[GLLUG] Off Topic - Please, HTML/CSS problem, any help?

Tue Mar 6 17:41:36 EST 2007

Wow... I can't remember when we last had a good-natured flame war on the list.

On 3/6/07, Jason Folkens <jason at acd.net> wrote:
> <flame type="counter-flame">
> Well, I suppose if you used windows and WERE an idiot (your words, not
> mine), I can see how you would have difficulty googling shift-delete.  :-)
>
> And lets not forget that both gnome and KDE have their respective
> recepticles for deleted files.  :-)
>
> and its called a recycle bin!  hello?   not the trash...
>
> The only thing that I hate about windows recycle bin is that it noticibly
> takes a few seconds every time you delete something...  but if you
> shift-delete, its almost immediate.
> </flame>
>
> *grin*
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Caleb Cushing" <xenoterracide at gmail.com>
> To: "Jason Folkens" <jason at acd.net>
> Cc: <linux-user at egr.msu.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 4:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [GLLUG] Off Topic - Please, HTML/CSS problem, any help?
>
>
> > just  what windows does jason. do you wish to delete this folder? yes.
> > folder has been moved to trash. do you wish to empty trash. yes. at
> > least I don't have to take 4 steps just to delete a folder from the
> > hard drive. as you can see windows outputs a message for doing what
> > it's told. *nix does not. I assume windows user's like being treated
> > like idiots who don't know how to choose  I mean I love them, and
> > their contributions to my wallet for support.
> >
> > /me know that I can turn moving to trash off and always does.
> >
> > On 3/6/07, Jason Folkens <jason at acd.net> wrote:
> >> yeah caleb...  That coming from someone who preferrs an OS that outputs
> >> absolutely nothing when you type
> >>
> >> rm -rf *
> >>
> >> Yeah...  I can see how some kind of output would be better while the PC
> >> does
> >> what it's told.
> >>
> >> :-p
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Caleb Cushing" <xenoterracide at gmail.com>
> >> To: "Dan Ryan" <thethinkbox at gmail.com>
> >> Cc: <linux-user at egr.msu.edu>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 4:04 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [GLLUG] Off Topic - Please, HTML/CSS problem, any help?
> >>
> >>
> >> >I like my idea better. give them an error. even if everything displays
> >> > right give them an error. it is the M$ way to do things after all.
> >> >
> >> > On 3/6/07, Dan Ryan <thethinkbox at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >> Oh man will you kick yourself when I tell you what was causing the
> >> >> problem.
> >> >>
> >> >> In your menu class
> >> >>
> >> >>  .menu {font-family: georgia; width:530; height:30px;
> >> >> text-align:center;
> >> >> position:relative; font-size:14px;
> >> >> left:50%;margin-left:-265px;background:#fff;z-index:100;}
> >> >>
> >> >> you omitted the px for width.  While Firefox is smart enough to assume
> >> >> you
> >> >> meant px, IE won't touch it.  I can't even begin to recall how many
> >> >> hours
> >> >> I've spent debugging a page and it was something as simple as this.
> >> >>
> >> >> BTW, I do web design for a living, so if you need any help learning
> >> >> HTML/CSS/etc.  hit me up.  I know my fair share of this stuff.
> >> >>
> >> >> Regards,
> >> >> Dan Ryan
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> On Mar 6, 2007, at 2:39 PM, Benjamin Cathey wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Hey guys,
> >> >>
> >> >> I have a page which I wrote using a gedit.  It works fine in Firefox
> >> >> and
> >> >> IE6
> >> >> but in IE7 it doesn't work. The page is www.brokenpoet.org
> >> >>
> >> >> I tested the page using:
> >> >>
> >> >> http://validator.w3.org/ (for html 4.01)
> >> >>
> >> >> and
> >> >>
> >> >> http://www.websiteoptimization.com/
> >> >>
> >> >> Both pages show the site is fine.
> >> >>
> >> >> It took me forever to get it to function the way I wanted while
> >> >> keeping
> >> >> it
> >> >> simple and quick.  I used code (as you will see) from sources on the
> >> >> net.
> >> >>
> >> >> Any help would be appreciated.  I am self taught and don't really know
> >> >> that
> >> >> much about webpage design (other than using Dreamweaver.)  I wanted to
> >> >> write
> >> >> this one from scratch in a text editor for the 'purity' of it.
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks again
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Benjamin Cathey
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> >> >> Cathey Company
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