On 9/11/07, Reg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We've finally taken the plunge and attempted to create fully CSS page > layout templates for our website. We have over 8,000 pages to > convert to the new template, too. So, we are asking for help finding > potential problems before we get too far into the > process. Unfortunately, we do not have access to Macs, Linux, etc., > for testing -- only Windows. We've placed each of the template pages here: > > http://www.dc.state.fl.us/wDCcssSample/ > > We would greatly appreciate your thoughts, opinions, and feedback. >
Couple of small things relating to css. There are a couple of errors in the .ul1 selectors. I think you are trying to comment out the #margin-left using the #. In css the comments as in the /* stuff */ format. The other 'errors' are background color issues and not something that matters. Because you are using transitional doctype, fully valid, you get to cheat a little. You've got some "align" attributes in the element tags: align=center in a p tag for example. This works in transitional but in fact is wrong. That's presentation and needs to go into the styling. Similarly you have images which are align=right which properly should be floated. It's usually better to play with floats a bit until they make sense. If you try to change at this point it might mess everything up. But it gives you something to do in your "free time". Lastly, a point I'm almost loath to mention -- header order. There is a note in the specs about having to use headers in their numerical order h1 to h6 without skipping. While the note refers to "some people", it was once mentioned on this list best I can recall, that those people are the IETF. So if appeals to authority are important to you, that would matter. What might matter more is that headers are generally taken to be an outline structure for a page. If you accept this (it isn't specified) then you have to rethink your column headings. Starting with h2 is wrong. And it is certainly erroneous if you are doing it only for the size effect of the text. Use bigger text instead. Again your practice may be acceptable in transitional states. (Just as an aside there is an old and what I find to be sterile debate about having more than a single h1 per page -- the specs talk about sections and have two h1's in the example.) Overall, it's a good effort and these are mostly minor issues which familiarity resolves. drew ____ The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: wdvltalk@lists.wdvl.com To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
