you were after. On 16 Feb 2010, at 21:29, Tom Livingston tom...@gmail.com wrote: List, I recently came across an article - possibly by Roger Johansson - where in the article the

Re: [WSG] Re: [OT] Anyone Wanna Wave?

2009-12-03 Thread Simon Proctor
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Re: [WSG] Re: [OT] Anyone Wanna Wave?

2009-12-03 Thread Simon Proctor
I'll not post more of these but that's sent. Assume and other requests are until I post to say that I've run out. Simon On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 10:15 AM, Paco Lira paco.l...@gmail.com wrote: I want one please Regards, Paco lira eLearning officer DSC ext.878 On 03/12/2009, at 9:09 PM

Re: [WSG] The head of the document

2009-07-23 Thread Simon Pascal Klein
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Re: [WSG] working with line-height

2009-07-03 Thread Simon Pascal Klein
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[WSG] Span within a li

2009-05-11 Thread Simon Josephson
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Re: [WSG] Span within a li

2009-05-11 Thread Simon Josephson
://www.edmundrice.net/index.php Simon PS: I ended up with a string something like this... (ineffectual) #left ul li item361 a:link span Simon Josephson ... a...@work On 12/05/2009, at 1:16 AM, Adam Martin wrote

Re: [WSG] converting CSS and XHTML to PDFs

2009-03-31 Thread Simon Pascal Klein
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RE: [WSG] RE: [BULK] WSG Digest

2009-03-16 Thread Simon
From: li...@webstandardsgroup.org [mailto:li...@webstandardsgroup.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Boyd Sent: 16 March 2009 10:28 To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] RE: [BULK] WSG Digest On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 9:14 PM, kie...@humdingerdesigns.co.uk wrote: I agree with this bloke

[WSG] Unsubscribe

2009-03-16 Thread Simon
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Re: [WSG] Failed A Job :(

2009-01-30 Thread Simon Pascal Klein
Sorry—got carried away. (: On 30/01/2009, at 4:43 PM, William Donovan wrote: Hang on, did I miss something or is this completely OT (off topic). Bible's, Gutenberg, print type faces... Web Standards...? William Donovan mobile: 0403 263 284 --- Simon Pascal Klein Graphic Web Designer

Re: [WSG] Failed A Job :(

2009-01-29 Thread Simon Pascal Klein
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Re: [WSG] Failed A Job :(

2009-01-29 Thread Simon Pascal Klein
the first let off—they were divided again because of economical reasons), and the rest of the series that followed (180 in total I believe), were divided into two columns, spanning mostly 42 lines. Kind regards. —Pascal On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 10:37 AM, Simon Pascal Klein kle...@klepas.org

[WSG] Re: Users who deliberately disable JavaScript

2009-01-26 Thread Simon Pascal Klein
On 19/01/2009, at 11:14 PM, Simon Pascal Klein wrote: If there were further communication between the user and server between submission of the form that would entail a page reload then a screen user shouldn’t have an issue, whereas if JavaScript would

Re: [WSG] Helpful Criticism and Browser test plz

2009-01-21 Thread Simon Pascal Klein
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Re: [WSG] JavaScript and Accessibility

2009-01-20 Thread Simon Pascal Klein
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Re: [WSG] JavaScript and Accessibility

2009-01-19 Thread Simon Pascal Klein
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Re: [WSG] Image with borders due to Anchor tag

2009-01-17 Thread Simon Moss
thought working with the web would make me feel old... ;-) ) Simon M The question, better explained is, using the above code, why do you have to apply the CSS attribute, border: none;, to the image tag within the anchor tag? Rather than using text-decoration: none;, to the anchor tag, like

Re: # Re: [WSG] Beta Testers Needed for BCAT

2009-01-11 Thread Simon Pascal Klein
that dabble in the web as a presentation medium, I think the bare basics of JS should suffice—sorry; that’s what I meant. (: —Pascal - James On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 4:11 PM, Simon Pascal Klein kle...@klepas.org wrote: On 10/01/2009, at 6:50 AM, Matt Morgan-May wrote: Hi, Excuse me

Re: # Re: [WSG] Beta Testers Needed for BCAT

2009-01-09 Thread Simon Pascal Klein
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Re: [WSG] Chrome and Safari render the same...or do they?

2009-01-08 Thread Simon Pascal Klein
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Re: [WSG] pos- relative or margin?

2009-01-08 Thread Simon Pascal Klein
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Re: [WSG] issues with too many divs

2009-01-06 Thread Simon Pascal Klein
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Re: [WSG] Fonts

2008-12-18 Thread Simon Pascal Klein
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Re: [WSG] Out of Office AutoReply: WSG Digest

2008-12-14 Thread Simon Pascal Klein
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Re: [WSG] icons for navigation - was positioning help needed

2008-12-13 Thread Simon Pascal Klein
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Re: [WSG] Fw: The Great Firewall of Australia

2008-11-30 Thread Simon Pascal Klein
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Re: [WSG] JavaScript clarification please

2008-10-24 Thread Simon Josephson
Breton Thanks for your time in explaining the intricacies and intrigues of Object Oriented Programming. Very enlightening. Thanks greatly Simon artatwork.com.au On 24/10/2008, at 11:58 AM, Breton

RE: [WSG] CSS editors

2008-10-20 Thread Simon
Last time I used a Mac I edited with Text Wrangler http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/download.html It did the job _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gicela Morales Sent: 20 October 2008 10:51 To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject:

Re: [WSG] Flash replace Javascript in Future?

2008-10-18 Thread Simon Josephson
/ Adobe is hoping it becomes ubiquitous to the web Simon [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 17/10/2008, at 12:27 AM, Charles Ling wrote: Hi Guys/Gals, I would like to get some opinion from you all, that would Flash 10

[WSG] Learning Javascript properly

2008-09-18 Thread Simon
just that but it only goes so far. Everywhere else I look seems to have all the old school techniques which I want to shy away from. Does anyone have any resources? Thanks so much Simon *** List Guidelines: http

RE: [WSG] Learning Javascript properly

2008-09-18 Thread Simon
Thanks for all your replies, I'm getting stuck into jQuery and it seems pretty good! Cheers -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Breton Slivka Sent: 18 September 2008 22:53 To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] Learning Javascript

[WSG] RE: WSG Digest

2008-08-18 Thread Simon Aronson
Actually, we do have the UK Disability discrimination Act (1995) and its code of practice. The relevant quotes from this 175-page document are: * 2.2 (p7): “The Act makes it unlawful for a service provider to discriminate against a disabled person by refusing to provide any service which it

RE: [WSG] transparency, png IE6 ??

2008-06-10 Thread Simon
I've used superslieight to great success. You see a moment of grey border as the page loads in IE6 but after that it renders fine. _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew McGrath Sent: 10 June 2008 13:37 To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG]

[WSG] XHTML 1.1 CSS3 - Is it worth using right now?

2008-05-12 Thread Simon
I expect IE to hold back this standard for a long time yet? Thanks for your opinions Simon *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help

[WSG] Alternative to align = center?

2008-05-03 Thread Simon
as that is the only way I can think of. Are these scenarios always doomed to use transitional doctypes and deprecated code? I'd be interested in your opinions Cheers Simon *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail

[WSG] Best way to hide form legends?

2008-04-30 Thread Simon
something obvious and has anyone had any joy with something similar? Thanks very much Simon *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help

RE: [WSG] Best way to hide form legends?

2008-04-30 Thread Simon
I can't believe I didn't try that. Works a treat, thanks! Simon -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lord Armitage Sent: 30 April 2008 20:46 To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] Best way to hide form legends? Hy simon, Legends

RE: [WSG] Best way to hide form legends?

2008-04-30 Thread Simon
By that I meant someone who sees and interacts with the website in the most common way. Seeing the page, viewing it with CSS images on, using a mouse etc. The user most people design their sites for. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of

Re: [WSG] Software to read aloud web pages (targetted at literacy issues not vision issues)

2008-04-04 Thread Simon Moss
this - but thought I'd point it out as it is so quick and easy! HTH, Simon simonmoss.co.uk Tel: 0117 908 3831 Mob: 07843 383395 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail

[WSG] Where did I come from?

2008-01-18 Thread Simon Cockayne
just want to know what the previous page was...so I can create a button to go back to it... Cheers, Simon *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join

[WSG] Re: Where did I come from?

2008-01-18 Thread Simon Cockayne
Return (or leave or abandon or exit or something TBA)...that would take the user back to the page they were on *before* the entered the internal web app. To accomplish the compromise the web app will need to know/determine what the prior page to the web app was... Cheers, Simon On Jan 18, 2008 2

[WSG] Cannot go back

2008-01-17 Thread Simon Cockayne
? Oh..and Happy New Year. Cheers, Simon *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***

[WSG] File comparison tool for Dreamweaver CS3

2007-12-17 Thread Simon Cockayne
information on file comparison tools, use a web search engine such as Google Search to search for file comparison or diff tools. Dreamweaver works with most third-party tools. Cheers, Simon *** List Guidelines: http

Re: [WSG] Strange CSS problem

2007-12-16 Thread Simon Moss
link in the page has been clicked - I assumed it was the rule on line 228 - but that is just a guess. I hope that's of some help. Simon *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http

[WSG] preserve whitespace

2007-12-11 Thread Simon Cockayne
it? Cheers, Simon *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***

[WSG] Less than and greater than in UTF-8 encoded HTML

2007-11-14 Thread Simon Cockayne
/shield/www.shield.on.ca.htm Cheers, Simon *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***

[WSG] IE layout glitch on Blog

2007-11-14 Thread Simon Cockayne
padding/margin type error...yes...no...yes?? Simon *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***

[WSG] Re: WSG Digest

2007-10-29 Thread Simon Cockayne
they are displayed? And...yes, please - I'd love to get the zip. I will try to upload an example of my approach and send you the URL one evening this week. Cheers, Simon * From: Frank Palinkas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 29

[WSG] CSS display: none has SEO impact?

2007-10-29 Thread Simon Cockayne
Hi, I am sure I read that CSS's display: none has a detrimental on SEO. Is this true* or did I dream it? *To clarify...I am keen to know if it is true that there is a detrimental impact...not whether it is true that I read it or not. Cheers, Simon

[WSG] Toggle L2 menu items (within WCAG)

2007-10-28 Thread Simon Cockayne
complicated...trying to support IE and Firefox. Is there a CSS way that can: A) Show ALL items of CSS is no supported (for WCAG). B) NOT impact SEO. Cheers, Simon *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm

[WSG] Fwd: WSG Digest

2007-10-27 Thread Simon Cockayne
Hi James, Ok, that's good statement. I like it. Aesthetic goes in CSS and therefore no need for ALT text. Cheers, P.s. My wife was flattered by your compliment. :-) * From: James Jeffery [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 26 Oct

[WSG] Accessibility awareness vs site's cleanliness

2007-10-27 Thread Simon Cockayne
I spread the good word of valid CSS, XHTML and WCAG...without spoiling the site with verbose text or logos? Cheers, Simon *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http

[WSG] WCAG conformance and checking

2007-10-26 Thread Simon Cockayne
? Cheers, Simon *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***

[WSG] Alt text for purely aesthetic images

2007-10-26 Thread Simon Cockayne
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[WSG] Re: Alt text for purely aesthetic images

2007-10-26 Thread Simon Cockayne
presenation/aesthetic images? For example on my wife's microsite (that I built) http://phd.london.edu/ygrushkacockayne/ what do I need to do, if anything, for the gifs that form rounded corners on the boxes, via CCS on .box, box2 et cetera? Cheers, Simon

[WSG] Re: WSG Digest

2007-10-26 Thread Simon Cockayne
://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fphd.london.edu%2Fygrushkacockayne%2Findex.htmlcharset=%28detect+automatically%29doctype=Inlinegroup=0 Dave - I really do appreciate your time and trouble. Cheers, Simon *** List Guidelines: http

[WSG] WCAG conformance and checking

2007-10-26 Thread Simon Cockayne
Hi Jen, Ooh...http://www.tawdis.net/taw3/cms/en is nice. Thanks! Simon *** From: Jens Brueckmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:21:42 +0200 Subject: Re: [WSG] WCAG conformance and checkingWCAG conformance and checking Hi Simon, I realize

[WSG] Re: WSG Digest

2007-10-21 Thread Simon Cockayne
of space-filled in Firefox Simon, See if this link helps you out at all... http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum91/4527.htm - Nate *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http

[WSG] Re: WSG Digest

2007-10-21 Thread Simon Cockayne
Hey Chris, Nice options. Thanks. * From: Chris Knowles [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 08:43:46 +1000 Subject: Re: [WSG] Re: WSG Digest Simon Cockayne wrote: Hi Chris, I'd like bother browser to behave

[WSG] Re: WSG Digest

2007-10-20 Thread Simon Cockayne
Hi Chris, I'd like bother browser to behave the same. I can se select() ot maybe change the value of the field to be . But...the HTML is generated...which means a program change...whereas the javascript is handcoded...so that is the easier change...that's all. Simon

[WSG] Javascript focus()...cursor at start of space-filled field in IE, but at end of space-filled in Firefox

2007-10-19 Thread Simon Cockayne
Hi /* It's Friday - hurrah! */ PROBLEM: Javascript focus()...puts cursor at START of space-filled field in IE 6, but at END of space-filled in Firefox 2. Any way (without changing the field value to be ) to get the cursor to appear at the start of the field in Firefox? !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC

[WSG] Which screen reader to test with?

2007-10-16 Thread Simon Cockayne
. Is there a free screen reader? Simon *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***

[WSG] Padding Hebrew in CGI POST

2007-10-16 Thread Simon Cockayne
= hello_hebrew_field2=שלמ mylastfield=dummy Cheers, Simon *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***

Re: [WSG] introducing a prompt to download or open a pdf

2007-10-16 Thread Simon Cockayne
Hi, Someone suggested using a PDF icon. Is this something you can get from adobe? Simon *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help

Re: [WSG] introducing a prompt to download or open a pdf

2007-10-16 Thread Simon Moss
They certainly don't make it easy to find - http://www.adobe.com/misc/linking.html#pdficon Someone suggested using a PDF icon. Is this something you can get from adobe? Simon *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org

[WSG] Image chooser

2007-10-12 Thread Simon Cockayne
Hi, Anyone recommend an image chooser? (You know...display a bunch of thumnails and allow some action based on clicking one) Cheers, Simon *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http

[WSG] Jquery and/or Yahoo UI

2007-10-12 Thread Simon Cockayne
those little green lights. Cheers, Simon *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***

[WSG] window.event.keycode works for IE, not for firefox

2007-10-08 Thread Simon Cockayne
() { var cmdkeycode = ; if (window.event.keyCode != 13 window.event.keyCode != 33 window.event.keyCode != 34 window.event.keyCode 112 ) return; ... } Cheers, Simon *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail

[WSG] Re: window.event.keycode works for IE, not for firefox

2007-10-08 Thread Simon Cockayne
)?event.keyCode:evt.which; alert(nbr); return true; } document.onkeydown= handleKeyPress; /script BODY pKeypress7/p /BODY /HTML Cheers, Simon *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm

[WSG] DOCTYPE prevents script processing in IE!

2007-10-08 Thread Simon Cockayne
. Whereas the IE page, though also now valid, but no alert appears upon key press! What's the story? Cheers, Simon *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join

[WSG] Re: DOCTYPE prevents script processing in IE!

2007-10-08 Thread Simon Cockayne
) { alert(Key pressed!) } document.onkeydown = handleKeyPress; /script /head body pPress a key!/p /body /html Cheers, Simon

Re: [WSG] Cost of Accessibility

2007-10-08 Thread Simon Moss
standards?). The gap between WYSIWYG users and web artisans is growing wider - not narrowing! Simon www.simonmoss.co.uk *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join

[WSG] document.getElementById slow?

2007-10-05 Thread Simon Cockayne
accessing the element directly. So which is faster? document.forms.myform.elements.field1 or document.getElementById(field1) Cheers, Simon *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http

Re: [WSG] question on 'logical tab order'

2007-09-22 Thread Simon Moss
, Simon simonmoss.co.uk Tel: 0117 908 3831 Mob: 07843 383395 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join

Re: [WSG] Safari now on Windows

2007-06-12 Thread Simon Moss
been running iTunes and Quicktime on this machine - I wonder if that has anything to do with it? Simon Gary Barber wrote: Main problem I have with safari is on win xp sp2 none of the fonts it wants to use render at all. Makes life very interesting. ~ simonmoss.co.uk Tel

Re: [WSG] ie positioning help needed

2007-06-02 Thread Simon Moss
? Would a z-index not place it over the #rightcol div? HTH - but I hope this casts some light on what's happening in IE7. Cheers for now, Simon Theres a div acting up in ie7(6 as well?) - http://www.eaf.textdriven.com/testie.html it shows up on the bottom right of the ie7 screen but works

Re: [WSG] ie positioning help needed

2007-06-02 Thread Simon Moss
differently from all the other browsers, I reckon using conditional comments and giving IE a different stylesheet for that one value would make sense. Regards, Simon kevin mcmonagle wrote: I put it inside the wrapper in the version below-it works as you suggested in ff and safari. How does

Re: [WSG] target and accessibility

2007-03-10 Thread Simon Moss
In fact there is a let-out clause - http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10-HTML-TECHS/#link-text - you *can* use the same text for different links, providing you use unique title text for each one... (still irritating - but as you say - there is a point there...) Simon www.simonmoss.co.uk That's

[WSG] Article: MIME and Content Negotiation

2006-01-16 Thread Simon Jessey
"Comments, especially error-spotting and general "bravo" very welcome" One minor inaccuracy. The article written by Neil Crosby is based on an article I wrote in October of the previous year. Oddly enough, it was Russ Weakely who badgered me into writing it in the

Re: [WSG] Clearleft.com

2005-09-20 Thread Simon Jessey
esign. It even looks pretty call as a favicon. Simon Jessey Business Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Personal Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Business Site: http://keystonewebsites.com/ Personal Site: http://jessey.net/ - Original Message - From: Komal Agrawal To

Re: [WSG] Fully compliant sample site

2005-09-01 Thread Simon Jessey
This one is much better: http://j-walk.com/other/todd/aboutme.htm The web designer has a site too: http://j-walk.com/other/myrtle/index.htm Simon :) - Original Message - From: russ - maxdesign To: Web Standards Group Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 8:55 AM

Re: [WSG] browser statistics

2005-06-22 Thread Simon Jessey
I use a variety of sources, which include: The Counter.com Browser News WebSideStory And my own statistics, of course. Simon Jessey Business Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Personal Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Business Site: http://keystonewebsites.com/ Personal Site: http

Re: [WSG] Flash Satay method article

2005-05-10 Thread Simon Jessey
t="300" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" param name="quality" value="high" param name="bgcolor" value="#FF" param name="pluginurl" value="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"ALTERNATE CONTENT HERE (sho

Re: [WSG] Flash Satay method article

2005-05-10 Thread Simon Jessey
Actually, that won't be where alternate content goes. It should say: (Should not be displayed) My bad. Simon Jessey Business Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Personal Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Business Site: http://keystonewebsites.com/ Personal Site: http://jessey.net

Re: [WSG] The mail problem

2005-04-11 Thread Simon Jessey
I'd feel much better having Russ incharge of a nuclear arsenal than George W. Bush, but that's just me. Thank you for taking the appropriate measures. Simon Jessey Business Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Personal Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Business Site: http://keystonewebsites.com

[WSG] silly question

2005-02-17 Thread simon dodson
can anyone tell me why the list bullets are not showing in ie6. they appear to be working in firefox bar ie any help much appreciated ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm

[WSG] silly question

2005-02-17 Thread simon dodson
sorry forgot the url - http://www.tyalgumstore.com.au/temp.html ** 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] Popups

2005-01-13 Thread Simon Jessey
Hi, David. Why not use a DIV that contains all the extra information you wish to convey? Conceal the DIV with display:none, and then reveal the DIV when the user hovers over some sort of hotspot (use a lowercase white"i" on a blue circle- the universal symbol for "info

Re: [WSG] My Site

2004-12-21 Thread simon dodson
dude that site bites ! Anthony Timberlake wrote: I think that I have done a nice job with the new stylesheets. On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 01:58:20 +0100, JohnyB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try http://colorschemer.com/ Have a look at http://wellstyled.com/tools/colorscheme2/index-en.html -- Jan

Re: [WSG] using IE7 script

2004-12-16 Thread Simon Jessey
IE7 works very well indeed. The print style sheets problem can be overcome, I believe, but another problem exists - you cannot use a stylesheet switcher because it overrides the CSS that is used to fix IE. Simon Jessey Business Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Personal Email: [EMAIL

Re: [WSG] Serving application/xhtml+xml MIME Type to W3C HTML Validator problem

2004-11-18 Thread Simon Jessey
Hi, Andrey. This altered version of the script respects the Validator: ?php /* This script determines the preferred MIME type of a user agent and then delivers either application/xhtml+xml or text/html. Copyright (c) 2003 - 2004 Keystone Websites and Simon Jessey */ $charset

Re: [WSG] Ten Questions for Roger Johansson

2004-11-15 Thread Simon Jessey
I'd just like to say that I think this series of Ten Questions is excellent. Each interview gives us the opportunity to learn more about the minds and techniques of influential industry folk, and I've been thoroughly impressed with the results. Simon Jessey

Re: [WSG] Re: It's all in the MIME

2004-11-11 Thread Simon Jessey
Of course, you can still get the original version of the script from here: http://keystonewebsites.com/articles/mime_type.php Simon Jessey -- mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web : http://jessey.net/blog/ work: http://keystonewebsites.com/ - Original Message

Re: [WSG] CSS drop-down menus

2004-11-01 Thread simon dodson
ie mac has some issues as well mike ... i think Michael Efford wrote: object param name=wmode value=transparent embed wmode=transparent / /object setting wmode to transparent on both the object tag and the embed tag seems to work in all current browsers. i think netscape 6 had a problem with it,

[WSG] Restricted HTML Editor?

2004-08-26 Thread Simon Chalmers
HTML WISIWIG editors, but most give away too much control to the user and produce non-css-based HTML. Its a big site (130,000+ pages) and I can't expect to maintain it all myself. What do others in this situation do? Simon Chalmers Analyst/Programmer Level 8, ITS Parliament House Macquarie

Re: [WSG] [OT] NZ vs Aust

2004-08-25 Thread simon dodson
you could also discuss this elsewhere, where someone might actually care t94xr.net.nz webmaster wrote: WE ARE NOT AUSSIES WE ARE CLEARLY DIFFERENT/SUPERIOR TO THE AUSSIES KIWI'S RULE!!! For someone to say we are one in the same, its an unsult. ___ Cameron W (aka t94xr)

Re: [WSG] ultimate noob question.... is table-less layout meaning literally?

2004-08-16 Thread Simon Jessey
DIVs are just as bad though, so don't fall out of the frying pan into the fire. Simon Jessey -- mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web : http://jessey.net/blog/ work: http://keystonewebsites.com/ - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [WSG] ultimate

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